Oct. 21, 2007

Amherst, Mass. - The UMass women's rowing team is competing in the prestigious Head of the Charles on Sunday. Both the varsity eight and ligthweight eight will be competing, with the lightweight boat beginning its race at 2:50 p.m. and the varsity boat's race commencing at 4:17 p.m. Below are the list of entrants and directions to where you can go to see the race.

Lightweight Women's 8
Starting Order:
1. London Training Center
2. Princeton University
3. Riverside Boat Club
4. University of Wisconsin
5. Radcliffe
6. Queen's University Canada
7. Radcliffe
8. Lehigh University
9. Penn State
10. University at Buffalo
11. University of Massachusetts
12. Stanford University
13. MIT
14. Trent University

Championship Women's 8
Starting Order:
1. US Rowing Princeton Training Ctr.
2. London Training Center
3. Princeton University
4. Yale University
5. University of Tennessee
6. Stanford University
7. Northeastern University
8. U.S. Naval Academy
9. Dartmouth College
10. University of Michigan
11. Brown University
12. Radcliffe
13. Duke University
14. University of Pennsylvania
15. University of Iowa
16. Clemson University
17. Boston University
18. University of Rhode Island
19. Yale University
20. Boston College
21. George Washington University
22. Fordham University
23. Brown University
24. Princeton University
25. University of Pennsylvania
26. MIT
27. George Mason University
28. University of Massachusetts
29. Austin Rowing Club
30. Radcliffe
31. Rutgers University
32. Lehigh University
33. Dartmouth College
34. Cornell University
35. Sacred Heart University
36. University of Minnesota
37. Vesper Boat Club
38. College of the Holy Cross
39. University of Louisville

Directions to the Regatta

Our boat trailer will be parked at the Finish Area Launch Site (F.A.L.S.) Follow signs upon arrival. Our boats will be on racks near the river on the Boston side just before the Northeastern Boathouse. It's first come first serve on which racks we get so we won't know exactly where our boats will be until we get there. See directions and maps below to find your way around the regatta.

Boat launching and storage space will be available at the Finish Area Launch Site (FALS) on Soldiers Field Road on the Boston side of the Charles River, between Eliot Bridge and Northeastern's Henderson Boathouse. FALS consists of one large parking lot adjacent to the finish line, and three smaller lots nearer to Eliot Bridge. Trailers will be parked very closely together and not necessarily in close proximity to the launching docks. The Regatta will provide racks and space near the docks for storage and rigging of boats during the weekend.

DRIVING TO FALS:

I-90 (Mass Pike) East to Exit 18 Brighton/Cambridge. Follow signs to Cambridge. Proceed through several traffic lights and cross the Charles River via the River Street Bridge. Once across the bridge, take a LEFT onto Memorial Drive so the river is on your left. Continue for 1.6 miles. When the road forks (near the Cambridge Boat Club), stay to the left, following signs for Watertown/Newton. Proceed through the traffic light, staying in the left or center lane to approach the Eliot Bridge. While crossing the Eliot Bridge, move to the right, and then turn to the right, following signs for Newton. A Regatta Volunteer will meet trailers for registration and then direct them to a parking space. Please use the utmost caution when traveling on Soldiers Field Road, which is not designed for large vehicles. DO NOT attempt to drive under any overpasses on Soldiers Field Road. A portion of this route closes at 8:00 AM Saturday and Sunday.

VEHICULAR PARKING:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday Parking is available on Birmingham Parkway (Map of Leo M Birmingham Pkwy Brighton, MA 02135, US)

Drivers should obey posted regulations and should not park after dark.

Saturday and Sunday, parking is available on Greenough Boulevard Map of Greenough Blvd. Drivers should obey posted regulations and should not park after dark.

A shuttle bus for athletes and spectators will circulate throughout the race area Friday 1-8pm and Saturday and Sunday 7am to 7pm.