Saturday, April 20th, 2024
This Regatta is held at our Home….the Forest Hills Public Schools Boathouse, located at 8400 Grand River Drive, Ada MI 49301, within McGraw Park.
NO PARKING AT THE BOATHOUSE …. See important info. below.
7:30 AM: ALL ROWERS SHOULD BE AT THE BOATHOUSE
- 8:30 AM: COACHES AND COXSWAIN MEETING
- 9:00 AM FIRST RACE BEGINS
- Athletes are expected to stay for the whole event unless given prior approval to leave only.
Parking
– drop your athletes off at the boathouse gate and have them walk down the road to the boathouse.
– All spectators must park at Ada Elementary, 731 Ada Drive SE, Ada MI 49301.
– There will be a shuttle bus to take you from the elementary school to the boathouse. The shuttle begins operation at 6:45am and will run every 30 minutes.
– It is imperative that we keep the parking lot and surrounding area free from trash.
– If you have a handicap permit, please contact Coach Ben prior to the event.
– Please Do not park along Grand River Drive. You will get ticketed and towed. Parking at Ada Park is not encouraged.
THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE BOATHOUSE.
Race Course: Same as what we’ve had in the past. The course is about 1000 meters long and is four lanes wide. The course goes against the current and finishes at the Forest Hills Boathouse. There is a paved trail that follows the course.
5 WAYS TO PARK:
We’ve come up with 5 different scenarios to get everyone safely to the boathouse and still allow us to stage the event:
