Salt Springs Sprints
Salt Springs Sprints Information Sheet
My name is Chris Frick and I am the president of the Saline Rowing Club. On May 14, our club will host the Second Annual Salt Springs Sprints regatta at Ford Lake in Ypsilanti. This is the second regatta we have hosted out of our newly built boathouse. Here is some information we hope you can share with your teams.
There are 3 locations you will need to know about.
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Boathouse – located at 10049 Textile Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197. This location will be the boat trailers, rower food trailers, coaches and food trailer help only (no parents or spectators).
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Rower Drop‐Off – located at 9999 Textile Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197. This is located next to the boathouse. There is no parking at this location. There is a turnaround for cars to drop off their rowers and proceed to the spectator area at Ford Lake Park.
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Spectator Viewing – at Ford Lake Park, located at 9075 S Huron River Drive, Ypsilanti. This location will be for parents and spectators. Because this is a City of Ypsilanti park, vehicles will be charged $3 to enter the park.
The boathouse site is not large enough to accommodate rowers, coaches, spectators, boats, boat trailers and all of the associated vehicles. Also, there is no place to view the race at the boathouse. Ford Lake Park is 1/2 a mile from the boathouse and has space for parking for all the vehicles and, more importantly, is located at the finish line of the race. It also has lots of space to view the rowing competition. Please respect that the boathouse location is for rowers and coaches only.
Rower drop‐off will begin at 6:30 am, coxswain meeting at 7:15 am, and races are set to begin at 8:00 am. All races will be finals only and medals will be given out to first place finishes. Because the spectators and rowers are not at the same location, food trailers may be parked at the boathouse next to the team boats but food will be for rowers only.
The only concessions at Ford Lake Park for spectators will be Bear Claw serving coffee and muffins from 7:30 am – 10 am. After that there will not be any concessions at Ford Lake Park. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to pack a food and beverages for themselves during the event.
Entry Fees for this event is $250 per team.
My contact information is christopherdfrick@gmail.com. Our coach, Matt LeBlanc, can be reached at leblancrowing@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you May 14.
T-Shirts
A limited quantity of souvenir T-Shirts will be for sale at the boathouse and Ford Lake Park. Go Hornets!
Race Schedule
TBA
Volunteers
We need you! Many hands make for light work.
