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SPREAD THE WORD !! -  For those who have not taken Learn to Row and would still like to try-out for the team in January, there is a last chance 

LEARN TO ROW PROGRAM AT WEST POINT

Saturday, December 16 from 1 - 5pm

Learn-to-Row introduces first-timers to the equipment, procedures and basic techniques. This program will prepare participants for high school tryouts January 8-10

Please contact Ann Hida  - [email protected]

or  Katie Saladucha – [email protected]

by Wednesday, December 13 for more details.

!! SHOPPING FUNDRAISER !!
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Mango Jam

is sponsoring a fundraiser for Ridgewood Crew this Sunday, December 17 from 12-5.

Please stop in!

41 North Broad Street

Refreshments will be served.

Winter Boat Storage 

 We are in desperate need of a place to store our boats for the winter!!

If you know of a place (i.e. warehouse, old firehouse, marina, airport hangar, etc. to fit the boat trailer) please email/call Joe O'Keefe at [email protected] or 201-486-6184.

Storage is needed immediately. 

TEAM TRY OUTS

Tryouts for rowers participating in a winter sport; time:

January 6 & 7, 2018: time: tbd

Try-outs for Rowers Not participating in a winter sport:

Monday, January 8: Returning Rowers -  5:30 to 7:30

Tuesday, January 9th: Freshman - 5:30 to 7:30


To try-out, you must bring a completed physician's clearance form, attached here. Please plan accordingly to have it complete by your try-out date. Details and try-out time sheets will be posted within the next few weeks.
RC_Physician_Clearance_Form 2018.pdf

WEST POINT ROWING TANKS

Rowers, here is the group information and times regarding visiting the West Point rowing tanks:​​

Sunday 01/21/18:
9am - 10am: 8th Graders
10am - 11:30am: Novices
11:30am - 1pm: Returning Rowers

A FEW THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT VISITING WEST POINT

West Point is a restricted military post.  You will travel through at least one and possibly two security checkpoints.  These are no big deal and automobile inspections are pretty quick and limited, if conducted at all. 

However, all adults MUST have valid government issued picture ID available for presentation to security - -your valid driver’s license is sufficient.  If you arrive without a driver’s license, it is likely you will not be permitted to pass through the security checkpoint.

The security checkpoint is located at the Thayer Gate – on the south end of the post - -in the town of Highland Falls, NY.

​Please print and complete the updated waiver (attached), which must be signed by a parent/guardian for rowers under age 18.  All rowers must bring the waiver and a photo ID in order to pass through the gate.  Driver's license, passport, or school ID is sufficient.
Waiver - Boathouse.doc

If parents plan to stay at WP/Highland Falls during the training sessions, the Hotel Thayer (on your right on top of the hill as you pass through the Thayer Gate) is an ideal spot to relax and have a cup of coffee.  It is definitely more comfortable than the boathouse.  If you are arriving with kids that will be in need of more entertainment than that, there is a military museum on the main road in Highland Falls.

DIRECTIONS to WEST POINT

Attached are GPS directions to South Dock (please print as car navigation systems do not always provide directions).  

GPS Directions (can try these):  South Dock, West Point, NY or Thayer Gate, West Point, NY or Hotel Thayer, West Point, NY – OR use the attached directions.  

Ask the MP at Thayer Gate for direction to the boathouse – or to the train station --  and follow these directions:

When you arrive at the train station at the South Dock, go to the left (North), keeping the Hudson River on your right.  About 500 yards ahead on Ernst Road, you will find the WP Boathouse (at the kink in the road just before the River Courts ballfields).  Parking is in front.  Note:  Do not get confused by the sailing docks and the buildings for the sailing team.  The boathouse is a bit further north on Ernst Road.
Ridgewood, NJ to South Dock.pdf
Directions to USMA Boathouse (West Point) (1).docx

RIDGEWOOD CREW BOARD of DIRECTORS



Please visit our website at ridgewoodcrew.com​