Times

Airport Arrival Time: 3 am

Flight Info: Southwest flight #3615/ #3560 departing at 5:15 am

Hotel

Ramada by Windham Sarasota Waterfront

7150 N Tamiami Trl,

Sarasota FL 34243

Itinerary

• Tuesday June 9th

  • Travel day

  • Arrival time 3am  

  • Pick up van from the airport (15 passenger) 

  • Travel to sarasota 

  • Check into hotel 

    • Ramada by Wyndham Sarasota Waterfront

      • 7150 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34243

  • Take kids to Cava for dinner, Whole foods to pick up food for breakfasts/lunches for the rest of the trip 

• Wednesday June 10th 

  • Practice day at the course

  • The practice schedule follows the time trial schedule, which puts the 2- going out for their practice row at 7:55am (getting to the course around 6am to rig and get equipment ready)

  • U17 2x practices at 2:15

  • Men’s U17 4x practices at 3:15

  • Women’s U174x practices at 3:25

    • Will put together logistics that make the most sense for this. Likely taking the 2- to rig and row early, then making another trip to get the other athletes to the course to rig and row after lunch. 

• Thursday June 11th 

  • Time trial day 

    • Men’s 2- 7:55am 

    • Men’s U172x 2:15pm

    • Men’s U174x 3:15pm

    • Women’s U17 4x 3:25pm 

  • Progression from time trials and rest of the schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13KYp73btAMR52TMZocwDObunfjwjOM42VlkcpKaYhwo/edit?usp=sharing

  • This is similar to Regionals but on a larger scale with more boats per event, and with the addition of semi finals.

Friday June 12th-Sunday June 14th 

• Racing in semi finals/finals depending on time trial results 

• Derigging boats and prepping equipment for travel as we can throughout the weekend 

• Sunday June 14th

  • Final day of racing (A and some B finals) 

  • Derig and load remaining boats on the trailer 

  • Drive to the Tampa airport 

  • Return van at the airport 

  • Head to our flights home! 

Food

Dinners will be pre-ordered before we leave for Sarasota and athletes will eat at the hotel each night, except for our first night in Sarasota (Tuesday, June 9th). 

Families should send money with their athletes to purchase breakfasts and lunches as we go. There are multiple options near the course, typically we end up going to Whole Foods for lunch. Located next to Whole Foods is a Cava (think Chipotle but Greek food) and a Wawa which has sandwiches and other quick orderable options. 

Dinners are all ordered from Fresh Kitchen which is also nearby the course. 

https://www.eatfreshkitchen.com/catering

If your athlete has any strict dietary restrictions or allergies please let Coach Victoria know so that accommodations can be made when ordering food. 

What to Pack

What to Pack 

• Uni 

• Practice clothes 

• Sunglasses

• Hats 

• Sunscreen 

• Tools (MUST BE CHECKED, they will get taken away at security) 

• Comfy/casual clothes for off days  (Coach Victoria will try to take athletes to the movies or out for ice cream if we have off days/off times between racing) 

• Money for food 

• White long sleeve/short sleeve shirt for under Uni’s

  • (this will help athletes stay cool and keep the sun off their backs)

• Reusable water bottle (empty for airport security) 

  • There are filling stations at the course 

• Toiletries 

Usually Coach Victoria has athletes share one large checked bag (a MASSIVE one that works well for big groups). Athletes can plan to check larger sunscreen bottles, toiletries, and tools in this bag. Any other overflow items they need can also likely be accommodated.

Additional Information

Spectator parking will be available for $15 per day, per vehicle on Cattleman Road just South of the Homewood Suites Hotel. A shuttle will run daily on practice and race days to bring athletes and spectators onto regatta island, 2 hours before racing to 1 hour after racing.

Link for live streaming: https://www.overnght.com/sports/rowing

Link for spectator tickets at the site: https://www.showpass.com/2026-usrowing-youth-national-championships/

Race Course

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