Don Rowing Club Training camp Dallas February 2010

View from the Boathouse / Filter building towards the lake Best Western Hotel Best Western Hotel

White Rock Lake Training on a lake Traffic pattern anti clockwise Normal wind direction from south to north White Rock Boathouse

Filter Building This building is the main resource of the White Rock Boathouse. The rowing club is renting out this house for weddings etc. and earns their money for their rowing programs with that. We are allowed to use it under special rules Relax Area All our (wet) cloth has to be hung up in the second floor. Stretching is allowed in the main Filter Building Hall Dining Room The main Filter Building hall is our dining area. After every meal we have to clean the tables, and the floor (if necessary) Kitchen The kitchen is a kitchen. Not a room for stealing food or hanging out. The kitchen has to be cleaned up after every meal. Full garbage bags have to be stored infront of the boat bays. Stairs up to the second floor Kitchen

Filter Building Garbage Boat Bays Dock (2 docks - ours is the right one) Hopefully about snow White Rock Boathouse We are guests and we have to act like guests. Cleaning up, being friendly and respecting the pattern of the locals

OUR HOME Best Western Executive Inn ● About 15 DRC member ● Always 2 big beds ● All with TV ● Some rooms with a fridge ● Internet connection is good in 1 st and 2 nd floor ● Laundry is possible Room entrance from outside

Inside of the Best Western

Travel to White Rock Boathouse and Dallas ● Club Truck for 1 driver and 6 rowers ● Gilda rented a car ● Public transportation ● Traveling by bus to the White Rock Boathouse (weekly bus pass is 20 dollar) ● Travelling into Dallas with the bus (bus pass includes this ride too) takes about 40 min ● Bus stop is a 3min walk from the hotel. Bus company is DART. Buses to the boathouse are leaving every hour and back always 13min past every hour

Bus DART 519 to the Rowing Club 164 to downtown Dallas If you go to google and click on the bus stop you will also find when the next bus is leaving Best Western Hotel The bus stops White Rock Boathouse

Training and expectations ● 2 to 3 times training per day ● The boat is your tool – keep it clean, fix problems, you will have enough time for this ● Helping with dishes, garbage cleaning ● Helping with preparing food (salat and main course) ● Morning breakfast is essential expectation is that everybody eats a lot at the hotel and that there will be enough time between meal and workout ● Helping by buying food ● Times (guideline) 6.15am breakfast, 12.30pm lunch, 8.00pm dinner ● Training (guideline) 1 st 7.30am to 9.15am 2 nd 9.45am to 11.45am 3 rd 4.45pm to 6.45pm ● Every room which has a fridge is responsible to bring the food to the 2 nd breakfast, lunch and dinner (and take it back in the evening into the fridge) ● Loading the trailer at the end of the training camp Shopping at THE walmart (near the hotel, about 4 min by car or 15min by foot)

Travel to Buffalo Airport Go-train to Buffalo (line 12 tarin and bus) $ (CAD) about 95 min Bus stop at Hwy420/Stanley Walking to/over the rainbow bridge (about 30min walk) the taxi to rainbow bridge (price ?) and then walking over to the bus stop (5min) Bus to Buffalo airport (bus 210) 2.35 $ (US) about 40 min

CAUTION ● Nobody (Juniors) leaves the Best Western Hotel or White Rock Boathouse without reporting to Celena ● It is expected that everybody is early for breakfast ● No alcohol for rowers under 21 / no smoking at all (both violations are leading directly to go home) ● ● Every boat damage will be reported immediately ● At 10pm to be in your room, unless there is a team event in the lobby – expected sleeping time to 11pm ● Always make sure that you drink enough, expected are 2 litres per day of water ● You should gain weight during the trainingcamp, expected are about 2 to 4 pound (scale will be provided, weight in every morning, probably in John O'Brien's room)

Best Western Executive Inn Airport – Hotel shuttle ● From the airport to the Best Western Executive Hotel 45km (only motorway 635) ● Shuttle 26 $ (US) ● Celena will pick up lonely comers ● Organizing now