Schedule, Awards Times, Where To Watch The Race
posted October 30, 2008
More than 10,000 coaches, rowers, family members and regatta spectators will fill the downtown riverfront in Chattanooga for the 28th Head of the Hooch rowing regatta this weekend.
There are over 1,300 entries, a 5% increase over 2007, and more than 3,000 rowers competing in this year’s two-day head race.
Participants include: Daniel Wolff, Head of the Hooch Regatta Director; Breast Cancer survivors, several will be rowing in the Row for the Cure trophy events; Para-Olympians, several will be rowing in events; Ulrich Lemcke, Assistant Regatta Director, Atlanta Rowing Club; Doug Beville, Assistant Regatta Director, Lookout Rowing Club; Bernie Burgener, President, Atlanta Rowing Club; Jim Crichton, President, Lookout Rowing Club; and Members of U.S. Men’s 2008 Olympic Rowing Team - Bronze Medalists.
Rowing events will be held on the Tennessee River on Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Hooch, formerly known as the Head of the Chattahoochee, is a three-mile rowing race event held once a year. The Hooch is organized by both the Atlanta Rowing Club (ARC) and the Lookout Rowing Club (LRC) of Chattanooga.
The first “Head of the Hooch” was established as a three-mile race in Roswell, Ga., in 1981 and hosted 100 participants in its inaugural year. Due to tremendous popularity and growth, the race was moved to the Olympic rowing venue at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Ga., where it grew to over 3,800 participants and over 1,000 boats by 2004.
The regatta draws participants from all over the USA and Canada, and has hosted the USA and German national teams. It is now the second largest rowing regatta in the nation. The largest rowing regatta, Head of the Charles, is held annually on the Charles River in Boston.
Where to watch the Head of the Hooch:
Chattanooga Pier: Racing teams will stage and take out on two floating docks near the Pier. The logistics involved in getting hundreds of racing shells in and out of the water is half the show.
Ross’ Landing Spectator Seating (Finish Line): The finish line is directly downstream of the Market St. Bridge. The race announcer will be located here, keeping spectators updated on the competition.
The Walnut Street Bridge: The rowers will be sprinting for the finish as they pass by Maclellan Island and under the south end of the bridge.
The Bluff View Arts District: The view from the sculpture garden overlook will allow spectators to see the teams pouring it on from upstream.
The Tennessee Riverpark: From the Chattanooga Rowing Center to the Boathouse Restaurant, the teams will come very close to the south shore as they make their last turn onto the final straightaway. Expect to hear lots of grunting, yelling, and maybe some salty language from the coxswains.
Coolidge Park (North Shore): Though most of the racing action will be along the south shore of the river, the teams will be rowing upstream to the start along the north shore.
Race Schedule - Head of the Hooch – Chattanooga - November 1-2, 2008
Morning Saturday November 1st
Men's 4x - 8:55 AM
1 Men's Open 4x 8:55am
2 Men's Master 4x (handicap) 8:57am
3 Men's Youth 4x 9:00am
Women's 8+ - 9:15 AM
4 Women's Club 8+ 9:15am
5 Women's Master 8+ (handicap) R4C 9:20am
6 Women's Lightweight 8+ 9:25am
7 Women's Youth 8+ 9:27am
8 Women's Youth Lightweight 8+ 9:40am
Men's 4+ - 9:50 AM
9 Men's Club 4+ 9:50am
10 Men's Master 4+ (handicap) 10:00am
11 Men's Lightweight 4+ 10:05am
12 Men's Youth 4+ 10:15am
Women's Novice 8+ - 10:45 AM
13 Women's Freshman Novice 8+ 10:45am
14 Women's College & Club Novice 8+ 10:50am
15 Women's Youth Novice 8+ R4C 11:05am
Men's Novice 4+ - 11:30 AM
16 Men's Freshman Novice 4+ 11:30am
17 Men's College and Club Novice 4+ 11:35am
18 Men's Youth Novice 4+ 11:50am
Championship 8+ - 12:20 PM
19 Men's Championship 8+ 12:20pm
20 Women's Championship 8+ 12:25pm
Mixed 2x - 12:40 AM
21 Mixed Open 2x 12:40pm
22 Mixed Master 2x (handicap) 12:45pm
82 Mixed Adaptive 2x 12:50pm
Afternoon Saturday November 1st
Men's 8+ - 1:05 PM
23 Men's Club 8+ 1:05pm
24 Men's Master 8+ (handicap) 1:10pm
25 Men's Lightweight 8+ 1:15pm
26 Men's Youth 8+ 1:20pm
27 Men's Youth Lightweight 8+ 1:30pm
Women's 4+ - 1:45 PM
28 Women's Club 4+ 1:45pm
29 Women's Master 4+ (handicap) R4C 1:55pm
30 Women's Lightweight 4+ 2:00pm
31 Women's Youth 4+ 2:05pm
Men's Novice 8+ - 2:35 PM
32 Men's Freshman Novice 8+ 2:35pm
33 Men's College & Club Novice 8+ 2:40pm
34 Men's Youth Novice 8+ 2:50pm
Women's 2x - 3:10 PM
35 Women's Championship 2x 3:10pm
36 Women's Youth 2x 3:15pm
37 Women's Master 2x (handicap) 3:25pm
Women's Novice 4+ - 3:45 PM
38 Women's Freshman Novice 4+ 3:45pm
39 Women's College & Club Novice 4+ R4C 3:55pm
40 Women's Youth Novice 4+ 4:10pm
Championship 4+ - 4:35 PM
41 Men's Championship 4+ 4:35pm
42 Women's Championship 4+ 4:40pm
Mixed 4x - 4:55 PM
43 Mixed Open 4x 4:55pm
44 Mixed Master 4x (handicap) 4:57pm
Men's 2x - 5:10 PM
45 Men's Championship 2x 5:10pm
46 Men's Youth 2x 5:15pm
47 Men's Master 2x (handicap) R4C 5:30pm
Mixed 4+ - 5:45 PM
48 Mixed Open 4+ 5:45pm
49 Mixed Master 4+ (handicap) 5:50
Morning Sunday November 2nd
Singles - 8:35 AM
50 Men's Championship 1x 8:35am
51 Women's Championship 1x 8:40am
52 Men's Lightweight 1x 8:45am
53 Men's Master AA-A-B 1x (handicap) 8:50am
54 Men's Master C-D 1x (handicap) 9:00am
55 Women's Lightweight 1x 9:15am
56 Women's Master AA-A-B 1x (handicap) 9:17am
57 Women's Master C-D 1x (handicap) 9:20am
58 Men's Youth 1x 9:25am
59 Women's Youth 1x 9:35am
60 Men's Master E-F 1x (handicap) 9:55am
61 Men's Master G->J 1x (handicap) 10:00am
62 Women's Master E->J 1x (handicap) 10:03am
63 Men's Novice 1x 10:05am
64 Women's Novice 1x 10:10am
Open/Masters 2 - 10:50AM
65 Men's Open 2- 10:50am
66 Men's Masters 2- (handicap) 10:55am
67 Men's Youth 2- 10:57am
68 Women's Open 2- 11:00am
69 Women's Masters 2- (handicap) -
70 Women's Youth 2- 11:10am
Open 8+ - 11:00 AM
71 Men's Open 8+ 11:20am
72 Women's Open 8+ 11:23am
Mixed 8+ - 11:10 AM
73 Mixed Open 8+ 11:30am
74 Mixed Master 8+ (handicap) 11:35am
Women's 4x - 11:30 AM
75 Women's Open 4x 11:50am
76 Women's Master 4x (handicap) 11:52am
77 Women's Youth 4x 11:55am
Mixed Youth 8+ 11:50 AM
78 Mixed Youth 8+ 12:10pm
Mixed Youth 2x - 12:05 PM
79 Mixed Youth 2x 12:25pm
Adaptive 2x - 12:20 PM
80 Men's Adaptive 2x 12:30pm
81 Women/Mixed Adaptive 2x 12:50pm
Award trophies and medals will be presented in front of the grandstand located at the finish line in Ross’s Landing Park. The award ceremony schedule will be announced in October. If you place 1st through 3rd in an event please make sure your crew is in the podium area to receive your award/medal.
Event Awards
Event champions will be recognized with awards in Club, College, and Youth categories for various events. Trophy presentations will take place at the award platform in front of the grandstands. Trophy categories are anticipated for the following events:
Event Number Event Sponsor
11:45 – 12:15 – Row for the Cure Check Presentation
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM AWARD CEREMONY EVENTS 4, 5, and 7
4 Women’s Club 8+ Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau
5 Women’s Master 8+ AGFA HealthCare-Row for the Cure
7 Women’s Youth 8+ UNUM
1:30 –2:15 PM AWARD CEREMONY EVENTS 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, and 20
9 Men’s Club 4+ Chattem, Inc.
15 Women’s Youth Novice 8+ Concept2 - Row for the Cure
19 Men’s Championship 8+ Outdoor Chattanooga
20 Women’s Championship 8+ Brown Industries, Inc.
3:45 – 4:30 PM AWARD CEREMONY EVENTS 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, and 31
23 Men’s Club 8+ The Rowing Repair Center
24 Men’s Master’s 8+ Comcast
26 Men’s Youth 8+ Vespoli USA
28 Women’s Club’s 4+ Pack Rat
29 Women’s Master 4+ Niko's Southside Grill - Row for the Cure
5:45 PM AWARD CEREMONY EVENTS 33, 35, 37, 41, and 42
35 Women’s Championship 2x Stowers Machinery Corporation
39 Women’s College and Club Novice 4+ Ulrich Lemcke & Bob Kerr - Row for the Cure
41 Men’s Championship 4+ Protective Life Insurance Company
42 Women’s Championship 4+ Connect-a-Dock, Inc.
45 Men’s Championship 2x Panera Bread
47 Men’s Master 2x Breast Cancer Survivors - Row for the Cure
Sunday
50 Men’s Championship 1x Erwin Marine Sales
51 Women’s Championship 1x Citadel Broadcasting Corporation
76 Women’s Master 4x Elaine Harris
Medals
Medals will be awarded to first, second and third place finishers in each event. If there are only three entries in a race, only Gold and Silver will be awarded, and if there are only two entries in a race, only Gold will be awarded.
Team Awards
Team champions will be recognized with awards in Club, Collegiate and Youth categories. A Team Points trophy will be awarded to the team that achieves the greatest total points using the following scoring system:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
8+ 60 48 36 24 12 6
4+/4x 40 32 24 16 8 4
2-/2x 30 24 18 12 6 3
1x 20 16 12 8 4 2
Scoring is weighted for boat size (number of athletes) and the number of entries per event. The point grid is implemented from the right to the left, for example a fours event with 3 entries results in 16 first place points.
ACC Trophy
For 2008 the Head of the Hooch will again feature the ACC Trophy, an overall points trophy for participating ACC schools. The trophy will be awarded to the ACC school with the highest point total, and will include both men’s and women’s teams.
Member Schools: Member Schools: Boston College, Clemson University, Duke University, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, University of Maryland, University of Miami, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.
Bookend Trophy
Those of you rowing in both the Chattanooga Head Race and the Head of the Hooch are eligible to win a Bookend Trophy. Bookend Trophies will again be awarded to Youth, College and Club, and Masters teams with the highest combined team points total in both the Chattanooga Head Race and the Head of the Hooch.
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