Through a promotional campaign, San Diego\u2019s Crew Classic has grown in such size that it now has a waiting list for entry. The 39th annual rowing competition will have 421 boats on the water at Crown Point from March 30 through April 1 \u2014 an increase of 50 entries over last\u00a0year. \u00a0 “It pays to advertise, which we did more this year,” said executive director Martha Schumaker. “But, we can only accommodate 444 entries. We only have seven lanes. We have 60 boats on a waiting\u00a0list.” California Maritime Academy, Loyola Marymount, UC Irvine, Cal Berkeley\u00a0 lightweight and Boston College missed the cut in the second tier for the Cal Cup. The Copley Cup headliner again will be the University of Southern California, seeking its fourth straight victory, 11th overall.\u00a0 In the women\u2019s competition for the Jessop-Whittier Cup, USC\u2019s rowers will go after a repeat win. The men\u2019s heavyweight division will include the Naval Academy, two-time winner Stanford, Gonzaga, UC San Diego, British Columbia, Michigan and a pair of Ivy Leaguers \u2014 Harvard and Cornell.\u00a0 The women\u2019s field is highly competitive, featuring Stanford, California, USC, Virginia, Washington, Washington State, Clemson, Texas, UCLA, Tennessee and Purdue. The Copley Cup heats begin at 8:30 a.m. and the Jessop Whittier heats at 8:50 a.m. on March 31. The Jessop-Whitter Cup final is set for 9 a.m. and the Copley Cup final at 9:15 a.m. on April 1.\u00a0Practice will be conducted throughout the day on March 30. The races begin near SeaWorld and the Ingraham Street bridge, heading north along Mission Bay for 2,000 meters, finishing at Crown Point Shores.\u00a0 There will be 4,000 athletes from universities, clubs and high school programs across the country, ranging in age from 14 to 84, competing in more than 100 races. “Cornell was a key to getting Harvard here,” said Schumaker. “They\u2019ll race within a race, side by side, for a special cup.”\u00a0 \u00a0 Harvard comes in with strong credentials,finishing last\u00a0year\u2019s\u00a0“heavyweight eight” season undefeated, winning the Eastern Sprints and finishing third behind Cal State Berkeley and Washington in the national\u00a0championship. \u00a0 Interestingly, this will be the final season for Navy coach Rick Clothier, whose crews have won numerous titles, including the International Rowing Association\u2019s national crown in 1980.\u00a0 The Crew Classic is more than just a competition on the water, offering a festival atmosphere with music, a trade show and alumni tents.\u00a0 Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on the day of the event. Admission is free for active military with ID and\u00a0children under 12. Parking is $15 per car at Crown Point Shores.\u00a0Parking is free at Ski Beach (off\u00a0 Ingraham Street and across from the entrance to Paradise Point Resort), with free shuttle service to the regatta. In addition, the Sun Run lot will offer free shuttle as an overflow lot from Ski Beach. Three full-time staff people and 20 members of the board of directors have done the event planning and there will be about 350 volunteers on duty during the weekend. “Mission Bay\u00a0Yacht Club members are an important part of that,” said Schumaker. “We don\u2019t close the bay but we have to control it on the course.”\u00a0 For more information on this year\u2019s competition, visit www.crewclassic.org.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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