Last Chance for Masters to Race This Year on the Schuylkill River - Philadelphia Classic Regatta Series 2012 Season Concludes with Turn & Burn Regatta Sunday, November 11th
Philadelphia, PA – November 8, 2012 – The 2012 schedule of the Philadelphia Classic Regatta Series comes to a close this Sunday,
November 11th, with the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation fifth
annual Turn & Burn Regatta.
This Sunday’s Turn & Burn Regatta marks the last chance for masters rowers to
race this year on the historic Schuylkill River. The event begins at approximately 10 a.m.
and continues to approximately 1 p.m. There
are approximately 70 boats entered from 17 clubs and five states. There are masters, open, college, high school
and junior events scheduled. Admission to view the
Turn & Burn Regatta on the banks
of the Schuylkill River along is free of charge. Limited parking for cars is available nearby
in Fairmount Park. The starting line for Sunday’s Turn & Burn Regatta is above the Strawberry Mansion Bridge with the
finish line above the "Viking" statue on Boathouse Row.
The
Philadelphia Children’s Foundation Turn
& Burn Regatta is comprised of a "Turn" in the morning (a 750
meter “old fashioned” stake boat turning race where the rowers literally turn
at a stake approximately one-half mile up the course and row back), and a
"Burn" in the afternoon (a 500 meter sprint). . All proceeds from this regatta go to
supporting the Philadelphia Children’s
Foundation’s mission to empower children of all ages to find their passion,
develop needed skills and make positive career and life decisions to achieve a
successful future.
With three of the largest regattas in the Mid-Atlantic region on
the schedule, as well as two of the nation's oldest regattas, the Philadelphia
Classic Regatta Series connects the rowing competitors of today to the
historic home of the international rowing elite. It is built upon a
tradition that launched November 12, 1835 with the first organized regatta on Philadelphia’s
historic Schuylkill River (a full eight years before the start of the rowing
program at Harvard).
The Philadelphia Classic Regatta Series has been
recognized by the Philadelphia Sports Congress as one
of the "Premier Annual Events" for the city, state
and region along with the Penn Relays (April); Blue Cross Broad Street
Run (May); Devon Horse Show (May); TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling
Championship (June); Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon (June); ING Rock 'n' Roll
Philadelphia Half Marathon (September); the Philadelphia Marathon (November) and Army-Navy
Football.
The official host hotel of the 2012 Philadelphia Classic
Regatta Series is the Sonesta Hotel Philadelphia. Official sponsors of the Philadelphia
Classic Regatta Series include Monarch
Travel Services and Spike's Trophies.
Hilton Garden Inn Fort Washington and
Double Tree Suites by Hilton Philadelphia
West are hotel partners of the Philadelphia Classic Regatta Series.
Media Contact:
Jim DeLorenzo, Jim DeLorenzo Public Relations
215-564-1122