2024 Angel Island Fall Classic
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Event FEE
$50 / Participant. Includes a buffet lunch and guest speaker(s) after the row.
Open to open-water rowing shells, coastal boats and stand-up paddleboards.
Fall classic Guest Speaker Announced: Meghan Musnicki
We will be joined by five-time World Champion and two-time Olympic Champion, Meghan Musnicki. Having competed in four Olympic Games and six World Rowing Championships, Meghan became the oldest American women to ever row at the Olympics when she competed for the USA in the women’s eight in Paris this summer at the age of 41. In addition, Meghan was just named USRowing’s 2024 Carie Graves Female Athlete of the Year.
Meghan will be the Official Starter of the Angel Island event, Following the Angel Island Row, she will discuss her storied experience in rowing at the highest levels, and how she has maintained that level of performance for longer than anyone before her.
ROWING AROUND ANGEL ISLAND
Many OWRC members have built knowledge from decades of experience rowing around Angel Island, much of which has been shared on our Angel Island route information page. Please give it a read to learn about the row. And be sure to read the page dedicated to the rounding of Point Blunt.
schedule
The row around Angel Island takes place on Sunday, October 6. The following is the detailed timeline for the event. Please be punctual, even early, to the starting area. Thank you!
| 7:00AM | OWRC Open for Arrivals |
| 7:30AM | Rowers Safety & Course Briefing |
| 7:45AM | Launch Boats at OWRC Dock |
| 8:20AM | All Rowers in the Starting Area |
| 8:30AM | The Start, at the Sausalito Yacht Club |
| 11:00AM - 2:00PM | Luncheon at the Sausalito Yacht Club |
safety
This is an exposed, open-water row on San Francisco Bay. Safety boats will be provided, but we will be asking all participants to adhere to the following safety standards:
Please only participate if you are comfortable rowing in rough water and strong currents for as long as two hours.
You have recently demonstrated that you can get back into a capsized rowing shell.
You will carry a US Coast Guard certified Type III PFD in the boat with you at all times. We prefer and recommend that you wear the PFD on your body at all times.
You have a signaling device with you (e.g. a whistle, mirror, flares).
You have at least one communication device with you on the row. Acceptable devices include a VHF radio (ideally with DSC), a cellular phone or a cellular-enabled smart watch with an active cellular plan.
BOAT RENTALS
Open-water shells (Maas) and coastal boats (Lite Boat, Nelo) are available to rent. Contact the office to check availability and arrange a rental for the event. 1.415.332.1091.
Instructions to Participants
The starting line will be a line between a red, orange or yellow inflated buoy and the Ferry Landing Flag. The starting line and the finish line are the same, but will be crossed in opposite directions to start & finish.
Bow numbers will be posted the day before the event. All boats must display their bow numbers so they can be seen and read clearly from both sides of the boat. The club might provide vinyl numbers.
Rowers can expect the the course to take 90 - 120 minutes to complete. There will be three safety boats at the event. One boat will be roving back and forth through the forward part of the fleet, one boat will be positioned mid-fleet, and one boat will stay at the back of the fleet.
After the finish, the rowers are to transit in front of the Sausalito Yacht Club dock, and then back to the OWRC dock to clean and prepare their boats for storage or transit.
The participants are invited to the Sausalito Yacht Club for a luncheon between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. The event participation fee of $50.00 per person includes the luncheon. Guests may accompany the rowers at the luncheon for an additional fee of $25.00 per guest.
Parking for the rowers is located in the public parking areas adjacent to the SYC. There are parking fees.
Our guest speakers will be announced soon.
HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
The event poster will be available soon. Please print and post it in your boathouse, or share it online to let more people know about this exciting row. Thank you for your help getting the word out! (Poster file size is optimized for an 11 x 17” print at 300 dpi.)