2015 World Rowing Tour Lago Maggiore 12 th 20 th September. Bulletin #2

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1 2015 World Rowing Tour Lago Maggiore 12 th 20 th September Bulletin #2

2 Organising Committee - General Information.3 Venue Schedule Route details.8-10 Composition of Crews...11 How to reach the hotels in Varese Schiranna Visa invitation letter request - Hotel Accommodation Farewell Party - Registration Fee Medical Facilities and Service 15 List of Participants

3 Organising Committee The FISA World Rowing Tour 2015 will be organised by the Canottieri Luino Rowing Club and the Italian Rowing Federation Contacts details: Canottieri Luino Via Lido Luino Italy Tel. & Fax website: info@canottieriluino.it President of the Rowing Club and OC FISA Coordinator Luigi Manzo Warwick Marler luigi.sb.manzo@gmail.com warwickmarler@delaneyanddelaney.com.au Contact persons for the OC: Catriona Cameron Lorenzo Lissoni catrionacameron.cc@gmail.com lorenzolissoni@gmail.com General Information Tour dates: from Saturday, 12th September to Sunday, 20th September Boats: 14 Coastal Rowing boats C4x+ (four rowers one cox) First meeting on arrival: Hotel Mariuccia & Hotel Vecchia Riva Varese Schiranna (see details on page 13) Police, Fire, Ambulance EMERGENCY DIAL 112 Venue Lake Maggiore is one of the largest Italian lakes with an area of 220 square kilometers; 20% of the surface is located in Switzerland. It has a perimeter of about 200 km, a length of 65 km and an average width of about 4 km. A great deal has been said and written about Lake Maggiore. Stendhal himself, struck by that sort of lyrical rhapsody that occurs only in the sight of miracles of nature, said that here he had discovered the place that he would have preferred never to have left. The World Rowing Tour will starts and ends in Maccagno, near Luino. 3

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5 Schedule Date Sat 12th Provisional Programme Arrivals Accreditations Welcome Dinner Tour Introduction Safety rules Sun 13th Bus transfer Opening Ceremony in Maccagno First route Start: Maccagno Break: Ascona Finish: Locarno Refreshments Return to the hotel 32 km Mon 14th Bus transfer Second route Start: Locarno Break: Cannobio Finish: Maccagno Refreshments Return to the hotel 30 km Tue 15th Bus transfer Third route: Start: Maccagno Break: Caldè Finish: Arolo Refreshments Return to the hotel 30 km 5

6 Wed 16th Bus transfer Santa Caterina Monastery Fourth route: Start: Arolo Break: Angera Finish: Sesto Calende Refreshments Return to the hotel 31 km Thu 17th Bus transfer Fifth route: Start: Sesto Calende Break: Lesa Finish: Pallanza Refreshments Return to the hotel 35 km Fri 18th Bus transfer Sixth route: Start: Pallanza Break: Cannero Cannero Lake front & Castles Finish: Maccagno Refreshments Return to the hotel 22 km Sat 19th Bus departure from Schiranna Visit to Lugano & Ceresio Lake Lunch at Lavena Ponte Tresa Visit to Luino Farewell Party in Maccagno Return to the hotel 6

7 Sun 20th Departures Notice Rowing times are estimated Start times and routes may be modified depending on weather conditions Additional visits can be arranged during stops in Locarno, Caldè and Angera if there is enough time to complete the route by the scheduled time Security on water There will be three Pilot boats, big enough to take up the full crew of a troubled boat, that will lead the route. Crews will be carefully instructed during the daily briefing. 7

8 Route details FIRST ROUTE 32 km Maccagno Ronco delle Monache Tronzano Lago Maggiore Swiss border Brissago Brissago Island Botanic Park Ascona Ascona Maggia River Magadino Tenero Locarno SECOND ROUTE 30 km Locarno Gambarogno coast Zenna Brissago - Valmara Italian border Cannobio Cannero Cannero Castles Islands Maccagno 8

9 THIRD ROUTE 30 km Maccagno Luino Caldè Laveno Cerro Arolo FOURTH ROUTE 31 km Arolo Ispra Ranco Angera Ticino River Golasecca Sesto Calende 9

10 FIFTH ROUTE 35 km Sesto Calende Arona Lesa Belgirate Stresa Borromeo Islands Pallanza SIXTH ROUTE 22 km Pallanza Intra Ghiffa Oggebbio Cannero Cannero Castles Islands Maccagno 10

11 Composition of Crews Applications should be by individuals, not crews. Rowers will be rotated through crews each day, and, ideally, will row with different rowers from other countries every day. They will not be rowing with the same crew. Considering the long daily sessions all participants will alternate in turn rower/cox. Crew distribution list will be provided on arrival. How to reach Varese Schiranna By Car From Milano: A8 Motorway - exit at Bugguggiate towards Lago di Varese From Torino Aosta: A4 - A26 motorway - intersection onto A8 towards Varese, exit at Bugguggiate towards Lago di Varese From Simplon Domodossola: A26 motorway towards Milano - intersection onto A8 towards Varese, exit at Bugguggiate towards Lago di Varese From Lugano: Direction Ponte Tresa; cross the Italian border take the SS 233 towards Varese. On reaching Varese follow signs to Varese Lago 11

12 By Train State Railway (FS Ferrovie dello Stato) Milano Varese route Regional Railway (TreNord Milano) Milano Varese route By Bus City bus N Varese railway stations /Town centre Schiranna By Plane Milano Malpensa Airport Transfers on arrival and departure will be guaranteed from/to Milano Malpensa Airport. Flight details must be submitted to the Organising Committee by 31 st August at the following address: grazia.canottieriluino@gmail.com Any delays, changes of schedule or flight cancellations for arrivals must be communicated to the OC immediately. One day prior to departure, participants will receive notification of exact transportation time. Transfers from/to Milano Linate Airport will be available on request and additional cost of 150 (round trip) per van (max 8 passengers) will be applied. Between the two airports (distance 70km) there is a bus shuttle service that costs 13,00 one way 26,00 round trip. Travel time, depending on traffic condition, is about an hour and a half hours 12

13 VISA invitation letter request If you require a Visa Invitation letter inviting you and/or your team to take part in the 2015 World Rowing Tour, Italy September 2015, please find any information at the website link Hotel Accommodation The Hotels are located in Varese Schiranna, in the beautiful scenario of Lake Varese, which in last June hosted the 2015 World Rowing Cup II. Room Availability Participants will be accommodated in double rooms. The hotels have a limited availability of 7 single rooms with an additional cost of 150. To request a single room please write to grazia.canottieriluino@gmail.com Hotels details Hotel Mariuccia Via Giovanni Macchi Varese Italy Tel Fax hotelmariuccia@alice.it hotelmariuccia1@gmail.com Hotel Vecchia Riva Via Giovanni Macchi Varese Italy Tel Fax info@vecchiariva.com Room distribution will be provided before arrival. Extra nights booking For extra nights booking please write to ilenia2006@gmail.com copied in CC grazia.canottieriluino@gmai.com 13

14 Farewell Party The Farewell Party will be held on Saturday, 19 th September at 7.30 pm in Maccagno: Parco delle Feste Via Martinetti, Maccagno Italy The OC will arrange transfer for Fisa World Rowing Tour participants. Other Guests may attend the Farewell Party at a cost of 50 /person; for Guests not travelling with their own cars a booking confirmation is needed in order to arrange transport which will be provided with additional cost depending on distance. Includes: Registration fee ( 1.300) Registration 8 nights accommodation on full board basis (lunch will be arranged according to the daily programme) Alcoholic drinks are not included Transfers to and from Milano Malpensa international airport upon arrival and departure as well as all internal transfers Programme of the tour Availability of boats and oars for the Tour Transport to and from the boats each day Welcome Dinner Opening Ceremony Farewell Party Excursions as per programme The journey from the Country of origin of participants to the Milano Malpensa airport is not included in the fee. 14

15 Medical Facilities and Service Local Hospital Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Viale Luigi Borri Varese Tel Distance from the hotels 7 Km, 20 minutes by car General hospital with all the departments except pediatrics and gynecology that are located at the Ospedale Francesco Del Ponte, very close to the main hospital. Pharmacies (within 5 Km from the hotels): Farmacia di Avigno - Via Aurelio Saffi 162, Varese - tel Farmacia di Bobbiate - Via Francesco Daverio 152, Bobbiate tel Farmacia di Masnago - Via Francesco Caracciolo 23, Varese tel A list of pharmacies on duty during the night and weekends will be available Dentists: Dr. Paolo Martegani - Cascina Sironi 22, Azzate - tel Dr. Paolo Castoldi - Via Sanvito Silvestro 111, Varese tel Dr. Giorgio Ponti - Via B. Luini 21, Varese tel Special medical & food requirements For any special needs please inform the Organising Committee and/or the Hotels. On-Water Safety Service An on-water safety service will operate during the World Rowing Tour provided by a First Aid Italian Red Cross rescue boat equipped with emergency equipment. 15

16 Participants List Family name Given name Country Baker Doug USA Baker Irena USA Banzet André FRANCE Barbarino Sergio BELGIUM Barrett Robin ZIMBABWE Bish Rebecca USA Böhm Karl AUSTRIA Bothma John SOUTH AFRICA Boye-Hansen Merete DENMARK Brüniche-Olsen Olga DENMARK Bursztyn Elaine CANADA Bursztyn Peter George CANADA Buset Ole Tore NORWAY Cernicchiaro Nathalie FRANCE D`Argenteuil Anne-Chantal BELGIUM Danielsson Karol USA Dintheer Anneco ter Velde SWITZERLAND Dintheer Heinz SWITZERLAND Dirkzwager Karine NETHERLANDS Gaemers Marion AUSTRALIA Garziglia Agnés FRANCE Goldman Orna ISRAEL Hayes Kevin AUSTRALIA Holman Heather AUSTRALIA Holman Mark AUSTRALIA James Beverley AUSTRALIA Jensen Merete Street DENMARK Job Stanie FRANCE Jones Suzanne AUSTRALIA Knapp Ulrich GERMANY Kriner Alicia ARGENTINA Krishnamohan Ramachandran INDIA Künzler Eduard SWITZERLAND Larsen Morten DENMARK Leeson Alan UK Leeson Margaret UK LeFrank Deborah CANADA Lenz Wolfgang AUSTRIA 16

17 Lloyd Harriet ZIMBABWE Lokkerbol Wil NETHERLANDS Marler Warwick FISA Marr Ruth CANADA Methukula Vidya INDIA Moloney Christy IRELAND Muchaal Pia CANADA Munro Ann USA Nager Fredy SWITZERLAND Nelson Deborah USA Niinuma Kunitsune JAPAN Niinuma Yoriko JAPAN O'Dwyer Michael IRELAND Paul Karen CANADA Rhys-Maitland Rebecca ZIMBABWE Ringuette Laura USA Romer Ursel SWITZERLAND Rudolph Renate GERMANY Rudolph Werner GERMANY Saga Bjørn Pedersen NORWAY Sandberg Alf Martin NORWAY Sandberg Anne NORWAY Sanders Larissa NETHERLANDS Stronk Scheepbouwer Len NETHERLANDS Sundararaman Prabhakar INDIA Temme Gisela GERMANY Tunkl Bernhard GERMANY Unger Gerhard AUSTRIA Ward Graham AUSTRALIA Woltz Lydia CANADA Børve Brita NORWAY Oosthoek Jeanette NETHERLANDS Turnbull Ramona CANADA Grøtta Ingebjørg NORWAY Hultgren Jan NORWAY Sandbu Natasza NORWAY 17

18 Lake Maggiore is waiting for YOU! 18