2019 Asian Rowing Cup

2019 ARC, ARMR, ARJC Live Competitions

Day 5 – Sunday, 22 December 2019

Day 4 – 21 December 2019

Day 3 – 20 December 2019 – Part 1

Day 3 – 20 December 2019 – Part 2

Day 2 – 19 December 2019

Day 1 – 18 December 2019

Welcome to Pattaya, Thailand for the 2019 Asian Rowing Cup

Bulletin No. 2

Bulletin No. 1

Enclosed:
Accreditation Form – Athletes   Deadline: 15th November 2019
Accreditation Form – Officials   Deadline: 15th November 2019
Hotel Reservation Form   Deadline: 15th November 2019
Arrival & Departure Form   Deadline: 15th November 2019 
Final Entry Form by Name   Deadline: 15th November 2019
Final Entry Form by Boat & Oars   Deadline: 15th November 2019
Entry Form (Adaptive Event)  Deadline: 15th November 2019
Visa Application Form

Boat Rental Form

General Introduction of Pattaya, Thailand:

Pattaya is a city in Thailand, a beach resort popular with tourists and expatriates. It is located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok.
Just over one hour from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, Pattaya is a lively beach town that draws visitors from around the world. With activities that include a wide array of water sports, golf, shopping, cabaret shows, an elephant village, and fascinating museums, it’s impossible not to have an action-packed Pattaya holiday. Pattaya is certainly a Thai beach resort that meets the needs of any visitor on any budget.

Transportation:

Organizing Committee will arrange the local transportation from the venue to hotel and also during the event.

• Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don-meang International Airport to Ambassador City Jomtien Pattaya 50 USD/person. (Round trip)
• U-Tapao International Airport to Ambassador City Jomtien Pattaya 20 USD/person. (Round trip)

Accommodation and Meals:

Ambassador City Jomtien Pattaya  will be the Official Hotel. Bookings should be made through the Organizing Committee by 15^th November 2019

Ocean Wing (Deluxe room)

Tower Wing (Superior room)

Garden Wing (Standard room)

VISA and Accreditation:

Visas:

• Visitors from a number of Asian countries require visa to enter the Thailand
• Such visas must be issued before travel, Please check to Thailand embassy for requirement visa in embassy.
• If you need Visa Invitation, Please send copy of passport (Clear and colour) and photograph by email as soon as possible.

Accreditation:

All individuals (Jury, Team Officials & Participants) are requested to email a passport photograph with Final Entry Forms.

Competition Date:

18th – 22nd December, 2019

Competition Venue:

Royal Thai Navy Rowing Center, Pataya, Thailand

Provisional Schedule:

Events:

The Asian Rowing Cup will consist of the following events:

Men (Open): M1x, M2x, M2-, M4x, M8+
Women (Open): W1x, W2x, W2-, W4x, W8+
Men (Light Weight): LM1x, LM2x, LM4-
Women (Light Weight): LW1x, LW2x, LW4x

Event Groupings:
The events will be divided into two Groups, A and B for scheduling purposes. Where the two Groups are run on the same day, they would be held as separate sessions, e.g. Group A in the morning; Group B in the afternoon.

The Groups are as follows:

Teams are strongly advised not to make double-up entries for athletes or crews or share equipment in the same Group. Teams doing so make such entries entirely at their own risk and no changes to the race schedule will be made to accommodate these entries.

Entries:

2019 Asian Rowing Cup open to all club crews and national team crew, but all entries need to be recognized by National Federation and entry forms must be submitted through the National Federation.
Final Entry is due by 15th November 2019 and must include the events to be entered, the total number of athletes in the team, and the number of officials accompanying the team.
The completed Final Entry must include all necessary information for each crew, including name with date of birth of each athlete, all team members and substitutes and officials.
Entry Forms Final Entries are attached to this Bulletin. These should be filled in and forwarded to the Organizing Committee, with a copy to ARF headquarters, by the stipulated date.

Weather:

The past average weather conditions in Pattaya in December are as follows:

 Boats and Equipment:

• All boats and other equipment must comply with FISA Rules of Racing.
• Participating teams will be encouraged to bring their own boats and oars if possible. Official boat supplier, Swift Racing, will provide boats for participants if they are unable to bring own material.
• If you do not bring own boats, you should contact Swift Racing for your boat rental by 15th Nov 2019. Boats and Oars Rental will be only provided to NFs requesting boats and oars rental to Swift Racing. After this date, there is no guarantee of boat availability.
• Contact person : Elaine Chen , E-mail : boatrental@swiftinternational.biz
• The new boat rental charges are as follows (USD/Boat/Day):
  

  Single scull (1x)	$50
  Double scull (2x) / Pair (2-)	$60
  Quadruple Scull (4x) / Pour (4-)	$70
  Eight (8+)	$100

• Please note that all the boat rental must have deposit $100/boat.

Official Shipping Agent
If Nfs want to bring own boats by container, please contact to belows,
Official Freight Forwarder: Ocean Air International Co., Ltd.
Address: 1249/219 Gems Tower 38th Chareonkrung Rd., Suriyawongse, Bangrak, Bangkok  10500
Contact person: Ms. Sirirat Ratthajorn (Sales Manager)
Email: sirirat@oceanairinter.com
Contact person: Ms. Jidapa Chirapong (Oversea Correspondence)
Email: jidapa@oceanairinter.com
TEL: +66 2267 4949 – 53
FAX: +66 2267 4954 or +66 2266 5554
WEBSITE: www.oceanairinter.com

Oars Rental:

Each team is highly recommended to bring their own oars and sculls as the blades of all oars/sculls must be painted on both sides in the colors of the respective Federations.
If you need to rent oars and sculls the rate is $100/pair scull, $120/pair sweep, for the event.