RACE DIRECTIONS
- Q Cup-Regatta Point Park, Worchester, MA
- Novice Regatta-Powers Lake, East Lyme, CT
- Glastonbury-Seaboard Marina, Glastonbury, CT
- States-Lake Waramaug, New Preston, CT
- NEIRA-Regatta Point Park, Worchester, MA
Q Cup & NEIRA - Regatta Point Park, Worchester, MA
- Take I-84 to the Mass Pike
- Take Mass Pike to 290 East (exit 10) heading towards Worchester
- Take exit 21 (plantation St.) off of 290
- Turn right at end of ramp
- Turn left onto North Road (road is between Mercantante Funeral Home & UMASS Medical Center
- Proceed to LAke Avenue and take a right
- Park entrance will be 100 yards up on your right
Novice Race @ Powers Lake, East Lyme
From 95 North OR South
Exit 74
- Take a left at end of ramp
- Take a left at light (Ford dealership on left, McDonalds on right) This is Rt 1 (Boston Post Rd.)
- Follow for approx. 2+ Miles
- Take a right onto Scott Road (there will be a small closed produce stand on right before Scott Rd.)
- Follow for Approx. 2 miles +/- (a "hilly" road - Nearing end when you reach a long downhill run)
- AT BOTTOM OF HILL, ROAD SPLITS RIGHT AND LEFT
- Yale Outdoor Center is a dirt road right in the middle of the split
- Spectators enter here
- take left onto Whistletown Rd. Boat launch is approx. 1/2 mile on the right. (brown sign saying boat launch)
Glastonbury, Seaboard Marina
- Go over Portland Bridge and continue straight onto main street (route 17A)-Proceed until the junction of 17
- Take a left onto Route 17
- Once you have passed the Welcome to Glastonbury sign, you will soon take as left onto Old Maid's Lane
- Go to the end of Old Maid's Lane and take a right onto Tyron Street
- Seaboard Marina will be on your left
States-Lake Waramaug, New Preston, CT
- from I-84 West you have two choices-you can take state roads which is slightly shorter in time and in miles, or follow directions from Waterbury (below)
- Take exit 39 onto route 4, farmington. Follow Route 4, after passing througe Farmington and Unionville Rte. 4 will turn left and go through Burlington and Harwinton.
- In Harwinton, Rte. 4 becomes Route 118, and follow this into Litchfield.
- At Route 202 (facing church), take a leftonto Route202, and follow to New Preston.
- Take a right onto Route 45 just after passing under traffic light, then follow directions (below) to State Park.
- While on I-84 West, after passing Waterbury take exit 17, Middlebury, Route 64. Follow this to Woodbury and take a right onto Route 6 and pass through town until you reach Route 47 at a light.
- Take a left onto Route 47 and follow for 9 miles through Washington until Route 47 reaches Route 202
- Turn left onto route 202 and go 1 mile to New Preston.
- Take a right onto route 45 just after passing under the traffic light. Then follow directions (below) to State Park
- After turning onto Route 45, go through New Preston until you reach lake.
- Stay on Route 45 for 1 mile with the lake on your left until reaching North Shore and sign to State Park.
- Take left onto N. Shore Rd. and follow for 2 miles to park.