July 4th All-Class Club Weekend at West Point

July 4-6, 2008. Three days, two nights, great cycling, great friends, at perhaps the best place in the country to spend a patriotic July 4th holiday weekend, at the home of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Friday July 4th:
Meet at CPW/72nd St, leave our bags and pick a ride (A,B or C) to West Point. Lunch/swim/tour the campus as you prefer. BBQ/picnic on campus for dinner.

Saturday July 5th:
Breakfast at Thayer Hotel after which we pick a beautiful ride for the day. Dinner/dancing on board the River Rose as we cruise the Hudson River and watch the West Point fireworks from the water.

Sunday July 6th:
Breakfast followed by rides back to Manhattan, where we pick up our bags on W 70th St.

There’s also a swimming hole, Storm King Art Center, The West Point Museum, The Dia at Beacon, the West Point campus, holiday celebrations in town—West Point is the greatest!

Included: Three days, two nights at the historic Thayer Hotel right on the West Point campus (mostly double occupancy); two full breakfasts, Friday evening BBQ/picnic including drinks, Saturday evening dinner cruise with DJ and dancing (vegetarian cuisine available both nights); luggage shuttle to carry our clothesÑpretty much everything you need except lunch and drinks.

Fee: $255 per person sharing double room. (Some "triples" - two rooms sharing a bathroom - will be available and may be specifically requested by specifying two roommates during registration).

Click here to register.

For further information, contact the event coordinator:
Basil Ashmore

The Details

Organized by volunteers Please remember that activities of the NYCC, including this West Point event, are organized by volunteers. The event was priced to just cover the estimated costs.

Volunteers needed We need volunteer drivers to drive a UHaul truck OR those with cars/vans (the bigger, the better) to carry our luggage from Central Park to West Point on Friday July 4 and back to NYC on Sunday July 6. We also need ride leaders at all levels. You can indicate an interest in volunteering when you register at active.com. Check the appropriate box(es) in the online form and we will follow up with you later.

Communications You must register for this event on the Internet. After you register, we will be emailing you with important information about the event. Please check your email regularly for information from us, and make sure that your spam filters are not blocking emails sent by westpoint@nycc.org.

Hotel rooms Rooms are double occupancy, usually with one queen-size bed and one pullout sofa. (Triple rooms or two-double room combos are sometimes made available to usÑcontact the event coordinator if you are interested). The roommates will decide between themselves as to who sleeps in which bed each night. All rooms are nonsmoking. Any extra charges to the room (e.g. telephone calls, bar expense, etc.) are not included in the price, and are the direct responsibility of the participant.

Roommates During registration, you are given the opportunity to pick your roommate. If you register without specifying a roommate, you can still specify a roommate at a later date by notifying Basil Ashmore. A couple of weeks before the event, a list of all registrants without roommates will be emailed to everyone on that list to facilitate choosing your own roommate. If you do not pick a roommate before June 27, or if your designated roommate does not register before June 27, you will be randomly assigned one of the same gender.

Included The price includes two nights stay at the hotel, breakfast buffet at the hotel on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Friday evening catered BBQ/picnic (soft drinks and beer provided), Saturday evening boat cruise with dinner buffet (coffee, tea and cookies included, cash bars are available for you to purchase other beverages), DJ and dancing and the luggage shuttle..

Not included All other expenses (including lunches, additional beverages, extra hotel charges, etc.) are not included in the price and are the direct responsibility of each participant.

One price fits all he price charged includes a number of events, and everyone is charged the same price regardless of whether he/she chooses to participate in each event. For example, if someone chooses not to go on the boat cruise (or misses it because of his/her own tardiness), there will be no refund for that portion of the trip.

Extra guests on boat cruise Registrants are permitted to bring a guest aboard the boat cruise for an extra charge of $63. An option to register a guest for this is available during the online registration process at active.com. Everyone on the boat cruise must be pre-registered.

Cancellations/refunds GGenerally, no refunds are provided. However, up to July 01 you may find someone else to take your place if you cannot go yourself. Also, if we have a waiting list and someone advances on the list to fill your spot, we will provide you with a refund (less a $20 cancellation fee for unrecoverable costs). Bear in mind that the closer to the event you cancel, the more difficult it is to find substitutes. Also remember that volunteers are organizing this event, and we have limited time to seek substitutes on your behalf. If you wish to cancel, contact Basil Ashmore.

Rain or shine The event is on rain or shine. We have generally been blessed with good weather in the past for this event. There will be no refunds in case of inclement weather.

Details subject to change Specific details of the event (e.g. which boat and/or DJ for the boat cruise, BBQ location, etc.) may be subject to change depending upon circumstances beyond our control. If needed we will make appropriate substitutions to maintain the overall outline of the weekend as closely as possible.

Risks This event is subject to the usual waiver/disclaimer of the NYCC for participation in club events.

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