PLAN YOUR OLYMPICS COVERAGE NOW AT CHELSEA PIERS

Plan Ahead! The XXVII Olympiad is scheduled for September 15-October 1, 2000 in Sydney, Australia. If you're thinking about feature stories to accompany your reporting, please consider Chelsea Piers as both a location and a source of interesting Olympics-related stories.

The 80,000-square-foot Field House at Chelsea Piers is home to the largest gymnastics training center in New York City and one of the largest such facilities in the United States. It is the only gymnastics facility in New York City sanctioned for competition by USA Gymnastics, the national governing body. The facility features two column-free competition spring floors and at least two sets of equipment for each of the men's and women's Olympic events (balance beam, uneven bars, high bar, parallel bars, still rings, pommel horse and the vault), as well as sunken trampolines and tumble tracks. Deep foam pits recessed into the floor beneath the equipment and overhead spotting rigs create the optimal safe-learning environment. Also at the Field House: 2 artificial turf fields (which can accomodate indoor soccer and field hockey), 2 hardwood basketball courts, 4 baseball batting cages, 4 dance studios ideal for fencing, and a gym floor perfect for judo and wrestling.

The 150,000-square-foot Sports Center at Chelsea Piers includes the world's longest indoor running track (4-lane, 1/4-mile) and the largest rock climbing wall in the Northeast, as well as one of the largest cardiovascular and strength training facilities in the country. In addition to an extensive selection of fitness and strength training programs, the Sports Center offers league play, wellness seminars, sport-specific training programs and spa services. Also at the Sports Center: a 6-lane, 200-meter banked competition track, an 18,000-square-foot flexible infield that accommodates track & field events (as well as volleyball and badminton), an indoor sand volleyball court, 3 hardwood basketball courts located in the infield, a 6-lane, 25-yard swimming pool (with 2 sundecks overlooking the Hudson River), and a boxing ring. The new and enhanced boxing program is supervised by professional boxing trainers using state-of-the-art equipment. The program includes training for first-time boxers, group and private instruction including circuit training and sparring, and boxing cards.

The esplanade around Chelsea Piers is 1.2 miles long, making the Chelsea Piers Maritime Center the largest marina in New York City, accomodating a wide range of vessels, from dinner boats (Bateaux New York, Spirit Cruises) to the 54-passenger speedboat Chelsea Screamer, to the 78-foot Schooner Adirondack. The Maritime Center also features: Surfside 3 Marina (small boat marina with 70 slips and a Sea Ray boat dealership), Chelsea Piers Yacht Charter Services, Steve and Doris Colgate's Offshore Sailing School, a river kayaking program, and dockage for some of the world's largest and most-beautiful private yachts. The Chelsea Piers Maritime Center can provide the perfect setting for canoe, kayak and yachting coverage.

Why not bring your Olympics ideas to Chelsea Piers? Or, give us a call and we'll help you put together an exciting feature story.

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