Community Rowing E-News
 
Rainbow on 10.28.2008 
"A rainbow
over CRI's Harry Parker Boathouse!"                                               Photo taken today by Bill McGowan  
Blue Cross Blue Shield Membership Benefit for CRI Participants! 
Blue Cross Blue Shield
 
CRI members qualify for $150.00 "Fitness Benefit" from BCBS.  To Claim your benefits:
 
1. Download the required CRI letter showing that you are a CRI participant here.
 
2. Print and complete the Blue Cross Blue Shield Form, click here.
 
3. Submit to Blue Cross Blue Shield for a $150 rebate.
 
We hope that CRI members will consider donating their fitness benefit to the Annual Appeal, which begins in November.
 
Thanks, and have fun staying healthy at CRI!
 
 
Bruce Smith
WINTER TRAINING REGISTRATION ONLINE! Click Here to register.
 
RACE RESULTS FROM LAST WEEKEND
Head of the Fish Results: Click Here
State Championships Results: Click here
Head of the Fish MW 4x

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photographed above, Molly Watkins, Henriette Power, Joan Nash and Monica Davis of the Womens Masters Quad.
 
Congratulations to all teams that raced at the Head of the Fish and at The Massachusetts Public Schools State Championship!! 

CRI Womens Masters Quad, photographed above, placed 2nd in their event at the Head of the Fish. In addition, Molly Watkins won the Womens Master Single event and CRI Coach, Crista Graves placed 3rd in the same event.  The Comp. Women placed 2nd in the Women's Open 8+ event and 4th in the Womens Open 4+ event.
 
The youth teams also did very well, as both the Varsity Lightweight Girls and Novice Boys won their events and are now proud owners of the infamous Head of the Fish, fish-head plaque! The Varsity Girls also placed 3rd in the Women's Junior V8+ event and 2nd in the Women's Junior 2V8+ event, as well as the Womens Junior 4x event and the Womens Junior 4+ event.  The Comp. Boys placed 3rd in the Mens Juniors 8+ event and 2nd in the Mens Junior 4+ event.
 
On Sunday, G-Row team delivered an outstanding performance at the State Championships capturing  3rd place in the Varsity 4+ event!
 
For complete list of results please click on the links above.
Intra-Club Halloween Fun Row & Breakfast 
Greetings CRI scullers and friends. You are invited to a morning Intra-Club Halloween Fun Row and breakfast this Saturday, November 1st to celebrate the closing of the Fall rowing season.

The main event for log book scullers and personal boat owners will consist of a timed, approximately 2 mile course starting at the Head of the Charles finish line (about 500 meters downstream of the NU boathouse) and will proceed up-stream staying to the right to finish just past CRI's Harry Parker Boathouse.
 
All sculling abilities are welcome.  Novice and less experienced scullers are particularly encouraged to come and enjoy a fun and pressure free row in a moderately exciting race environment.
 
Exact ordering and classifications TBD based on interest and response.  This is a singles and doubles only event.
 
All CRI Members are welcome to come out and cheer and particpant in the merriment, food, and drink to follow the row. 
 
Launching will begin around 8:30am for a 9:00am start time.
In keeping with the sprit of the season, costumes are expected and encouraged to add to the camaraderie.
 
Special awards to be given based on costume creativity for both individual costumes and pair costumes, docking ability and rowing "style".
 
If you are interested in participating please email Chris Flynn at [email protected] and note your name, age, and boat classification you would typically row.
Wasserstein: The Joy of Rowing
By Janet Wasserstein 
 
Janet Wasserstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRI Sweeps 1 Rower, Janet Wasserstein, photographed above, is a Newton resident who works in development at MIT and publishes occasional freelance articles. 
 
Excerpted from Janet's article from the Newton Tab 
Tuesday October 14, 2008
 
At a relatively mature age, I've become an addict.  Every time I look at the Charle River, I long to be rowing in a shell of eight.  One hears about older women climbing mountains, and biking from Boston to Canada.  I'm not one of them, but I have taken up rowing at Community Rowing.  This is boot camp for grown ups.  Although I resemble Goldier Hawn in the movie Private Benjamin, I'm hooked.

Anyone who gets up three times a week to row on the Charles at 5:30am (and don't be late), must take this sport seriously.  And we do.  All 20 of us who signed up for Sweeps One (the class after Learn to Row) are as eclectic a bunch as you will ever meet.  Suburban mother from Weston, students who work two jobs, AARP members of Brighton who roar up on motorcycles, clerks and doctors, we all gather in the early morning dark as dawn breaks... to read the full article click here.
 
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