| Corporate Event Tomorrow, Wednesday Oct 19th
Morning Rowers Please Read
| Tomorrow please take extra caution if launching/docking between 7:30am and 10:30am.
There is a 10 boat corporate rowing group launching at 7:30am tomorrow from Docks 1, 2, 3, and 1 boat will be on dock 4. Between 8am and 10:30am the CRI pond area and the area in front of the CRI Docks will be occupied by 10 novice eights, so please take extra caution docking and launching and please stay downstream of N. Beacon between these hours. Finally, these boats will be racing in the pond area between 9:15am and 10am. These 10 boats will also race in front of CRI Dock between 10am and 10:20am so please stay out of the CRI pond area during these times. Thank you! |
| Racing Shells at Logan Airport
A display of racing shells welcomes international competitors to Boston Logan International Airport's Terminal E
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Welcoming international visitors coming to Boston from around the world to compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta begins when they deplane and walk through Terminal E. Working in conjunction with Logan Airport, CRI's own Kane Larin and Matt Lehrer installed for display a single and a quad at Logan's Terminal E..
The beautiful shells will greet rowers arriving to compete and will allow non-rowers a chance to see these incredible boats up close, hopefully encouraging visitors to come watch the regatta along the banks of the Charles and perhaps learn to row one day themselves.
Nice job getting the boats up the escalator!
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| Corporate Rowing Volunteer Opportunities
Wednesday October 19th
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Wednesday, October 19th
6am to 7am = Setup Volunteers ONLY
6am to 11:30am = Setup and Event Volunteers
7:30am to 11:00am = Event Volunteers ONLY
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| Buzz Congram
CRI Private Sculling Coach
| Buzz Congram is a Master Coach with 49 years of experience coaching men and women at the Intercollegiate, International, Club and Junior Level. Combining an abundance of patience, a strong passion for teaching, and an in depth knowledge of sculling and sweep rowing, Buzz uses innovative teaching methods to accelerate the development of greater efficiency and effectiveness in the rowing motion. It is not unusual for athletes to feel that they are getting more speed for less effort after coaching sessions with Buzz.
To reach Buzz and set up a private lesson, you may e-mail him at:
E-mail Buzz For a Private Lesson
Read more about Buzz on our website:
Read About Buzz
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 CRI's Fourth Annual Headless Halloween Regatta
Saturday November 5th | November?.......but Halloween is in October!! True, but the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs, NY, has taken our traditional Headless Halloween weekend. Many of CRI's singles and doubles rowers will be competing at the Fish, and so would not be available to join in the fun. So enjoy the Halloween spirit for a little longer and come race with us, in costume of course, at the Headless Halloween Regatta!!
The race follows a moderately buoyed course that starts near the HOCR finish line and ends right in front of the CRI docks. We meet at 8:30am and launch at 8:35am. Racing begins at 9:00am. The race is open to all - adaptive boats, tubbies, B boats, singles and doubles. Even if you have never raced before, we welcome you!! The entrance fee is easy also, it is simply a costume and something to share at our post-race brunch. There will be several race categories and lots of ways to win prizes (Best Costume, Best Rowing Style as well as 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category.), To sign up, email Liz Kosturko at lizkosturko@gmail.com or Lynn Salmonsen at lyns@mindspring.com. Include your name, age and 1st and 2nd boat choices or a private boat. And if you'd like to volunteer email Lynn at Lyns@mindspring.com . We will need launch drivers, dock hands, photographers and people to set up and take down brunch. We look forward to you joining in the fun. Thanks! Lynn and Liz |
| Row Boston Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers for Weekly Academic Study Hall Sessions and
Mayor's Cup Regatta
Academic volunteers responsibilities are to:
- help students clarify and understand their homework assignments
- help students organize and complete work for projects and papers
- help students develop increased academic confidence
- to review academic needs of students with program staff
Tutoring or teaching experience is preferred, especially in the areas of science and math.
The study halls are scheduled as follows:
Boys: 4-5:15 pm on Tuesdays
Girls: 4-5:15 pm on Thursdays
Help out at our Mayor's Cup Regatta!
The Eighth Annual Mayor's Cup Rowing Regatta will be held here at CRI Saturday October 29th in conjunction with the Boston Center for Youth and Families. This event is held for Boston area youth who have had at least one season of rowing experience.
Volunteer Responsibilities may include:
- Boat launching and docking safety
- Taking pictures
- Helping with registration
- Passing out participant t-shirts and medals
The event will take place at from 8am-12pm on October 29th.
For more information on these volunteer opportunities please contact:
Ellie Wierzbowski at Ellie@communityrowing.org
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| Boathouse Hours for HOCR Weekend
Saturday and Sunday boathouse hours 5am - 8pm October 22 & 23
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Boathouse hours will be extended on both Saturday and Sunday of the Head of the Charles weekend in order to accommodate increased activity due to the regatta.
The hours on Saturday, October 22, and Sunday, October 23, will be from
5am - 8pm. |
| Private Events at Boathouse
Tuesday Night (Tonight) and Friday Night
| Private Event Tonight (Tuesday) in Sculling Pavilion and under tent from 7pm to 10pm.
Boston College Dinner Event on Friday----2nd floor closes at 3pm. |
Weeks Footbridge Update
DCR's Weeks Memorial Footbridge Project - Update |
Rowers: Take note of the organge highlighted passage nothing the dates and possibly tricky barge parking locations.
Power boaters: see the red highlighted passage below. the netting may prevent your larger boats from passing under the arches. You may want to warn your members who are still on the water.
As previously announced, DCR has recently initiated work on the Weeks Memorial Footbridge to repair the original limestone balustrade handrails and replace a portion of the navigational lights above each arch on both the upstream and downstream sides of the bridge. This work is expected to conclude in mid- to late-January, 2012.
Given the historic nature of the footbridge, DCR has been coordinating with the Cambridge Historic Commission, the Boston Landmarks Commission, and the Massachusetts Historic Commission.
Passage along the footbridge will be a provided through a center path on the walkway of the footbridge to maintain public access throughout the construction project.
The necessary work will be carried out from the deck, above the River, simultaneously upstream and downstream. A containment system made of netting, which will extend 6" below the arches, mid-span will be installed to prevent any debris from entering the Charles River. This plan reflects a revision of the previously announced plan, which called for sequenced arch closures and staging of a barge in the Charles River. In order to further minimize any navigational impediments, the contractor has adjusted the plan to do the work from the top of the bridge, rather than from the River.
The weekend of the Head of the Charles Regatta, Oct 21st - Oct 23rd, all work on the footbridge will be suspended. The bridge will be open for pedestrians to cross the River, but no public viewing of the races from the bridge will be allowed.
These immediate investments in railing and lighting repairs are a first step in a larger, multi-phase renovation and restoration of the Weeks Footbridge that DCR expects to unveil to the public through a public process and to commence in 2012.
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As part of design for the larger project, inspections of the arches, including preliminary structural evaluation of the undersides, will be conducted from a barge-mounted aerial lift and a boat. Provided that weather allows, it is anticipated that the inspections will be carried out from October 31 through November 2, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., during which time arches will be blocked, as follows: on October 31, the Cambridge end arch; on November 1, the center arch; and on November 2, the Boston end arch. For the first day, the barge will be moored on the downstream Cambridge side during off hours. The rest of the time, the barge will be moored on the downstream Boston side during non-working hours.
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| CRI Decals
Get Your CRI Decal Today!
CRI decals are now available for $2 at the front desk. You can stick them on your car, your boat, wherever you like.
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