Community Rowing, Inc. Newsletter

WeeklyAugust 7, 2012
Row Boston Welcomes Lane Lauriat!
Assistant Coach/Acdemic Coordinator

Row Boston is pleased to announce Lane Lauriat as our new Assistant Coach and Academic Coordinator! You may have already seen her around the boathouse, coaching with Ethan and the Comp Girls last spring. 

In her new role, she will be assisting Kate with the Row Boston Novice Girls, and overseeing the tutoring, grade tracking, and academic mentoring for both the Boys and the Girls Row Boston teams. She has already made great strides with the Row Boston youth who are at the boathouse for summer programs, and we are looking forward to another year of growth and academic success for Row Boston with her leadership. 

Welcome, Lane!
Mayor's Cup - Saturday, August 25th
Volunteers Needed
Row Boston is hosting this year's Mayor's Cup Regatta on Saturday, August 25th. Kaitlin Coulter is looking for some wonderfully enthusiastic people, like yourselves, to sign up!

Volunteer Meeting and Set-Up: 9am to 9:30 AM
Event: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

To volunteer: e-mail Kaitlin at: Kaitlin@communityrowing.org

We need are going to need the following spots filled:

*1 person to help with registration and help at the finish line.

 

*1 person to do food pick up

*1 person to help with registration and to be a Dock Hand to assist the Dock master during racing.

 

*1 Photographer. Someone who would like to hang out at the race all day and document the fun!

 

*2 people to help with launch set up and assist coaches on the water

 

*1 person to help set up the Finish Line table and to assist the coach starting the races.

 

*1 person to help set up the Finish Line table, to assist the coach on land and to help crews dock and put away equipment 

 

*1 timer to help at the finish line

 

I can't wait to see you all there! 


Best,
Kate
CRI VETS TEACH CPR: American Heart Association Certification in CPR/AED/FIRST-AID

Dates and times: Choose one option; total class time is 5 hrs.
* Tues. 8/14 and Wed. 8/15, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
* Sun. 8/19, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
* Tues 8/29 and Wed. 8/30, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
 
Cost:
$20.00 for CRI Members
$45.00 for non-CRI members

Contact:

Third Annual Celebration of Women's Rowing
Sunday, September 23rd
                       

SAVE THE DATE - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - THIRD ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S ROWING

 

The tradition continues. Please plan to join us on Sunday, September 23 for the third celebration of women's rowing and to thank women's national team members who led the way to make women's rowing widely available. We'll put together mixed line-ups at 8:30, row and scull together, and enjoy each other's company at brunch.  It's a wonderful, fun morning. All CRI women - junior and senior - as well as CRI men who support women's rowing, family and friends are welcome.

 

If you can help plan the event and/or help on the day, please email Jane Morse at: jgmorse@morses.net  

Winter Training Survey...
How would you like to train this winter?
 
Interested in training programs during the winter at CRI? Please fill out this quick survey to help make our programs better!

Winter Training Survey

 

Quinsigamond Rowing Association
Hosting Events at Master's Nationals - All Welcome
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 5pm-9pm:
Ready, Row! Party!

The Quinsigamond Rowing Association is pleased to welcome rowers to Central Massachusetts. Join them for the free Ready, Row! Party! on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 between 5:00pm & 9:00pm at the Viva Bene Restaurant on Commercial Street in downtown Worcester. All activities are within a short walk or driving distance of most hotels. Reconnect with old friends, collect your race registration packets and enjoy the local flavors. Learn More 

Thursday, August 9, 2012- 5pm-8pm:

Masters Carb-Loading Pasta Buffet 

Join the folks Quinsigamond folks for a dinner to benefit the QRA rowing programs. Enjoy a carb-rich feast of pizza, pasta, salad and a chance to socialize with rowers from all over! The dinner will be at the Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant conveniently located just a short walk across the bridge and overlooking the race course finish line. Purchase your tickets online, at the QRA tent at Regatta Point. Relax, fuel-up and enjoy the lake views!!  
Eakins Bridge to Bridge Pairs Regatta
Sunday, September 2, 2012

The Third Annual Eakins Bridge to Bridge Pairs Regatta will take place on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 at 9 am. Regsitration is OPEN - please download form (scroll down) and mail in by Aug 19th. Please share this link: www.pairsregatta.com with your club and spread the word to all pairs rowers.

 

The regatta is sponsored by RowBOC, the Brattleboro Outing Club's rowing program. There are three entrance categories: men's, women's, and mixed. All ages and levels of rowers are welcome to enter this race with pairs boats. Click for registration forms: PairsRegistration.

 

Boats launch from the RowBOC boathouse on the West River on Spring Tree Road map. The race course is just under a four-mile round trip on the Connecticut River. The start line is near the Hinsdale/Brattleboro Bridge. Competitors then race upstream, turn left around the  Chesterfield Bridge stake marker, and return downstream to the start area.

 

Many thanks to Graeme King of King Boat Works for launching this Regatta. RowBOC is reaching out to all members and friends of the club for volunteers to help with the bbq and blueberry pie making. BBQ Picnic with Grilled marinated chicken, veggie burgers, garden salad, corn on cob and homemade pie. Race entrants eat for Free - $5.00 all others. Prizes include a homemade Blueberry Pie, Vermont Cheddar Cheese, and other edible delights.

 

Registration fee is $50.00 per boat (2012). There will be a  barbecue lunch at the boathouse following the race . $5.00/person - free for racers. Family and friends are encouraged to stand on the pedestrian bridge of Rt. 9 at the Chesterfield turn around to watch the action.

Private Events
Upcoming Private Events:

 

Saturday, August 11th

2nd Floor closes at 2:00PM  

If you have any questions, please contact Buffy Pennick at:
In This Issue
Welcome Lane Lauriat!!
Mayor's Cup Regatta - We are looking for volunteers!!! Saturday, August 25th
CRI Vets Teach CPR: Upcoming Dates
Celebrate Women's Rowing Sunday, September 23rd
Winter Training ... Have YOU Taken the Survey?
Quinsigamond to Host Events at Master's Nationals All Welcome
Eakins Bridge to Bridge Pairs Regatta Sunday September 2, 2012
Private Event Saturday, August 11th 2nd Floor Closes at 2PM
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