Celebrating CRI Competitive Men
Best Ever Finishes in Head of the Charles |
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CRI Competitive Men Post Best Ever Finishes in Head of the Charles
5th Place Senior Master Eight
7th Place Club Single (Anton Hoffman)
 | 7th Place Club Single
Photos Courtesy of SportGraphics |
The CRI Comp Men enjoyed unprecedented success this past weekend in Boston with a best-ever 5th place finish (out of 45) in the Senior Master 8 and a 7th place finish (out of 45) in the Club Single by true novice Anton Hoffman. The 8 captured 5th place ahead of vaunted 1980 Rowing Club and Etats Unis (made up of members of the 1980 US Olympic Rowing Team) and 38 other programs. Starting in the 11th spot, the 8 gave some space to the boat starting immediately ahead, San Diego Rowing Club to insure cleaner water and a less frantic start to the race. The boat established a solid rhythm at 32 strokes per minute and rowed with splits between the fourth and sixth fastest at each checkpoint down the course.
At the end of the day, consistency, patience and a very strong last split resulted in a finish time of 16:06.9, 1.9 seconds out of fourth (San Diego) and 10.6 out of third (Penn AC). While the team is thrilled with their performance, they realized that the First and Second place crews, Marin and Palm Beach, set the bar at exceptionally high levels by beating the field by over 30 seconds.
Coaches Matt Zattorski and Jon Smith both commented that Marin and Palm Beach took control of the race in the first half by pushing out to a 15 second lead, but really blew the race apart in the segment between Weld Boathouse and Cambridge Boat Club by extending their lead an additional 13 seconds.
Anton Hoffman's race in the club single was a little more perilous than that of the 8. Anton started with Bow #40 and ended up passing multiple boats on his way down the course. This takes energy, patience, and expertise, particularly when coupled with the challenging headwind of Sunday. Coach Smith Commented: "Anton rowed a great race. He has so much to learn. I am very excited to work with him as he gains confidence, mileage and speed. He has a ton of potential in this boat.".
One of the other members of the Men's team commented, "Anton went from 'What's a single' in March to a 7th place finish here. And he did it with his shirt on!"
While Anton may have finished just outside the medals, there is a silver lining: he will be able to race the Club Single next year from the #2 slot.
In addition, many of the Comp Men filled in with out of town crews and in College Alumni boats. The Comp Men will spend the next several weeks consolidating technique, posting mileage and building a platform from which to enter winter training.
CRI photos from the Head of the Charles photos are available at:
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| Youth Teams Snag 17 Medals, 4 Fish Heads
Head of the Fish at Saratoga
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Youth Competitive Varsity and Novice teams traveled to Saratoga Springs, NY to stake their claim at the Head of the Fish, gathering 17 medals in 36 4K races on Fish Creek and Saratoga Lake. Among the gains were 4 of the coveted mounted fish heads, given to first place winning teams, and now proudly on display at CRI. Single scullers raced on Saturday, with the bulk of racing on Sunday, starting in subfreezing temperatures and ending in fiercely kicking wind. A summary of results follows; for complete results, including competitors and their times, as well as boat line-ups, please refer to 2013 Head of the Fish Results and Head of the Fish 2013 - CRI Entries. Thank you to our host Saratoga Rowing Association, to our parent volunteers for keeping the athletes fed, to CRI travel coordinators, to all those cheering the athletes along, and to our tireless coaches. And congratulations to all our athletes on well-rowed races and exceptional teamwork! |
Event
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Boat/Team
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Placement
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Medal
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Time
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Mens Juniors 1x Jr A
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A
B
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3 of 26
21 of 26
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3rd
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14:56.6
16.20.5
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Mens Juniors 1x Jr B
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B
A
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11 of 39
21 of 39
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15:49.8
16:30.5
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Mens Juniors Frosh/ Novice 1x
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A
B
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16 of 27
22 of 27
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18:23.8
19:40.2
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Womens Juniors 1x Jr A
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A
B
C
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14 of 26
20 of 26
24 of 26
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17:37.6
18:17.8
20:12.1
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Womens Juniors 1x Jr B
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A
B
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10 of 21
11 of 21
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17:33.7
17:42.9
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Mens Juniors 2-
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B
A
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2 of 13
9 of 13
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2nd
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15:06.4
17:00.9
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Womens Juniors 2-
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A
B
C
D
E
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1 of 6
3 of 6
4 of 6
5 of 6
6 of 6
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1st - Fish Head
3rd
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16:48.4
17:14.7
18:01.3
18:29.5
23:21.6
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Mens Juniors Light 8+
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10 of 18
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13:22.9
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Mens Junior Novice 8+
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A
B
D
C
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1 of 36
7 of 36
14 of 36
25 of 36
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1st - Fish Head
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13:43.6
14:32.1
15:07.0
16:30.1
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Womens Juniors 8+
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2 of 37
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2nd
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13:12.3
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Womens Juniors 2V 8+
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2 of 23
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2nd
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13:57.2
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Womens Juniors 3V 8+
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6 of 12
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14:49.5
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Womens Juniors 4V 8+
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3 of 7
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3rd
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15:18.6
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Mens Juniors 2x
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B
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16 of 42
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14:48.5
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Mens Juniors Light 2x
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A
A
B
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6 of 24
7 of 24
20 of 24
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14:18.1
14:29.4
15:56.5
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Mens Juniors 4+
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C
A
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3 of 44
6 of 44
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3rd
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12:50.1
13:01.4
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Mens Junior 2JV 4+
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D
E
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10 of 38
16 of 38
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14:16.1
14:54.1
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Mens Juniors Light 4+
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A
B
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13 of 19
19 of 19
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14:46.7
18:07.0
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Mens Juniors Frosh/
Novice 4+
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C
B
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2 of 42
11 of 42
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2nd
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14:58.5
16:03.8
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Womens Juniors Light 8+
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3 of 11
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3rd
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14:14.3
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Womens Junior Frosh 8+
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4 of 10
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15:23.7
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Womens Junior Novice 8+
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B
A
C
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3 of 34
6 of 34
19 of 34
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3rd
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14:39.9
15:01.1
15:58.5
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Womens Varsity 4x
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4 of 20
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13:55.8
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Womens Junior JV 4x
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A
B
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1 of 16
9 of 16
10 of 16
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1st - Fish Head
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14:22.7
16:04.2
16:05.5
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Mens Juniors 8+
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1 of 45
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1st - Fish Head
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11:44.8
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Mens Juniors 2V 8+
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9 of 31
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13:20.9
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Mens Juniors 3V 8+
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7 of 14
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13:28.9
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Mens Juniors 4V 8+
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3 of 13
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3rd
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13:35.4
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Womens Juniors 2x
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A
B
C
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4 of 26
20 of 23
23 of 26
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15:22.2
18:29.5
20:37.6
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Womens Juniors Light 2x
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A
B
C
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9 of 20
12 of 20
17 of 20
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17:12.0
17:43.1
18:35.0
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Womens Juniors 4+
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A
B
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2 of 44
18 of 44
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2nd
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14:54.3
15:53.8
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Womens Jr 2JV 4+
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B
A
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9 of 30
21 of 30
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16:57.6
18:26.3
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Womens Juniors Light 4+
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A
B
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3 of 15
11 of 15
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3rd
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15:57.1
18:12.1
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Womens Juniors Frosh/
Novice 4+
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A
B
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9 of 36
10 of 36
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18:18.3
18:30.2
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Mens Varsity 4x
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13 of 25
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13:28.1
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Mens Junior JV 4x
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7 of 13
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14:09.2
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| 6th Annual Headless Halloween Regatta
Saturday, November 2nd at the CRI docks
Wow, here we are, ready for CRI's 6th Annual Headless Halloween Regatta!!
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 Wear your costume, ready to race - open to the entire CRI community and friends.
The race course start is at the HOCR finish line with the finish at the middle sweep dock right in front of CRI. Race meeting at 8:30am, first boats launch at 8:35 with the first race set to begin at 9am. Everyone is invited to participate - beginners, advanced, adaptive, veterans, tubbies, b-boats, singles, doubles, quads, even a few 4's or 8's. To enter you need to be in costume and bring something to eat or drink at the post race brunch and awards ceremony. There will be several race categories and lots of prizes including Best Costume, Most Awkward to Row In, and Most Creative as well as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each race (with enough medals for all winners!!).
To sign up, email us your name, age and boat choice or a private boat at lyns@mindspring.com or jlangermann@mac.com
We also need volunteers before and after to set up and take down for the brunch, and during the race itself as times, launch drivers, and a few dock hands. Let us know at either of the emails above.
Lynn and John
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| CRI Hosts Para-Rowing Classification Workshop
Three CRI Staff Members Earn Certification
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CRI was proud to host a 2 day U.S. Rowing Classification Workshop on October 17 and 18, the largest classification workshop ever convened. FISA Head Classifier Judy Morrison taught the course with the help of Regina Navia. Coaches, athletes, and medical professionals travelled from Sarasota, Chicago, as well as Massachusetts locales to receive this highly specialized training.
Sandra Cardillo, Dorian Weber, and Chris Obusek successfully completed the training and are ready to begin classifying athletes. Additionally, Dr. Laura Bajor, VA Boston neuropsychiatrist, and Deszarae Busi, Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts physical therapist completed the training and are ready to participate as medical classifiers. Dr. Bajor rows in the morning Mil/Vet sweeps program and provides consultation and training to CRI regarding PTSD and other military veterans needs. Deszarae recently joined CRI through CP of Massachusetts as a consultant and service provider for military veterans and adaptive athletes.
Tom Darling, U.S. Rowing Director of Pararowing, Deb Arenberg, U.S. Rowing Adaptive Programs Development Specialist, and Mark McAndrew, Concept2 Adaptive Rowing also participated in this workshop. In addition to the training, this workshop proved to be a great opportunity for connecting with others of vast experience and knowledge in field of pararowing.
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| Winter Training
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How is your winter shaping up? How are you shaping up this winter? We hope you will be joining us for the best winter training in town...
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| Let's Row Boston Middle School Program
Volunteers Needed
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The Let's Row Boston middle school program started the day after the HOCR on Monday, October 21. The first two schools that we will be serving are the Mildred Ave K-8 School and the Mattappan and Timilty Middle School, Roxbury. Let's Row Boston middle school program is looking for volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, please contact:
Thank you, we appreciate your help!! |
River Traffic Pattern Alert
Anderson and Weeks Bridges
Anderson Bridge: Work will resume in the Boston Arch of Anderson bridge Monday 21 October. This means the boom will be deployed and the barge will be back in the arch. It will be as it was two weeks ago. For rowers this means upstream traffic only through the Cambridge arch, downstream traffic only through the center arch. Weeks Footbridge: On Tuesday, October 22, work will begin. This is the bridge downstream of Anderson bridge. Some more particulars are:
Work is planned to begin on Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The barge to be used will be a series of EZ Docks approximately 10' X 20' total
The barge will have only about 6-inches of freeboard (fairly low to the water)
The intention is to store the barge on the Cambridge side of the Basin
when it's not in use
Mon-Fri 7am-3pm the barge is expected to be beneath the Cambridge-side span: boaters are asked to avoid this span during this time
Placement of silt booms under the Boston and Cambridge-side arches near the shore is required, rowers are asked to be mindful of these booms to avoid catching oars on them.
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Veterans Day Boathouse Hours
Monday, November 11th
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In observance of Veterans Day the boathouse hours on Monday, November 11th, will be as follows:
5am-10am
No regular programs/practices.
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Upcoming Meetings & Private Events
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 - Jon Wells Wedding, 2nd Floor, 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM.
Boat Bay/East for Cocktail Hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
2nd Floor closed to the public at 12:00PM.
If you have any questions please email sharanya@communityrowing.org
If you have any questions please email sharanya@communityrowing.org
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