Community Rowing, Inc. Newsletter

WeeklyJuly 15, 2014
CRI Masters Men Win Gold
Cromwell Cup


Hip Hip Hooray!! Go CRI!
 
Row the Prouty
Go CRI Scullers!
Carol Krauss, Rony Sebok, Lynn Salmonsen, Bartlett Leber,
Marion Dancy
 

Congratulations to the CRI Prouty team who together raised over $4450 for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center -- and rowed over 60 miles, combined, in their singles on the beautiful Connecticut River launching from the Dartmouth Boat Club.

 

Quote of the day: 
CRI sculler to US National Team 8+: "Go USA"
US National Team response: "Go CRI"
how cool is that?!

 

Next year's "Row the Prouty" will be on July 11.  Singles, doubles, quads and 8's are welcome. Put it on your calendar for next year!
CRI Welcomes
Wayne Berger

Wayne Berger couples a strong background in educational leadership with his extensive coaching experience at the junior, collegiate and international levels. With three IRA National Championships, five Eastern Sprints Championships and two Ladies Plate titles from the Henley Royal Regatta during his time at Harvard University as well as a 2012 Youth National Championship with Deerfield Academy, Berger's crews have regularly had their season culminate on the podium. 

 

In addition, under his leadership for five summers, the Boston Rowing Club program he established won seven championships at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta as well as four titles at the US Club National Championships. Most recently a Head Coach at the Sydney Rowing Club in Australia, Wayne coached seven crews to national titles and led SRC to a fourth place finish overall. 

 

Alongside his coaching success, Berger has devoted himself to the development of young men and women in his role as a teacher, admissions counselor and college advisor at the Hotchkiss School, the Loomis-Chaffee School, the Groton School and Deerfield Academy. As an admissions counselor and college advisor for over 18 years, his experience working with young people to find the best educational opportunity dovetails nicely with his coaching experience as he is able to keep a common thread of maximizing their potential. Berger has also coupled these experiences as a college advisor and Rowing Camp Director for the Sparks Consulting Group.

 
Wayne will be helping in several areas at CRI. He will be coaching the competitive men as well as working with the IRL and outreach.
 
Welcome Wayne! 

 

Live Twitter Chat with Olympians
July 25, 2014

Community Rowing, Inc and Four Seasons have partnered to create a once in a lifetime experience, "Row Like A Pro" program for guests of Four Seasons to row with an Olympian in September.  

 

There will be a Live Twitter Chat moderated by Four Seasons for the "Row Like A Pro" campaign on Friday, July 25th at 11am EST
 
All our Olympians - Esther Lofgren, Gevvie Stone and Natalie Dell O'Brien will be tweeting from 11am - 12pm.

 

You can watch the tweets and follow CRI @CRIBoston and #FSProRow.



Seeking CRI Garden Coordinator
Share Your Landscaping Vision for the Boathouse
  
Do you have a vision for the landscaping around our boathouse? Would you like to be the visionary who guides fellow community members and volunteers to nurture the grounds surrounding the Harry Parker Boathouse and keep them as beautiful as they can be? 
 
We would like to rescue our green areas from the ravages of geese, improving the condition of the bio-swales, plant wildflowers and more. Let our beautiful grounds by the Charles be your canvas. 
 
We anticipate that this would be a weekly commitment through the growing season, and would consist primarily of recruiting and coordinating volunteers to perform regular and seasonal tasks, coordinating closely with Dave Snowdon and other CRI staff.  
 
Interested? Please contact: bruce@communityrowing.org

 

CRWA: Water Quality Flags
What Do the Colors Mean?
 
Community Rowing is one of the participating boathouse along the river that fly water quality flags during the summer as part of the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) Water Quality Notification Program.
 
CRWA's Water Quality Notification Program presents the daily flag colors of the river's health, which signify whether or not the river is safe for boating at ten boating locations from Watertown to Boston. Flag colors are based on bacteria levels and blue-green algae counts. 

CRWA estimates bacteria levels using a model that takes into account a variety of environmental factors including antecedent rainfall and river flow. CRWA collects river samples for bacteria weekly to verify the model forecast. Blue-green algae monitoring is conducted at least every two weeks. Read more about the development of CRWA's bacteria prediction model
 
What do the flag colors mean?
 
Blue Flags:
Indicate suitable boating conditions
 
Yellow Flags:

Indicate inconclusive data to preclude a possible health risks

 
Red Flags:

Indicate potential health risks

 

Look for the flag flying at CRI at the top of Dock 3.

 

To read more about the Charles River Watershed Association, visit their website here.


Corporate Row Volunteers Needed
Upcoming Opportunities...
 
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Time: 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Need 2 Rowers and 3 Dock Attendants
 
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Time: 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Need 2 Rowers and 3 Dock Attendants
 
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Time: 9am - 1:30pm
Need 4 Rowers and 4 Dock Attendants
 
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Time: 3pm - 6:30pm
Need 3 Rowers and 3 Dock Attendants
 
To sign up or get more info, please contact Sharanya Subramanian at: sharanya@communityrowing.org 
 
Thanks
Sharanya
New Rowing Book
Looking for Beta Readers

Jeremiah Brown, the author of a soon to be published book on rowing, is looking for folks from the rowing community to be 
'beta-readers'. He welcomes feedback on the book prior to 
publishing.

If you are interested, contact Jeremiah at:

Whether experienced or novice, a high school or college rower, 
your feedback is welcomed.
 

 

Upcoming Private Events
Saturday, July 19:
 
11:00 AM: 2nd Floor closed to the public for cleaning (Including Weight room, Meeting room and Classroom)
 
3:00 PM: Dock # 2 closed for Ceremony set up
 
3:00 PM: East Boat Bay set up for Cocktail Hour
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Ceremony on Dock # 2
 
6:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Reception on 2nd Floor

 


For questions, please contact Sharanya at:
In This Issue
CRI Masters Men Win Gold at Cromwell Cup!!
CRI Scullers 'Row the Prouty'
Welcome Wayne Berger
July 25th: Live Twitter Chat with Olympians
Save the Date! 5th Annual Women's Row and Brunch
Seeking CRI Landscaping Coordinator
Water Condition Flags What do they Indicate?
Corporate Row Volunteers Needed
New Rowing Book - Be a Beta Reader
Upcoming Private Events Please Take Note
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