23 CRI Rowers Row "The Prouty"
Prouty 2016, Hanover NH
Rowers from CRI included:
Barbara Goldstein, Elli Crocker, Nikki Shearman, Lucy El-Hage, Bartlett Leber, Lynn Salmonsen, Cha Cha Wang, David Bolognia, Rani Polak, Angela Nagelin, Marjorie Elliott, Cynthia Martini, Eugenia Marcus, Katherine Sears, Linda Marinello, Rony Sebok, Carol Krauss, Russell Schneider, Joel Rosen, Irene Wong, Marcy Dorna
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CRI had 23 rowers "Row the Prouty" on July 9 in Hanover, NH. joining rowers from other clubs in this annual fundraising row for cancer.
CRI was represented by an eight, a quad, two doubles and six singles.
Collectively, they raised $8442 for the Cotton Cancer Center and rowed a total of 150 miles (from 8 to 18 miles each). Bartlett Leber led the team in individual fundraising and the eight (strength in numbers!) had the highest total for a boat.
The weather held out and all enjoyed the row on the Connecticut and the BBQ and food tents afterwards.
More photos of this event are available here:
Next year's event is July 8, 2017. Save the date and join us!
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| Corporate Team Building
News & Updates & Volunteering
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 Over the past two weeks, the Harry Parker Boathouse was teeming with rowers eager to workout and experience CRI. With the hosting of two weeks of the Charles River Rowing League (CRRL), three team-building rows, and one Boys in the Boat Experience event, the corporate rowing staff never had a dull moment. The month of July is packed with more opportunities to get involved with corporate rowing - check out some of our upcoming events and click the link below to sign up!
Thursday 7/14 Nike Team Building Row 12:30pm - 4:30pm 4 Volunteers/Spare Rowers Tuesday 7/19 Converse Team Building Row 3:00pm - 7:00pm 3 Coxswains 5 Volunteers/Spare Rowers Wednesday July 20 MPI Team Building Row 2:00pm - 6:00pm 7 Coxswains 8 Volunteers/Spare Rowers Friday July 29th CRRL Session 2 Final Race 5:30pm - 9:30pm 20 Volunteers - Dockmaster, Check-In, Grill/Food, Video and Timing, etc.
Click the link below to signup:
If you know of a group that would like to field a team to row in Session 3 of the CRRL (August 9th to September 17th), please put them in touch with Patrick Larcom and he will get them on the water - patrick.larcom@communityrowing.org
On Tuesday, June 28th, CRI welcomed a group from Columbia Construction for a special event offered by corporate rowing: the "Boys in the Boat" Experience. After a tour of the Harry Parker Boathouse, the group participated in several classroom sessions in the 1980 Meeting Room, an erg demo in the CRI weight room, and two sessions on the water, all taught by Coach Dale Hurley. A big thank you to Coach Dale and to Elizabeth St. Brice for lending their time and talents for this event!
On Wednesday the 29th, CRI hosted a group from Foundation Medicine, a Cambridge-based company specializing in genome analysis diagnostics for cancer detection and treatment. Coaches Dale Hurley and George Bryant lead the group through an engaging and informative erg session, followed by a fantastic session on the water. A big thanks to Dale and George for coaching, to Jennifer Bindman and Alexa Marcasciano for coxing, and to Richard Honan and Elizabeth St. Brice for volunteering!
Finally, on Friday, July 8th, groups from Liaison International and Boston College Teachers came by the boathouse. With over 150 people at CRI to experience rowing on the Charles, the success of both of these events was a direct result of our tremendous coaching staff, coxswains, and volunteers! A big thanks to Brent Bode, Rachel Schlosser, Anna Harris, Bryan Pape, Coree Naslund, Drew Tennant, Emily Dwyer, Lane Lauriat, Mary Foster, and Kenny Proctor for coaching. Another big thanks to Alexa Marcasciano, Olanne Healy, Jay St. Cyr, Jack Robinson, Maya Barnard, Piper Higgins, Cate Waters, Laura Davis, Vickery Kehlenbeck and Caroline Ricard for coxing. Finally, a huge thank you to all of our volunteers: Melissa Ludtke, Yee Cho, Arthur Kelly, Heather Craig, Richard Amster, Sarah Wyner, Heidi Lelke, Bill Schauffler, Sarah Cottrill, and Regina O'Neill. Thank you all for your help!
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CRI Job Posting
Row Boston Varsity Coach |
"CRI is seeking a Varsity Coach for the Row Boston high school team. The job description can be found on www.cricoach.com
Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to the Assistant Director of Outreach, Kate Smith kate.smith@communityrowing.org by Friday, July 15th at 12pm."
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| Rowing in France
Change of Date - Join Us!
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Have you been dreaming about rowing camp in a beautiful place, rowing in France? Now is your chance to make it so in the South West of France near the ocean. To see where, click here: http://en.mimizan-tourisme.com/
If this piques your interest for more information please contact Lila directly by emailing:
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| Upper Charles Waterway
Help the Local Community & the CRWA
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As part of our move on to the Upper Charles waterway, we want to work with the local community and help and support where we can. The 5000m of new waterway is going to be hugely beneficial to us and also the many, many people that will experience this amazing stretch of water.
With that in mind, we are working with the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) to help promote their 10th season for water chestnut removal on the Upper Charles River. We are asking of there are any people that would like to offer their help.
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The two current methods for water chestnut removal are hand-pulling and mechanical harvesting.
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Water chestnuts are an invasive species native to Eurasia that was brought to the US in the 19th century. Water chestnuts are problematic because they grow in thick mats, blocking sunlight from reaching the water and absorbing dissolved oxygen. Water chestnuts out compete native vegetation and use up the oxygen for other aquatic life, such as fish. Moreover, when water chestnut growth becomes too thick, the river becomes unnavigable.
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Water chestnuts generally starting growing in late June and drop their seeds into the river in August. The hand-pulling season, therefore, occurs between early June to mid-August.
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For CRWA's Canoeing for Clean Water program, CRWA staff lead groups of 30 volunteers in kayaks onto the river to hand-pull water chestnuts. The events last 2-3 hours and generally occur in the morning to avoid extreme heat and severe weather events. CRWA and Boating in Boston provide all necessary equipment and training.
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On average, CRWA leads 25 events and 500+ volunteers per season. In 2015, 40 tons or 80,000 pounds of water chestnuts were removed from the Charles.
- All questions can be sent to Caitlin Chiquelin, by email at waterchestnut@crwa.org or by phone at (781) 788-0007 ext. 235
- To sign up for a public event, volunteers must register by filling out this form.
- The public events leave from the Boating in Boston location at Newton Historic Boathouse. The address is 2401 Commonwealth Avenue, Auburndale, MA. Directions can be found here. It's important to note that volunteers park off site, but there are ample signs directing people to the parking lot, which is just across the river and about a 2 minute walk.
- The public events for the rest of the season are:
Sunday, July 24, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, August 6, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
For more information, visit the website here.
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| Annual Fund Challenge
Thank You
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Thank you to all our wonderful Annual Fund Challenge Donors from last week. We are so thankful for your support and couldn't achieve the many amazing things we are able to achieve here at CRI without your help. Happy Summer!
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| 2016 CRI Regatta Boat Request Form
Please Use Form for Equipment Requests
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If you would like to request equipment for regattas, please us the new CRI Regatta Boat Request Form.
All equipment requests are due no later than 10 days before any event. While we will do our best to make requests work for everyone, equipment requests are not guaranteed.
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| CPR Training
Upcoming Dates
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Sunday, August 7th: 10-1:00 PM
Tuesday, September 6th: 6-9:00 PM
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| CRI PARKING LOT
Drive with CAUTION & Busy Time Parking Alternatives
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The weather has gotten nice, and people are doing lots of rowing which is fantastic. All that rowing
is bringing lots of folks to the boathouse, and at certain times, the parking lot is over crowded.
Some important notes:
DRIVE SLOWLY & CAUTIOUSLY AT ALL TIMES
NO PARKING IN THE FIRE LANE - Cars may be towed
It is illegal to park in the fire lane. Cars that are parked in the fire lane are at risk of being towed by
the state.
PARKING ALTERNATIVES -
- North Beacon street: on street parking is available along North Beacon, with a short walk back over the bridge
- The old DCR public swimming pool parking lot at the North Beacon rotary.
- The hockey rink
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