| CRI Competitive Women
Fantastic Team Performance at HOCR52
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Facing blustery, wet and rainy conditions (we also saw a rainbow!), the Competitive Women's team showed that dedication and perseverance pay off. In the team's strongest Head of the Charles performance, all four team boats qualified entries for next year!
Starting the day off, the Senior Master Women's Four (Gina Sage, Martha Mance, Pat Robinson, Lisa Doucett, cox: Susan Lamprey) rowed strong and placed 8th overall and 2nd in the Grand Master (60+) category! Next up was the Club Fours. Facing rainy conditions, these powerful women (Lindsey Angione, Sarah Rush, Jessica Frey, Christine Cunningham, cox: Michelle Ly), moved up 11 places from their starting position to finish 28th out of 59, securing a spot for next year. Powering through the powerhouse, the Club Eights (Joanna Mulvey, Liz Christmas, Becca Schofield, Caroline Ricard, Sam Fowle, Haddie DeHart, Emily Parfit, Sarah Cottrill, cox: Danielle Valle Gilchrist) rowed to an amazing finish, and placed 1st among the Club crews (7th overall), earning them the Special Club Medal! Finishing out the day, the Women's Master Four (Courtney Forrester, Cam Sutter, Mirana Varfi, Erin McKenna, cox: Jade Graziano) had their strongest performance, despite the gusty conditions, finishing 11th out of 25 crews to secure a 2017 entry.
The Competitive Women are coached by Matt Lehrer (who deserves his own medal for racing up and down the course on his bike cheering from the banks), as well as Brendan Mulvey and Priscilla Livingston, both of whom faced choppy conditions in their singles on Saturday afternoon. The women will finish out their 2016 season competing at the Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, TN on November 5-6th. Go CRI!
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| CRI Crews Race at HOCR52
Go CRI!!!
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This year CRI made a particularly loud statement about the success of our mission of "Rowing for All," clinching four medals in Para and Inclusion rowing events. Of highlight, Matthew McLaughlin, a decorated CRI Para-rower and Josh Crosby, World Rowing champion, took gold in the Inclusion Mixed Double.
"Josh came back to row with Matt this year and really wanted to win," said Beth Noll, CRI advanced Para-rowing coach. After posting a video of he and Matthew on the medal stand to FaceBook, Josh and Beth have received dozens of emails from people interested in getting involved with or starting Para-rowing programs.
"I have been fortunate in my racing career to have won a few medals, however this gold medal was one of the most rewarding in my life. My partner, Matthew McLaughlin fought for every stroke, responded to all of my coaching down the river and braved some of the toughest winds I have ever faced," Josh wrote on his medal stand video, which garnered over 4000 views in less than 24 hours.
CRI featured other big names in it's Inclusion events this year as well: CRI Para-rower and 2016 Para-Worlds medalist Johanna Beyer took silver in the Inclusion Mixed Double with national team rower Matthew Wheeler and CRI Para-rower Katherine Barrett sat in front of Rio 2016 Olympian Austin Hack to win gold in the Mixed Inclusion Four.
"Para-rowing is being taken more seriously and national team athletes rowing with Para-rowers sends a real message," says Beth. "This year's Head of the Charles was a turning point for Para-rowing."
In another demonstration of speed, CRI's Women's Club Eight brought home gold medals as the fastest non-collegiate crew in the Women's Club Eight event. More than hardware, CRI Director of Education and competitive women's coach Matt Lehrer was impressed with his crew's attitude. "Even before they knew how they finished they were incredibly proud about how they made the boat go and how they felt," Matt said. "The medal was a nice addition but it didn't determine the feelings of the athletes or the coaches."
High Performance sculler Adam Randall had a noteworthy 12th place finish in the Championship Single Saturday afternoon after a grueling two weeks of coding for the launch of CRI's National Rowing and Sculling League website last week. In addition to training, Adam worked more than 30 extra hours over his regular work schedule in the two weeks before his race, sacrificing several hours of sleep, on-the-water sessions, meals and weekends.
"I just kind of had to accept the situation I was in and not compromise in the areas that I had control over," Adam said about his lead up to the Charles. He ended up very happy with his race, finishing better than he ever has. "I don't think I've ever gone that hard before. I think my eyes are closed in every picture of me from that afternoon," he said.
Andrew Johnson, Paralympian and CRI mainstay, was also in the spotlight this weekend, literally. Andrew was one of the four elite Para-rowers featured in the Boston premiere of Trials: Finding the Medal, a documentary on his journey to the US National team. Between signing autographs and working at the boathouse, Andrew also saved enough breath to race in the Inclusion Mixed double.
And Andrew says he can't wait to do it again. "This weekend just shows what a great community the rowing world is. It's not just about racing. It's about the kind of people we are and the kind of people we accept."
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| CRI Runs!
Run the Boston Marathon to Support CRI
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Run the Boston Marathon to support CRI through the John Hancock Non-Profit Program. Applications due by November 4th!
We are thrilled to announce that CRI was selected as a John Hancock Non-Profit Program partner for the 2017 Boston Marathon! We have four bibs available for the 2017 Boston Marathon and all proceeds benefit CRI's Youth Outreach programming (Row Boston, Para Youth, OWL on the Water, and the Middle School Indoor Rowing Program).
Participants needs to fulfill a minimum fundraising requirement of $5000 but are encouraged to raise additional funds beyond that amount. We will provide fundraising resources to help ensure you meet both your fundraising and running goals including: customizable Crowdrise pages for each runner, use of CRI facilities to host a fundraiser, training plans, supported long runs, coached strength training, dietician consultation, and physical therapy.
Applications Due: November 4th
Team Announced: November 9th
Team Meeting: November 16th
More information on the John Hancock Non-Profit Marathon Program: HERE
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| Annual Fund Challenge Prizes!
Diners and Skiing and Yoga and More!
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We're in the last week of our fiscal year and on October 29th we'll be launching our end-of-year Annual Fund Directors Challenge Sprint! We've rounded the Winsor/Belmont Hill turn (and there's a bit of a headwind) but we're closing in on both the finish line and the close of our year.
* New this year: Watch for some amazing prizes that you can win by donating during our Directors Challenge Sprint! More details to come . . . in your inbox!
Thank you so much to everyone for already making this a fantastic year!
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| Corporate Rowing
News & Updates
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CRRL Boats Race in the 2016 HOCR!
Congrats to the Buff's Pub Rowing Team and Choate Rowing Team for solid races in the Director's Challenge Mixed 8+ Event on Sunday afternoon. Both teams competed in the 2016 Charles River Rowing League and then finished their season off with a race in none other than the Head of the Charles Regatta! Big Thanks to Coach Rachel Schlosser and Coach Brent Bode for leading both teams throughout the year. Also Big Thanks to Coxswains Emily Dwyer and Jennifer Bindman for all of the help coxing throughout the year and on Sunday. As Winter approaches we're getting excited about the 2017 Charles River Rowing League and 2017 Corporate Rowing. If you know anyone that would be interested in participating and helping us share our mission of "Rowing for All" please put them in touch with patrick.larcom@communityrowing.org or jeff.nelson@communityrowing.org. If you'd like to stay up to date on the Charles River Rowing League you can go to: or follow us on social media! Happy Rowing!
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| 6th Annual CRI Veterans Day Row
Friday, November 11th
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| Winter Training/Winter Deals
Buy Three the Rest are Free
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Winter is not far off, and that means fantastic winter training programming here at CRI with our
incredible coaches. Register today for classes that will have you fit, strong, fast and ready to row in the spring.
Take advantage of our 'Buy Three/The Rest are Free' deal - the best winter training opportunity in town.
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| CRI is Hiring
Job Postings
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CRI has recently filled a number of positions in our coaching and administrative ranks through internal promotions and/or national searches. CRI is an amazing place to work and is a growing and evolving enterprise. We still have lots of work to do, and the people who can make the most positive impact for CRI are the people who know rowing, have a passion for CRI's mission and are creative problem solvers. Below are a number of new positions openings. To learn more about our job postings check Row2K; Boston.com; Idealist.org, and many other web sites.
Open Positions:
Assistant Director, Outreach Coordinator of Grants and Foundations, Outreach Program Manager, Middle School Expansion Media and Communications Coordinator Front Desk Manager
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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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| CRI PARKING LOT
No Parking in Fire Lane, Drive w/ Caution, 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.
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