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About BRC: NewsJanuary 3, 2010
Congratulations to our 2009 Rowers of the Year.
The club spoke, and when the dust settled, Zibi Turtle and Mike Chin were named Rowers of the Year for the 2009 season.
Congratulations to both! January 1, 2010
Tonight may be your last chance to submit nominations for 2009 Rowers of the Year. Pick two club members -- one male, one female -- and let us know why you think they deserve to be crowned.
January 1, 2010
The holidays may be winding to a close, but every time is a great time to buy Amazon.com gift cards.
Amazon.com will take 6% of each gift card purchase and transfer it to the Baltimore Rowing Club. Just be sure to use the link at the very bottom of this message when ordering your gift card. Once you order your gift cards, you have three easy ways to deliver them to your friends and family: 1) email each personalized gift card for immediate delivery. 2) print your personalized gift cards on your home or office printer. 3) have Amazon.com deliver the gift card on your behalf. If gift cards are not your bag, shop the rest of Amazon.com using this link: - http://www.baltimorerowing.org/amazon To date, you have ordered over $10,000.00 worth of merchandise through our Amazon.com links; that amount of purchases has earned the club almost $700.00 of revenue. And while the November and December shopping months tend to bring in the most activity, the Amazon.com links are active and fruitful all year! So spur the economy and help your rowing club, all at the same time! December 20, 2009
The roads may be snowy, and the malls closed, but you still have plenty of time to send an Amazon.com gift card this holiday season.
Amazon.com will take 6% of each gift card purchase and transfer it to the Baltimore Rowing Club. Just be sure to use the link at the very bottom of this message when ordering your gift card. Once you order your gift cards, you have three easy ways to deliver them to your friends and family: 1) email each personalized gift card for immediate delivery. 2) print your personalized gift cards on your home or office printer. 3) order by tomorrow, Monday, December 21, and you can also have Amazon.com deliver the gift card on your behalf. If gift cards are not your bag, shop the rest of Amazon.com using this link: - http://www.baltimorerowing.org/amazon To date, you have ordered $10,830.68 worth of merchandise through our Amazon.com links; that amount of purchases has earned the club an additional $658.11 of revenue. And while the November and December shopping months tend to bring in the most activity -- $3,073.48 in purchases the past two months, earning $183.50 -- these links are active and fruitful all year! So ignore the mall, take a break from shoveling, and help your rowing club, all at the same time! November 16, 2009
Annual meeting and general election on Monday, November 30.
The Baltimore Rowing Club will hold its annual meeting and general election on Monday, November 30. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm held in the great room on the second floor of the boathouse at 3301 Waterview Avenue in Baltimore.
Elections for the 2010 executive committee will be held. There are seven elected positions within the executive committee:
We look forward to seeing you on the 30th! October 30, 2009
Executive committee meeting: Thursday, November 12.
The next executive committee meeting will be Thursday, November 12, at Maryland Nonprofits on West Ostend Street.
October 22, 2009
Baltimore results for the Concept 2 Fall Rowing Challenge
(Stolen from an email written by Sean Morrison)
Success! I'm happy to report that our Killer Bees team represented BRC fantastically with 13 individuals surpassing the requisite 100k meter mark in the Concept 2 Fall Rowing Challenge! Long before oars ascended upon Boston, these dedicated few were ascending (and descending ...) their erg slides in the name of fitness, insanity, free ergs, competition, and compulsion making the Baltimore Rowing Club place 30th overall out of more than 250 participating groups. BRC was the 4th highest ranking rowing club to participate with 20 members collectively pulling in more than 2.5 million meters overall. The 13 Killers are: 01 - 321,885m - Saul Kerpelman 02 - 279,265m - Chris Steele 03 - 255,600m - Ashfaq Ahmed 04 - 238,000m - Niels Lium 05 - 212,682m - Michael McGuirk 06 - 196,457m - Robert Binner 07 - 155,563m - Michael Chin 08 - 140,955m - Jeff Wingfield 09 - 133,174m - Christopher Sean Morrison 10 - 113,680m - Zibi Turtle 11 - 110,589m - Mark Baskin 12 - 108,000m - Tony Yuen 13 - 100,539m - Fran Appler As can be seen, more than a couple killer bumble bees buzzed forward to the challenge, with more than a few surprise stingers by the end. Saul Kerpelman continued to hold a commanding lead in the second half finishing up with more than 320k meters with four others surpassing the admirably impressive 200k meter mark! The quartet of Chris Steel, Jeff Wingfield, Zibi Turtle, and myself took on the challenge of erging a marathon on the fatefully coincidental Saturday of the Baltimore Marathon. All four pulled in the excruciating 42,195 meters together while enduring the mental mind fudging and painful bum numbing over the course of several hours. It was painful. It was surreal. An old friend of mine put it best: "You must be outta yo damn mind!" Congratulations are deserved all around for a job well done to all of the 13 finalists. If you see them around the boathouse, maybe give them a hug, offer a banana, or suggest a good therapist. Go Baltimore! Cheers! Sean September 7, 2009
Women's 4+ appears in The Baltimore Sun.
The Baltimore Sun has printed a mention of our women's 4+ and their conquests at FISA.
At the World Masters Rowing Championships in Vienna, Austria, a Baltimore crew - Laurie Pipitone, Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt and Beth Lawrence and coxswain Marion Penning - placed first in the Women's Masters B 4+ (sweep boats with four rowers and coxswain) on Friday. They went on to win the Masters C 4+ Saturday. September 5, 2009
2009 FISA World Masters: Saturday results.
The sun may have set over Vienna, and across Baltimore racing at the FISA World Masters, but if you turn your heads east, with the sun at your back, you can see the bright lustre of Baltimore medals.
Saturday, today, was simply more of the same. The mighty four of Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt, Beth Lawrence, and Laurie Pipitone, ably steered by Marion Penning, has once again captured gold, with literal boatloads of open water, and reportedly in dreadful weather. Following that effort came the single of Marc Daemen, who won his heat by a slightly ridiculous twelve seconds of open water. Stay-cations seem to be in season this year, and with Labor Day approaching, pack a lunch, gas up the car, and take a ride around the beltway, stopping at the houses and homes of each of our noble participants -- Sarae Busch, Janice Bonner, Sandi Burt, Marc Daemen, Gia Davis, Emily Erbelding, Beth Lawrence, Sophie Lin, Marion Penning, Laurie Pipitone, Katie Thurstin, and Zibi Turtle -- many of whom return at some point on that day of rest. Others came before, and others will follow, but take time to thank them for bringing Baltimore racing to the front page where it belongs. Go Baltimore! Recaps for Saturday, September 5. Race 429, event 309 Men's B 2x saw Marc and Chuck Windeknecht finish sixth in their heat. Race 459 Event 318 Women's A 4+ ended with Sophie Lin coxing Gia Davis, Katie Thurston, Emily Erbelding, and Janice Bonner to a fourth place finish in the first heat. Race 467 Event 320 Men's D 2x saw Marc and Chuck finish seventh in heat 4. Race 508 Event 331 Women's C 4+ The aforementioned mighty four took first place in heat 2 with a time of 4:49.32. This time was more than 17 seconds ahead of the next boat. Race 518 Event 335 Women's A 4x has Gia Davis bowing Katie Thurston, Emily Erbelding, and Sarae Bausch to an eighth place finish in heat 2. Race 527 Event 336 Men's D 1x was the single dominance of Marc Daemen, winning heat 9 with a time of 4:40.64. Race 560 Event 344 Men's C 4x saw the reunion of yesterday's Somewhat Canadian Quad, with Marc, Tony Toth, Chuck Windeknecht, and Nick Holland taking third place in heat 9 with a time of 3:38.915. Times for Saturday, September 5. Race 429 Event 309 Men's B 2x Heat 12 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r429.pdf 1- HUN Waatz Masters A 4:05.82 2- GER ARV Leipzig e. V./Tongauer RV 4:11.39 3- UKR Kiev RC Master 4:17.00 4- DEN Fredensborg RK A 4:18.91 5- GER München 72 4:25.87 6- USA Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen)/ 4:35.19 NYAC (Charles Windeknecht) 7- ITA S.N. PULLINO - Muggia 5:01.73 Race 459 Event 318 Women's A 4+ Heat 1 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r459.pdf 1 GER Pirnaer RV 4:28.14 2 GER Offenbach/ 4:28.56 Rüdersdorfer RVK/ Tegel 3 GBR Grosvenor Rowing Club 4:44.56 4 USA Baltimore RC 5:02.59 Gia Davis, Katie Thurston, Emily Erbelding, Janice Bonner, Sophie Lin (coxswain) Race 467 Event 320 Men's D 2x Heat 4 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r467.pdf 1 ARG BUENOS AIRES ROWING CLUB 4:05.33 2 GER Ludwigshafener-RV 4:19.48 3 GER Planeta Radebeul/TU Dresden 4:21.90 4 GBR Upper Thames RC B 4:21.97 5 ITA Circolo Canottieri Tirrenia Todaro 1945 4:22.53 6 GBR Newark RC 4:37.35 7 USA Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen)/ 4:41.21 NYAC (Charles Windeknecht) Race 508 Event 331 Women's C 4+ Heat 2 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r508.pdf 1 USA Baltimore RC 4:49.32 Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt, Beth Lawrence, Laurie Pipitone, Marion Penning (coxswain) 2 GER Berliner RC "Ägir"/ 5:06.40 Pirnaer RV 3 GBR Grosvenor Rowing Club 5:08.68 4 RUS Pallada 5:35.15 5 GBR Lea RC 5:38.03 Race 518 Event 335 Women's A 4x Heat 2 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r518.pdf 1 GER EKRC/ 3:57.06 Karlsruher RV Wiking/ RG Hansa Hamburg 2 NED Roeivereniging RIC 4:06.76 3 GER Potsdamer RG/ 4:08.72 RC Oberhavel Hennigsdorf 4 GER Frauen RC Wannsee/ 4:09.15 Potsdamer RG/ RC Havel Brandenburg 5 GER RC Fürstenwalde e. V. 4:09.70 6 NOR Baerum RK/ 4:16.59 Ormsund Roklub 7 DEN Fredensborg RK B 4:20.96 8 USA Baltimore RC 5:43.13 Gia Davis, Katie Thurston, Emily Erbelding, Sarae Bausch Race 527 Event 336 Men's D 1x Heat 9 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r527.pdf 1 USA Baltimore RC 4:40.64 Marc Daemen 2 AUT WSV Ottensheim 4:52.23 3 UKR Kiev RC Master C 4:59.37 4 GER Bernburger RV 5:08.38 5 LAT Riga Rowers Club B 5:47.66 Race 560 Event 344 Men's C 4x Heat 9 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r560.pdf 1 POL AZS AWF Poznan/ 3:23.172 AZS Warszawa/ Politechnika Wroclaw/ Szczecin STW 2 GER Bochum RV 3:32.540 3 INT Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen)/ 3:38.915 Calgary Rowing Club (Tony Toth)/ NYAC (Charles Windeknecht)/ Occoquan Intl (Nick Holland) 4 INT Fredensborg RK/Marlow RC 3:50.170 5 GBR Gloucester RC 3:53.460 6 ITA S.T.C. ADRIA 1877 3:53.465 September 4, 2009
2009 FISA World Masters head into Saturday.
The FISA 2009 World Rowing Masters are underway in Vienna, Austria. Below, please find complete Baltimore RC results for Thursday and Friday, as well as a schedule for Saturday. (We continue to hear loud rumors of coxswains Sophie Lin and Marion Penning spending their downtime steering other clubs successfully, and hope to have specifics before the weekend is out.)
Our next race is barely four hours away, just after three in the morning local time. If you find yourself wandering to the computer, the latest race results will be posted by the regatta here: http://www.software-alley.com/rowing Live streaming video of events can often be found here: http://www.sportinwien.tv/live Go Baltimore! Thursday, September 3. Baltimore fielded two boats on Thursday, the first day of racing at the FISA 2009 World Rowing Masters regatta. First, just after nine in the morning (local time), the mighty women's 8+ of Gia Davis, Sarae Bausch, Emily Erbelding, Janice Bonner, Beth Lawrence, Sandi Burt, Zibi Turtle, and Laurie Pipitone, led by coxswain Sophie Lin, finished with a time of 3:36.71, capturing 4th in their heat and 7th overall in a field of 13 boats in event 106 Women's B 8+ (heat 1 was race 117). About an hour later, head coach Marc Daemen took to a single for race 137, which was heat 16 of Event 109 Men's C 1x. Marc's time of 3:50.34 placed him third in his heat and 27th overall within a field of 134 boats. Congratulations to all of our competitors! You continue to raise the level of rowing here in Baltimore with every stroke. Results for Thursday, September 3 THUR 9/3 Race 117 Event 106 Women's B 8+ Heat 1 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r117.pdf 1- Potsdamer Ruderclub-Germania/ 3:23.54 Rheinfelden RC/ SG Wiking Offenbach/ WSV 1926 e.V. Offenbach a.M. - Bürgel/ WSV Schifferclub N. 2- LFRK/ 3:25.02 RG Hansa Hamburg 3- Bochum RV/Duisburger RV/ 3:36.24 Oberhausen RV/ RV Bottrop/ SG Demag Wetter 4- Budapesti EE/ 3:36.25 Csepel/ Danubius NEE/ V.V.S.I. 5- Baltimore RC 3:36.71 Gia Davis, Sarae Bausch, Emily Erbelding, Janice Bonner, Beth Lawrence, Sandi Burt, Zibi Turtle, Laurie Pipitone, Sophie Lin (coxswain) 6- RV ELLIDA/ 3:39.31 WRC Argonauten/ WRK Donau 7- Grosvenor Rowing Club THUR 9/3 Race 137 Event 109 Men's C 1x Heat 16 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r137.pdf 1 Dart Totnes ARC A (Peter Atkinson) 3:48.78 2 WSV Ottensheim (Heinrich Gaube) 3:49.09 3 Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen) 3:50.34 4 Pirnaer RV B (Christian Ziegra) 3:53.94 5 Germania RV Eutin (Wilken VON BEHR) 3:54.72 6 Canottieri Nino Bixio 1883 (Franco VALISA) 4:03.30 6 Natacio Banyoles B (Lluis Riera) 4:07.14 8 Riga Rowers Club B (Raimonds MAZPANS) 4:31.34 --- Friday, September 4. Friday started early with competitive coach Marc Daemen jumping into a composite double with Markus Wingmann of RGG Waiblingen for event 211 Men's E 2x. The pair finished second in heat 2 with a time of 3:35.32. Compared across the nine heats for event 211, the pair finished 9th in a field of 60 boats. Baltimore also fielded a boat in each heat of the two heats of event 215 Women's B 4+. The first heat saw Gia Davis, Emily Erbelding, Sarae Bausch, and Janice Bonner follow Sophie Lin's calls to a fifth place finish. The second heat followed with Marion Penning steering Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt, Beth Lawrence, and Laurie Pipitone to first place in the heat by eight seconds, and first place overall by two seconds. First place! They hand out gold medals for those sorts of things. Next came Marc Daemen taking part in another composite boat (with Charles Windeknecht, Nick Holland, and Anthony Mitchell) and racing in event 221 Men's D 4x. These four men finished second in their heat to the overall event winner, holding off a field of 41 boats to take second overall. Friday finished with Marc Daemen and Chuck Windeknecht joining friends Nick Holland (Occoquan International) and Tony Toth (Calgary RC) for Event 240 Men's B 4x, heat 6 (doing business as race 356). The quad finished fourth in their heat with a time of 3:15.37. Recall the lineup for event 221 Men's D 4x form earlier in the day -- Marc, Chuck, Nick, and Anthony Mitchell (Wycliffe Sculling). Now, split that four in half and scatter the results across Event 245 Men's C 2x. Nick and Anthony took to heat 12 (race 375) and Mark and Chuck followed in heat 13 (race 376). Nick and Anthony rowed to fourth place in their heat with a time of 3:37.25, and Marc and Chuck took fourth place in their heat with 3:41.22. FRI 9/4 Race 239 211 E 2x Heat 2 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r239.pdf 1- CZE Bohemians Praha/ 3:33.40 VK Lysa nad Labem 2- INT Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen)/ 3:35.32 RGG Waiblingen (Markus Wigmann) 3- HUN Kuelker EK B 3:37.54 4- CRO Mladost 3:38.10 5- GBR Poplar Blackwall & District RC 3:40.14 6- GER Post SV Bremen 3:52.28 7- ITA Canottieri Varese A 4:21.80 FRI 9/4 Race 257 Event 215 WB 4+ Heat 1 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r257.pdf 1- GER Oberhausen RV/ 3:46.19 RGM Bottrop/ WSV 1926 e.V. Offenbach a.M. - Bürgel 2- EST SK Parnu/ 3:49.34 Tartu Sak 2- GER Rüdersdorfer RVK/ 3:50.64 Tegel 4- GBR Grosvenor Rowing Club 3:58.93 5- USA Baltimore RC A 4:09.66 Gia Davis, Emily Erbelding, Sarae Bausch, Janice Bonner, Sophie Lin (coxswain) FRI 9/4 Race 258 Event 215 WB 4+ Heat 2 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r258.pdf 1- USA Baltimore RC B 3:44.02 Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt, Beth Lawrence, Laurie Pipitone, Marion Penning (coxswain) 2- GER Pirnaer RV 3:52.53 3- GBR Inverness RC 3:56.19 4- IRL Belfast BC/ 3:58.44 Old Collegians BC FRI 9/4 Race 268 Event 221 Men's D 4x Heat 1 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r268.pdf 1- ITA Circolo Canottieri Promonopoli/ 3:11.93 Circolo Canottieri Tirrenia Todaro 1945 2- INT Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen)/ 3:12.29 NYAC (Charles Windeknecht)/ Occoquan Int'l (Nick Holland)/ Wycliffe Sculling Centre (Anthony Mitchell) 3- SUI Seeclub Arbon/ 3:14.76 Swiss Masters 4- GER Potsdamer Ruderclub-Germania/ 3:16.17 RU Arkona/ Spandauer RC 5- GER Planeta Radebeul/ 3:17.93 Tongauer RV/ TU Dresden 6- ESP Trasmerano Santona 3:18.50 7- AUT WRC Argonauten/WRK Donau 3:20.99 8- GBR Upper Thames RC A 3:24.42 FRI 9/4 Race 356 Event 240 Men's B 4x Heat 6 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r356.pdf 1- GER RC Oberhavel Hennigsdorf 3:01.62 2- GER Berliner RC 3:03.47 3- INT Boulogne/ 3:13.90 GRS/ Saint Omer/ VVR 4- INT Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen)/ 3:15.37 Calgary Rowing Club (Tony Toth)/ NYAC (Charles Windeknecht)/ Occoquan Int'l (Nick Holland) 5- GER Empor Berlin/ 3:18.03 Schweriner RG/ Spandauer RC/ Turngemiende-Berlin 6- ITA San Miniato 3:19.60 7- GBR Upper Thames RC 3:23.38 FRI 9/4 Race 375 Event 245 Men's C 2x Heat 12 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r375.pdf 1 AUT RK Möve/ 3:26.13 WSV Ottensheim 2 HUN Waatz Masters A 3:30.15 3 CZE KV Mìlnických/ 3:34.45 VK Lysa nad Labem 4 INT Occoquan Int'l (Nick Holland)/ 3:37.25 Wycliffe Sculling Centre (Anthony Mitchell) 5 UKR Kiev RC Master C 3:37.90 6 ITA ILVA Bagnoli A 3:47.85 7 GER Hallesche Rudervereinigung Böllberg 3:52.35 FRI 9/4 Race 376 Event 245 Men's C 2x Heat 13 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r376.pdf 1 GER Ludwigshafener-RV 3:31.45 2 AUT WRK Donau 3:34.88 3 INT Beaumont Aviron/RCNT 3:38.22 4 ITA Canottieri Varese E 3:38.77 5 USA Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen)/ 3:41.22 NYAC (Charles Windeknecht) 6 UKR Kiev RC Master A 3:42.15 7 GBR Gloucester RC 3:47.19 --- Saturday, September 5. Race 429 Event 309 Men's B 2x Heat 12 09:27 (3:27am) Lane 7 - USA Baltimore RC/NYAC Race 459 Event 318 Women's A 4+ Heat 1 11:09 (5:09am) Lane 3 - USA Baltimore RC Race 467 Event 320 Men's D 2x Heat 4 11:33 (5:33am) Lane 6 - USA Baltimore RC/NYAC Race 508 Event 331 Women's C 4+ Heat 2 13:50 (7:50am) Lane 5 - USA Baltimore RC Race 517 Event 335 Women's A 4x Heat 2 14:18 (8:18am) Lane 8 - USA Baltimore RC Race 527 14:48 Event 336 Men's D 1x Heat 9 (8:48am) Lane 1 - USA Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen) Race 559 16:34 Event 344 Men's C 4x Heat 8 (10:34am) Lane 6 - INT Baltimore RC/Calgary Rowing Club/NYAC/Occoquan International September 4, 2009
Day two in Vienna brings gold and silver.
Friday started early with competitive coach Marc Daemen jumping into a composite double with Markus Wingmann of RGG Waiblingen for event 211 Men's E 2x. The pair finished second in heat 2 with a time of 3:35.32. Compared across the nine heats for event 211, the pair finished 9th in a field of 60 boats.
Baltimore also fielded a boat in each heat of the two heats of event 215 Women's B 4+. The first heat saw Gia Davis, Emily Erbelding, Sarae Bausch, and Janice Bonner follow Sophie Lin's calls to a fifth place finish. The second heat followed with Marion Penning steering Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt, Beth Lawrence, and Laurie Pipitone to first place in the heat by eight seconds, and first place overall by two seconds. First place! They hand out gold medals for those sorts of things. Next came Marc Daemen taking part in another composite boat (with Charles Windeknecht, Nick Holland, and Anthony Mitchell) and racing in event 221 Men's D 4x. These four men finished second in their heat to the overall event winner, holding off a field of 41 boats to take second overall. Three more friendly crews take the water today:Event 240 Men's B 4x Heat 6.
Event 245 Men's C 2x Heats 12 and 13 will see the aforementioned composite from event 221 (Marc, Chuck, Nick, and Anthony) splitting into a pair of doubles.
Go Baltimore! Results for Friday, September 4. Race 239 211 E 2x Heat 2 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r239.pdf 1 CZE - Bohemians Praha/VK Lysa nad Labem 3:33.40 2 INT - Baltimore RC/RGG Waiblingen 3:35.32 Marc Daemen, Markus Wigmann 3 HUN - Kuelker EK B 3:37.54 4 CRO - Mladost 3:38.10 5 GBR - Poplar Blackwall & District RC 3:40.14 6 GER - Post SV Bremen 3:52.28 7 ITA - Canottieri Varese A 4:21.80 Race 257 Event 215 WB 4+ Heat 1 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r257.pdf 1 GER - Oberhausen RV/RGM Bottrop/WSV 1926 e.V. Offenbach a.M. - Bürgel 3:46.19 2 EST - SK Parnu/Tartu Sak 3:49.34 2 GER - Rüdersdorfer RVK/Tegel 3:50.64 4 GBR - Grosvenor Rowing Club 3:58.93 5 USA - Baltimore RC A 4:09.66 Gia Davis, Emily Erbelding, Sarae Bausch, Janice Bonner, Sophie Lin (cox swain) Race 258 Event 215 WB 4+ Heat 2 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r258.pdf 1 USA - Baltimore RC B 3:44.02 Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt, Beth Lawrence, Laurie Pipitone, Marion Penning (coxswain) 2 GER - Pirnaer RV 3:52.53 3 GBR - Inverness RC 3:56.19 4 IRL - Belfast BC/Old Collegians BC 3:58.44 Race 268 Event 221 Men's D 4x Heat 1 http://pagesperso-orange.fr/microint/rowing/results/r268.pdf 1 ITA - Circolo Canottieri Promonopoli/Circolo Canottieri Tirrenia Todaro 1945 3:11.93 2 INT - Baltimore RC/NYAC/Occoquan International/Wycliffe Sculling Centre 3:12.29 Marc Daemen, Charles Windeknecht, Nick Holland, Anthony Mitchell 3 SUI - Seeclub Arbon/Swiss Masters 3:14.76 4 GER - Potsdamer Ruderclub-Germania/RU Arkona/Spandauer RC 3:16.17 5 GER - Planeta Radebeul/Tongauer RV/TU Dresden 3:17.93 6 ESP - Trasmerano Santona 3:18.50 7 AUT - WRC Argonauten/WRK Donau 3:20.99 6 GBR - Upper Thames RC A 3:24.42 Remaining schedule for Friday, September 4. Race 356 16:17 (10:17am) Event 240 Men's B 4x Heat 6 Lane 5 - INT Baltimore RC/Calgary Rowing Club/NYAC/Occoquan Intl Marc Daemen, Charles Windeknecht, Nick Holland, Tony Toth Race 375 17:21 (11:21am) Event 245 Men's C 2x Heat 12 Lane 4 - INT Occoquan International/Wycliffe Sculling Centre Nick Holland, Anthony Mitchell Race 376 17:24 (11:24am) Event 245 Men's C 2x Heat 13 Lane 3 - USA Baltimore RC/NYAC Marc Daemen, Charles Windeknecht September 3, 2009
Baltimore invades Vienna: Day one.
At various points in the last week, twelve of your teammates found a way to Vienna, Austria, for the 2009 FISA World Rowing Masters. Racing began yesterday and continues through Sunday.
Today marks the start of boats racing under the Baltimore flag: Race 117, Event 106 - Women's B 8+, Heat 1. 3:04pm (9:04am local) This event ran just after nine this morning; eyes will scour for results as soon as they are available. Race 137, Event 109 - Men's C 1x, Heat 16. 4:24pm (10:24am local) Marc Daemen takes to a single later this morning. Overall, our contingency includes Sarae Busch, Janice Bonner, Sandi Burt, Marc Daemen, Gia Davis, Emily Erbelding, Beth Lawrence, Sophie Lin, Marion Penning, Laurie Pipitone, Katie Thurstin, and Zibi Turtle. A Baltimore event schedule for the rest of the week is at the bottom of this message. Full event information is available at http://www.rowing.vienna.info If you don't have any high school German to fall back on, click on the "World Rowing Masters" logo that loads within the menu on the left and a number of bilingual items will appear. When watching the clock, remember that Vienna is six hours ahead of us here on the east coast. Go Baltimore! Thursday, September 3. Race 117 15:04 (9:04am in Baltimore) Event 106 Women's B 8+ Heat 1 Lane 7 - USA Baltimore RC Race 137 16:24 (10:24am) Event 109 Men's C 1x Heat 16 Lane 2 - USA Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen) Friday, September 4. Event 239 09:59 (3:59am) Race 211 Men's E 2x Heat 3 Lane 5 - INT Baltimore RC/RGG Waiblingen Race 256 10:58 (4:58am) Event 215 Women's B 4+ Heat 1 Lane 5 - USA Baltimore RC A Race 257 11:01 (5:01am) Event 215 Women's B 4+ Heat 2 Lane 1 - USA Baltimore RC B Race 267 11:32 (5:32am) Event 221 Men's D 4x Heat 1 Lane 2 - INT Baltimore RC/NYAV/Occoquan Intl/Wycliffe Sculling Centre Race 313 14:04 (8:04am) Event 233 Women's B 4x Heat 2 Lane 4 - USA Baltimore RC A Race 314 14:07 (8:07am) Event 233 Women's B 4x Heat 3 Lane 4 - USA Baltimore RC B Race 355 16:17 (10:17am) Event 240 Men's B 4x Heat 5 Lane 5 - INT Baltimore RC/Calgary Rowing Club/NYAC/Occoquan Intl Race 375 17:21 (11:21am) Event 245 Men's C 2x Heat 13 Lane 3 - USA Baltimore RC/NYAC Saturday, September 6. Race 429 09:27 (3:27am) Event 309 Men's B 2x Heat 12 Lane 7 - USA Baltimore RC/NYAC Race 459 11:09 (5:09am) Event 318 Women's A 4+ Heat 1 Lane 3 - USA Baltimore RC Race 467 11:33 (5:33am) Event 320 Men's D 2x Heat 4 Lane 6 - USA Baltimore RC/NYAC Race 508 13:50 (7:50am) Event 331 Women's C 4+ Heat 2 Lane 5 - USA Baltimore RC Race 517 14:18 (8:18am) Event 335 Women's A 4x Heat 2 Lane 8 - USA Baltimore RC Race 527 14:48 (8:48am) Event 336 Men's D 1x Heat 9 Lane 1 - USA Baltimore RC (Marc Daemen) Race 559 16:34 (10:34am) Event 344 Men's C 4x Heat 8 Lane 6 - INT Baltimore RC/Calgary Rowing Club/NYAC/Occoquan Intl July 6, 2009
Results: 2009: Independence Day Regatta.
Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the Schuylkill River again had its hands full of Baltimore RC boats.
Independence Day Regatta 2009 Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5, 2009 http://www.boathouserow.org/rega09/idr09.html Friday Race #18, Womens Junior Single (Event 14, Heat 1) 1 Riverside BC 8:18.29 2 Baltimore RC 8:21.51 (3.22) - Agne Pakalniskyte Race #69, Womens Open Single (Event 44, Heat 1) 1 Ann Holmes Penn AC 8:13.40 6 Baltimore RC 8:51.07 (37.67) - Annie Couwenhoven Saturday Race #81, Women's Masters Four A (Event 2, Heat 1) 1 Capital RC A 3:55.91 4 Baltimore RC B 4:11.89 (15.98) - Sophie Lin (coxswain), Amy Kleine, Sarae Bausch, Marion Penning, Gia Davis Race #87, Men's Masters Four B (Event 30, Heat 1) 1 Potomac BC B 3:30.03 3 Baltimore RC 4:03.96 (33.93) - Sarah McGuire (coxswain), Sean Morrison, Adrian Breeman, Jeff Ditter, Joseph Jones Race #100, Mens Intermediate Double (Event 27, Heat 1) 1 University BC 7:15.73 6 Baltimore RC 8:00.73 (45.00) - Joey Ditter, Matthew Spalluzzi Race #101, Mens Intermediate Double (Event 27, Heat 2) 1 St. Catharines RC (7:18.92) 3 Baltimore RC 7:34.26 (15.34) - Andrew Swiatowicz, John Haines Race #109, Women's Masters Four C (Event 2, Final) 1 Baltimore RC A 3:48.68 GOLD Sarah McGuire (coxswain), Laurie Pipitone, Beth Lawrence, Janice Bonner, Elizabeth Turtle Race #116, Mother/Daughter Double (Event 7, Final) 1 Baltimore RC 4:11.64 GOLD - Ann Couwenhoven, Annie Couwenhoven Race #123, Womens Junior Single (Event 14, Final) 1 Tempe Juniors 8:40.20 5 Baltimore RC 8:49.17 (8.97) - Agne Pakalniskyte Race #139, Womens Masters Eight B (Event 29, Final) 1 Community Rowing A 3:31.96 3 Baltimore RC 3:42.76 (10.80) - Sophie Lin (coxswain), Laurie Pipitone, Elizabeth Turtle, Janice Bonner, Beth Lawrence, Ann Couwenhoven, Sarae Bausch, Amy Kleine, Gia Davis Race #142, Mens Masters Four B (Event 30, Final) 1 Potomac BC B 3:28.26 6 Baltimore RC 4:04.47 (36.21) - Sarah McGuire (coxswain), Sean Morrison, Adrian Breeman, Jeff Ditter, Joseph Jones Sunday Race #168, Men's Masters Single D (Event 59, Heat 2) 1 Baltimore RC 3:38.77 GOLD - Judd Anderson Race #190, Mens Double (Event 58, Final) 1 Vesper BC 6:24.64 4 New York AC 7:15.27 (50.63) - Chuck Windeknecht, Marc Daemen Race #193, Mens Masters Single D (Event 59, Final) 1 Baltimore RC 3:47.15 GOLD - Judd Anderson Race #200, Womens Masters Single E (Event 61, Final) 1 Hiawatha Island BC 4:30.86 4 Baltimore RC 4:54.08 (23.22) - Evy Anderson Race #204, Womens Intermediate Lt. Double (Event 63, Final) 1 Riverside BC 7:53.07 3 Baltimore RC 8:27.22 (34.15) - Christine Bevacqua, Allie Plaut Race #208, Mens Intermediate Quad (Event 67, Final) 1 New York AC 6:36.38 5 Baltimore RC 7:30.47 (54.09) - Andrew Swiatowicz, Matthew Spalluzzi, Joey Ditter, John Haines Race #217, Men's Masters Double D (Event 71, Final) 1 NYAC/Baltimore 3:35.28 - Chuck Windeknecht, Marc Daemen June 24, 2009
June 18, 2009
June 18, 2009
Results: 2009: Schuylkill Navy Regatta on Saturday, June 13.
Schuylkill Navy Regatta 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009 http://www.boathouserow.org/rega09/result_20090613.htm Race #6, Women's Junior Single, Event 20 - Heat 2 1 - Baltimore RC - 8:13.98 - Agne Pakalniskyte Race #17, Mixed Masters Double A/B, Event 6 - Final 1 - Penn AC - 3:43.50 3 - Baltimore RC - 4:00.70 (17.20) - Amy Kleine, Jeff Ditter Race #21, Women's Masters Four w/ A/B/C, Event 8 - Final 1 - Baltimore RC A - 3:28.06 Laurie Pipitone, Beth Lawrence, Sandra Burt, Elizabeth Turtle, Sophie Lin (coxswain) 5 - Baltimore RC B - 3:52.29 (24.23) - Ann Couwenhoven, Gia Davis, Emily Erbelding, Sarae Bausch, Kathy Nickel (coxswain) Race #23, Women's Masters Single A/C/D, Event 9 - Final 1 - Fairmount RA - 3:39.51 4 - Baltimore RC - 4:31.72 (52.21) - Paula Krahn Merkle Race #29, Women's Intermediate Single, Event 15 - Final 1 - Vesper BC - 7:47.30 4 - Baltimore RC - 8:15.20 (27.90) - Annie Couwenhoven Race #34, Women's Junior Single, Event 20 - Final 1 - Baltimore RC - 8:47.97 - Agne Pakalniskyte Race #46, Women's Masters Double D/E/G, Event 27 - Final 1 - Carnegie Lake RA - 3:28.55 5 - Baltimore RC - 3:50.49 (21.94) - Paula Krahn Merkle, Heidi Hutton Race #49, Men's Masters Double D, Event 30 - Final 1 - Baltimore/NYAC - 3:16.45 - Chuck Windeknecht, Marc Daemen 6 - Baltimore RC - 3:48.76 (32.31) - Michael Chin, Jeff Ditter Race #53, Women's Intermediate Double, Event 31 - Final 1 - Undine BC - 7:55.94 2 - Baltimore RC - 8:01.66 (5.72) - Christine Bevacqua, Allie Plaut 4 - Baltimore RC - 8:15.73 (19.79) -Kathleen Gilpin, Mary Sheehan Race #54, Men's Intermediate Double, Event 32 - Final 1 - Penn AC - 6:53.7 3 - Baltimore RC - 7:19.5 (25.80) - John Haines, Matthew Spalluzzi Race #60, Women's Masters Eight C/D, Event 37 - Final 1 - Carnegie Lake RA A - 3:15.47 3 - Baltimore RC - 3:24.59 (9.12) - Laurie Pipitone, Elizabeth Turtle, Sandra Burt, Beth Lawrence, Ann Couwenhoven, Paula Krahn Merkle, Amy Kleine, Gia Davis, Sophie Lin (coxswain) Race #64, Men's Masters Quad w/o B/C, Event 41 - Final 1 - Fairmount RA - 3:11.17 2 - Baltimore RC - 3:17.89 (6.72) - Sean Morrison, Jeff Ditter, John Haines, Michael Chin Race #65, Men's Masters Quad w/o D, Event 41 - Final 1 - Baltimore/NYAC/Navesink - 3:02.36 - Chuck Windeknecht, Mark Malone, Jim Benz, Marc Daemen Race #67, Women's Masters Quad w/o B/C, Event 42 - Final 1 - New York RA - 3:36.08 3 - Baltimore RC - 3:38.85 (2.77) - Christine Bevacqua, Sarae Bausch, Emily Erbelding, Heidi Hutton Race #72, Women's Intermediate Quad w/o, Event 44 - Final 1 - Episcopal Academy - 6:48.22 3 - Baltimore RC - 7:25.04 (36.82) - Kathleen Gilpin, Mary Sheehan, Allegra Thomas, Annie Couwenhoven Race #76, Mixed Masters Quad w/o B/C/D/F, Event 47 - Final 1 - Vesper BC - 3:00.75 4 - Baltimore RC - 3:24.81 (24.06) Elizabeth Lawrence, Christopher Sean Morrison, Gia Davis, Mike Chin June 18, 2009
June 18, 2009
Results: 2009: Catch the Cooper.
Catch the Cooper 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009 http://www.cooperrowingclub.org/result_20090606_withnames.htm Race #1, Women's Masters Eight A/B/C Event 1 Final 1 Vesper BC 3:45.54 3 Avalon RC 3:57.45 (11.91) - C.C. Stockly, Nancy Dynan Fischman, Pam Adler, Therese Konya, R. Navia, Wendy Sheilds, Lila Johns, Pam Merkle, S. A. O'Connor Race #8, Men's Masters Single F/G/H/I Event 2 Final 1 Fairmount RA G 3:35.29 3 Baltimore RC 3:42.40 (7.11) - Rock Singewald Race #11, Women's Masters Single A/B/C Event 5 Final 1 Maritime RC A 4:11.12 5 Baltimore RC 4:42.76 (31.64) - Wendy Shields Race #16, Mixed Masters Quad A/C Event 9 Final 1 Penn A.C. 3:32.22 2 Avalon RC 3:40.12 (7.90) - Nancy Dynan Fischman, Wendy Sheilds, Tim Sheilds, Rock Singewald Race #22, Men's Masters Double D Event 13 Final 1 Baltimore/NYC 3:29.09 - Chuck Windeknecht, Marc Daemen Race #30, Men's Masters Quad C/D/E/F Event 16 Final 1 NYAC/NRR/Passaic/Baltimore 3:01.13 - Chuck Windeknecht, Mark Malone, Jim Benz, Marc Daemen Race #33, Mixed Masters Double D/G Event 18 Final 1 Maritime RC 3:53.28 2 Baltimore RC 3:54.72 (1.44) - Wendy Shields, Rock Singewald February 17, 2009
Help save Johns Hopkins crew.
The Johns Hopkins University plans to disband its crew teams after the upcoming spring season. More details on the shuttering plans can be found here
http://hopkinssports.cstv.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/021209aaa.html Join the efforts to keep the teams going by visiting http://save.jhucrew.org January 19, 2009
Row for Humanity at Loyola College this Wednesday, January 21.
This Wednesday, Loyola College is hosting the 2009 Row for Humanity. This event is a fundraiser for their Habitat for Humanity chapter as well as their crew team:
Crew Teams To Host All-Day Row For Humanity Event January 19, 2009
2009 Polar Bear Plunge is this Saturday, January 24.
Experience the 2009 Polar Bear Plunge and you'll be exposed to a spectacle like no other! Plunge participants take a quick dip in the Chesapeake Bay to raise funds for Special Olympics Maryland, the state's largest year-round organization devoted to sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Anyone can participate.
http://www.plungemd.org December 21, 2008
Karen Pfarr and Andrew Swiatowicz are your 2008 Rowers of the Year.
Your 2008 Rowers of the Year are Karen Pfarr and Andrew Swiatowicz.
Congratulations to all who were nominated, and thanks to all those who took the time to send in nominations. See you on the water. December 14, 2008
The end of the year means not just the holiday party, but also Rower of the Year awards! This award is presented annually to the individuals -- one male, one female -- who have made outstanding contributions to the club.
November 14, 2008
Presenting your 2009 executive committee.
Congratulations to the 2009 executive committee, as elected by you, the members:
November 14, 2008
General meeting and executive elections.
Greetings.
The last general meeting of the Baltimore Rowing Club will be held at seven PM on Thursday, November 13 at the Boathouse. Pizza and beverages will be served. After handling general business, the floor will be open to nominations for and voting on the seven elected positions of the executive committee
A list of candidate statements available for perusal: http://www.baltimorerowing.org/about/election.php Absentee ballots have been mailed out to all eligible voters. If you are were expecting a ballot or are otherwise unsure of your member status, contact Megan Sikora at membership@baltimorerowing.org. Though only annual members are eligible to vote, discussions and stumping are open to all members, coaches, and parents. November 7, 2008
Boathouse close: Saturday, November 15.
The boathouse will close on Saturday, November 15. The fun starts at 8:00am. This will be one of your last opportunities to collect volunteer hours toward 2009 dues.
Please contact Kathy Nickel if you are available at any point that day. - Contact Kathy Nickel for more information November 4, 2008
Holiday party scheduled for Saturday, December 20.
This year's holiday party has been scheduled for Saturday, December 20. The fun will be held at Nick's Fish House, just across the Hanover Street Bridge.
The goods: Saturday, December 20, 2008. November 3, 2008
Head of the Occoquan 2008 results.
Head of the Occoquan
http://www.rowobc.org/hoto.html Saturday, November 1 05b. Men's Masters 1x 1. Juniper Rowing Club -- 00:19:50.2567 8. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:22:55.1690 Andrew Haase 05c. Men's Senior Masters 1x 1. Potomac Boat Club -- 00:20:21.4867 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:48.2433 Damon Ellingston 05d. Men's Grand Masters 1x 1. Occoquan Boat Club -- 00:19:29.1200 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:19:36.1160 Marc Daemen 3. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:21.1667 Steve Perry 05e. Men's Veteran 1x 1. Potomac Boat Club -- 00:20:47.0567 5. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:22:17.9833 Stephen Haase 05h. Men's Novice 1x 1. St. John's College -- 00:22:10.8300 6. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:26:43.8933 Nick Pazdalski 06. Women's Championship 1x 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:51.0767 -- GOLD Megan Szymanski 06a. Women's Lightweight 1x 1. Undine Barge Club -- 00:20:55.7533 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:21:17.3300 Ellen Kloss 06e. Women's Youth 1x 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:22:10.3767 -- GOLD Agne Pakalniskyte Sunday, November 2 20c. Women's Master 8+ (40-49) 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:18:32.9200 -- GOLD Laurie, Zibi, Sandi, Beth, Janice, Emily, Alyssa, Gia, Cara (cox) 21. Men Club 4+ 1. Penn State University -- 00:18:50.4133 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:19:33.0733 Matt, Tom, Patrick, Luke, Cara (cox) 21a. Men's Youth 4+ 1. Mobjack RA -- 00:17:55.8500 16. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:21:11.5800 21e. Men's Youth Novice 4+ 1. Three Rivers Rowing Association -- 00:21:59.2733 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:23:01.3733 22. Men's Club 2x 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:18:26.4933 -- GOLD Andrew Swiatowicz, John Haines 7 boat field. 22a. Men's Lightweight 2x 1. Three Rivers Rowing Associationk -- 00:19:40.5933 3. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:46.1833 (Second boat among the juniors in this event) 23a. Women's Lightweight 2x 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:33.4533 -- GOLD Christine Bevacqua, Ellen Kloss 5. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:23:04.2500 (Juniors racing in an adult event) 23e. Women's Master 2x (50+) 1. Occoquan Boat Club -- 00:22:35.6267 5. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:23:28.1567 Heidi Hutton, Paula Merkle 10 boat field. 24. Women's Club 4+ 1. Baltimore Rowing Club 00:18:42.5890 -- GOLD Alyssa, Megan, Katie, Beth, Sophie (cox) 5 boat field. 24c. Women's Master 4+ (40-49) 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:19:45.4770 -- GOLD Laurie, Zibi, Sandi, Gia, Cara (cox) 8 boat field. 24e. Women's Youth Novice 4+ 1. Three Rivers Rowing Association -- 00:22:59.5133 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:23:03.6800 11 boat field. 25. Men's Club 8+ 1. Potomac Boat Club -- 00:16:03.3867 3. Damon Ellingston -- 00:17:38.5067 Matt, Andrew, Patrick, Tom, Damon, Haines, Edwin, Luke, Kathy (cox) 8 boat field. 25a. Men's Youth 8+ 1. Old Dominion Boat Club -- 00:15:51.2467 31. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:22:55.8667 32. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:24:51.3000 (First varsity event for each boat of novices.) 27. Women's 4x 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:11.0067 -- GOLD 7 boat field. 27b. Women's Master 4x (40-49) 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:46.4267 -- GOLD Paula Krahn Merkle 4 boat field. 28b. Mixed Master 4x (40-49) 1. Potomac Boat Club -- 00:18:05.8480 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:18:25.6733 Steve Perry 29. Mixed 2x 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:19:24.0333 Megan Szymanski 4 boat field. 29a. Mixed Master 2x (30-39) 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:25:01.6633 -- GOLD David Rosen November 3, 2008
Head of the Schuylkill 2008 results.
Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
http://www.hosr.org Saturday, October 25 03B. Womens High School Singles (Under 19) 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:19:44.9067 -- GOLD Agne Pakalniskyte 12 boat field. 03D. Womens Pair w/out Cox 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:18:25.4750 -- GOLD Christine Bevacqua, Ellen Kloss 5 boat field. 10A. Mens Open Four w/ Cox 1. Pennsylvania Athletic Club -- 00:15:19.3433 11. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:17:26.9167 -- 00:02:07.5734 (13.88%) Matt, Luke, Damon, John, Cara (cox) 10B. Womens Open Four w/ Cox 1. New York Athletic Club -- 00:16:41.4133 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:17:24.5100 -- 00:00:43.0967 (4.3%) Ellen, Zibi, Sandi, Gia, Jessica (cox) 5. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:18:04.6300 -- 00:01:23.2167 (8.31%) Allysa, Beth, Laurie, Chrissy, Sophie (cox) 15. Womens Open Club Eights 1. U.S. Naval Academy -- 00:16:38.1267 7. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:18:29.4500 -- 00:01:51.3233 (11.15%) Ellen, Zibi, Sandi, Beth, Laurie, Emily, Allysa, Gia, Jessica (cox) 28 boat field. Sunday, October 26 19A. Womens Heavy Singles 1. Vesper Boat Club -- 00:16:25.2067 9. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:20:36.2300 -- 00:04:11.0233 (25.48%) Megan Szymanski 10 boat field. 21A. Mens Masters Singles (Between 50-59) 1. Undine Barge Club -- 00:16:20.0400 7. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:17:27.0300 -- 00:01:06.9900 (6.84%) Steve Perry 24. 23A. Mens Masters Eights (Between 30-39) 1. Viking Rowing Foundation -- 00:14:59.9000 2. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:16:30.9933 -- 00:01:31.0933 (10.12%) Stephen, Tom, Andrew, Adrian, Chris, Jeff, Ashfaq, Mark, Kathy (cox) 23F. Womens Masters Eights (Between 40-45) 1. Upper Valley Rowing Foundation -- 00:15:46.7133 4. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:16:28.3733 -- 00:00:41.6600 (4.4%) Laurie, Zibi, Sandi, Beth, Ann, Sarae, Janice, Gia, Sophie (cox) 11 boat field. 24A. Mens Heavy Doubles 1. Pennsylvania Athletic Club -- 00:14:41.3967 5. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:16:04.2000 -- 00:01:22.8033 (9.39%) Andrew Swiatowicz, John Haines 6 boat field. 25C. Mens Masters Doubles (Between 50-59) 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:15:28.7933 -- GOLD Charles Windeknecht, Marc Daemen 12 boat field. 27F. Womens Masters Fours w/ Cox (Between 40-49) 1. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:16:43.0900 -- GOLD Laurie, Zibi, Sandi, Gia, Sophie (cox) 3 boat field. 28A. Mens Open Quads 1. Malta Boat Club -- 00:12:56.1300 5. Baltimore Rowing Club -- 00:15:35.5600 -- 00:02:39.4300 (20.54%) Matt, Andrew, Luke, John October 18, 2008
Head of the Charles live webcast!
Catch the live webcast of all the HOCR races via the regatta website: http://www.hocr.org
Specifically, Baltimore has boats in the following events: Saturday, October 18 Race 9 - Senior-Master Doubles Men [50+] - 10:29am Race 13 - Club Fours Men - 11:42am Race 14 - Club Fours Women - 11:58am Sunday, October 19 Race 31 - Veteran Singles Men [60+] - 08:39am Race 35 - Youth Fours Men - 10:20am Head over to the results page -- http://hocr.org/results/results.asp -- and then click on the appropriate event. For each pop-up results page, in the top right corner, a button for "Live Video Feed" should appear. October 7, 2008
Executive committee meeting: Tuesday, October 14.
The next meeting of the executive committee will be Tuesday, October 14. The fun begins 6:30pm at Maryland Nonprofits, 190 West Ostend Street.
October 7, 2008
Juniors parents meeting: Wednesday, October 15.
There will be a juniors parents meeting on Wednesday, October 15, at the boathouse. The meeting starts at 7:00pm.
September 13, 2008
September social: Flag football this Sunday!
Meet at the boathouse this Sunday, September 14, for flag football and barbecued goodness. The fun starts at 2:00pm.
The club will be providing food to be grilled and all related equipment, but we could use everyone to bring beverages AND either a side-dish or dessert to share. September 13, 2008
Local rower and famed Olympian Jamie Schroeder to sell Olympic garb this weekend!
From local rower and Olympian Jamie Schroeder
I am donating much of my Olympic and national team gear this weekend to raise money for Baltimore charities. This Saturday I will be at the St. Bartholomew's Church annual Rummage Sale and Flea Market, with a large amount of rowing gear! I will be there when the sale begins, Saturday at 9:00 am and will be happy to meet rowing supporters and sign anything or take pictures. I was hoping to forward this to the BRC list, to encourage any of them to come meet me, and of course to get some team USA gear. Please have anyone forward this flyer to any rowing related email lists in the Baltimore area! St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church 4711 Edmondson Avenue Baltimore, MD 21229 September 11, 2008
September 7, 2008
Executive committee meets this Wednesday.
The next meeting of the Baltimore RC executive committee will be Wednesday, September 17.
All executive committee meetings are open to paid members, but this meeting will also be member-centric, so bring your concerns and questions! The meeting will be held at Maryland Nonprofits, and the fun begins at 6:30pm. For location information, check out our handy map: http://www.baltimorerowing.org/about/maps/baltimore.php Maryland Nonprofits. 190 West Ostend Street, Suite 201. Baltimore, Maryland 21230. (410) 727-6367 http://www.marylandnonprofits.org If you want to add items to the agenda, send a message to secretary@baltimorerowing.org or simply appear in person! September 5, 2008
Due to weather concerns, the Head of the Fort -- scheduled for Saturday, September 6 -- has been officially canceled.
August 10, 2008
Juniors wishing to row this fall may now register. For more information, check out the Juniors page under Programs.
August 10, 2008
Follow Baltimore area Olympic athletes as they compete in Beijing.
Follow these athletes as they compete for the United States during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PROC.
Michael Phelps (swimming) http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/221565.shtml Katie Hoff (swimming) http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/220900.shtml Carmelo Anthony (basketball) http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/242064.shtml Jamie Schroeder (rowing) http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/221766.shtml August 4, 2008
Results: Quaker City Masters Regatta 2008.
Quaker City Masters Regatta 2008.
Saturday, August 02, 2008. Philadelphia, PA. http://www.boathouserow.org/rega08/result_20080802.htm Race #20, Men's A-C 8+ B Event 11 Final Valerie (coxswain), Tom, Andrew, Ash, Gavin, Allessandro, Hoss, Mark, Joe. This boat finished in second place for their heat, fourth of six overall, with a time 3:43.43, just behind the overall first place time of 3:42.01 (Three Rivers). Race #26, Women's Lwt. A-H 1x A/B/C Event 15 Final Christine Bevacqua came in fourth with 5:05.91, behind the first place time of 4:38.22. Race #54, Mixed A-H 4+ B Event 30 Final Tom, Dina, Janice, Ash. This boat clocked a time of 4:04.96, fast enough for third behind the first place time of 4:02.02. Race #61, Men's D-H 2x D Event 33 Final In a composite Baltimore/NYAC offering, Marc Daemen and Chuck Windeknecht took GOLD with 3:34.06. Race #66, Men's A-C 4+ A/B Event 35 Final Valerie (coxswain), Tom, Gavin, Andy, Mark. This boat finished third with a time of 3:50.65, behind the first place finish of 3:39.93. Race #68, Women's A-C 4+ A/B/C Event 36 Final Dina, Janice, Diane, Kathy. Sixth place finish with a time of 4:41.98; first place was 3:58.49. Race #73, Men's A-C 2x C/D Event 37 Final Chuck Windeknecht and Marc Daemen again took GOLD, this time with 3:16.08. Race #75, Women's A-H Lwt 2X A/B/E Event 39 Final This hybrid of Passaic River (Helen Woznack) and Baltimore (Christine Bevacqua) took GOLD with 3:57.65. Race #76, Mixed A-H 8+ A/B/C Event 40 Final Tom, Gavin, Dina, Kathy, Diane, Janice, Ash, Hasnain. The Baltimore entry took sixth with a time of 3:43.39, close to the first place time of 3:31.60. Thanks to Mark Baskin. July 24, 2008
Results: 2008 USRowing Club National Championships.
2008 USRowing Club National Championships.
Wednesday, July 16 through Sunday, July 20. Cooper River, Camden, NJ. http://www.usrowing.org/Events_Regattas/NationalChampionshipRegattas/clubchamp.aspx Event 10B - Womens Intermediate Ltwt 2x. Christine Bevacqua and Ellen Kloss. * Thursday, Chrissy and Ellen finished third in their heat (event 10B). * Friday, the duo then finished third in their semifinal heat (event 10SEMI1), qualifying for the final. * Saturday, they finished sixth. Event 12 - Womens Junior A 2x. Sara Sherrer and Alison Medlyn. * Wednesday, Sara and Alison finished fourth in heat 9 (event 12I), missing third place by a mere four hundreths of a second. Event 15 - Mens Intermediate 2x. Andrew Swiatowicz and John Haines. * Wednesday, Andrew and John finished fourth in heat 4 (event 15D), missing the semifinals by less than three seconds. Event 16 - Womens Intermediate 4+. Nora Collins (coxswain), Megan Szymanski, Nicole Cavanaugh, Angela Wunderli, Miranda Cullins. (Thompson/USRowing) * Wednesday, this four finished first in their heat (event 16B) with the second fastest time overall. * Friday, this boat finished second in their semifinal heat (event 16SEMI1), missing first by 19 hundreths of a second. * Saturday, the four finished third in the final. Event 32 - Womens Senior 8+. Kate Athmer (coxswain), Heather Young, Hutchins Valerie, Janet Mathes, Laura Beaufort, Miranda Cullins, Megan Szymanski, Angela Wunderli, Nicole Cavanaugh. (Thompson/USRowing) * Friday, this boat finished first in their heat (event 32A) and with the best overall time, advancing to the final. * Saturday, the boat finished second in the final, a little over six seconds off the lead boat. Event 35 - Womens Junior A 1x. Annie Couwenhoven. * Thursday, Annie finished first in heat 1 (event 35A) and qualified for the semifinals. * Saturday, Annie then finished second in her semifinal heat (event 35SEMI1), qualifying for the final. * Later on Saturday, Annie finished in sixth place. Event 40 - Womens Junior A 4x. Agne Pakalinskyte, Rebekka Thumhart, Connell Megan, Heather Hargreaves. * On Thursday, this boat finished fourth in their heat (event 40B), missing the semifinals by one and a half seconds. Event 44 - Womens Intermediate 8+. Nora Collins (coxswain), Nicole Cavanaugh, Allix Wilde, Angela Wunderli, Ashley Gennings, Karen Orrick, Megan Szymanski, Morgan Fay, Miranda Cullins. (Thompson/USRowing) * Saturday, Megan and her boat finished third in their heat (event 44B), advancing to the final. * Sunday, the eight finished fifth in the final, a blink of an eye off fourth and eight seconds off the lead boat. Event 46 - Mens Intermediate 4+. Cara West (coxswain), Andrew Swiatowicz, John Haines, John Kauffman, Patrick Martin. * Wednesday, this quad rowed its way into the semis, finishing third in their heat 3 (event 56C). * Friday, they finished fifth in the second semifinal (event 46SEMI2), ending their run. Event 47 - Womens Intermediate 2x. Beth Lawrence and Liz MacDonald. * Wednesday, Beth and Liz finished fourth in heat 4 (event 47D). Event 57 - Womens Senior 4+. Nora Collins (coxswain), Angela Wunderli, Nicole Cavanaugh, Miranda Cullins, Megan Szymanski. (Thompson/USRowing) * Saturday, this eight finished third in their heat (event 57A), missing first by less than three seconds and second by one second. Event 59 - Womens Intermediate Ltwt 1x. Ellen Kloss. * Wednesday, Ellen finished second in heat 1 (event 59A). * Friday, Ellen then finished fifth in semifinal heat 1 (event 59SEMI1). July 15, 2008
Results: Capital Sprints.
Capital Sprints.
Saturday, July 12. Washington, DC. http://www.capsrowing.org Race 5 - Mens Masters 2x Judd Anderson, et. al. - 03:31.4 - GOLD Race 10 - Mens Masters 8+ Tom Wolf, et. al. - 03:42.6 - fourth place (first: 03:12.9) Race 25 - Womens Masters 2x S. Selckman, et. al. - 05:23.1 - third place (first: 04:47.4) Race 27 - Mens Open 1x Damon Ellingston - 04:50.0 - fourth place (first: 04:32.7) Race 28 - Mens Masters 1x Judd Anderson - 04:29.5 - GOLD Marc Daemen - 04:34.5 - second place Race 36 - Mens Masters 4+ Tom Wolf, et. al. - 04:30.3 - fourth place (first: 04:17.4) Race 40 - Mixed 2x Lauren Bolin, et. al. - 04:44.9 - fourth place (first: 04:09.5) July 9, 2008
Results: Independence Day Regatta 2008.
Independence Day Regatta.
Saturday, July 4 through Monday, July 7. Philadelphia, PA. http://www.boathouserow.org/rega08/idr08.html Event 1 - Women's Masters Four A The four led by Lauren Bolin took sixth for their category with 4:03.75; first place was 3:42.71. Event 1 - Women's Masters Four C For their category, the four led by Laurie Pipitone took second with 3:34.13, just behind the first place time of 3:23.46. Event 8 - Men's Intermediate Pair w/o In the first heat, John Kauffman took fifth place with a time of 7:55.92; first place was 7:04.10. Event 11 - Men's Intermediate Double In the first heat, Andrew Swiatowicz took fourth place with 7:01.96; first was 6:39.96. Event 12 - Women's Intermediate Double In the first heat, Beth Lawrence took fourth with 8:13.01; first was 7:44.59. Event 13 - Women's Intermediate Lt. Single Ellen Kloss took first place in her heat (heat 2) with 8:39.29 In the final, she took fourth place with 8:34.33, behind the first place time of 8:18.93. Event 17 - Women's Masters Eight A/B Laurie Pipitone led her eight to fifth place with 3:23.46, behind the 3:34.13 of first place. Event 19 - Men's Masters Single D Racing in the same heat, Marc Daement and Judd Anderson finished in first and second place, respectively, with times of 3:50.02 and 3:53.24 Once in the final, Judd took second place overall with 3:48.20, while Marc took third with 3:50.57 Event 27 - Women's Intermediate Four Beth Lawrence led this four to second place with 7:35.90, behind the first place score of 7:24.29. In the final, the boat was second again, with their 7:29.86 just behind first place at 7:21.05. Event 28 - Women's Junior Single Annie Couwenhoven won her heat with a time of 8:27.38 Once in the final, Annie captured GOLD with a time of 8:24.74 Event 32 - Women's Masters Double C Laurie Pipitone took this double to sixth place at 4:16.10; first place was 3:35.99. Event 35 - Women's Masters (Quad) A Lauren Bolin took this boat to second place at 4:00.21, with first place for the category finishing at 3:52.46. Event 35 - Women's Masters Quad D/F Ann Couwenhoven took this boat to third place with 4:13.30 behind the first place of 3:42.02. Event 61 - Women's Intermediate Lt. Double This double finished in fourth at 7:54.36, behind the first place time of 7:29.32 Event 65 - Women's Intermediate Quad Megan Szymanski took second place in her heat with 7:39.43, behind 7:26.25. Megan then took sixth place in the final with 7:30.55 June 17, 2008
Results: 2008 Charm City Sprints. (in-house)
Charm City Sprints.
Saturday, June 15. Baltimore, Maryland. http://www.baltimorerowing.org Event 4 - Novice Womens 1x Ellen Cesewski took second place with 04:28.1; first place was 04:26.4. Event 5 - Womens Open Masters (A-B) 1x Annie Couwenhoven took second place with 04:05.4, while Karen Pfarr followed in fourth. First place was 04:01.7. Event 6 - Mens Novice 4+ Joseph Jones led this novice four to second place with 04:48.4. Event 7 - Mens Masters (A-B) 1x Andrew Haase collected third place with a time of 04:13.5. Event 10 - Mens Master (C-D) 1x Steve Perry captured first place with a time of 03:55.2, while Damon Ellingston quickly followed with 04:03.3, good enough for third. Event 11 - Mens Master (E-F) 1x Rock Singewald led the pack and finished in first with a time of 03:57.2. Stephen Haase captured fourth with 04:11.9. Event 12 - Womens Novice 4+ Dina Koniecki led her boat to first place, 04:26.8. Event 13 - Womens Novice 4+ Christian Dulin led her boat to second place with a time of 04:37.1; first place was 04:29.0. Event 15 - Womens Open 2x Christine Bevacqua led her double to first place with 03:53.7; Beth Lawrence was right behind with a second place finish at 04:11.2. Event 19 - Masters Womens 4+ Laurie Pipitone led her gang to a 04:03.8 finish; first place was 03:57.5 Event 21 - Masters Women 2x (A-C) Emily Erbelding and her double finished in third with a solid 04:28.7, against a first place time of 04:11.1. Event 22 - Mens Master 2x (D-F) Steve Perry steered his way to another medal as his 03:59.2 beat the second place time of 04:00.9. Event 23 - Womens Master 2x (D-F) A double with Sandra Burt finished second with a time of 04:18.3, just behind the gold medal pace of 04:16.7. A boat with Heidi Hutton followed in third with 04:32.6. Event 24 - Open Mens 8+ John Haines took third place with 03:23.7, behidn the first place 03:13.7. Event 25 - Open Womens 8+ Ellen Kloss took first place with 03:39.8. Event 26 - Masters Men 4+ Mike Chin cruised to first place with 03:54.9. Event 28 - Masters Men 4+ Tom Wolf led his four to a time of 04:08.8; first place went to 03:49.6. Event 29 - Mixed 2X Marc Daemen cruised to gold with 03:59.5. Event 30 - Mixed 2X Lauren Bolin took second and Wendy Shields third; first place went to 04:01.9. Event 33 - Open Masters Women Quad Beth Lawrence led a crew to victory with 04:12.4; Heidi Hutton follwed with 04:27.0, and Laurie Pipitone with 04:34.1. Event 34 - Open Womens 4+ Christine Bevacqua and her crew took gold with 04:28.3. June 16, 2008
Summary: 150th Schuylkill Navy Regatta.
150th Schuylkill Navy Regatta.
Saturday, June 14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://www.boathouserow.org/rega08/snr08.html The following note is brought to you by competitive rower Beth Lawrence. Congratulations to rowers at the Schuylkill Navy. We had a good showing, with several first place medals including Agne and Ellen in their singles, Marc and Chuck in their double, and the Women's Masters 8+ (Laurie, Zibi, Beth, Gia, Emily, Amy, Paula and Heidi, with Rachel as cox). There were several other "close ones". It was a fun day, and the weather really held out for us! And now, a few words from competitive rower and club treasurer Paula Merkle. Agne Pakalinskyte, Ellen Kloss, and the womens masters 8+ (boat C) all got lovely medals at Schuylkill Navy Regatta yesterday. I may never have another chance to row up to grandstands dock in 8 in Philadelphia again, so it was really great. John and Veetus were there at grandstands (obviously, the two had high hopes for this boat, which they kept to themselves until the race). They helped hand out the medals, John especially, with the biggest grin I'd seen on his face in a while! Veetus had a lot to do with coaching that boat and was clearly happy. Three of the women immediately hot-seated into quad and did respectably (second of two boats, but close enough for tired legs). Another four of us would have hot-seated into another quad but, well, we forgot the quad. We had the seats and riggers, though ... As for hot-seating, we were talking about whether to scratch 8 or quads if things got too close. Veetus said, as diplomatically as Kiwi Steve ever would, "Quads suck, keep the eight." (He must be taking lessons from Steve.) June 7, 2008
June 6, 2008
Baltimore RC Executive Committee scheduled to meet this Wednesday, June 11.
The executive committee of the Baltimore Rowing Club is scheduled to meet this coming Wednesday, June 11, at 6:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
This month, the meeting will be held at Gaudreau, Inc., 810 Light Street in Federal Hill. The 810 building is just south of the Engine 2 firehouse at the corner of Light and Montgomery. (Look for the picture of John Travolta.) There is limited free parking behind the building; use Churchill Street to access the lot. Federal Hill is normally awful for street parking, but at least the Orioles are on the road that day. The #64 bus runs up and down Light Street, and the #1 runs nearby. The Hamburg Street and Camden Yards light rail stops are a longer walk away. If you have any agenda items or issues for discussion that you would like to share ahead of time, please send them to secretary@baltimorerowing.org Baltimore RC Executive Committee Meeting.MTA Bus Information: http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/bus/routes/bus/ MTA Light Rail Information: http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/schedule/ June 3, 2008
Due to popular demand, an additional Summer Novice class has been added. Register today for classes that start on Monday, June 9.
June 2, 2008
Summary: Stonewall Regatta.
Stonewall Regatta.
Saturday, May 31. Washington, DC. http://www.dcstrokes.org Thanks to competitive rower and open coach Patrick Martin for the basis for this summary. The weather report for the DC Strokes Stonewall Regatta was pretty ominous as team members loaded up the trailer the night before. When the trailer arrived Saturday morning for the coach and coxswain meeting, there were already strong, sustained gusts blowing directly down the course, which meant rowers had race against the wind. Event 1 - Mens Open 1x. Baltimore RC got off to an auspicious start by taking the top two spots in this event: John Haines had a convincing first place finish at 00:04:17, followed by the newly converted Capital RC rower Damon Ellingston at 00:04:58. Both rowers reported strong wave action trying to take the oars, induce crabs, or just generally flip the boats. Overall, this race was tough going. Event 5 - Mens Masters 1x. This event saw the weather degrade even further. Baltimore RC head coach Marc Daemen took 1st (00:04:50) but had to fight through even more wind, one which began to shift to a crosswind. Event 7 - Womens Open 1x. These singles were all about Baltimore ... literally. The women had a pretty close grouping and handled the conditions well. The field finished with Annie Couwenhoven at 00:04:40, Megan Szymanski at 00:04:48, Ellen Kloss 00:04:54, and Agne Pakalinskyte at 00:05:13. Event 11 - Womens Masters 4+. In a large field of boats, Laurie Pipitone and her brave crew came in second place, with an overall time of 0:03:58 and after a last-minute heart breaker. This was a close finish decided by the sprint. Event 20 - Womens Masters 4x. Baltimore again dominated the field: the Megan Szymanski quad ultimately won out over the Danielle Langton quad (0:04:29 and 0:04:42, respectively). Event 21 was a second heat of the Womens Masters 4x; Baltimore’s Paula Merkle quad took the top spot (0:04:32) over two Potomac boats. It was around this time that our original author, Patrick, was set to row in events of his own ... but a tornado watch, warning, or other technically important but decidedly ambiguous weather term was issued along. Severe lightning and thunderstorm alerts were also issued. Under suspect skies, boats for the mens masters 4+ events (including our intrepid Patrick) launched, only to be immediately recalled. The remaining entries for the day were scratched, Overall, this was a good event where the club was well represented. Sadly, the weather had other plans. June 1, 2008
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June 1, 2008
Baltimore RC rowers qualify for the 2008 USRowing Youth National Championships.
These berths symbolize the hard work and dedication shown by our high school rowers, as well as their coaches and parents. With all of this good news coming from the Juniors camp, let's hope the adults can uphold the success! The USRowing Youth National Championships will be heldFriday, June 13 through Sunday, June 15, at Harsha Lake, just outside Cinncinati, Ohio. Racing begins each morning at 8:00am. Come cheer our three juniors boats as they compete against the best of the rest from around the country! http://usrowing.org/Events_Regattas/YouthNationalChampionships/index.aspx May 27, 2008
Mayor Dixon announces the start of restoration at Swann Park.
Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon and Dave Wickersham of Honeywell announced that construction of a new and improved Swann Park will begin this month as Honeywell starts restoration of the park.
"The restoration of Swann Park would not have happened without a strong partnership between Honeywell and the city. Honeywell stepped up," Mayor Dixon said today at a groundbreaking ceremony at Swann Park. "I want to thank Honeywell for stepping up and for fulfilling its commitment. We look forward to the new and improved Swann Park." Honeywell and Baltimore City have worked in partnership to restore the 11-acre park. Wickersham, who is Honeywell's Direct of Global Remediation Services, said, "We look forward to seeing the park once again full of activity and available to all those who have spent so many years enjoying it. The users of Swann Park will have a wonderful facility when the work is done." Honeywell expects to complete the Swann Park restoration and related park improvements by August. The park is scheduled to open next spring after the city completes its work. Honeywell will prepare and seed the ball fields, make water and electrical improvements and build foundations for lighting, dugouts, fences, bleachers, pedestrian pathways and roadways before turning the park over to the city later this year. May 16, 2008
May 2008 executive committee meeting.
The next meeting of the executive committee will be Tuesday, May 20. The meeting starts at 6:30pm.
PLEASE NOTE: The location has changed a bit from the usual. The May 2008 meeting will be held at Gaudreau, Inc. 810 Light StreetA link to Google Maps is below. - Google Maps showing Gaudreau, Inc. April 9, 2008
April 9, 2008
Baltimore High School Invitational this Saturday.
This Saturday, April 12, will be the Baltimore High School Invitational. The regatta course runs from the beach to the first day marker past the bridge.
Saturdays are big practice days for us. Normal practice patterns and locations may need to be modified, including (but not officially) rowing in the direction of Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor. Dockmasters will be present to make sure everyone makes efficient use of the docks. The Coast Guard will also be patrolling this regatta. Make sure you (and your coaches) have working launches and communication with each other/shore in case of emergency. Rowers should expect a full parking lot. Parking attendants will be on site between 6am and noon to direct traffic/trailers. April 9, 2008
Scrimmage between Roland Park and Bryn Mawr.
On Saturday, April 19, the Boathouse at Middle Branch Park will host a home scrimmage between Roland Park Country School and the Bryn Mawr School.
These crews both call Middle Branch home, so trailer space should not be a concern; however, extra cars for parents and spectators may find their way into the parking lot. More information will be posted as it flows in. April 9, 2008
Saturday, April 19 at 10:30am at Harvest Table.
March 26, 2008
2008 program start dates.
The 2008 rowing program dates have been finalized.
March 7, 2008
Boathouse opening this Saturday, March 8 at 8:00am.
We open our boathouse this Saturday, March 8. The fun begins at 8:00am and lasts all season.
Breakfast will be provided for all volunteers. Come earn those credit hours! If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Ditter (boathouse manager) or Kathy Nickel (social chair) via the contact page (linked below). TRAFFIC NOTE: The exit ramp from 395 onto 95 north will likely be closed that day from 6:00am until 2:00pm. A few alternate routes include:
- Contact Jeff Ditter or Kathy Nickel here. March 4, 2008
Competitive Program organizational meeting: this Saturday, March 8, at 7:30am.
The Competitive Program will begin water practices on Monday, March 10, weather and equipment permitting. Prior to this start date I would like to hold an organizational meeting on Saturday, March 8 at 7:30am, at the boathouse, in the erg room. The agenda for this meeting will included discussions on membership, practice times, equipment, regattas, and expectations that the rowers have for the program as well as expectations that the program has for the rowers. There are no requirements for attendance. All members are welcome.
I recognize that this meeting takes place during the second shift of Saturday morning practices. That second practice will be canceled. Unfortunately, the recently announced start time for boathouse opening conflicts with out regularly schedule and posted Saturday workout period. At meetings adjournment you will be expected to assist with boathouse opening. John Kloss. March 1, 2008
SOCIAL: Bowling.
BRC Bowling Social
Saturday, March 1, 2008. AMF Timonium Lanes 2165 York Road Timonium, Maryland 21093 http://www.amf.com/timoniumlanes/centerHomepage.htm Meet at 4:30pm. If you plan to attend, please let Kathy Nickey know no later than Thursday, February 28, 2008. (social@baltimorerowing.org) A lot of people came out for this event last year, and we had a lot of fun; hope to see many more of you this year! February 27, 2008
Executive committee meeting this Monday, March 3, at 6:30pm.
This coming Monday will bring the latest installment of Baltimore Rowing Club executive committee meetings. Just like last month, the meeting will be held at the Maryland Nonprofits building in Baltimore, MD.. If you did not come last month, well ... the meeting will still be held at Maryland Nonprofits. Details below.
March 2008 Baltimore Rowing Club EC meeting.Agenda to follow. Hope to see you there! February 23, 2008
February 20, 2008
Juniors practice canceled -- Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
Junior practice for today is canceled due to poor weather conditions.
The forecast for Friday is not looking so good, either, so check your emails in case we have to cancel again. - Mike deVera February 12, 2008
February 12, 2008
Results from the 2008 Great Baltimore Burn have been posted!
February 7, 2008
Juniors parent/athlete meeting this coming Monday.
There will be a Juniors parent/athlete meeting this Monday, February 11, 7:00pm at the Boathouse.
- Directions to the Boathouse -- 3100 Waterview Avenue, Baltimore, MD January 24, 2008
Quarterly club meeting: Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
The EC would like to welcome any and all members to the club-wide meeting on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. While all EC meetings are open to all members on a regular basis, this time, we are planning on having a lot of people, and letting your voices be heard. A small portion of regular EC business will be also be discussed.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008.This location lies in the shadows of both Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Ample parking is available in directly in front of the building. A kind soul will greet you at the door and direct you to the proper room upstairs. - Directions to Maryland Nonprofits. January 23, 2008
2008 Junior National Team Identification Camps.
2008 Junior National Team Identification Camps.
Junior Men's ID Camp - Washington, D.C. Date: Saturday, March 8 Junior Men's ID Camp – West Windsor, N.J. Date: Saturday, March 15 Junior Women's ID Camp – Washington , D.C. Date: Sunday, March 2 Please RSVP to sarahelithe@gmail.com one week prior to the camp (RSVP is not required, but it is recommended so we can e-mail you any updates.) These camps will be instructional with a focus on providing insight into what is required of our best junior women rowers and coxswains and the tools to achieve success at the international level. Our national team coaches will work hard to demonstrate ways the athletes can improve and to help athletes discover that the junior national team is both attainable and fun. Highlights of the ID Camp program include:
Special note for coxswains: If possible, please bring some audio of your coxing (on tape or CD) to the ID camp. The audio should include one race piece (1,500m or 2,000m) and 10 minutes of practice. If it is not possible to get audio from a recent race prior to the ID camp, you may mail it to Sarah Cannon (contact info below) by early April. Also, each prospective coxswain should have a letter / e-mail of recommendation brought to the ID camp or mailed to Sarah Cannon. All participants must be current members of USRowing and have a birth year between 1990 and 1993. To obtain or renew a membership to USRowing, please visit the Web site at www.usrowing.org or contact member services at 800-314-4769. Each participant must bring a signed USRowing waiver that can be downloaded from the USRowing Web site. Any questions from athletes or coaches, please contact one of the following: Junior Women's National Team Coach Steve Hargis at (860) 961-6664 or at shargis@snet.net. Junior Women's Development Team Coach Sarah Cannon at (206) 484-1389 or at sarahelithe@gmail.com January 14, 2008
Ice Skating social event this Friday, January 18.
The first BRC social of the year will be ice skating at Northwest Ice Rink in Mount Washington. The session is from 8:30pm until 10:30pm.
Adults - we will be meeting at Mt. Washington Tavern at 7:00 p.m. Juniors -- unless accompanied by a parent -- we will see you at the rink :) Northwest Ice Rink 5731 Cottonworth Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21209 http://www.northwesticerink.com The Mount Washington stop of the Baltimore Light Rail is nearby. For station and schedule information, check out http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail January 10, 2008
January 2008 executive committee meeting - tonight!
The first meeting of the 2008 executive committee will be tonight, Thursday, January 10. The fun starts at 7:30pm at the rolling estate of treasurer Paula Merkle. (Please contact Paula directly for a geography lesson.) All members are welcome to attend.
Most of the meeting will be spent (pardon the pun) discussing the 2008 budget, with some time devoted to the next month's Baltimore Burn. - For directions, please December 19, 2007
Coach John Kloss has posted planned winter workouts from now through the first week of January.
http://www.baltimorerowing.org/programs/winter.php December 19, 2007
The next Great Baltimore Burn is scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 2008, at the New Era Academy. Mark your calendars! (Volunteer a few hours!)
December 12, 2007
Ergs and locker rooms open for business.
We are back in service starting this evening. Juniors, competitive, open: your next scheduled practice is ON! Ergs and locker room facilities are available. Get as sweaty and stinky as you want.
Thank you Darryl, the facility manager, for fixing the door! - Cindy December 10, 2007
Baltimore RC Junior accepted to Junior Women's Sculling Camp.
A huge wave of congratulations to Baltimore RC junior Alison Medlyn. Alison was accepted in the Junior National Sculling Camp, and will be heading to Arizona for a week in January.
This camp is two-fold: an instructional camp that also serves as an early identifier for National Team Scullers. Athletes who were invited had to submit an application and erg times. This is a great step for Alison and we are all very proud of her! December 10, 2007
No morning practice Tuesday, December 11.
Unless notified otherwise, there is no practice tomorrow morning because we cannot access the erg room.
Workout is 20 to 30 minutes at AT or until your heart rate bumps above threshold for 3-5 minutes. - John Kloss. December 10, 2007
2007 Rowers of the Year.
Congratulations to our 2007 Rower of the Year award recipients!
Patrick MartinA huge round of applause for these two; Baltimore RC is lucky to have each of you. Thanks to all those who took the time to write up their nominations. December 5, 2007
Rowers of the Year for 2007.
The Baltimore Rowing Club is looking for nominations for our annual ROWER OF THE YEAR awards. These awards recognize one male and one female member of the club -- be it rower, coxswain, coach, or executive committee member -- you feel has gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Submit your nominations to roty@baltimorerowing.org. For each nomination, please include a description of that person's qualifications. Awards will be presented at the annual holiday party this Friday, December 7. Submissions should be in as early as possible, and no later than Friday morning. Previous winners are immune from being named again. Last year, the awards went to Beth Lawrence and John Kloss, and other winners include Marc Daemen, Niels Lium, Jeff Rodman, Bryan McMahon, Mike deVera, Tracy Ruckwardt, R.C. Kinsley, Paula Merkle, Melissa Giddings, and April Nowak. Thank you! December 3, 2007
Marc Daemen named BRC head coach for 2008.
This past week, the executive committee named Marc Daemen as head coach of the Baltimore Rowing Club for 2008, to serve as "senior ombudsman" and mediate issues among the coaching staff. We thank John Kloss for his many efforts to improve BRC the past two years. Based on John's outstanding performance as competitive coach, we are hoping to expand the morning program to allow more rowers to work with him. We will have more information to you by February 2008.
Marc is an internationally competitive sculler who has been active here at BRC for 10 years. This past season, he was the primary coach of the evening sculling program, and he will continue this role for 2008. Marc has coached and mentored rowers from all our programs and we are looking forward to having him work with the coaches, executive committee, and membership to make BRC the best community boathouse in the Mid-Atlantic! This change is largely administrative. All 2007 staff have been invited back in 2008 to resume coaching their respective programs. - Cindy November 26, 2007
Concept2 Holiday Challenge!
(Paraphrased from a Concept2 email message.)
Join the 8th Annual Holiday Challenge!
Start date: Thursday, November 22 (American Thanksgiving) End date: Monday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) at midnight (That is 33 days to complete the challenge!) There are several disance goals: 50,000 meters, 100,000 meters, and 200,000 meters. For more information, check out this link on Concept2: http://www.concept2.com/emailings/hc2007/hc07_email.html November 25, 2007
Oar painting.
Now that pretty much everyone is off the water, I plan to go through the remaining sweep oars and get them sanded up and primed / painted. This is ideal as they can harden all winter.
Looking for about a half dozen people that want to learn and help; it's not rocket science though. It will have to happen in short bursts over a couple of days due to drying times. Planning to start next Saturday, December 1 around 9 or 10 am. If you're interested in helping drop me an email (link in the footer below). Having a palm sander also helps but, of course, isn't necessary. November 15, 2007
Congratulations to the 2008 executive committee!
I am happy to announce the election of the following members to the 2008 Baltimore Rowing Club Executive Committee:
President: Cindy ChingIn addition to the voting positions above, Adrian will continue as Webmaster and Stuart Blum will continue as Safety Chair. Other EC appointees will be announced as they are confirmed. The 2008 EC will take office on January 1, 2008 but will begin transition duties with the 2007 board in mid-December. Congratulations to everyone, and Thank You to Bryan McMahon, Melissa Giddings, and Hasnain Photowala for their years of service on the EC! - Cindy November 13, 2007
Boat rigging clinic this Saturday.
From the desk of head coach John Kloss.
For those of you seeking bow certification, one of the requirements is a knowledge of boat rigging-- how to rig, when to rig, and why you'd want to change the numbers in the first place. I will be offering certification for the rigging component of bow certification to those who come to boathouse closing. This offer assumes that you will actually help out at the closing, otherwise I won't check you off as having completed the requirement. I will be covering the following:
John Kloss. November 12, 2007
Boathouse closing this Saturday.
Sadly, another season is winding to an end. We will be officially closing the boathouse on Saturday, November 17. We need as many volunteers as possible to make this go quickly.
Boathouse close will be from 8:30am until 11:30am. For those of you who have never participated in this event, we clean the entire boathouse, organize, fix things, etc. Breakfast and loads of coffee will be served. Hope to see everyone there. - Kathy Nickel (Social Chair) November 12, 2007
2007 Charm City Sprints pictures gallery.
Thanks to Sean Morrison, the photos for the 2007 Charm City Sprints have been posted to the image gallery:
http://pics.baltimorerowing.net/v/2007/CCS2007 Included are the pictures from Stuart and Sean taken back in June. Thanks to everyone who was patient in waiting for them to get processed and uploaded. There ended up being about 877 pictures overall after processing, and some of them are really great shots. It's really fun to see the elite crews whose victories this year were just getting starting. As always, be sure to rank your favorite photos! November 2, 2007
Planning your trip to the Head of the Occoquan.
Basic Information
If you are headed across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, prepare for the new traffic patterns on I-95/I-495 (the Capital Beltway) both in Virginia and Maryland, beginning this weekend. There will be major delays near the bridge while lanes are realigned and resurfaced. Consider taking I-495 West "the other way" instead. More information is available here: http://www.wilsonbridge.com/pdfs/pressReleases/pr2007-1101.pdf Boat Allocations 10:00am Women's Club 8+: Hopkins 8+ Women's Masters 8+: Hudson 8+ 10:45pm Men's Club 4+: Hopkins 4+ Men's Youth 4+: Hudson 4+ Men's Masters 4+: one of the Dirigo 4+s 12:15Ppm Women's Lightweight 2x: privately owned Women's Masters 2x (Brandon/Couwenhoven): Little Italy Women's Masters 2x (Rickwardt/Lawrence): Hudson 2x 1:00pm Women's Masters 4+: one of the Dirigo 4+s Women's Novice Youth 4+: Nevermore 2:30pm Men's Masters 8+: Hudson 8+ 2:45pm Men's (Youth) 4x: Vespoli 4x Women's (Youth) 4x: Juniors 4x Women's Club 4x: Demo 4x Mixed 2x (Garzino-Demo/and mystery rower): Hudson 2x Mixed Masters 2x(Wehmueller/Wehmueller): No Name The trailer fee comes to $25 per person; please pay this money either to your boat captain (recommended) or John Kloss directly. All rowers must pay before their boats are loaded and driven down. October 30, 2007
Paula Merkle appointed to serve on the board of the Masters Rowing Association.
Masters rower and invaluable treasurer Paula Merkle has been approved -- by unanimous decision -- to serve on the Board of Directors of the Masters Rowing Association.
Her term runs for one year beginning November 1, 2007. Congratulations, Paula! October 26, 2007
More news and media from the Head of the Charles.
For your experiencing pleasure, a plethora of Head of the Charles media options are outlined below.
Head of the Charles streaming video. If you have hours to kill, Rock Singewald offers the entire HOCR, available for streaming at this link: http://nesports.tv/archive.php Meg Sikora did some additional searching, scrolling, and pausing, and offers this "greatest hits" list of times for day one (October 20) of appearances by Baltimore crews Mens Club Four - 3:53.20row2k pictures from the Head of the Charles. (Thanks to Sunil Soprey for digging through the galleries for these specific pictures.) Mens Masters 4+Comcast SportsNet to air a Head of the Charles Regatta highlight show. Throughout the race weekend, Moody Street Productions was filming every race in the regatta. Comcast SportsNet then squeezed the footage into a highlight show, and it will air on their New England affiliate on these dates: Saturday, October 27 - 1:30 AM (EST)Unfortunately, the Baltimore/Washington affiliate of Comcast SportsNet will have locally flavored programming during those times. In the meantime, make some crab dip, drive over to that friend or coworker you know who has an insane digital or satellite package, and renew your acquantence. Read more about the show and its production at http://www.row2k.com/news/news.cfm October 26, 2007
Head of the Occoquan: Fun racing, good people, colorful trees.
A group of BRC rowers, novice graduates, friends, family, and wayward gypsies will be getting together next Sunday, November 4 to travel down to Sandy Run Regional Park in Virginia to support the Baltimore RC contingency at the Head of the Occoquan. Contact Karen Pfarr -- kmpfarr@verizon.net -- for more details. The plan is to meet Sunday morning at the boathouse, or somewhere nearby, to carpool back and forth. Details to follow as the head count grows.
Links of interest Head of the Occoquan: http://www.rowobc.org/hoto.html Sandy Run Regional Park: http://www.nvrpa.org/parks/sandyrun/index.php October 24, 2007
Juniors fundraiser: BRC water bottles.
 As a fundraiser, rowers in the BRC juniors program are selling Nalgene-style water bottles. These bottles are made with a wide-mouth top and will hold 32 glorious fluid ounces. The juniors are asking $15 for each bottle.
If you would like a bottle, please contact Kathy Nickel -- rowingred@gmail.com -- or any juniors rower. If paying by check, please make it payable to "Baltimore Rowing Club". This first run of bottles was limited and will be available on a "first come, first served" basis. October 22, 2007
2007 Philadelphia Navy Day Regatta.
2007 Philadelphia Navy Day Regatta.
October 13, 2007. Schuylkill River. Philadelphia, PA. http://navydayregatta.com Event 20 - Mens Master Single. Bow 234 - Judd Anderson (Class A) -- 18:44.00, 7 of 14 (no handicaps) Event 36 - Mens Master Double. Bow 373 - Chuck Windeknecht (NYAC) and Marc Daemen (Baltimore) - 15:43.80 (raw), 15:01.80 (adjusted) - 2 of 11. This boat finished first before handicaps were applied. Event 52 - Mens Master Quad. Bow 485 - Chris Doyle (Whitemarsh), Mark Malone (Navesink), Chuck Windeknecht (NYAC) and Marc Daemen (Baltimore) - 15:03.10 (raw time), 4:20.70 (adjusted) - FIRST of 7. October 21, 2007
Head of the Charles 2007 results.
The HOCR was a harder race this year for clubs. The rule changes allowed any club to apply for any and all events in the sweep divisions; this meant that many of the club events where stacked with competitors who did not get the championship draw. Time results that would have won us a medal last year where not quite enough to win us a medal this year ... in most of our events.
Men's Club 4+ 18th out 44 with a time of 18:10.858, %8.9 off the winning time. I believe this was one of the stacked events. Regardless, the men had a very good row, beat a lot of crews, and gave us the lock with this event next year. Men's Masters 4+ 13th out 22 with a time of 19:15.940, %8.99 off the winning time. In order to obtain the lock on this event, these gentlemen would have needed to be in the top 50% of the competitors. We just missed that lock by 6 seconds. Women's Masters 8+ 25th out of 31 with a time of 20:13.056, %16.28 off the winning time. This type of regatta and competition is very new to these ladies and I think they did very with keeping poise and focus throughout this race. Unfortunately, we miss the lock on this event, too. Men's Masters 2x Marc Daemen and his doubles partner Charles Windeknecht placed 9th out of 23, with a time of 18:24.866, %5.27 off the winning time. For sculling events a guaranteed entry is given if you are within %5 of the winning time with preference on the draw given at %10 and %15. Marc and Chuck just missed the lock, but have a good chance for the draw next year. Women's Championship 2x Ellen Kloss and Christine Bevacqua placed 19th out of 29 with a time of 20:44.14, %13.38 off the winning time. This gives these ladies a preference on the second draw for this event next year. I'll note that the winning crew was the US Women's National Team 2- for next year's Olympic Games. Ellen and Chrisi are true lightweights against many other open national team rowers, so I think there results are rather good considering. Women's Club 4+ This was a hard fought event by a fairly green crew and so I'm very pleased with their results considering. In a field of 32 the ladies placed 2nd with a time of 19:10.820, %0.01 off the winning time, a mere 0.08 seconds. Yes, you read that right, BRC medaled in the Women's Club 4+. Of course, we got the lock on this event, but these women are not allowed to row it next year due to their finish placement and regatta rules with regards to club eligibility. This is a call out to other women who would like to compete for slots in this boat next year. Consideration starts now. Congratulations to all competitors. The regatta was truly enjoyable and one that I look forward to attending next year. John Kloss.P.S. I have to repeat this -- BRC got 2nd in the Women's Club 4+. Here's to live'n with big, mighty women. You make BRC proud. October 17, 2007
October 2007 Executive Committee meeting tonight.
The next meeting of the BRC EC will be this Wednesday, October 17, at 6:30pm at Maryland Nonprofits:
190 W. Ostend Street, Suite 201 Baltimore, MD 21230 Their website describes parking thusly: "The lot in front of the building is often full. You may want to try parking on the street or in the lot diagonally across the street under the highway. Both lots are free." For directions, hit this link: http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/html/about/01_10.asp October 16, 2007
This Wednesday, October 17, the BRC Juniors mentoring program will be holding a "meet-and-match" kickoff at the boathouse, starting at 6:30pm. Food and games will be provided.
For more information, contact Sunil Soprey or Amy Kleine. October 12, 2007
Open rowing schedule through year's end.
Hi all, last night (Thursday, October 11) was our last on water, weeknight practice. Please see below.
Sat. Oct 13: Water practice 0800-1030Thanks. - Patrick October 11, 2007
Attention scullers: change in practice schedule.
We have coaching/racing conflicts for the rest of the Saturdays in October. Therefore, we would like to reschedule practices, moving from 8:00am-10:00am on Saturday to 4:00pm-6:00pm on Sundays. This should allow us enough light to still get some long rows in.
Certified scullers are welcome to take out boats during the Saturday time slot as well. We apologize for the inconvenience. - Wendy, Paula, Marc October 11, 2007
Baltimore Marathon to affect city traffic this Saturday.
The Baltimore Marathon will be taking over the streets of Baltimore this Saturday, beginning at 8:00am. The start/finish line as near the stadiums in the southwest, and the route includes Fort McHeney and other nearby locations.
To plan your route to the boathouse go the Baltimore Marathon website and check the race course. Be sure to cheer on all runners! http://www.thebaltimoremarathon.com October 10, 2007
Honeywell, in conjunction with the City of Baltimore, today submitted a comprehensive plan to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for restoring Swann Park, which will protect human health and the environment. The proposed cleanup includes removing 3,200 cubic yards (a minimum of 240 truckloads) of contaminated soil, and covering the entire park surface with a clean-soil layer that is two feet deep. MDE will review the proposal and hold a public meeting to solicit community input. Once MDE selects a final remedy Honeywell will work with the city and the agency to develop specific work plans, which should take approximately two months. Honeywell is committed to work on an expedited schedule and intends to complete the cleanup by late spring 2008.
October 10, 2007
2007 Occoquan Challenge.
2007 Occoquan Challenge.
October 7, 2007. Sandy Run Regional Park. Fairfax, VA. http://www.occoquanchallenge.com/results.html Congratulations to Stephen Haase and Andrew Haase for their results from the 2007 Occoquan Challenge. Andrew finished first in the 1c - Men's AA Master Single, with a time of 0:22:45, and Stephen finised third in event 1i - Men's Veteran Single, with a time of 00:21:42. October 9, 2007
Evan and I have discussed it extensively and are in agreement. Current light levels are unsatisfactory from a safety standpoint.
Everyone has been very good about lights and conscious of the traffic patterns. This is much appreciated and has kept us safe. Actually coaching rowers becomes nearly impossible under these lighting conditions and we are relegated essentially to double checking to make sure everyone stays safe. Normally we push the season a just slightly further than we're comfortable with (up until the time change). Given the new, later time change this year (after Halloween rather than before), we're not going to make it to the time change. Novice rowing started their two week extension last week, and we are going to follow a similar timeline. This week will see our last normal open rowing practices -- Tuesday, October 9, Thrusday, October 11, and Saturday, October 13. This means (including tonight) just two more night practices. If there are two boats and two launches, one boat will stay with each launch. If there are more boats than launches, boats will stay together in groups, each with a launch. Head of the Occoquan is coming up (Sunday, November 4), and I am aware we have some entries in this race. After Saturday the 13th, we will move weeknight practices inside, but we can still have Saturday practice outside. I would expect anyone racing HOTO would be at both indoor and outside practices. To complicate things, Evan and I will be away next weekend (October 20) for the Head of the Charles in Boston. We will play this by ear, having practices covered where possible, and potentially dropping one or two. HOTO will be the last day of open Rowing for 2007. For HOTO, so far I have a men's 8, a number of masters men organizing, and 2 women interested. I'd like to get 2 more solid confirmations from women and put together a set 4+. - (Words and music lifted by the webmaster from an email by Patrick Martin.) October 8, 2007
As we're in the middle of the fall racing season, the executive committee is hard at work planning for the winter and for 2008. All EC meetings are open to Baltimore RC members, and those that are interested in running for a position on the 2008 Baltimore RC Executive Committee are expressly invited to attend our October meeting.
The October EC meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 17, in the large conference room at Maryland Nonprofits -- 190 W. Ostend Street, Suite 201, Baltimore, MD 21230 -- from 6:30pm until 9:00pm. We will run through regular club business first, then discuss the positions and candidates for the EC positions before adjourning for the night. If you have any questions regarding the duties of each position, ask the current 2007 member; contacts for each can be found at http://www.baltimorerowing.org/people The following EC positions are voting positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership, Social, and Boathouse Manager. Additionally, there are the positions of Safety Coordinator, Merchandising, Juniors Liason, Webmaster, and Volunteer Coordinator, which are non-voting positions that are historically appointed by the President from those individuals expressing an interest. All EC Positions are one-year, volunteer terms running from January 1 through December 31. Elections for the 2008 executive committee will be held upstairs in the Great Room at the boathouse on Wednesday, November 14 from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. In early November, the Secretary, Membership Chair, Vice-President and I will certify members for the vote and publicize the candidates for each position. Voting privileges are outlined in the membership area of www.baltimorerowing.org. Following that, voting BRC members will then have the opportunity to cast their votes by email or at the general meeting. The October EC meeting will serve as the call for candidates. Being a contributing member of the EC is rewarding. You learn a lot about operating a non-profit organization, working with others, fostering growth of rowing at all levels, and you also learn a lot about yourself. If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them. Good luck this fall racing season, I'll be on the water cheering you on! - Cindy October 7, 2007
Head of the Ohio results.
(Results submitted by head coach John Kloss.)
For the Women's Open 4+, in a field of 22 entrants, BRC placed 2ND. For the Men's Open 2x BRC placed 1ST, beating the 2nd place finisher by 2 minutes and 20 seconds. For the Women's Open Lightweight 2x BRC placed 1ST. It should be noted that Ellen and Chrisi were not satisfied with beating all the Lightweight crews so they decided to row through all the Open crews as well, placing them as the fastest Women's 2x at the regatta. For the Women's Open 8+, in a field of 15 entrants, BRC placed 2ND. Considering that the sweep lineups for the ladies have been rowed exactly twice, Head of the Ohio included, I find their results promising with regards to the upcoming Head of the Charles regatta. October 5, 2007
September 26, 2007
The Novice III group graduates this week, and our normal tradition, there will be a scratch regatta the following Saturday, September 29, 8:00am. Breakfast will be served.
Please come out and show your support for the members of the latest Novice group as they move into the Open program! September 18, 2007
Baltimore will be well-represented at the Head of the Charles this October. We have been awarded the following slots:
Grand Master 1x - Marc Daemen, Rock SingewaldCongratulations to all rowers and the coaching staff for these positions! We look forward to cheering you on in October. (Lodging and travel ideas to follow.) For more information on the Head of the Charles Regatta, visit http://www.hocr.org September 17, 2007
Wye Island Regatta.
(Comments and summary swiped with thanks to open sweep coach Patrick Martin.) The Wye Island Regatta hosted each year by Annapolis is probably the most bizarre regatta I have ever seen. Maybe I should say "unique" and not "bizarre". There is a place for everything, and everything has its place: you can show up with pretty much any type of craft, and this race has a category for you. As a result, lots of people come from all over the place ... some even in motor homes. In addition to the unusual boats, the regatta also has a really unusual course. The race literally takes you around an island. The course is about 13 miles, much of it in fairly rough water. This year brought some pretty high wind, and I was debating scratching the BRC entries when the officials decided to alter the course. The new course brought the rowers only though the "protected" side of the island; this greatly reduced the length of the head race course to "only" 8 miles, with a 180 U-turn in the middle. Baltimore had a nice showing, which makes a lot of the effort in coaching, repairs, rowing, and rigging by all members of BRC worthwhile. It took host Annapolis RC a little while to compile a lot of the results, so they trailer and crews headed back to Baltimore while I waited for outcomes and collected medals. By the end, I had literally a huge stack of them; I looked and felt kind of like a jerk standing a crowd of people looking for results with a pile I could barely hold. (I ended up needing a bag.) Still, being a jerk rarely feels that good. Men's Master's 1x - Dan W - 1:00:58.35 - GOLDFor more information and updated results (only winning times were posted at press time), head to http://www.annapolisrowingclub.com September 10, 2007
The inaugural Head of the Fort regatta was Saturday, September 8, right here in Baltimore and hosted by your very own Baltimore Rowing Club. The races themselves covered a near-5,000m course, starting at Fort McHenry and ending just past the Hanover Street Bridge. The small but fun regatta had beautiful weather and decent water conditions. We raced mainly against ourselves and Chester River, and the results are posted here:
http://www.baltimorerowing.org/regattas/fort.php Next year's regatta will be bigger and better. Thanks belong to everyone who planned, attended, competed, or volunteered, as we put head racing on the Patapsco back on the fall schedule! (Special thanks to Cindy Ching and Kathy Nickel for organizing the event on such short notice, as well as to our coaches who gently reminded their rowers to register and compete. A special thanks to Niels Lium for showing up before the crack of dawn and getting all the cinder blocks and buoys out; to Mike deVera, Mike Chin, and Bo Weisheit for helping set up the course; and to Patrick Martin, Meg Sikora, Tom Wolfe, John Radtka, Chuck Edwards, and Karen Pfarr for collecting buoys and putting everything away -- including all the launches. Huge food thanks to Jan Cookson for breakfast and Jeff Ditter for lunch.) August 19, 2007
Thanks to everyone who volunteered to become a mentor for the Baltimore Rowing Club Juniors (BRCJ) Program. The response has been really encouraging. We had an organizational meeting tonight and are beginning to structure the program. We will hold a MENTOR MEETING on Thursday, August 30, 6:30pm at the boathouse to discuss the program and brainstorm ideas for the kick-off, tentatively set for September 11 or September 14. Prior to the meeting, interest sheets will be sent to all mentors so we can match you to a Junior athlete.
Here is a description of the program. If you are still interested in becoming a mentor, please contact Amy Kleine! Sunil Soprey will be co-coordinator of this program for 2007-2008, but we'll need input and help from all of the mentors to make this a success. - Amy and Sunil (and Coaches Aly and Mike) August 19, 2007
The Baltimore Rowing Club has announced the inaugural Head of the Fort, set for Saturday, September 8, 2007. The event will coincide with Defenders Day activities in and around Fort McHenry.
Races will begin just outside the Fort, and finish right in front of the BRC boathouse at Middle Branch Park, inside the Hanover Street Bridge (MD Route 2). More details under the Regattas page. August 19, 2007
Canadian Henley
It should be noted that 'Senior' for Canadian Henley means over 23 and in general, really, really fast. For example, in Ellen's heat she had Ashley Blake, 2nd place finisher in the Women's Intermediate Lightweight Single at US Rowing Club Nationals, Rebecca Smith, 3rd place finisher in the Women's Lightweight Double at the Pan American Games Trials, Meghan Sarbanis, 3rd place finisher in repechage in the Women's Lightweight Single at the US Rowing Nationals, and Helen Brewer member of the Great Britain University Rowing Team's Women's Quad which will compete at the European Union Sports Association Rowing Championships. Furthermore, the top two finishers in Ellen's heat went on to the finals. In general, everyone at Canadian Henley is really good and to compete at that level BRC rowers will have to step up the work. Fortunately, everyone who attended this year is committed to doing so. Hopefully others will be joining them. - Thanks to John Kloss for submitting these results. August 19, 2007
1000 meter sprint. Weather on the severe side -- High heat 105 for two days and it cooled down to 99 for the other two. Women sported hot pink crocs.
Thursday Womens Open 4x D - Dru, Ann, Emily, Heidi 4th place time 3:33.94 Winning time 3:25:17 Was in medal contention when oar cuff broke and steering problems occurred dropped to 4th out of seven. First sprint race ever for Heidi Friday Womens Club 4x C - Linda, Ann, Emily, Heidi 5th place out of seven Time 3:50:44 Winning time 3:31:48 Sunday Womens Open 4x C - Linda Ann, Emily Dru 4th Place out of seven Time 3:57:74 Winning time 3:42:66 Womens 2x Last place - Emily's and Dru's second race ever. 4:17:22 but it was very close to second to last! The many medals of Marc Daemen Mens Lightweight D 1x Silver 3:42:464 bronze was 3:42:469 Photo finish (link below) Mens Lightweight D 2x Gold 3:14:67 Mens lightweight D 4x Gold 3:05:790 Mens Lightweight A-C 4x Gold 3:02:36 Mens Lightweight C 2x Silver 3:16:18 - Thanks to Dru Schmidt-Perkins for compiling these results. Check here for Marc's photo finish. August 17, 2007
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August 12, 2007
The next meeting of the BRC EC will be this Wednesday, August 8, at 6:30pm at J. Patrick's. All members are welcome to attend and participate.
August 12, 2007
The 16th Annual Howard M. Smith Diamond State Masters Regatta starts today at 8:00am. For more heat sheets and other information about the regatta, check out http://www.hmsdsm.org
Real time race results are available at http://www.roninracing.com August 12, 2007
The Juniors season for varsity rowers starts on Monday, August 20. Online registration is available. For novice juniors and their parents, the Baltimore Rowing Club will be a hosting a Learn to Row Day for new Juniors on Saturday, August 25, 2007. RSVP today!
July 23, 2007
BRC lead off the day with a ''shock and awe'' campaign taking top spots in all 3 of the first events.
- Thanks to open coaches and competitive rowers Evan Rea and Patrick Martin for these summaries. July 22, 2007
Baltimore at the USRowing Club National Championships
Ellen Kloss, Christine Bevacqua, John Haines, Andrew Swiatowicz, and Annie Couwenhoven are racing at USRowing Club National Championships this Wednesday through Saturday, on the following days and times:
Wednesday
Full results are posted at the link below.John Haines and Andrew Swiatowicz in the Men's Intermediate 2x at 11:00am. (This boat finished fourth but did not advance. Annie Couwenhoven in the Women's Junior A 2x at 2:28pm. This boat finished first and advanced to the next stage, Thursday. Ellen Kloss in the Women's Intermediate Lightweight 1x at 3:31pm. This boat finished third and advanced to the next stage, Thursday. Thursday Ellen Kloss advanced in the Women's Intermediate Lightweight 1x. She will race again at 4:20pm, lane 6. This boat finished sixth but did not advance. Annie Couwenhoven advanced in the Women's Junior A 2x. Her boat races again at 5:23pm, lane 5. This boat finished third and advanced to the final on Friday. Friday Ellen Kloss and Christine Bevacqua in the Women's Intermediate Lightweight 2x at 8:54am. This boat finished third and advanced to the final in the afternoon. Ellen Kloss and Christine Bevacqua in the Women's Intermediate Lightweight 2x FINAL at 2:19pm. This boat finished fifth. Annie Couwenhoven continues in the Women's Junior A 2x. Her boat races again at 2:33pm. This boat finished fourth. Saturday Annie Couwenhoven in the Women's Junior A 4x at 7:44am. This boat finished second in this heat, and advanced to the final at 2:07pm. Annie Couwenhoven continues in the Women's Junior A 4x at 2:07pm. This boat finished third. - Full results on RaceTrak.com November 30, 1999
Swann Park Restoration.
May 3, 2008 MayorDixon Announces the Start of the Swann Park Restoration Mayor Sheila Dixon and Dave Wickersham of Honeywell today announced that construction of a new and improved Swann Park will begin next week when Honeywell starts restoration of the park."The restoration of Swann Park would not have happened without a strong partnership between Honeywell and the city. Honeywell stepped up," Mayor Dixon said today at a groundbreaking ceremony at Swann Park. "I want to thank Honeywell for stepping up and for fulfilling its commitment. We look forward to the new and improved Swann Park." Honeywell and Baltimore City have worked in partnership to restore the 11-acre park. Wickersham, who is Honeywell's Direct of Global Remediation Services, said, "We look forward to seeing the park once again full of activity and available to all those who have spent so many years enjoying it. The users of Swann Park will have a wonderful facility when the work is done." Honeywell expects to complete the Swann Park restoration and related park improvements by August. The park is scheduled to open next spring after the city completes its work. Honeywell will prepare and seed the ball fields, make water and electrical improvements and build foundations for lighting, dugouts, fences, bleachers, pedestrian pathways and roadways before turning the park over to the city later this year. November 30, 1999
During early May's Baltimore High School Championships, the Baltimore Rowing Club Juniors program earned the coveted Honeywell Cup, awarded to the top club team of the regatta.
Congratulations to all rowers and parents, as well as BRC Juniors coaches Alyson Covino, Mike deVera, and Andrew Swiatowicz, for all their hard work and planning. Special thanks to Pat Turner, and the Honeywell Corporation, for their endless support of the BRC Juniors program. Be sure to check out this featured article in the Monday, May 5 edition of the Baltimore Examiner. Full results from the regatta can be found at the link below. November 30, 1999
Learn to Row Day will be June 6, 2009. The fun starts at 9:00am at our boathouse within Middle Branch Park.
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