Comments for The Potomac Star, Potomac Boat Club (Washington DC Rowing) http://www.potomacstar.com A news community focused on the sport of rowing and maintained for members and friends of Potomac Boat Club in Washington, DC Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:17:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Ready? Set? Go sign up for the Concept 2 Holiday Challenge! by Jean http://www.potomacstar.com/2011/11/21/ready-set-go-sign-up-for-the-concept-2-holiday-challenge/#comment-9676 Jean Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=9160#comment-9676 Nice shot, Penelope! - too bad my time didn't live up to your artistry. I'm working on it!! PBC's standing for this year (meters recorded since May 1) is No. 27 among On-Water Clubs. And this is with only 14 people signed up. If you are erging at all, register at Concept 2 and record your meters. Be sure you are affiliated with Potomac Boat Club, ID 1297. We should be able to jump to the top of the list and stay there! Every meter counts although those of you who fog up the ballroom when you are erging -- we could really use your contribution.... Nice shot, Penelope! – too bad my time didn’t live up to your artistry. I’m working on it!!
PBC’s standing for this year (meters recorded since May 1) is No. 27 among On-Water Clubs. And this is with only 14 people signed up. If you are erging at all, register at Concept 2 and record your meters. Be sure you are affiliated with Potomac Boat Club, ID 1297. We should be able to jump to the top of the list and stay there! Every meter counts although those of you who fog up the ballroom when you are erging — we could really use your contribution….

]]> Comment on Gold never gets old for PBC at MatNats by Stephen Vermillion http://www.potomacstar.com/2011/08/16/gold-never-gets-old-for-pbc-at-matnats/#comment-9571 Stephen Vermillion Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:54:57 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=8753#comment-9571 Really excellent work. Enviable. Wish I was there. Really excellent work. Enviable. Wish I was there.

]]> Comment on Car-top carriers to go by Stephen Vermillion http://www.potomacstar.com/2011/05/25/car-top-carriers-to-go/#comment-8401 Stephen Vermillion Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:18:33 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=8315#comment-8401 Note: As part of the general plan to de-clutterize and clean-up the House, we are also in the midst of cleaning out and updating the weight room. Jake Higley has been the able coordinator of the weight room effort. No kidding, the weight room is used by a significant number of members and it now contains new equipment. The new equipment led to discussion of creating more space for effective and safe use, which then led to a clean-out project that deposited (temporarily) various items of clutter in the shed. The shed now contains various grilling equipment, brooms, ladders, old folding chairs, rugs, weights, defunct weight equipment, dead stereo components, flat swiss balls, an abundance of mismatched iron weight plates, water bottles, among other things. It's due to be cleaned out at the June 11 club work day. In general, everything now in the shed will be be donated or disposed. This includes some intact equipment that is either not used by PBC members or for which we do not have room. Anyone interested in acquiring the equipment or in retaining it at PBC, should speak up quickly. Note: As part of the general plan to de-clutterize and clean-up the House, we are also in the midst of cleaning out and updating the weight room. Jake Higley has been the able coordinator of the weight room effort. No kidding, the weight room is used by a significant number of members and it now contains new equipment. The new equipment led to discussion of creating more space for effective and safe use, which then led to a clean-out project that deposited (temporarily) various items of clutter in the shed.

The shed now contains various grilling equipment, brooms, ladders, old folding chairs, rugs, weights, defunct weight equipment, dead stereo components, flat swiss balls, an abundance of mismatched iron weight plates, water bottles, among other things.

It’s due to be cleaned out at the June 11 club work day. In general, everything now in the shed will be be donated or disposed. This includes some intact equipment that is either not used by PBC members or for which we do not have room. Anyone interested in acquiring the equipment or in retaining it at PBC, should speak up quickly.

]]> Comment on Freaky Flood Year? by admin http://www.potomacstar.com/2011/05/24/freaky-flood-year/#comment-8364 admin Wed, 25 May 2011 13:57:05 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=8256#comment-8364 Hi, Bob! Thanks so much for your comment and discerning eye for precise data! Chuck had sent a few other tables that may have been more accurate, but unfortunately, we weren't able to format them for the site. Our tables came from the NOAA Middle Atlantic River Forcecast Center at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Rivers/FloodClimo/. Here is an excerpt from the NOAA site: This area is devoted to flood frequency analysis information for the MARFC forecasting area. It contains information on how many times floods have happened in a specific month, percentages of flood occurrence for each month, probability, and average height above flood stage. The main function of this project is to give the user historical flood statistics for most of The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center (MARFC) forecast points. MARFC has received numerous requests from our customers in regards to historical flood information. This project answers these requests for the much needed information. If you have any questions, input or see any bad links, please contact Charles Chillag (Charles.Chillag@noaa.gov) or Alaina Macfarlane (Alaina.MacFarlane@noaa.gov). Interestingly, as you found, they say on the site that their flood data isn't necessarily up to date, so thanks, again, for catching the error! Penelope Walz Hi, Bob!

Thanks so much for your comment and discerning eye for precise data! Chuck had sent a few other tables that may have been more accurate, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to format them for the site. Our tables came from the NOAA Middle Atlantic River Forcecast Center at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Rivers/FloodClimo/.

Here is an excerpt from the NOAA site:

This area is devoted to flood frequency analysis information for the MARFC forecasting area. It contains information on how many times floods have happened in a specific month, percentages of flood occurrence for each month, probability, and average height above flood stage.

The main function of this project is to give the user historical flood statistics for most of The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center (MARFC) forecast points. MARFC has received numerous requests from our customers in regards to historical flood information. This project answers these requests for the much needed information.

If you have any questions, input or see any bad links, please contact Charles Chillag (Charles.Chillag@noaa.gov) or Alaina Macfarlane (Alaina.MacFarlane@noaa.gov).

Interestingly, as you found, they say on the site that their flood data isn’t necessarily up to date, so thanks, again, for catching the error!

Penelope Walz

]]> Comment on Freaky Flood Year? by Bob Hirsch http://www.potomacstar.com/2011/05/24/freaky-flood-year/#comment-8362 Bob Hirsch Wed, 25 May 2011 11:46:39 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=8256#comment-8362 Nice write up, but I noticed that the tables you presented have an error in the second entry. That flood was 168,000 cubic feet per second not 16,800. Don't know what other errors there might be in this list. You can find the data for the largest flood of each year at http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/md/nwis/peak?site_no=01646500&agency_cd=USGS&format=html I took a look at the total amount of streamflow in March and April combined and could see that it is the 4th largest since 1932. I'll make a calculation for the combination of March, April and May at the end of May. I'm guessing that will stack up as one of the highest. I've also looked at the size of the annual floods for the Potomac all the way back to 1895 and the overall record doesn't show any signs of a trend towards larger floods. Bob Hirsch Nice write up, but I noticed that the tables you presented have an error in the second entry. That flood was 168,000 cubic feet per second not 16,800. Don’t know what other errors there might be in this list. You can find the data for the largest flood of each year at http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/md/nwis/peak?site_no=01646500&agency_cd=USGS&format=html

I took a look at the total amount of streamflow in March and April combined and could see that it is the 4th largest since 1932. I’ll make a calculation for the combination of March, April and May at the end of May. I’m guessing that will stack up as one of the highest. I’ve also looked at the size of the annual floods for the Potomac all the way back to 1895 and the overall record doesn’t show any signs of a trend towards larger floods.

Bob Hirsch

]]> Comment on Oh, you have to go to this one! by Ed Ryan http://www.potomacstar.com/2011/03/28/7949/#comment-7752 Ed Ryan Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:01:45 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=7949#comment-7752 This is the social event of the season; guaranteed to be covered in the Sunday Style section of the NY Times. And it's not true that the average age at these meetings is 60+; those old geezers are asleep before it starts (except for a few who take a nap beforehand). This is the social event of the season; guaranteed to be covered in the Sunday Style section of the NY Times. And it’s not true that the average age at these meetings is 60+; those old geezers are asleep before it starts (except for a few who take a nap beforehand).

]]> Comment on Meant to be. Anderson, our first Challinor Trophy winner by Cal Sutliff http://www.potomacstar.com/2011/01/25/first-challinor-trophy-winner/#comment-7310 Cal Sutliff Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:54:05 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=6390#comment-7310 Kudos to The Potomac Star for fascinating coverage of the first Challinor Trophy award. Anderson is a worthy victor and the Star is an impressive messenger. Kudos to The Potomac Star for fascinating coverage of the first Challinor Trophy award. Anderson is a worthy victor and the Star is an impressive messenger.

]]> Comment on Your chintzy, hastily thrown together viewing guide to the 2010 HOCR by Kathy Byington http://www.potomacstar.com/2010/10/21/your-chintzy-hastily-thrown-together-viewing-guide-to-the-2010-hocr/#comment-6733 Kathy Byington Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:53:37 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=6200#comment-6733 Hi - I am Kathy Byington and I row for the MRP program. I am also an adaptive athlete and rowed with the inagural adaptive 4+ boat sponsored by Capital Adaptive that won gold on Sunday am at the HOCR. I know you have to look past the Capital unis and blades and the DC strokes boat but I am rock'n my PBC cap (in 2 seat). Thank you to all of my team mates and coachs at PBC who supported my training this year. It made for a great day on the water on Sunday. Kathy ________________________________ See banner photo. There are a couple of other photos of my boat in the photo gallaries under recreational and adaptive, toward the very end of the gallery. http://www.row2k.com/hocr/ http://www.necn.com/10/24/10/Disabled-teams-compete-in-Head-of-the-Ch/landing_newengland.html?blockID=337959&feedID=4206 has video of my boat taken during warm-ups. Hi – I am Kathy Byington and I row for the MRP program. I am also an adaptive athlete and rowed with the inagural adaptive 4+ boat sponsored by Capital Adaptive that won gold on Sunday am at the HOCR. I know you have to look past the Capital unis and blades and the DC strokes boat but I am rock’n my PBC cap (in 2 seat).

Thank you to all of my team mates and coachs at PBC who supported my training this year. It made for a great day on the water on Sunday.

Kathy
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See banner photo. There are a couple of other photos of my boat in the photo gallaries under recreational and adaptive, toward the very end of the gallery.

http://www.row2k.com/hocr/

http://www.necn.com/10/24/10/Disabled-teams-compete-in-Head-of-the-Ch/landing_newengland.html?blockID=337959&feedID=4206

has video of my boat taken during warm-ups.

]]> Comment on Potomac Masters make a run for gold at the border by Penelope for Gretchen Ellsworth http://www.potomacstar.com/2010/09/01/potomac-boat-club-masters-make-a-run-for-gold-at-the-border/#comment-6318 Penelope for Gretchen Ellsworth Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:05:32 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=5880#comment-6318 Posted on behalf of Gretchen Ellsworth; a photo of the winning team is above and will be in the Gallery (see Gallery tab): Potomac Women's H4+ won the team's second gold medal at FISA, racing on Friday before the wind gods took over the course the next day. Competitors were Camilla Durfee, Sally Sternbach, Gretchen Ellsworth and Marilyn Means. Sarah Grady was our guest coxn and a good one too! [Thanks for the update, Gretchen! -P. Walz] Posted on behalf of Gretchen Ellsworth; a photo of the winning team is above and will be in the Gallery (see Gallery tab):

Potomac Women’s H4+ won the team’s second gold medal at FISA, racing
on Friday before the wind gods took over the course the next day.
Competitors were Camilla Durfee, Sally Sternbach, Gretchen Ellsworth and
Marilyn Means. Sarah Grady was our guest coxn and a good one too!

[Thanks for the update, Gretchen! -P. Walz]

]]> Comment on Potomac Masters make a run for gold at the border by Debbie Charles Chisholm http://www.potomacstar.com/2010/09/01/potomac-boat-club-masters-make-a-run-for-gold-at-the-border/#comment-6317 Debbie Charles Chisholm Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:52:14 +0000 http://www.potomacstar.com/?p=5880#comment-6317 One last note from north of the border before we get in our car....Camilla made it a hat-trick on Sunday when she and Cal won in the 2x. Some Potomac men were in a mixed B8+ that also took home a medal on the last day of competition in the mixed events. Unfortunately high winds forced organizers to cancel most of the events on Saturday. We understood the problem when we saw an empty 4+ being towed back to the dock -- EMPTY. After several laps around the warm-up area our women's C4+ was sent back to the dock and after nearly 2 hours of waiting the organizers decided they had to cancel the rest of the day. But overall it was a good regatta for PBC and lots of fun despite the weather! Sorry for leaving out some of the men's boats here but I am not sure who was in which races. One last note from north of the border before we get in our car….Camilla made it a hat-trick on Sunday when she and Cal won in the 2x. Some Potomac men were in a mixed B8+ that also took home a medal on the last day of competition in the mixed events.
Unfortunately high winds forced organizers to cancel most of the events on Saturday. We understood the problem when we saw an empty 4+ being towed back to the dock — EMPTY. After several laps around the warm-up area our women’s C4+ was sent back to the dock and after nearly 2 hours of waiting the organizers decided they had to cancel the rest of the day.
But overall it was a good regatta for PBC and lots of fun despite the weather! Sorry for leaving out some of the men’s boats here but I am not sure who was in which races.

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