http://www.marinrowing.orgNews from the MRA.en-gbWelcome to the sydication feed from the Marin Rowing Association. Get the latest news and info about the club and its members delivered right to your RSS reader, My Yahoo, or other feed reader. Questions? Email admin@marinrowing.org.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/i47ppP7Gd1Y/20101026100837742Marin Rowing is Tops at Head of the Charles We have all just returned (on an epic and tumultuous 6.5 hour flight) from an unbelievable trip to the 2010 Head of the Charles Regatta. Not only I am extremely proud of the performance of my varsity women, who took a second place finish to the always dominate and powerful CRI, Inc. of Boston (who happened to be in their own battle with third place Saratoga from NY who had beat them a week before by 8 seconds), I am also extremely proud of the performances from all of our crews and scullers, collegiate rowers and alumni. Overall, Marin made a powerful impact on all as a strong, focused and quality organization. Congratulations to each of you on your outstanding individual contribution to your team; you made a difference and can be so proud. Your individual performance became your boat's outstanding performance, which became the club's outstanding performance which resulted in the club taking 3rd in the team points trophy, though we were the top club by beating Riverside and CRI. This has been our goal for years and we have succeeded! Well done, Marin. We killed it. Below are summaries from each of the programs, which include their own take on the team performances. I'll just let them speak for themselves, as they are really interesting reports, but here are the results from the weekend: Team Points Trophy 1. Harvard 2. Yale 3. Marin HUGE!!! Junior Men: Gold, Youth Men's 8+ Junior Women: Silver, Youth Women's 8+ 1. CRI, Inc. Master Men: Silver, Grand Master 8+ (60+): 1. Melbourne University Boat Club 4th, Master Men's 8+ (40+): 1. RV Rijnland, GER, 2. Kennebecasis Rowing Club 3. Wide Load BC (National Team guys) 4. Marin 4th, Club 8+: 1. Harvard, 2. BU, 3. Harvard, 4. Marin, 5. Yale 8th, Master Men's 4+ (50+) 11th, Master Men's 4+ (50+) 28th, Club 4+ All crews qualify for next year! Master Women: Bronze, Grand Master 8+ (60+) 1. Syracuse Chargers Silver, Senior Master 8+ (50+) 1. Etats Unis Rowing Club Bronze, Master 8+ (40+) 1. BMA Boat Club 2. Toronto Sculling Club Scullers: 4th, Veteren Single (60+) Landon Carter 28th, Veteren Single (60+) Bill Erkelens 10th, Senior Master 2x (50+), Chuck Selden and John Younger Adaptive: Gold, LTA 4+, Aerial Gilbert See full results here www.hocr.org CONGRATS TO ALL!!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20101026100837742http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/GLxQlaBRNXI/20101012142859727Come join us on Sunday, October 17th for the next installment of the Marin rowing singles ladder. The ladder is a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! It has been a while since our last ladder, and this is short notice on the event. So, Please reply to me to RSVP. If there aren't enough people to put the race together, We'll reschdule for another time.We run the race in a manner that is very fun and encouraging, so don't worry about how well you'll do, just come give it a shot, even if you don't scull very much! Last month's results can be found hereWhen: Sunday, October 17th, 2010Mandatory Race Meeting: 8:30amFirst flight start time: 9:00am (high tide at 10:00am)Second flight: approx. 9:30amMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20101012142859727http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/a_WwfdgGgeU/20100810095407737The Marin Rowing Association presents our Junior Learn-To-Row series, a 3 hour class for inexperienced junior athletes wanting to get some hands-on experience in boats before tryouts for the competitive team. Classes are $25 per session, and are offered on the following dates between 9am and 12pm. Sunday, August 22nd Saturday, August 28th Please email melissa@marinrowing.org for more information and to sign up!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100810095407737http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/opDBpdoAsH0/201008080556308201 USA 1:21.43 (3) 2:45.72 (1) 4:11.55 (1) 5:37.08 1 2 GER 1:21.12 (1) 2:46.68 (2) 4:13.38 (2) 5:37.73 4 3 ITA 1:21.52 (5) 2:47.04 (3) 4:15.51 (3) 5:41.04 3 4 ROU 1:21.46 (4) 2:47.25 (4) 4:15.52 (4) 5:41.23 2 5 GBR 1:21.38 (2) 2:49.06 (6) 4:19.16 (6) 5:47.18 5 6 CZE 1:22.09 (6) 2:49.03 (5) 4:18.99 (5) 5:51.32 6 Yeah Zach!!!! Congratulations!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100808055630820http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/qPXf0Mx9cOI/2010080109044162http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_15649213 Zach is in country right now getting ready for competition. We'll try to get some news from him up soon. Ghttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2010080109044162http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/GhsnDGBgFBo/20100722101519456Marin Rowing recent alum Zach Johnson has been named to the United States Junior National Team, and in addition, is currently the stroke seat in the 8, the US's top lineup! Zach was the stroke seat in the Marin Varsity Boy's top 8 this year that went undefeated in the regular season and raced to a silver medal at National Championships. Zach left immediately from Nationals and headed to Princeton, NJ, where he has been training and kicking butt on behalf of Marin for the last 5 weeks. Last week, final cuts were made and Zach was officially named to the team. The latest information we have is that Zach is not only in the top 8 right now, he is sitting stroke seat and doing a fine job of it! Zach is happy to be in a boat where everyone is around the same height as he is, I'm sure! Next week Zach and his boatmates will depart for Junior World Championships, which will be held in Racice, Czech Republic. The following links are to the US Junior National Team's World Championships website, and the Junior World Championships Official website, respectively, where real time race information can be found. Racing starts Thursday, August 5th. http://web.me.com/rowdoc/2010_World_Championship/Home.html http://www.racice2010.com/ The Marin Rowing Association would like to congratulate Zach for his incredible accomplishment and thank him for his enormous contribution to the success of our club during his time here. After World Championships, Zach will be heading off to Yale to continue his education, rowing and otherwise! We wish him good luck at Worlds, and beyond!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100722101519456http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Nt8f8QJJaYg/20100620142730368Come join us on Sunday, June 27th for the next installment of the Marin rowing singles ladder. The ladder is a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! The ladder saw a great turnout last month, and we hope to have even more people this month. We run the race in a manner that is very fun and encouraging, so don't worry about how well you'll do, just come give it a shot, even if you don't scull very much! Last month's results can be found hereWhen: Sunday, June 27th, 2010Mandatory Race Meeting: 12:30pmFirst flight start time: 1:00pm (high tide at 3:00pm)Second flight: approx. 1:30pmMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100620142730368http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/QaJ9ZR8RP_c/20100615205509461The Marin Varsity Boys, after enjoying an undefeated regular season here in the Southwest region, traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio this weekend to compete in the 2010 Youth National Championships. The Lightweight 8, manned by Colin McGaw in the coxswains seat, Griffin Whitlock, Tyler Browne, Paul Panicacci, Scott Kennedy, Cooper Goldman, Andy Goldman, Oliver Bazalgette, and Colin Wren, won their heat and semi, putting them in a 3 way contest with the other two west coast crews in attendance, Newport and Marina. They raced their hearts out and pulled a blistering fast 5:58, the fastest time they had produced all season, but were bested by just a little over a second by a retooled and very fast Marina boat, and finished in 2nd place. This is the best finish by a Light 8 since the Marin Boys won the event in 2004. The boat had two seniors in it, McGaw and Panicacci, both of which have committed 4 years of their lives to Marin Rowing. They will be attending UCSB and Arizona next year, respectively. The boat includes 3 members of last years lightweight 8 that brought home silver as well from the National Championship in 2009, Whitlock, Panicacci and Andy Goldman. The Heavy 8 of Harry Blatt, Zach Johnson, Greig Stein, Zander Bonnoris, Patrick Konttinen, Scott Roycroft, Jack Stein, Jones Bazalgette, and Sam Seder, has enjoyed a perfect regular season this year and never won a race by less than 5 seconds. They had to travel 2500 miles to find real competition, and they did. They won their heat and semi as well, but a dominant Kent School crew powered their way down the course, holding off a heroic sprint by our boys and winning by 1 second in a staggering time of 5:47, with Marin Rowing coming in at 5:48. The next fastest crew was 10 seconds behind these two. These boys participated in what was basically a two boat epic cage match to be remembered for a very long time, and most certainly made their foes pay a dear price for their victory. They made us proud with their racing, their rowing and their work ethic, as anyone who has been around the boathouse from 2 to 7pm any day this year can attest to; these young men know not when to say quits. The varsity boat will be saying goodbye to 3 four year rowers. Zach Johnson will be attending Yale this fall, as well as spending his summer in Princeton trying out for the US Junior National Team. We wish him the best of luck, represent Marin well! Jones Bazalgette will be attending Cornell and rowing for their Lightweight squad, and Jack Stein will be manning the oar for Northeastern University in Boston. This result is the best finish for the V8 since 2001 and the best overall squad result ever, not to mention the best any individual men's squad did at the event. Although not gold, these young men should be very proud of what they have done. To the seniors, all of which are 4 year Marin Rowers, we say thank you for all the sacrifices, personal, physical, mental and social, that you have made for the good of this Club, and we wish you all the best in the future. Always know that you have a family here at Marin Rowing that is ready and willing to lend a hand, give advice, and provide assistance to its alumni. Never hesitate to come by and say hello and remember, Marin Rowing is your home. The rest of these athletes are returning next year hungry to give it another go, ready to push themselves to their absolute limits to go all the way. If you see one training around the boathouse this summer, give a high five, congratulate, and admire the commitment, the camaraderie, and the sacrifice that each and every one of them have given to our club, Marin Rowing.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100615205509461http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/-0BytIRnFt0/20100602184244460This past weekend Lake Natoma hosted the 2010 NCAA Women�s Rowing Championships and Marin Alum were all present and accounted for. All of us at Marin are so proud of these athletes for their outstanding results across the board.Here is an overview: Maren McCrea � Senior (Redwood �06, Yale �10) sat 5-seat in the Yale Varsity 8+ and won the NCAA National Championship for the 2nd time in addition to a first place finish at the Eastern Sprints. Maren�s dad is our own John McCrea and her sister Lela just completed her rowing career with Marin and is now off to row for Dartmouth. Charlotte Palmer � Junior (Tam �08, Cal �11) rowed bow in the Varsity 4+ for Cal and took a 2nd place behind Virginia in the final. Jenna Levy � Sophmore (Redwood �08, Stanford �12) coxed the Stanford Varsity to a 5th place finish at NCAA�s and a 2nd place finish in the Pac-10. This is Jenna�s second year coxing the Varsity 8+ at Stanford and won NCAA�s last year as a Freshman. Caroline Rosetti - Freshman (Sacred Heart �09, Cal �13) rowed bow seat of the Varsity 8+ at Cal. The V8+ won the Pac-10 Championships and took 4th place at NCAA�s. Caroline was in the V8+ at Marin and won 2 National Titles with us before showing the rowing world her strength by making the V8+ in her first year; a feat which is not often matched. Erica Rippe - Freshman (Drake �09, Cal �13) rowed 7-seat in the JV 8+ for Cal that took 3rd place at NCAA�s. Erica was also in both Marin Nationals winning 8+�s. Charlotte, Caroline and Erica each had their hand in Cal taking home a 2nd place team title at NCAA�s. Olivia Ley - Freshman (Branson �09, Princeton �13) rowed 2-seat in the JV 8+ for Princeton all year ending the season with a 5th place at NCAA�s. Oley was also in the Marin V8+ in �09. Audrey Wooster � Freshman (Redwood �09, Princeton �13) stroked the Princeton V4+ winning the petite final. Audrey was in the Marin V8+ for both National titles.Up this weekend in New Jersey? The IRA�s, which is the Men�s National Championship Regatta and includes the Lightweight Women�s 8+. Marin alum Chelsea Lucas will be coxing the Men�s Freshman 8+ for California. Natalie Wong (Redwood �07, Harvard �11) will race in the Varsity Lwt 8+ for Radcliffe, Caitlin Morgan (Drake �09, Stanford �13) will race in the Varsity Lwt 8+ for Stanford. On the men�s side, Dillon Seitz (Redwood �06, Northeastern �10) will race in the Men�s V8+ for Northeastern, JD Carbone (Redwood �09, Cornell �13) will race in the Freshman 8+ for Cornell, Sean Engle (Redwood �09, Cal �10) will race in the V8+ for Cal,and Jonny Hoon (Redwood '08, Cal '12) will cox in the Open 4+. GO MARIN!!For coverage of the IRA's go to www.row2k.comhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100602184244460http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Y3uqI_HbRHA/Ladder_20100516Come join us on Sunday, May 16th for the first Marin rowing singles ladder of the summer. The ladder is a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! It has been almost eight months since we've run a ladder, and we're excited to kick off a new round of these great local events. We run the race in a manner that is very fun and encouraging, so don't worry about how well you'll do, just come give it a shot, even if you don't scull very much!When: Sunday, May 16th, 2010Mandatory Race Meeting: 1:30pmFirst flight start time: 2:00pm (high tide at 4:00pm)Second flight: approx. 2:30pmMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/Ladder_20100516http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Z0wBMI6YrGw/2010040110522851This weekend a large contingent of athletes from Marin Rowing traveled to Mission Bay in San Diego for the San Diego Crew Classic. Marin Rowing came home with 5 first place finishes, including wins in the Men's Junior 8 and Men's Junior Lightweight 8 events. The Junior Men's 3V 8 competed in the JV event and raced well, making the grand final and finishing 6th. The Marin Masters Team, composed of adult rowers from the area, also took home wins in the the Men's "F" (60+) age group, the Women's Club Boat, and the Women's "B" (36-42) age group. The Junior Women also had strong finishes, placing 5th in the Junior 8 and 3rd in the Junior JV (2nd) 8. Nice job everyone!!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2010040110522851http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/_2IlVdQGrwc/20100322212538688The athletes and staff of the Marin Rowing Association would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to our fellow sportsman Gunnar Sandberg and his family in their time of need. We are pulling for you, Gunnar!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100322212538688http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/gkSKFC9RKf8/20100207192920928The Juniors wrapped up their best performance ever at the 24-hour Ergathon fundraiser this weekend by rowing 430,428 meters, which is equivalent to holding a 1:40.3 split for a full day. For the non-rowers out there, that's really fast!! Congratulations Athletes, we are proud of you and your hard work!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20100207192920928http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/KhLv3SY2mxU/20091113073642537We will be hosting a reception for Chris and Mick at the MRA on Wednesday, Nov 18 at 7pm. Everyone is welcome! www.goldengateendeavour.com What a great experience to see these guys row under the GGB and arrive to a small crowd at the Golden Gate Yacht Club. The biggest group by far was from the MRA, including the varsity boys, John McCrea and the 3 staffers Sandy, Graham and Melissa. It was a beautiful day on the Bay. They made it safe and sound.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20091113073642537http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Z22QwrzNiSw/20090901121640883BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE, France - Chelsea Lucas of Greenbrae and Kristy Wentzel of San Anselmo propelled the U.S. junior girls eight-plus boat to a gold medal at the 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships on Saturday.The U.S. team took the lead midway through the 2,000-meter race and pulled away to a 4.30 second victory over second-place New Zealand. The Americans, the defending world champions, trailed New Zealand through the first 500 meters of the race."We were really expecting to be down a lot more at the first 500, so when we were only down a few seats, we really felt like it was in our reach," said Lucas, who won gold with the team for the second year in a row. "At that point, we knew it was doable. � We felt like this year was our time to really focus on our speed. We just felt really confident on how we went out and executed our race."The U.S. squad finished with a time of 6 minutes, 26.89 seconds, with New Zealand next in 6:31.19. Germany won the bronze medal with a time of 6:34.97.View full results...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090901121640883http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/XIy0VcCzT2c/20090831102926453Mara Allen, Marin '04, Cal '08, just became the clubs most successful junior woman by making the National Team and winning a gold medal in at the 2009 World Championships in Poznan, Poland. Mara had a successful career with Marin, winning the silver medal at the '04 Jr. National Championship and with Cal, winning the NCAA Championships in the V8+ in both '05 and '06, her freshman and sophomore years. Mara tried out for and made the National Team in her first year out of college and when on to make the top 8+ to race at the World Championships. Needless to say, we are all very proud to have Mara as a part of the great history of Marin athletes. Congratulations.View full results...Mara Allen, 3rd from the right, singing the National Anthem after taking the Gold. Behind Mara stands fellow Cal rower and friend of the MRA Erin Cafaro. Erin also won a Gold in the W2- at this regatta and won the 2008 Olympic Gold in the W8+.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090831102926453http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/_KbMtmMoOGw/20090803083906708Alan Mooers and I are trying to organize some rows in the Roger Barbey newly rigged as an Octuple. If you are interested, and have some sculling skills, there is a sign-up sheet on the sign-out table. There will also be sign ups for those interested in coxing. Initially we are trying to go out Saturdays at 8:45AM and Sundays at 8AM. We went out Saturday 8/1 with Lydia as cox and had a great row. -Gary Runes (GaryRunes@sbcglobal.net)http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090803083906708http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/tzjrfwgtYfQ/20090719210449192The latest in the MRA Singles ladder series was a lot of fun, with much better conditions that the June ladder. We had a small group this time, probably because of the last minute rescheduling, but we had a lot of fun and a lot of people came up with new PR's. Thanks to everyone for coming down!The results from the most recent MRA singles ladder can be found in the file below and are also posted on the MRA Ladder board in the boat house:MRA Singles Ladder results July 19, 2009http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090719210449192http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/hBIUXjgTEMg/20090714084723932The Master Men, Women, B's, Intermediates, Novices and Scullers finished off the spring racing season in style this weekend at Lake Merritt, host of the Southwest Regional Masters Championships. In addition to winning the team points trophy, some highlights include:http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090714084723932http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/o8q12CgNAHM/20090709161427496Come join us on Sunday, July 19th for the second Marin rowing singles ladder of the summer. The ladder is a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! The last ladder had a strong head wind, but we all had fun anyhow. We'd love to see some more faces down there, so get out in your singles and start practicing, then, come down on Sunday afternoon, July 19th and give the ladder a shot, even if you don't scull very much!When: Sunday, July 19, 2009Mandatory Race Meeting: 12:15pmFirst flight start time: 12:30pm (high tide at 12:30pm)Second flight: approx. 1:00pmMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090709161427496http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/5RsJzhFeULg/20090702132224708MRA Varsity Women Kristy Wentzel and Chelsea Lucas have been selected out of the top rowers and coxswains in the Country to represent the United States at the 2009 FISA World Rowing Junior Championships August 5-8 in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. Chelsea and Kristy were both in the Junior Women�s 8+ from Marin Rowing that won the National Championships in June. Chelsea was the coxswain for the US in 2008 and won a gold medal in the Jr. Women�s 8+. Congratulations to both athletes on their outstanding performances this season and GOOD LUCK in France! Marin Rowing is behind you every stroke!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090702132224708http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/qDoDIL3IpPw/20090630214046159Congrats to the Advanced Women on their outstanding performance at the NW Regional Regatta! Overall the Advanced Women's Team had 13 boats medal and it was amazing to see so many Marin boats in each final. Each event had a full 12-14 entries and the D4 had 15+! B8: Gold (Final Only race) C8: Gold and Silver D8: Silver and Bronze E+8: Bronze B4: Silver, Bronze and 5th C4: Gold and 4th D4: Silver and 6th B4x: Gold Mixed B4+ Silver Mixed E8: Bronze More Team Results to come!! For full results go to: www.racetrak.comhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090630214046159http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/LhUvUf8bQqI/20090623184819414The latest in the MRA Singles ladder series was a lot of fun, though the conditions were difficult. We ended up having a very strong headwind on the first half of the course, and most people ended up losing 30 seconds off of their times due to the conditions. But, we all still showed up and made the times. Thanks to everyone for coming down!The results from the most recent MRA singles ladder can be found in the file below and are also posted on the MRA Ladder board in the boat house:MRA Singles Ladder Results - 6/7/09http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090623184819414http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/aURY7uPTSgo/20090608232020947Marin girls' crew tops nation for second straight year CalHiSports.com doesn't cover the sport of crew because there really is no organized high school competition in California, or any states for that matter. That doesn't mean that there are not countless numbers of young student-athletes that use crew as a ticket to some mighty fine educational institutions. A perfect example is the Marin Rowing Association, located in Larkspur, whose teams have sent countless young men and women on to college and successful rowing careers. Founded in 1968, it began as a boys program for only the Redwood of Larkspur boys and later girls, but now has student-athletes from high schools throughout Marin County as well as San Francisco participating in its highly-regarded program. The current stars of the program for high school age boys and girls is the Women's Varsity 8+ that just returned form winning its second straight Junior National Rowing Championship, June 12-14 at Harsha Lake in Cincinnati. On June 8, CalHiSports.com was actually on the water in the chase boat, watching the girls in a capacity as a local Marin journalist. We rode shotgun in the pontoon-style boat with MRA Executive Director and Women's Varsity 8+ Coach Sandy Armstrong while the girls were practicing for the Nationals on Corte Madera Creek near Highway 101 in Larkspur, just off San Francisco Bay waters. The part that seemed so exciting was the start as they practiced on their own without an official starter. Coxswain Chelsea Lucas, a recently graduated senior from Redwood who will be on the Cal crew team next year, was in total charge. "Attention, (pause) go! Pryyy,� said Lucas, drawing out the y in pry as she encouraged the girls to pry the water. With that command, the girls shot forward and Lucas continued to bark commands and encouragement crouched from her seat. "Slow down and let your knees come to your chest so when you have the blade to the water you can feel the connection,� said Armstrong from the drivers seat of the chase boat after the girls practiced several starts in the deep choppy waters. "Good power. I like what I see. Nice blade to the water. We're good to go,� continued Armstrong after the girls had fine-tuned things to her liking. Whatever Armstrong imparted to them about their start must have worked because on the chase boat she admitted that the girls' starts have not been their strength in the past. In Cincinnati, the girls blew away from the starting line and led from start to finish, winning in 6:45 for the 2000m race, and by five seconds over Phillips Exeter Academy from New Hampshire. Besides Lucas, the rest of the national title team included: Stroke, Erica Rippe, Drake (San Anselmo), senior, Cal; Caitlin Morgan, senior, Drake, Stanford; Michelle Leason, junior, Tamalpais (Mill Valley); Caroline Rosetti, senior, Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), Cal; Kristy Wentzel, junior, Drake; Olivia Ley, senior, Branson (Ross), Princeton; Fiona Duffy, senior, Tamalpais, Columbia; bow seat, Audrey Wooster, senior, Redwood, Princeton.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090608232020947http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Al7_9Jimw4I/20090531092455983After a very long hiatus, Rachel and I are excited to announce the next MarinRowing singles ladder, a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! It has been entirely too long between ladders, so we're going to try to have one every month through the summer to make up for it. So, get out in your singles and start practicing, then, come down on Sunday afternoon, June 7th and give the ladder a shot, even if you don't scull very much!When: Sunday, June 7, 2009Mandatory Race Meeting: 1:45pmFirst flight start time: 2:15pm (high tide at 2:15pm)Second flight: approx. 2:45pmMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090531092455983http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/0KNUy_OJVbM/20090531090850502GRAND FINAL Varsity 8+ 1 Stanford 6:11.95 Marin alum Jenna Levy, cox 2 Virginia 6:12.32 3 California 6:14.76 4 Yale 6:17.22 Marin alum Maren McCrea 5 Brown 6:18.13 6 Princeton 6:24.02 GRAND FINAL Second Varsity 8+ 1 Yale 6:29.04 Marin alum Lauren Richards 2 California 6:29.58 Marin alum Adrienne Keller 3 Stanford 6:31.88 4 Brown 6:32.93 5 Washington 6:34.28 6 Virginia 6:37.17 Congratulations Marin Alum on GREAT racing! For full results: http://villanovarowing.com/ncaa/http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090531090850502http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/oX_NMdpzvEM/2009052814234030Session I of the Girls Summer Camp is now closed. We hope you can attend a different week!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2009052814234030http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/6Q7INnkbfEs/2009051219004420For Full Results: www.racetrak.com Marin Rowing squads impress in regionals Marin Independent Journal SACRAMENTO - The Marin Rowing Association had a successful weekend, with the women topping the points standings and the men placing second at the Southwest Regional Championships at Lake Natoma that ended Sunday. Of the 26 Marin squads entered, 21 were medalists in a competition that included 35 teams from six states. In the men's events Marin took gold in the 2-, Frosh 8+, Frosh 4+, Novice A 8+, silver in the Lwt 8+, V4+, Lwt 4+, Novice B 8+, Novice 4+ and bronze in the V8+. In the women's events Marin took gold in the V8+, V4+, JV4+, Frosh 8+, Novice 4+, Novice B 8+, silver in the JV8+, V4+, Novice A 8+, Novice 4x and bronze in the 3V8+. Marin qualified for nationals in 9 events and will bring the women's 8+, women's lwt 2x, men's V8+ and a men's lwt 8+. Nationals will be held June 13-16 at Harsha Lake in Cincinnati, Ohio. The women's varsity eight, the defending national champions, covered the 2,000-meter course in 6:41.1. The men's varsity eight was just 2.7 seconds behind the reigning national champions from Newport in a time of 6:07.85.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2009051219004420http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/29PYvOFVCWk/20090421162242798MARIN ROWING BRINGS HOME 7 GOLDS, 3 SILVERS, 2 BRONZE MEDALS FROM LONG BEACH INVITATIONAL LONG BEACH, CALIF., April 21, 2009 � Marin Rowing Association�s junior crews brought home seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals from the Long Beach Junior Invitational Regatta, held April 18-19 at the Long Beach Marine Stadium in Southern California, home of the 1932 Olympics. Golds were earned by Marin Rowing�s Men in the Freshman 8+, Freshman 4+, Novice 4+, and Lightweight 8+ contests, while Marin�s Women brought home gold in the Novice 8A+, Novice 4+, and Freshman 4+ competitions. Silver medals were earned by Marin�s Women�s 3V8+, the Women�s Freshman 8+ and the Women�s Novice 8B+, and bronze medals were brought home by the Men�s and Women�s Freshman 4B+ squads. MRA�s gold-medal winning Men�s Lightweight 8+ crew included Coxswain Harry Blatt (Corte Madera), Stroke Zander Bonnorris (Larkspur), Taylor Feld (Tiburon), Andy Goldman (Greenbrae), Paul Panicacci (San Rafael), Ian Clark (Fairfax), Griffin Whitlock (Tiburon), Matty Norstad (Corte Madera), and bow seat Greig Stein (Kentfield). Rowing for the Women�s Novice 8A+ squad were Coxswain Annika Belzer (Kentfield), Stroke Marlena Morshead (San Anselmo), Elizabeth Littman (Sausalito), Sophie Rosenoer (Corte Madera), Charlotte Passot (Mill Valley), Anna Dellaria (San Rafael), Caitlin Byrnes (Fairfax), Brianna Lamb, and bow seat Tula Le Merle (Tiburon). For complete results from the Long Beach Junior Invitational, visit http://row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=409661&cat=6. Marin will compete in their final league race this weekend, April 25 at Lake Natoma in Sacramento, before competing in the US Rowing Southwest Regional Championship Regatta May 9-10, also to be held at Lake Natoma.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090421162242798http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/MI5NRyoK-po/20090406153611565Marin Rowing had big wins at the 36th Annual San Diego Crew Classic this weekend.The top results include these wins:Women's Varsity 8+:cox Chelsea Lucas, Erica Rippe, Caitlin Morgan, Michelle Leason, Caroline Rosetti, Kristy Wentzel, Olivia Ley, Fiona Duffy and bow Audrey Wooster.Women's Junior Varsity 8+:cox Greer Rosenbaum, Cailtin Boucher, Carly Schlocker, Maddie Wolf, Hailey Wunsch, Brett Erickson, Lela McCrea, Hollie Wallenfels and bow Lindsay Thimmig.Master Men's F 8+:cox Jay Rhoades, Sean Killeen, Dick Draeger, Alan Collenette, Michael Breard, Steve Johnson, Andy Kerr, Landon Carter and bow Joel Kimmel.For All Results:MRA ResultsFull ResultsSplit Timeshttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090406153611565http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/oHX8Dr3O-_Q/20090312113730213AUCTION '09Save the date and join us for Auction '09!!!Saturday Evening, December 12, 2009Mill Valley Recreation CenterDinner, Dancing and Auctionhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090312113730213http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/J3TUmgYBt84/20090302161810230MARIN ROWING LAUNCHES SPRINGSEASON WITH A BOATLOAD OF MEDALSBy Sue CawdreyGREENBRAE, CA, March 2, 2009 � Marin Rowing Association, home of the 2008 defending National Championship Womens Varsity 8+ crew, kicked off the 2009 spring season in true MRA fashion this weekend with medal winning finishes in all 16 races at Saturday�s Novice Regatta at Lake Merced in San Francisco, and tallied up 10 wins, two seconds and a fourth place finish at the Varsity Round Robin, also held at Lake Merced, on Sunday, March 1. Competing under windy conditions and grey skies, Marin�s Novice Men and Women brought home seven first place, five second place and four third place medals from the first 2K contest of the season, besting dozens of crews from throughout the state including Berkeley High School, Capital Crew (Sacramento), Humboldt Bay Rowing Association, Los Gatos Rowing Club, Marina Aquatic Center (Marina del Rey), Newport Aquatic Center (Newport Beach), North Bay Rowing Club, Oakland Strokes, Pacific Rowing Club (SF), River City Rowing Club, San Diego Rowing Club and the Stanford Juniors. For complete race results, visit Row2k.On Sunday, MRA�s winning streak continued with the varsity squads, who brought home 10 wins, two seconds and a fourth place finish. The race of the day for the Varsity Men was the Lightweight 8+ beating Newport by just .9 seconds across the line. The Varsity Women took first in all of the 8+ events, with both the Varsity and JVs clocking the fastest course times of the day. Racing in MRA�s Varsity Womens 8+ were Coxswain Chelsea Lucas and rowers Erica Rippe, Caitlin Morgan, Michelle Leason, Caroline Rosetti, Kristy Wentzel, Olivia Ley, Fiona Duffy and Maddie Wolf. The Varsity Womens 4x raced a great race and crossed the line racing the 4x from Humboldt who raced at the National Championships in �08, and the Lightweight 2x won their event over two other lightweight crews in addition to a few heavyweight crews in the same event. For complete race results, visit Row2k.�We have worked very hard over the past several months, training and conditioning in preparation for the season, and it shows,� comments Sandy Armstrong, Director of Marin Rowing Association and Head Coach for the Varsity Women. �I speak for all of our coaches when I say that we are extremely proud of the effort put forth by our athletes over the weekend. Every athlete gave an incredible individual performance.�Marin Rowing junior crews will race again this weekend in the Battle of the Bay on Saturday, March 7, to be held at the Jack London Aquatic Center in Oakland, where they will again face squads from Oakland, Berkeley and Saint Ignatius Prep.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090302161810230http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/4Ct6MwiXSUc/20090206164632415Congratulations to the Junior Team for an outstanding effort this weekend! Though we did not break the World Record, we came close enough to know that we can do it next year by setting better goals! Thanks to all the parent chaperones for your supoort over the 24-hour period.AND! Thanks to everyone who has donated to date, we are at $40,000 and well on our way to our $60,000 goal. Keep those checks coming in to support our Junior Program.Some late night photos are now up in the photo section!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090206164632415http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/1UTjyBkb5fc/20090113193702323But keep an eye out- A new boat was anchored to the little dock just through the bridges prior to the trestle. It was impeding traffic going out into the Bay. It seems to have gone back it's home, but keep an eye out.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20090113193702323http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/cdCCff1QltI/20081126074236864Join us on Wednesday, December 17 at 6pm for Caroling on the Creek and a Holiday Gathering! Those who would like to join vocal forces and croon to our creek neighbors should be at the boathouse by 6pm sharp to get launched. Light appetizers and glug will be served.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20081126074236864http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/TJE2zjjTfHs/20081103153401594The Marin Varsity Boys and 9 Novice Boys traveled to Newport Beach this weekend and raced at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival, with strong showings from both. In the Junior Men's category, the Men's Varsity Eight rebounded well from an 8th place finish the week before at Head of the American by placing 3rd, behind only Capital and Newport, in a time of 14:53. In a tremendous showing of determination and skill, the Men's Lightweight 8 decided to race in the same event as the heavies after no one entered the lightweight eight. They started in the very last slot and passed 4 boats, finishing 9th out of 25, with the JV finishing 10th, 1 second behind the Lights. The Varsity Boy's also raced two 4's, finishing 4th and 9th out of 14 boats. And the victors of the day were the Novice Boys, who raced in a field of 12 boats and owned the competition, winning by a margin of 1:09 seconds. Nice Job Everyone!!!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20081103153401594http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/_iMQo_se34g/20081103073759878Once again, the singles ladder was a great success and everyone had a great time! Some new records were reached and everyone rowed hard and had fun. Thanks to everyone who came down, it was a small group, but the ladder will need time to gain momentum again. Special thanks to Amanda for taking on launch duty this time. She was able to witness the good, the bad, and the ugly turns at the top of the course.We will be running the ladder once/month during the off season, so come down and join in the fun!You can find the most recent results here: MRA Singles Ladder 11/2/2008 Resultshttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20081103073759878http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rtu_JaNmUy4/singlesladdernov2After a very long hiatus, Rachel and I are excited to announce the next Marin Rowing singles ladder, a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! Our new daughter Sasha (the reason for the hiatus) will be present to help with the timing, so, come down on Sunday morning, Nov. 2 and give the ladder a shot!When: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008Mandatory Race Meeting: 1:30pmFirst flight start time: 2:00pm (high tide at 1:45pm)Second flight: approx. 2:30pmMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/singlesladdernov2http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/MPNCriveVUE/20081020122807734Marin Rowing sent 11 boats to the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA this weekend. The Charles is well known as the biggest Fall Head Race in the World. Crews from Countries all around the globe come to race at this prestigious event on the Charles River.Overall, Marin Rowing was a dominant program and we finished fifth in the overall points standing. The order of points were:1st - CRI2nd - Harvard3rd - Riverside4th - Yale5th - MarinMarin took home one Gold (Grand-Masters Women's 8+, a first for the MRA), five Silver (Jr. W 8+, MW 40+ 8+, MM 60+ 8+, MM 60+ 4+, Penelope Starr Sr.Veteran 1x), two Bronze (MW 50+ 8+, MW 60+ 4+), one 4th (MM 40+ 8+) and 2 5th (MM Club 4+, MW M4+) place medals. Medals are given out to the top 5 crews in each event. The number of crews in each event varied from 5 to 68.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20081020122807734http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ugD1R1Lzwic/20081014132046956New Referee Clinic at Marin RowingDate: November 1, 2008 12-4pmTo All S/W Region Referee Candidates and Interested Parties, There will be a basic clinic held at the Marin Rowing Association boathouse. This clinic will be geared to candidates and newly licensed referees but veterans are always welcome to contribute to the seminar. It will also count toward your yearly clinic requirement. If you know of anyone who may be interested in becoming a referee (I have eighteen identified in the Bay Area) and would like an opportunity to attend, let me know. Those of you affiliated with clubs may want to pass the word to your coxswains. This will be a great opportunity for them to become familiar with the rules of rowing. Bob Scurria, USRowing Refereehttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20081014132046956http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/NYjnetV5kyk/20081013131440133From Aerial Gilbert: As many of you know my two greatest passions are rowing and Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB). One of my favorite rowing regattas is in Boston, the Head of the Charles Regatta. I have had the privilege to compete at the Head of the Charles for the past five years, and this year I am combining my two passions and dedicating this year�s race to raise funds for Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA (www.perkins.org). I am competing with the Marin Rowing Association in the Women�s Masters Four.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20081013131440133http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/TktK87vvONU/20080915101828415Have you been participating in the eScrip program to support schools and organizations? It's easy! Now�s the time to create or update your eScrip account. The Marin Rowing Association benefits directly from this effortless way of generating funds from your trips to the grocery stores and other shopping adventures.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080915101828415http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/2Y2eL-Sem_E/20080908083520519With every year the "Learn To Row Regatta" with Special Olympic athletes gets bigger and better! The third annual regatta on August 9 was the highlight of the four session "Learn To Row" program. The spectacular photos taken by JJ Thorp tell the story much better than any words. Please visit the site to see the determination, intensity and joy the athletes experience. Read more about the day...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080908083520519http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/GFtuzRV3pL4/2008082114524297"Marin Rowing Association Enjoys Unprecedented Success at Nationals" http://www.row2k.com/news/news.cfm?ID=40468 Congratulations to the Adv. Men and Women Sweep teams and our Scullers for their outstanding success at Masters Nationals. Our rowers brought home a ton of trophies (check out the trophy case!) in addition to the women's overall points trophy AND the CLUB overall points trophy! Well done to all.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2008082114524297http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/HaXWHzvKdpU/20080821135617921On Saturday, September 6th the '08-'09 Junior Season will be upon us and I am proud to introduce to you our new staff members!Our own Graham Willoughby will be heading up the Varsity Boys. Graham has been our Facility Manager and Novice Boy's Coach for 3 years and this year Graham will continue as Facility Manager and move up to coach the Varsity squad. Sandy Armstrong will continue as Varsity Girl's Coach.I have added two new staffers to coach the Novice Boys and Girls. Patrick Schulkers will coach the boys. Patrick rowed at Ohio State and has a long coaching history under his belt. He comes to us from Texas and will be needing some help with housing until he gets settled, so if you can help please let me know! Melissa Fenner will coach the girls. Melissa is a Yale grad who rowed at Capitol Crew in Sacramento prior to rowing at Yale. She has been coaching the novice girls at Capitol for the past 3 years.Both coaches are mid-move to Marin but I will make sure to bring them down on a Saturday morning to meet the family and be welcomed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080821135617921http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/k1TCWJGEMZU/20080717110637208Weekly Schedule:Tues and Thurs 6:30-7:30 pmSaturday 8:45-9:45 and 10-11am Open to MRA members, friends and familyMore details here:Tips, Schedules & Costs for Yoga for Rowerhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080717110637208http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/89Tov2l6G9s/20080729091030553There are four positions (three year terms) on the club's board of directors coming up for election this fall. If you are interested in running please notify Sandy Armstrong (461-1431) or Gary Runes (435-1738) and provide a statement of interest to be sent out with the ballots. Statements of interest need to be in by September 15, 2008 in order to go out with the ballots, and can be emailed as an attachment to Gary at: garyrunes@sbcglobal.net. The election will be held in October 2008 and the votes counted at the annual meeting on October 20, 2008.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080729091030553http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/WMNXMsjFf1s/20080727075836496Marin Rowing Coxswain Chelsea Lucas and the Jr. Women's National Team won a gold medal in the 8+ at the Jr. World Championships in Linz, Austria yesterday. It is the first time the women have won Gold in this event. www.row2k.com/worlds/features.cfm?ID=1809 Chelsea is an outstanding coxswain and her team and I are proud of her incredible accomplishment. She showed true talent when she first began coxing and she has built on that talent to become the best in the World.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080727075836496http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/PTXiKmfmS_o/20080627151914621UPDATE: Mike will also be in the USA Lightweight 8 that will row in Austria before the Olympics. This is a NUN-FUNDED trip, so if you would like to help them please go to: http://www.firstgiving.com/usalightweightmen and make a donation. Thanks Mike Altman was selected today for the USA Lightweight 4- in Beijing. Mike was a member of Marin Rowing Varsity in 1991 and 1992. Mike is a 7-time National team member, and was a spare in the 2004 Olympics. This makes the 5th Olympics in a row with a Marin Rowing Alumni. 1992 Tim Evans, Scott Munn; 1996 Fred Honebein; 2000 Nito Simonsen; 2004 Nito Simonsen. Congrats Mike and Good Luck in Beijing! photo thanks to ROW2K.com. Mike Altman is rowing 2 seat. For complete information: USRowing Press Release: http://www.usrowing.org/News_Media/PressReleases/detail.aspx?nws_lKey=538 USRowing Bio: http://www.usrowing.org/News_Media/AthleteBios/maltman.aspx Marin IJ Story: http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_9709845http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080627151914621http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/cLw9_v_EUbg/20080624104418917Dear Friends, Far too quickly, we must send the final email. George passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon around 5:30 while Kathleen was holding his hand. We will be having a "gathering" here at our home later in the summer so that we can remember him as he would like to be remembered - full of the love of life. I will let you know when this will take place as soon as I can. To all of you who have written, our heartfelt thanks. Your emails were wonderful and elicited many healing tears. With our love, Margot, Kathleen and Silviahttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080624104418917http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/VP8U9idkrEo/loulindseyLou Lindsey, 87, the Marin Rowing Varsity Boys coach from 1984-1991, passed away today in San Rafael. Lou was the coach of the great crews of the 1980's that won 2 Stotesbury Cups and sent so many kids on to the Junior National Team. Lou also coached the Stanford and Navy Varsity crews, with his 1960 Navy 8 representing the USA at the Rome Olympics. The Lindsey family will hold a memorial service in the late summer at the Marin Rowing Association boathouse. More information will be posted at a later time. SF Chronicle Obit: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/SPAI11HI65.DTL Please feel free to add a comment to this story, and I will make sure they get passed along to the family. For Lou's Full Obit: click READ MOREhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/loulindseyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/VQUjR9mTlWA/20080613175514818Marin Rowing Association 6:33:66 Los Gatos Rowing Club 6:36:93 Phillips Exeter Academy 6:37:39 St. Pauls School 6:38:61 Community Rowing, Inc. 6:40:05 Green Lake Crew 6:52:07 Congratulations to coxswain Greer Rosenbaum, 8 Michelle Leason, 7 Caitlin Morgan, 6 Erica Rippe, 5 Lauren Richards, 4 Caroline Rosetti, 3 Audrey Wooster, 2 Hailey Wunsch, 1 Charlotte Palmerhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080613175514818http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Q-6qC-k2adI/jimandersenAt the NCAA Women's Championships: Maren McCrea (Yale) GOLD in Varsity 8 Maggie Cheek (WASH) GOLD in Varsity 4 Mara Allen (CAL) 4th in Varsity 8 Adrienne Keller (CAL) 6th in JV 8 At the IRA Men's Championships Nick Carbone (Cornell) GOLD in Light 8 Tad McCrea (WASH) GOLD in JV 8 Trevor Mollenkopf (WASH) GOLD in JV 8 Danny Freisinger (CAL) GOLD in Frosh 8 Sean Engel (CAL) Silver in JV 8 Dillon Seitz (Northeastern) 4th in Varsity 8 Steve Oesterich (OCC) 5th in JV 8 Kelly Hughes (OCC) 5th in JV 8 Natalie Wong (Harvard) 6th in Light 8 Sam Barnett (Columbia) 7th in Light 8 Brian Ebke (Princeton) 12th in JV 8 CONGRATS TO ALL.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/jimandersenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/GqgL4KPCT7I/2008photosThe 2008 Junior team photos are up in the Photo Section. these were taken by Michael Erickson. Jim's version will be posted soon. http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/2008-Junior-Team-Photoshttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2008photoshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/cJqUrT6tmaM/20080512230717769Over an incredible weekend of racing at Lake Natoma, the Marin Juniors brought home many a medal and qualified 3 boats for the National Championships. The Varsity Women took the gold medal in the V8+, 3V8+, V4+ and JV4+ and the silver in the JV8+, while the Varsity Men took the bronze in the V8+ and JV 8+ and the gold in the 3V8+. The Novice Men took the gold in the N8+ and silver in the Freshman 8+ and 4+ and the Novice Women 4th in the Freshman 8+ and 4+. Well done Marin! See the results here: www.racetrak.comhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080512230717769http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/-bMjZkD_Jyg/20080410220837247There's a new photo gallery of pics from the Crew Classic on the site. It's located in the "Photos" section, here: http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/sdcrewclassic2008 Any MRA member who logs into the site will be able to upload pictures to this gallery. (Look for the drop-down menu in the upper right portion of the gallery, and select "add pictures".) Please add yours! Send your question to admin@marinrowing.org. Also, Sport Graphics just released their pics from the race. You can find them here: http://www.sport-graphics.com/view_event.asp?EVENTID=34301http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080410220837247http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rGcr9g_qSRI/20080409144614149Marin Rowing, led by the Master Men, was a strong presence at the Crew Classic this year!SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 8, 2008 � Marin Rowing Association�s junior (high school) and master�s crews had strong finishes across the board at the 2008 San Diego Crew Classic held April 5-6 on Mission Bay, a major national 2K regatta which drew more than 3,500 collegiate, high school and club rowers from 21 states across the country. Marin�s Masters Men 8E (ages 55-60) squad pulled a three-peat by bringing home the Stewards Cup for the third year running, retaining their championship title by a one-second margin over second-place finisher Cambridge, while the Men�s Masters 8B (ages 36-43) crew comfortably snagged the President�s Trophy by open water over the rest of the field, marking their second victory in this event in three years.Marin�s junior (high school) crews also had a successful weekend, with the Varsity Men�s 8+ finishing fourth out of 16 crews with just a 2.5-second margin separating the second, third and fourth place finishers, while the Varsity Men�s Lightweight 8+ also finishing fourth overall, and the JV Men�s 8 finished fifth. Marin�s Varsity Women�s 8+ and JV Women�s 8B both won their Petit Final contests, finishing 7th overall, while Marin�s JV Women�s 8A finished second of 14 despite one athlete dislocating her shoulder mid-race. Marin�s Masters Women placed 4th in the B and F (60+) events.�Our athletes were faced with some very tough competition from some of the strongest crews in the country,� comments Sandy Armstrong, director of Marin Rowing Association and head coach for the Varsity Women. �They�ve been training hard and it showed; we are very pleased with the results in San Diego, and now have our work cut out for us as we prepare for the Southwest Regional Junior Championships in Sacramento on May 10-11.�http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080409144614149http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/pp4wpvPynC0/20080323125638717Thanks again to everyone who came down and raced in the singles ladder. The showing wasn't as large as previous ladders, but we had fun and new records were made. Congrats to Tyler Lange with the fastest ladder time overall of 10:02.58! Thanks also to Ken Clemmer, Bill Scholtz, Kelly Konis, and, of course, Rachel Berman, for helping setup and run the ladder. You can access the latest results from the link below and they will be posted on the ladder board in the boat house tomorrow morning. Hope to see you there next time!--Ari and RachelMRA Singles Ladder Results Mar 2008.pdfhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080323125638717http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/TjXtye5AgmE/20080320102438102Council votes 5-0 in favor of renewing the special permit that allows our launches to follow our crews therefore going over the 5 mph speed limit. Thanks to everyone who attended the City Council meeting last night. Your presence helped to present the MRA for who we are and what we do. I believe the Council recognized the greater good in this matter but that does not mean that we may become complacent about following the rules and conditions of the permit. Let's all continue to be sensitive to our neighbors on the creek. Noise is the biggest issue and one that we do have control of. In addition, support of the migrating birds was of concern by the Marin Audubon Society President and we will look forward to learning more about this from her in the future. http://www.marinij.com/ci_8646254 Now, back to rowing.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080320102438102http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/cqWxIbeNuSU/20080318053623482Memorial Service for Tony Harrow Dear Friends and Family: Thank you for your love, prayers, and kind thoughts and remembrances over these past few days. It has been great comfort to us to have such an overflow of support from all of you. A Memorial Service for Tony will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary (RBACS) at 376 Greenwood Beach Road in Tiburon , CA . This is an organization that Tony loved and supported for many years, and its beautiful setting made it a natural choice for us. We encourage you to explore the property starting at 2pm. An informal service will begin around 2:30. Just like Tonys many organized bird counts over the years, his Memorial will be held outdoors, rain or shine. It is often windy and a bit brisk at the RBACS, and were not yet out of the rainy season. Accordingly, we ask that you check the weather and come prepared bring a jacket, hat, foul-weather gear, etc. if the day warrants. This is a casual environment, so please wear whatever is most comfortable. We also suggest that you to wear shoes appropriate for walking, as there is a lovely nature trail on the grounds that we encourage you to explore before or after the Memorial. Per Tonys wishes, we hope to avoid eulogizing him with lofty platitudes he would have rather been roasted than canonized. Instead we hope to provide a forum for his friends and loved ones to be together and share their memories of what a special person he was to us. If you have a memory of Tony that you would like to share, in the form of a photo, story, anecdote, favorite poem, joke or other remembrance, we will set up bulletin boards to which you can post them. After the Memorial, refreshments will be served on-site, so we encourage people to stay, snack, and continue to enjoy each others company. In keeping with Tonys Green principles, we are requesting that you do not send flowers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tonys name to the Junior Naturalist Program, c/o Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary, 376 Greenwood Beach Road , Tiburon , CA 94920 (www.tiburonaudubon.org). One final note there is limited street parking at the RBACS, so we are encouraging people to rideshare if possible. Spillover parking is available in the public lot at Blackies Pasture (1/2 mile east on Tiburon Boulevard ). From the Blackies lot, walk back on Greenwood Beach Road to the RBACS. We look forward to seeing you next weekend as we remember Tony. Jerome Ryan Coverage: SF Gate: http://tinyurl.com/59bdo2 Marin IJ: http://tinyurl.com/6rkoor SF Gate: http://tinyurl.com/6gjxovhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080318053623482http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/1kU3MOYFex4/20080317105354212MARIN ROWING CREWS BRING HOME SEVEN WINS FROM OAKLAND GREENBRAE, Calif., March 17, 2008 � Marin Rowing Association�s high school crews placed first in seven and second in six events at the second of two concurrent weekend regattas hosted by the Jack London Aquatic Center at the Oakland Estuary on Saturday, March 15. Marin�s men�s and women�s varsity and novice crews squared off against the Oakland Strokes, Los Gatos, Pacific and Serra High at the early morning event, rowing with an outgoing tide and a headwind that ultimately resulted in difficult rowing conditions, with whitecaps and major wakes by morning�s end. After having lost to Oakland by a one-second margin on March 8, an intense week of training paid off for Marin�s Varsity Men�s 8+ with an almost two-second victory over Oakland in Saturday�s rematch. Marin�s Varsity Women won their JV and 3V contests, with the Varsity Women�s 8+ finishing just a fraction of a second behind reigning national champions Los Gatos in an exciting finish. Marin�s Men�s Novice 8B+, Novice 4+ and Freshman 8+ crews all finished first, with second place honors earned by Marin�s Men�s JV8+, Varsity 4+ and Novice 8A+, and Marin�s Women�s Novice 4+ and Freshmen 8+ crews. �All of our teams have been training hard and it shows,� comments Sandy Armstrong, MRA�s director and head coach for the Varsity Women. �We have had some terrific racing and look forward to facing these and other competitors as the season progresses.� Marin Rowing crews will next compete on March 29-30 at the Windermere Crew Classic at Redwood Shore, and will travel the following weekend to compete in the San Diego Crew Classic on April 5-6. For Varsity Results: http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=4949654&cat=5 For Novice Results: http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=2196253&cat=5http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080317105354212http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/JEDfNdQne7Y/2008031111355441Marin Rowing Association�s high school crews placed first in ten and second in five events at the annual Battle of the Bay 2K Regatta hosted by the Jack London Aquatic Center at the Oakland Estuary on Saturday, March 8. Marin�s men�s and women�s varsity and novice crews squared off against the Oakland Strokes, Saint Ignatius and Berkeley High School at the early morning event, rowing into an incoming tide under sunny skies with relatively little wind. Marin�s Varsity Women and Novice Men won all of their races comfortably, most with open water, with the closest contests fought in the Women�s Varsity and Junior Varsity races, where Marin crews prevailed by seven- and six-seconds respectively over SI. Marin�s Men�s Varsity 8+ and Lightweight 8+ crews both finished second to Oakland in very tight battles by one-second margins. �Oakland has always fielded very strong crews, so we knew had our work cut out for us,� comments MRA�s Men�s Varsity Head Coach Jim Andersen. �We are going to have a very intense week of training with some serious seat racing, and we look forward to our rematch with Oakland next week.� Marin Rowing�s junior crews will race the Oakland Strokes in addition to crews from Los Gatos and Pacific this Saturday, March 15, again at the Jack London Aquatic Center at the Oakland Estuary. On March 29-20, MRA will compete in the Windermere Crew Classic at Redwood Shores.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2008031111355441http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/uKn6PH-K_5M/singlesladdermar16It's time for the second attempt at the third installment of the Marin Rowing singles ladder, a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! The last scheduled race had to be canceled due to bad weather. So, come down on Sunday morning, March 16th and give the ladder a shot!When: Sunday, Mar. 16, 2008Mandatory Race Meeting: 8:45amFirst flight start time: 9:15am (high tide at 7:12am)Second flight: approx. 9:45amMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/singlesladdermar16http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/9SR03cX5EYo/20080303105301809GREENBRAE, Calif., March 3, 2008 � Marin Rowing Association�s high school crews kicked off the spring rowing season in true MRA style by placing first in all 12 events entered on Sunday, March 2 at the Redwood Shores Varsity Round Robin 2K, where top crews squared off under sunny skies and windy conditions. Northern California crews from Marin, Los Gatos, Pacific, Stanford, Capital and Humboldt competed against Southern California teams including Long Beach, San Diego Rowing Club, Marina Aquatic Center, Newport Aquatic Center in the event. �This was an absolutely outstanding start to our season,� comments Sandy Armstrong, director of Marin Rowing Association and head coach of the Varsity Women. �All of our squads rowed technically well, and we can feel satisfaction that we are moving the boats well. In our first race of the day, our Women�s Varsity 8+ bested the 2007 national champions (Long Beach) by a 20-second margin � what a sweet beginning!� On Saturday, March 1, Marin Rowing crews competed at the Lake Merced Novice Regatta in the morning, before it was ultimately cancelled due to high winds. Marin�s Freshmen Women 8+ bested six other crews for a gold medal, while MRA�s Novice Men 8B+ placed second in their final, and the Novice Men 4A+ placed third in a tight race of 12 crews. Marin Rowing�s junior crews will next compete in the Battle of the Bay this Saturday, March 8, at the Oakland Estuary, where they will meet teams from Saint Ignatius, Oakland and Berkeley. The following weekend on March 15, Marin will again compete in Oakland, where they will race the Oakland Strokes, Pacific and Los Gatos. For Complete Results http://www.marinrowing.org/docs/pdfs/2008VRR.pdfhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080303105301809http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/pb3ly6Wup9o/20080208082107431THREE DOWN!!! Otis Malcolm Chilton Weight: 10 lbs 4 oz Length: 22" Born: 9:28am Congrats to Chili and Kate on being the lucky winners of the biggest baby! James Christopher McLoughlin Miles BORN : FEB. 15 WEIGHT : 9 LBS 13 OZS. LENGTH : 21.5 INCHES Congrats and love to Deirdre, Liz and Kate! [image2] James on Left and Otis on Right Henry Joseph Lawrence Hudson rings in the Chinese New Year of the Rat on February 7th at 7lbs. 6 oz and 20.5 inches. Congratulations to Nora, Bill, Nick, David and Peter Hudson on their new son and brother!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080208082107431http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/glil_NGh3aU/20080214183805781I would go out in to the channel, or just to the end of the straight away. Do Not Row above the Bon Air Bridge! It was really stinky up there close to the bridge. Cover all cuts. Wash your boat well. Wash yourself throughly following your row.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080214183805781http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/42eEj_-DbXw/20080211150327658MARIN ROWING JUNIORS SET NEW WORLD RECORD Contributions accepted through February 29, 2008! Marin Rowing Association�s high school crew teams earned a world record today for meters rowed on an ergometer (rowing machine) in a 24-hour period at the non-profit�s annual fundraiser, the Ergathon 2008, held from noon Saturday, February 9 to noon Sunday, February 10 at the Bon Air Shopping Center in Greenbrae. The young men and women from MRA�s varsity and novice teams rowed 425,904 meters in the ergathon relay, besting their own Concept2-certified world record set in 2006 with 418,164 meters rowed in a 24-hour period. In 2007, the team set out to achieve and earned individual world records in men- and women-only 24-hour ergathon events.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080211150327658http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/HdVetZdUYzg/20080208091041215Niels Schultz Jr., a key figure in the development of Greenbrae, died Jan. 27. He was 89. Neils donated our boathouse land to the City of Larkspur with the specific intent to allow the rowing club a place to reside for life. Neils' grandchildren rowed for the MRA and the Bon Air Shopping Center has hosted our Junior Ergathon for 16 years. Our Pocock 8+ is named after Neils. Mr. Schultz teamed with his father to develop Greenbrae - initially dubbed Kentmore - from 635 acres of farmland. Mr. Schultz helped build more than 1,000 homes, 1,500 apartments and dozens of businesses between Highway 101 and Manor Road in Kentfield. He served on numerous building groups in Marin and was a proponent of Marin General Hospital affairs for years. "I would describe him as a pillar of the community," said Hank Buhrman, who was chief executive of Marin General when Mr. Schultz was on the hospital's board. He "has been the very fiber, the backbone of the community. He built Greenbrae from nothing." Born in San Francisco on May 27, 1918, Mr. Schultz attended Stanford University, graduating in 1939 with a degree in civil engineering. He married Mary Barbara Levick in 1941 and joined the Army Air Corps, serving as a lieutenant colonel in World War II. Upon his return from the war, Mr. Schultz went to work with his brother, Alvin, for their father's development company. In 1946, Schultz Building Co. bought 635 acres from the Archdiocese of San Francisco and broke ground on what was known as "Marin's new city." For the whole story: http://www.marinij.com/kentfieldrossgreenbrae/ci_8187491http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080208091041215http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Cw_HljLvJ84/20080207144700809Dave Albee wrote a great article on Mike Altman's push for the 2008 Olympics. http://www.marinij.com/ci_8187523? If Mike makes it he will keep a streak alive of Marin Rowers at each Olympics back to 1992. 1992 OLYMPICS BARCELONA Scott Munn USA Men's 8+ 4th 1992 OLYMPICS BARCELONA Tim Evans USA Men's 8+ 4th 1996 OLYMPICS ATLANTA Fred Honebein USA Men's 8+ 5th 2000 OLYMPICS SYDNEY Nito Simonsen NOR Men's 4- 9th 2004 OLYMPICS ATHENS Nito Simonsen NOR Men's 2X 7th 2004 OLYMPICS ATHENS Mike Altman USA Men's Lt Spare For a complete list of Past National Team Mebers: http://www.marinrowing.org/staticpages/index.php/seniornationalteamhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080207144700809http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/tvAJFabUqT0/20080121111514120Marin Rowing Association volunteers took advantage of a minus tide late Sunday afternoon and waded into the mud on Corte Madera Creek to successfully clear several "boat busting" stumps near the Bon Air Bridge. Earlier, Graham Willoughby had crawled across the mud to mark hazards for removal. The volunteer crew then went on the attack using boards laid out over the mud to create pathways to the stumps. The crew cut the stumps into manageable pieces using chainsaws and a bucksaw and then hauled on ropes to drag the pieces out of the creek. All marked hazards were cleared and the boards were retrieved. While the fixed hazards are gone, rowers must be constantly vigilant for floating debris. As one of the crew said, "it was good, stinky fun." The crew included Karol Calvin, Charlie Campbell, Charlie Cross, Dr. Charles Gooding, Kathy Grady, Elliott Henderson, Mike Krause, John McCrea, Alan Mooers, and Spencer Sias.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080121111514120http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/G7bAq3EFOr8/20080117183516582Mark Boles ('98) died January 16th of head injuries he recieved during a skiing accident at Squaw Valley. Mark rowed for Marin during the late 90's and won the Cumming Cup his senior year. His sister Melissa also rowed for the Varsity Girls and his Parents were very active members of the Junior Boosters. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. A Memorial service will be held in Marin shortly. For his Online Guestbook. http://www.legacy.com/RGJ/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=101581199 And his Memorial service info http://jacobcarolin.freewebhosting360.com/ For complete information: http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20080117/FRONTPAGE/636766586 http://cbs13.com/local/skiing.head.injury.2.632517.html http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/642860.htmlhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20080117183516582http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/aHth1izcR50/20071231132511480Congrats to the 6 Alumni that completed a Marathon (42,195m) Erg Session this morning. Brandon Shald led the group with a 1:52.4 split or 2:38:06.3. Sean Engel, Brian Ebke, Graham Willoughby, Marc Malott and Mara Allen (2:56:56.0 2:05.7) all completed the Marathon. Mike Malecek and 2 Current Juniors, Dan Felling and JD Carbone went over 30,000m and finished on the bike.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071231132511480http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/oszogzVIXM8/200712181816080"Best Alumni Day ever" About 30 Alumni came down the to the Boathouse today and were met with damp and dreary conditions....so we moved the party to the Marin Brew Co and everyone had a great time! Mike Altman ('92) had just completed a 19:56 6K erg test for the National team and was joined by Scott McMullen also a '92 grad. Also in attendance were: (in no special order...) Sean Engel, Brandon Shald, Mara Allen and Courtney Wilkinson from CAL Trevor Mollenkopf, Maggie Cheek, Jen Dwyer, Liz Simenstad and Tad McCrea from UW Brian Ebke and Mike Malecek from Princeton Maren Mcrea (Yale) Mike Spoja (Navy and now in the Marines) Kate Slyvia (Notrte Dame), Lauren Fried (UCLA), Tara Endress (Marist), Maya Friedman (UCSC) Travis Petavellio, Ari Shwatrz (McGill), Cyrus Nazarian (Cal), Chris Egeberg (UCSB) Sandy Armstrong (82) and Graham Willoughby (97) and many others.... Thanks for coming...and Happy New Year. We will see you all next break.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/200712181816080http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/JmoCSSaJhkY/20071210142324283CAROLING ON THE CREEKSing & row your little hearts out Sunday, December 16 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm.Arrive at 5:30pm, boats launch at 5:45. Wear warm rowing clothing, bring a small flashlight, and if possible, WEAR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS! It�s an MRA Holiday Tradition to sing Christmas Carols to our waterfront neighbors. Many organize holiday parties around our caroling. These parties, some of which are rather large, join in the singing from their balconies. It is a wonderful event.If you plan on bringing a young child to ride on a launch please bring a life jacket and an adult to accompany them, and let Lydia shoelydia@comcast.net know how many kids you are bringing.Looking forward to seeing you there!Lydia ArellanoOutreach Committeehttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071210142324283http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/6EWw1TxrqHQ/20071204144848225Thank you all for making the 2007 Auction & Bash a great event! We are finalizing the details and will post the results on the web in a day or so. I am contacting those of you that won your bids for vacation homes and parties so that you can schedule your event with the donor. Have a great time and thanks so much for your support!Sandy LIVE Auction Items Dinner Parties and Poker Nights Big BASH Bonanzashttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071204144848225http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/KFm12iw31YU/2007120308563089Once again, the MRA Singles Ladder was a smashing success. The participation increased by 34% this time over the last ladder in September with 29 boats racing. Everyone who came down had a great time and Rachel and I would like to thank everyone for participating!We had some fantastic times on this ladder featuring the winner of the Men's ladder, Bill Scholtz with a time of 11:06.3 followed very closely by Ken Clemmer with a time if 11:06.5, followed by me (Ari Berman) with a time of 11:08.7. The Women's ladder was won by Liz Miles with a time of 12:29.4 followed by Tula LeMerle with a time of 13:16.3, followed by Nic Skidmore with a time of 13:22.6. Fantastic job everyone!!The full results are available by clicking on this link.The next ladder will be run sometime in February, so watch the ladder board at the boathouse for the next date and time. We hope to see you there!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007120308563089http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/qMInRkXXTfg/20071125221033832Thanks to over 30 adult and junior MRA members for their volunteer efforts on Sunday to clean up garbage and spot for oil on our CM Creek. Oiled birds were found and reported and PLENTY of garbage of all sorts was cleaned up. Thanks to all who helped. If you missed helping this time we will be cleaning again!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071125221033832http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/u_fn_WQY3f8/2007112415592855Our annual Alumni day was a success with over 26 Alumni coming down for a short row and then off to Fifi's for breakfast. The "race" was restarted 3 times due to some steering issues, but after that the rates never settled below 36 and one boat was able to get a length lead. The Christmas break Alumni day will be at 1:00pm on December 29th and will be followed by a BBQ lunch at the Boathouse. We hope more alumni can make that one, and we will give a prize to any crew that can bring together their whole CJ's crew.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007112415592855http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/xNxFP3AkMD0/20071115133331802It's time for the second installment of the Marin Rowing singles ladder, a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles! The last race was a huge success and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely. So, come down on Sunday morning, December 2nd and give the ladder a shot!When: Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007Mandatory Race Meeting: 9:45amFirst flight start time: 10:15am (mid-ebb tide, high at 7:15am)Second flight: approx. 10:45amMore flights: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071115133331802http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/4V9nIHEBF_k/20071109183432914Enough time has passed that those in authority positions feel that the Creek is out of danger from the spill. However, we have seen dead birds all around the creek and have reported those sightings. Let's hope that all our friends out there are safe and will make it through to continue to greet us on the water. Please report any oil sightings to 398-9617 and oiled or wildlife in distress to 701-2311. Thanks - Sandyhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071109183432914http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/PkuZg7GZcUk/20071106111420618In an effort to conserve our natural resources, the boathouse has installed a new DELICIOUS filtered water spigot in front of the boathouse. You are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to re-use your water bottle or even better, get a permanent one so we can cut down on the amount of plastic generated by the boathouse. Thanks!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071106111420618http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rCS8dKvjUaY/20071021204232103Following a strong weekend of racing back in Boston at the Head of the Charles (see news items below), the Marin Rowing Association took third place in overall team points.To give some context to this feat, there were 8,220 competitors rowing in 1,736 boats, from different 39 states and 17 countries. Teams from Boston took first, second, and fourth place. Congratulations, Marin!Point Trophy Results:1. Community Rowing, Boston, MA (837 pts.) 2. Riverside Boat Club, Boston, MA (702 pts.) 3. Marin Rowing Association, Greenbrae, CA (556 pts.) 4. Harvard University, Boston, MA (444 pts.)http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071021204232103http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/-v6XRnltqnM/20071021122928189Here are today's results from the junior races in Boston:Youth Eights Men: 17th place out of 56 entriesYouth Eights Women: 5th place out of 49 entriesBoth teams are guaranteed entries into next year's regatta, having placed in the top 50%. Congratulations!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071021122928189http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/5BSjS3XhYXg/20071020122026944Here are the results from today's races in Boston. Marin had an excellent day:Grand-Master Eights Men [60+]: 2nd place out of 5 entries.Grand-Master Eights Women [60+]: 2nd place out of 2 entries.Senior-Master Eights Women [50+]: 3rd place out of 22 entries.Senior-Master Fours Men [50+]: 8th place out of 28 entries.Club Eights Men: 40th place out of 72 entries.Club Fours Women: 20th place out of 32 entries.Master Eights Men [40+]: 4th place out of 28 entries.Master Eights Women [40+]: 2nd place out of 31 enries. The qualification for guaranteed fours and eights changed this year, from finishing within the top 5% of the winning time to finishing within the top half (50%) of the entered field. Because every MRA masters team finished in the top half of its event, the club will be guaranteed an entry in every one of these events again in '08. Congratulations to our teams - way to represent! For full results, go to http://www.hocr.org. Junior teams race tomorrow.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071020122026944http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/e_J5XskoXzo/2007101810051351The Marin IJ ran a nice story about the Carbone family today: http://www.marinij.com/ci_7205690? For Full information and to "watch" the races live go to www.hocr.org Marin Rowing has the following entries in the Boston Race: Saturday Event 5 Men's Grand Masters (60+) Eight Event 6 Women's Senior Masters (50+) Eight Event 6 Women's Grand Masters (60+) Eight Event 7 Men's Senior Masters (50+) Four Event 14 Women's Club Four Event 15 Men's Club Eights Event 21 Men's Masters (40+) Eights Event 22 Women's Masters (40+) Eights Sunday Event 37 Men's Youth Eights Event 38 Women's Youth Eights Event QWom Director's Women's Quad Good Luck to all crews.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007101810051351http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/juBILrCbU_4/20071012150749394See schedule here:The schedule is at the bottom of the page '07-'08 Jr. Info&Packethttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071012150749394http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/65s-E7sDOKs/20071012145541186MRA Annual Meeting immedietly followed by October Board meeting. 7pm Jana Barto Classroom Ballots Due Monday by 6pm!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071012145541186http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/GvMEAz23NJU/20071008125332772USRowing 2007-2008 Scholastic Honor Roll Honors MRA Senior Charlotte Palmer. Palmer won the Silver medal at the Youth National Championships in June. October 6, 2007 Thirty-six student-athletes earned 2007-2008 USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll honors and 40 student-athletes earned honorable mention scholastic honor roll accolades, the organization announced on Friday. The USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll recognizes high school seniors who have excelled in both academics and rowing. Applicants must be USRowing members, have rowed or coxed at least one year, and successfully competed at or above the league or regional level. This is the 17th year of this award. The USRowing Youth Advisory Committee selected the winners based on a numerical ranking of their grades in academic solids, ACT or SAT scores, and class rank, if applicable. Overall, 185 student-athletes from 85 rowing clubs and schools from around the country applied for the 2007-2008 USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll. USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing's Official Sponsor is Johnson & Johnson; its Official Suppliers are Hudson Boat Works, NIKE, Inc., and Rosetta Stone; its Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Timer is Powerhouse Timing; and its Preferred Printer is Sport Graphics Printing. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20071008125332772http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/xh9pQqv6v40/20070926111439957The 2007 Junior Team End of the Year DVD is now available for sale. $15.00 each, get them while they last!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070926111439957http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/YRjf-hF5JzI/20070920094659137The MRA annual meeting will be held on Monday, October 15 at 7:00PM at the boathouse in the Jana Barto Room. All members are encouraged to come and take part!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070920094659137http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/3oH3Mzs-rWw/20070911104034411The first ever MRA Singles Ladder was a smashing success!! 19 people came out and tried their hand at the 2500m course with a navigational 180 degree turn in it. People of all levels of experience and ages gave it a shot and everyone had a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who participated, you all did a fantastic job! Special thanks to JD Schaefer for helping with the officiating during the event and thanks to Joel Kimmel for helping me pick up the buoys after the race.So, those of you who couldn't make it, dust off those sculling oars, get in a single and get ready for the next ladder.Next Ladder Date: December 2nd, time: TBAThe results have been posted on the new MRA Singles Ladder board next to Women's bathroom. You can also access the results by clicking on the link below. Thanks again to everyone, see you in December!Ladder Results Sept 2007http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070911104034411http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/O0AsPobjkpk/20070905174720162Come one, come all, come test your sculling abilities in the first ever Marin Rowing singles ladder, a 2500m member's only race conducted entirely in singles!When: Sunday, Sept 9, 2007Mandatory Race Meeting: 12:00pmFirst flight start time: 12:30pm (high tide)Second flight: approx. 1pmThird flight: if needed.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070905174720162http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/iDV7g4miD1M/20070820204735573Saturday, August 11 was the regatta and final session of the Learn To Row for Special Olympic athletes. Here's a rundown of this wonderful event.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070820204735573http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/t-b-pplzb7A/20070820135647915Did You Hear the Pirates in the Creek? The MRA has had a great summer of outreach programs with both the Canal Alliance and the Special Olympics. Thanks to all of the volunteers that make this happen, particulary to Lydia Arellano and Kathie Forte for thier unwavering commitment to these programs. Well done and thank you. Click "Read News Item" to learn about the events of that day. And check out photos from the event at: http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/learntorow2007http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070820135647915http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/f1BLu_IyqFM/20070817160756758The 2007-2008 Junior Novice teams NEED YOU! Come continue the impressive tradition of the Marin Rowing juniors. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY.PLEASE NOTE!! There is NO 5 mile run required for trying out. THAT IS A RUMOR!!Please come to our informational meeting Saturday, September 8th, at 10:00am at the boathouse.More information...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070817160756758http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/12k2nGEJBJs/20070807110505731Come one, come all! Let's end the summer with a bash. Bring a side dish and the club will BBQ chicken and hamburgers...all you have to do is "race" down the straightaway. All Juniors, Masters and Alumni are welcome.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070807110505731http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/I5DL6spuBf8/20070731140803823Mike Altman, after just graduating from UCLA Business School, is competing at the USA Trials in the Men's Lwt 1x. Mike is a 6 time member of the National team and won the Lwt 1X trial last year, but declined to go to Worlds due to a conflict with school. Tuesday Night update: Mike took it easy in the heat and won his rep to move on to the Semi Final tomorrow. Wednesday Update: Mike finished his run with a 4th place in the semi-final and will work towards making the Olympic team next year. For a Long email from Mike after the race...click "Read News Item" below the picture. Follow all the results on http://www.row2k.com/worldshttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070731140803823http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ERcyrBSN2n4/20070720201150330The Junior B 8 from the Marin Junior Development camp won the Junior Men's B (16 and under) 8+ National Championships. THe crew contisted of: Colin McGaw (Coxswain), Jones Bazalgette (8),MARIN Will Hinshaw (7),MARIN Nick Bristow (6),MARIN Josh Buck (5), SI Josh Steenburth (4), DELTA Billy Deskin (3),OAKLAND Will Provost (2),OAKLAND JD Carbone (1),MARIN Coached By Dan Donoho (Oakland) and Jarrod McClendon (Marin Alum currentley at CAL). Junior B 4+ WINS SILVER Colin McGaw (Coxswain), Jones Bazalgette (4),MARIN Will Hinshaw (3),MARIN Nick Bristow (2),MARIN Josh Buck (1), SI WELL DONE.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070720201150330http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/SZr3WfgP4Ck/20070716175051737The Marin Junior Men's Development camp has put together a "California All Star" team to represent the USA at the Annual CanAmMex regatta in St. Catharines, Ontario. I will be updating this story as time goes by to tell you how we are doing. GOLD GOLD GOLD and Men's Points Champs 3 events , 3 Victories. Starting with the 2- Chad Bailey (Capital) and Carl Nunziato (MarinaAC) had a good race and came through with a 10 second victory. 4+ Dan Felling (Marin), Matt White (Newport), Kevin Rickon (San Diego), Chris Plumer (Marin) and Matt Southern (Los Gatos)Cox Moved out steadily and won without a sprint. 8+ Dan Felling stroking, Matt at 7, Kevin at 6, Dane Oatman (Newport) 5, Carl 4, Chris 3, Alec Macrae (Los Gatos) 2, and Chad in Bow. Behind at the start but started moving during the settle and never looked back. Had the fastest time of the day (5:52) over even the U23 8+ crews. With our scullers winning 2 of 3, we took the Men's Points as well. The women won only the 2- and so we lost the Overall Points by 1 point (30 to 29). A great regatta and lots of fun for the boys. All made it home safely. Thanks to all the Parents for their support. Women's 4+ Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyV4WWdEinI More to come...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070716175051737http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/cQ24Wx7qq4U/200707151022576753 GOLDS and 1 SILVER! Master Men at Henley Vets race well for Marin and Marin/Kent Mitchell. The Marin/KM E8+ beat Crabtree RC for the Gold: Joel Kimmel Skip Spiering Larry Hough Dick Lyon Craig Webster Steve Johnson Mike Stralka Mike Still Adrian Ellison The Marin/KM D8+ lost a close race in the final pairing to Crabtree RC: Joel Kimmel John Kennel Alan Collenette Skip Spiering Craig Webster Steve Johnson Mike Stralka Mike Still Adrian Ellison The Marin/KM F4+ won the GOLD: Alan Collenette Skip Spiering Larry Hough Dick Lyon Adrian Ellison The Marin B4+ WON THE GOLD - GO MARIN!! Tom Lee Mike McGinn Tom Pollock Ken Clemmer Courtney Wilkensenhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070715102257675http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/qxT-Xdctwgk/20070713171611775There are two positions on the Board of Directors coming up for election this Fall. If you are interested in running please notify Sandy Armstrong sandy@marinrowing.org or Gary Runes 435-1738 and provide a Statement of Interest to be sent out with the ballots. Statements can be emailed as an attachment to Sandy or Gary garyrunes@sbcglobal.net. Statements of Interest need to be in by September 17, 2007 in order to go out with the ballots. The election will be held in October 2007.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070713171611775http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/xSKfzwj_Rio/2007060512574455The US Rowing Junior Men's Committee has designated the Marin Rowing Junior Camp as the USA Junior Camp for the Men's sweep portion of the CanAnMex team.CanAmMex is a international junior camp and regatta held every year between the USA, Canada and Mexico. This years camp will be held July 15-21st at the famous Canadian Heley Course at Martindale pond in St. Catharine's, Ontario.The camp will run from July 2nd through July 21st. There will also be an ID camp day on Saturday June 23rd from 9am to 1pm.This camp is only for experienced rowers and is by invitation only. To apply please fill out the survey DEV Camp Surveyor contact Jim Andersen Jim@marinrowing.org.Marin Summer Camp Flyer...Marin Summer Camp Schedule...For more info and the follow up emails click "Read More News".http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007060512574455http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/FlWz1tBnPHY/20070620091053603This was the last regatta for Norwegian elite rower Nils-Torolv Simonsen who announced his retirement from international racing. Simonsen raced at two Olympic Games with his effort at Athens in the men�s double ending in a seven-lane final following a dead heat against the United States in the semifinal. Simonsen also owns the World Record for 100,000m on the indoor rowing machine. Read the complete story...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070620091053603http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/j0ODSeS5S-0/20070619151006206A big thanks to everyone who lent a helping hand to our cyclists this weekend. They had a great stay and you made that possible!The Texas4000 cyclists (see their website for more information) are on their way out to Bodega Bay on July 1st as they continue their ride to Alaska. These cyclists are undertaking a monumental bicycle ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska; riding over 4,000 miles, to raise money for the cure for cancer.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070619151006206http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/IuY6cwcY4_k/20070619111849279The video shown at the Junior banquet is now available for $15 each. I need to know how many people want a copy. Email me with how many you need by the end of the week. Thanks! Ghttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070619111849279http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rQsxBO_1J7c/200706151102136642 Fast 8's, a 4+ and a sculler all joined for a great fun race and then had a tremendous BBQ thanks to the MRA Board, Lydia and Rene and Judy and Joel! See you all (and more) for the next one July 20th.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070615110213664http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/7WEgv3xynPc/20070611173450605Men's 2x of Dan Felling and Martin Schlueter win Gold at Nationals! Women's Lwt. 8+ of cox Jenna Levy, (8)Kelly Erickson, (7)Caitlin Morgan, (6)Jenn Stone, (5) Jessie Thimmig, (4)Charlotte Palmer, (3)Natalie Wong,(2)Danielle Bogaards and (1) Tara Endress win Silver! Women's V4+ of cox Chelsea Lucas, (4)Lizzie Lang, (3)Lauren Richards, (2)Katie White, (1)Kate Picchi win the C Final in their first CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL race! For full results of the West Coast domination at Nationals go to www.racetrak.comhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070611173450605http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/NODMJvM3L24/20070605130935116Alumni Matt Parker, a novice last year before his family moved back east, has qualified for the Cincinnati Nationals while rowing for his new team, Broadwater Academy.Read a nice story...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070605130935116http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/3ihrXYJVjkQ/20070523161426770If you missed taking your own photos yesterday, please feel free to download these. http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/2007-Junior-Team-Photos And Thanks to Michael Erickson...his photos: http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/Michael-Ericksons-Photoshttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070523161426770http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/i8VaOTa3IwQ/2007CjThe Marin Junior Teams came back with both Team points trophies again this year. The Varsity Girls qualified 3 crews for Nationals (V8, V4 and Lt8), while the boys qualified the 2X. For Full results http://www.racetrak.com/regatta.asp?CurrRegattaID=183 PARENTS are invited to "Junior Picture Day" tomorrow, Tuesday at 4:00pm (VG) and 4:30 everyone else. All the crews will get their pictures taken with uniform and medal and they will be posted later on our website.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007Cjhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/fjPh6Eo8sRs/2007043007182294The Marin Varsity Boys 8 were 5th today in the Jr. Club Race at the Windermere Cup race in Seattle this weekend. Here are the results.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007043007182294http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/c4w0eEduBUU/20070428090222612Marin Rowing has sent 22 Novice Boys, 10 Novice Girls and 5 Varsity Boys to Long Beach to compete this weekend. Here are the results...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070428090222612http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/SskVeDdLQ-g/2007032820424328Here are the results of the Masters teams that participated in the San Diego Crew Classic.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007032820424328http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Jl0BUo3Agrg/20070315113451615Marin hosted Capital Crew, Los Gatos (men) and NorthBay in a Junior Regatta on Sunday March 18th.See results...Read Marin IJ article...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070315113451615http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rGU_czgz7uw/2007031217452759An email from Brian Ebke today.... Just wanted to let you know that we had a boathouse erg race bracket as our workout on Saturday, complete with handicaps to make things fair and a losers bracket for people eliminated, and Mike Malecek and I ended up in the finals going against each other in a 500 meter piece. He had to beat me by 4 seconds to win and beat me by 2 so I was the overall winner. It was an MRA only final so I figured it was a win-win situation! Hope your season's going well, good luck with the rest of your racing. Brianhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2007031217452759http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/KLaZj8z23Uw/20070312093924119The Juniors had an excellent day on Sunday winning 13 out of the 16 races they entered. Both the Varsity Girls 8 and Varsity Boys 8 brought back the Battle of the Bay trophies.Complete results...And more results...Michael Erickson's photos...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070312093924119http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/mgeiRmfkshs/20070302113720879The Juniors start thier Spring Seaon this weekend with 2 big regattas.The Novices went to Lake Merced and competed in the Annual Novice Regatta.The following preliminary results will be updated later tonight...Men's Frosh 8 GOLDMen's Novice B 8 2ndWomen's Novice 4 4thMen's Novice 4A 3rdWomen's Novice A 8 3rdWomen's Novice 8 B 3rdWomen's Novice 4B GOLDMen's Novice A 8 3rdPictures will be added laterThe Varsity Teams raced at Redwood Shores against their So Cal counterparts, Marina AC, Newport and San Diego. The Varsity Girls went undefeated and had the fastest times of the day for the V8 and Light 8. The Varsity boys made even boats for the V and JV races against Marina Race and lost the Varsity. They went back to true lineups and won all the rest of the races. With special note of the Light 8 that has never practiced together having a an exceptional race and beating Los Gatos and Marina.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070302113720879http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/_ckKn1wW5RA/20070212204851734You are invited to attend the 2007 Northern California Rowing Referee Clinic Sponsored by California State University East Bay 9:00 AM � 1:00 PM Saturday, March 10, 2007 Physical Education Building, Room 106 California State University East Bay 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. Hayward, California 94542 This will be a USRowing referee clinic. The format will be informal, with ample opportunity for attendees to ask any and all questions that they may have about the Rules of Rowing. There will be no charge for admission, and coffee and bagels will be provided. The clinic is open to all referees, candidates and other interested persons, including but not limited to coxswains, rowers, coaches, alumni and parents. If you would like to attend, please respond by e-mail to Jay Jacobus at westrow@pacbell.net. Please respond by Monday, March 5http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070212204851734http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/V8MRZrs-L48/20070211132513533Marin Rowing sent 5 athletes to the Peninsula Erg Race in Burlingame today and all 5 came back with either Gold or Silver medals. Kristin Wentzel won the Girls Junior Novice event ia a staggering 7:21.5. Michael Avtonomoff came in second place in the Boys Junior Novice event with a 6:29.7 (less than a second behind). Will Hinshaw won the Boys Freshman event in a 6:50 with Jones Bazelgette right behind at 6:57. Will Whalen won the Masters Mens event ia a nice 6:28.5. For Complete Results: http://www.peninsulajuniorcrew.org/pirc07results.htm Well done to all.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070211132513533http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ZEi_n20SWbI/20070211131936909This year's ERGATHON has just ended! The Boys and Girls set 2 New World Records. The Girls went 384,650 meteres and held a 1:52.3 split, the Boys went 421,569 meters and held a 1:42.4 split. The current amount raised is $ 16,642 of the $60,000 goal. This fundrasier goes directly towards upgraded equipment for the junior program and the Marin Rowing Association. For photos http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/2007-Ergathonhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070211131936909http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/bMdsPBxF26A/20070208184617448The coaches office (not Sandy's but the other one) has a new direct line. It is 461-UROW (8769). This is also the number for the downstairs phone (affectionately known as the "Bat Phone"). The boathouse number is still 461-1431, and the fax line will continue to be 461-3905.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070208184617448http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/EegOhr4g-xo/20070109111605755This month the following victims are responsible for restroom beautification: Men's Bathroom: Varsity Boys Women's Bathroom: Varsity Girls Cleanup procedure is posted in the bathrooms on the corkboards. Thanks!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20070109111605755http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/8_KNmaNs0Zo/20061230130242654Over 30 Marin Rowing Association junior alumni showed up this morning for our December Alumni Day. The weather was fantastic, and it was great to see so many old friends and watch them get out of breath over the 700m "race". Click HERE for pictures.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061230130242654http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/3sjlBmV_DGQ/20061212123852783The Roger Barbey Award is given annually to individual members of the MRA who have shown dedication and committment through volunteer efforts. The award is given in honor of our friend and lontime member Roger Barbey. Roger modeled for us all the spirit of volunteerism and the importance of giving without taking in return. Last year the award went to Alex Dunne for his excellent production of this website.This year the award goes to two members who have also made a significant impact on the club. They are Jim Kirsner and Liz Hart. Jim and Liz have spent countless hours working on supporting our financial books. While Liz comes in weekly to process checks and make deposits, Jim has spent countless hours working on reporting and depreciation schedules, ug! My personal thanks to them both for their outstanding contributions to the MRA.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061212123852783http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/QmhdtOIaBgM/20061207125603789Marin Rowing will be hosting the US National Adaptive Team for Winter camp being held January 2nd through January 8th. US rowing is funding the transportation of the adaptive team members and coach to have a 1 week winter training camp here at MRA. In order to keep the costs of lodging down for the athletes, I am looking for homes for the athletes for the week of winter camp Jan 2-8. The athletes in the 4, will need no special accommodation. The fixed seat rowers are in wheel chairs, and would need accommodations without a lot of stairs. You have all been very generous and accommodating with me so that I have been able to row with the masters womens program, and compete with the US national adaptive team. I am pround to be a part of MRA, and am excited to have my team experience your generocity, and acceptance! I hope you will enjoy seeing the team in action, with our beautiful fully accessable boathouse! Thank you so much. Please contact me at 415-254-2013 or gdbdeanne@yahoo.com or agilbert@guidedogs.comhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061207125603789http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Swi1D9G6ADs/20061207120958953Marin Rowing Association Bow Rides Come to the MRA Boathouse on Sunday, January 21st for a boat ride! Beginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing every half hour until 11:30 a.m., you can sign up to row or just ride in an eight seated boat and launch off the dock in the experienced hands of 4 or more junior rowers from the Marin Rowing Association. This is a delightful experience and a fun way to support our junior rowers. The ride takes about 45 minutes and all are welcome to join. If you choose not to put your oar in the water, you can just go for a ride. This is a great way for family members (including siblings, parents, or grandparents of rowers), friends, and people interested in rowing to safely experience the sport. We can print a gift certificate if you would like to give this as a gift to someone for the holidays. Proceeds go toward equipment for the rowers. To reserve your seat for $40.00 and confirm your time, please contact: -Becca Ryan at beccaryan@comcast.net, 461-7177 -Lynn Stewart at usastewart@comcast.net, 460-1621http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061207120958953http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/WfUzXXK_Wmw/20061204091607434Over the weekend the club hosted kids from the Lighthouse for the Blind, and gave them a fun day of rowing instruction. (LightHouse is a non-profit that promotes independence, equality and self-reliance in blind and visually impaired people, via rehab training and relevant services.) Activities on Saturday included trying out the ergs upstairs, learning to handle an oar using dock boxes, and then a row out on the creek in an 8+. The day was capped by pizza and refreshments. Thanks to all the varsity girls and other club members who helped make the day so fun and rewarding for all. See pics of the event...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061204091607434http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/HdiOeJ0TTww/20061122180523142Pictures from last weekend's Bear Island Aquatic Center (BIAC) regatta have been posted on the site. If you took photos, log into the site and upload them! Here's the album...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061122180523142http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/JeGGYwxOX-o/2006111611562437As many of you know, Jim Pugash passed away in September. The Marin Rowing Association needs your help to purchase an 8+ in honor of him. We are reaching out tofriends of the MRA to contribute to this worthy cause. Please read our letter...UPDATE: On Saturday, November 25, we christened the James Z. Pugash 8+. The boat was rowed by the Pugash family rowers following the christening! Thanks for all your help. See the pics from the christening and alumni day!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2006111611562437http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/SWRcYBEdyhw/20061106135744436Wish Listo 4 new LeMond RevMaster stationary bikes ($1000 each) o Ice machineo Flat panel TV screen (minimum 40 inch)o TV 24� with plugs for video viewingo Erg slideshttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061106135744436http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/MwJSJ8CT0bI/20061106102724819It's time to refresh your memory by reading through our safety guidelines. Please take a moment to read the following to ensure your safety on the water: Emergency MRA Phone Numbers Safety Procedures Safety For Coaches Ferry Protocolhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061106102724819http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/4BWCdJ1jUZg/20061028210752300Marin Rowing sent almost every adult and junior team to the Head of the American today and came away with a multitude of medals. Here are a few highlights:Varsity Heavyweight Girls 8+ - 4th (weeds stuck to fin!) of 24, 1st in Varsity Lightweight 8+ (faster than both Stanford and Cal Lights), 7th of 20 in the Varsity 4+.Varsity Boys 8 - 2nd, 10th and 16th out of 25, 2nd in Light 8, 4th and 8th in HS 4+Masters Men 8 - 1st and 6th, 4+ 1st and 2nd, Open 4+ 2nd, Open 1x 4th and 5th, Masters Women 8 - 1st, 2nd and 6th, and Mixed 8 1st and 4th. Novice Boys 1st and 2ndNovice Girls 1st and 6thFull Results...Did you take photos? Upload pics to the site's gallery... (Must be logged in.)http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061028210752300http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/xnLxHnm6_Co/20061021182912577[Updated Monday, 10/23.] The Men's 50+ 4+ win was overturned. See the IJ site for details. The crew of Mike Stralka, Bob Wagner, Alan Collenette, Dick Draeger and cox Adrian Ellison finished in a time of 18:50.8. Congrats are in order, regardless.In other GREAT news, the Marin Masters Women were awesome with 4th place finishes in both the 40+ and 50+ eights. No other Masters team could match that performance and showed the depth of our Masters Women.The boys took 16th place, earning an invitation back next year. The girls eight placed 14th, and also earned a return invitation. Also, see photos from the Charles! (Please log in and upload your photos too!)http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061021182912577http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/7tufuKKFoJY/20061016123617976Reminder that tonight at 7pm is that Annual Meeting directly followed by the October Board Meeting.Ballots will be tallied and new Board Members announced.Here is the agenda: Agendahttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061016123617976http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ABpoVVuTcPc/20061013191906290A great day of racing and tune-up for the Charles Regatta for those racing. Juniors: JM8+ 1st, 6th and 10th out of 11 in a time of 15:57 (fastest time of the day) JM4+ 1st out of 3 in a time of 19:01. JW8+ 1st, 2nd and 4th out of 9 in a time of 17:56. Masters: MM8+ 2nd and 4th out of 7 O1x 1st of 1 Mark Volkmann MM1x 2nd of 5 Bob Gelardin WM8+ 1st, 4th, 8th, 10th of 11 MM4+ 1st, 3rd of 3 MO4+ 3rd of 7 WO2x 1st of 3 WO4x 1st of 1http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20061013191906290http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/G-xUm5exgSk/20060921193033612It is with great sadness that I tell you that our friend Jim Pugash has passed away. Jim died with his family at his side at their home at Sobre Vista Farm in Sonoma on Wednesday afternoon. The family has invited you to visit their website at www.caringbridge.org/visit/jzpugash for information. Our hearts and love go out to Stephanie, Andy, Toby and Ali.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060921193033612http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Rk1vaH6QMeY/20060913092947672Photos from the FISA Masters World Championships are up on the site. The album is open for MRA members to upload photos into - log into the site, then navigate into the album, and select "add photos" from the drop-down menu on the top right side of the page.Photos:Enter the FISA photo gallery...Videos:Men's B 8+ raceMen's E 4+ race (Johnson)Men's E 4+ race (Riessen)Men's C 4+ race (Filatov)More to come...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060913092947672http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/lrbIQTWNAu4/2006090514041020622 members of the Marin Master's Men and 3 Marin women will be competing at the World Championships this weekend. Day 1: In our first race of the day, Graham Willoughby and Mike Stralka came back from a length deficit and 3rd palce to sprint by 2 crews to win by .3 seconds over Fairmount Rowing Club. Our other gold medal of the day was from sculler Mark Volkmann. He won his final in the B 1x event in the fastest time of the day. We also placed 3rd and 4th in two different finals in the F4+ and a 2nd and 3rd in two different finals of the D8+. The Marin D8+ came in less than a second behind a great Occoquan 8. Side note: Lydia coxed 2 boats for Cambridge (with Bill Erkelens) and won 2 Golds in the F4+ and D8+. Day 2: Gold for Men's B 4+, Women's C 4x (Eileen Hansen and Dana King) and Men's E4+. Day 3: Another gold! The Men's C8+ came through with a 5-second victory. Men's recap: 4 golds, 6 seconds, 8 thirds, 5 fourths. Some of the best racing was the second-place finishes behind a "World All Star" entry and in front of 4 other "stacked crews". Well done, everyone. For complete results go to http://www.powerhousetiming.com or check out http://www.fisamasters06.com/http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060905140410206http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/j29boSIyivA/20060813180508423Marin Rowing placed 3rd overall at the 2006 Masters Nationals in Seattle:Team Total Points:Saugatuck Rowing Club 537.00Lake Union Crew 491.25Marin Rowing Association 478.00Lake Washington Rowing Club 460.00 Here's a full rundown of the results...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060813180508423http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/jqjOAg6YkXQ/20060824113118367Aerial Gilbert will be representing the USA in the LTA (Legs, Trunk, Arms) Mixed 4+ event at this year's World Championships.The USA 4+ lineup is Jennifer KLAPPER (Bow), Aerial GILBERT (2), Jesse KARMAZIN (3), James DEAN (Stroke), and Ryan PAWLING (Cox). Heats: The USA boat came in 2nd to the Dutch by 1/2 a second. The NED crew were a full 2 seconds faster at the 500 meters, but the USA came back to close the gap. They will race in the Rep tomorrow.Rep's; The USA qualifies for the Final with a solid second place finish behind ItalyFInals:The USA were 4th at the 500m and 5th at the finish.To read Aerial's Daily BLOG Click HereFor Full Results Click Herehttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060824113118367http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/QwBMGk_dy20/20060820112942275Nito Simonsen, Marin's most prolific oarsman, is competing in the NOR 2X at the World Championships in Eton, Great Britain.Day 1 Heats: Only the winning crew of each of the 4 heats moves on to the semi final, with the rest going to the Reps on Monday. Nito and partner, Morten, place 2nd behind the French double that has won one World Cup event this year and placed 3rd in the other World Cup. They will race in the Reps on Tuesday.Day 3 Reps: Nito and Morten had a solid race and placed second in their rep. This moves them on to the Semi Final on Thursday.Day 5 Semis: After a blazing start the Norwegians were in second place at 500m only to get passed by the Polish and GB 2x's. With a furious sprint Nito and Morten made up ground but came just shy of moving on the the "A" final. They will race for 7th place on Saturday.Day 7: B Final: 10th place for Nito and Morten. For Full Results Click Herehttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060820112942275http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/VdOBScB2QK8/20060823171846834New oar racks that are mounted to the hanging boat racks will begin to appear soon. If you discover one on your rack, please begin to use it so we can eliminate the clutter in the standing rack area. Remember: only use it if the adjacent boat belongs to you, and one set of oars per bunk, please! Thank you and enjoy this new feature.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060823171846834http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/7G_jwhecYq4/20060817095220298It is with sadness that I tell you that two of our top coaches, Robin Bader (Novice Girls) and Rick Brown (Adv. Women), will be leaving us to move to the East Coast. Rick has accepted a job at Three Rivers Rowing Association in Pennsylvania as Head Coach and Robin will be coaching at Fox Chapel High School. Both Rick and Robin have made a significant impact on this club, as well as on the athletes they have coached. They have been an outstanding part of our staff and they will be missed by all. We wish them the best of luck and hope that they find their way back to the Bay Area in the future.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060817095220298http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ABZCTNhyxfs/2006081709462854Beginning on Saturday, September 2 at 1pm the main MRA dock will be shut down for removal, dredging and replacement. The project will be completed by Monday, September 11. The small city dock can be used with the appropriate tides. Please note no use of the main dock from Saturday, September 2 at 1pm until Monday, September 11 at 12 noon.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2006081709462854http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/8rSUMQBwk6E/200608161643199792005 Cal graduate Laura Terheyden has been hired to coach the Junior Novice Women. Terheyden is a 2001 graduate from SI Prep in San Francisco, were she rowed for four years. She spent two years on the Junior National Team racing in both the 8+ and 4-, earning a silver medal in the 4- in 2001. She went on to row for Cal for 4 years, earning an NCAA championship win in the 8+ in 2005 as Captain of the team. Last season Laura was the assistant coach for the Cal Varsity Women. Laura is an outstanding athlete and leader. We are lucky to have her join the Marin Rowing team.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060816164319979http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/BtiqAIVgCv8/20060813103418787See this link about Sydney being named the 2009 host city for the World Masters Games...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060813103418787http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/CoDxKTJp4aY/20060812071616869Here are MRA highlights from yesterday's races at the nationals in Seattle:Womens F-J 1x: Silver MedalWomens F-J 8+: GoldWomens Club C 4+: SilverSee full results on RaceTrak.com...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060812071616869http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/L4fefn_DNLA/2006081106215952The Marin Masters Men started the 2006 Masters Nationals in Seattle with 2 Silver medals in the Club 4+ events.For full results, click here...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2006081106215952http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/teJuPIyAbAU/20060807173541737USRowing has named its 2006 Adaptive National Team that will compete August 20-27 at the 2006 FISA World Rowing Championships in Eton, England, the organization announced on Monday.The four with coxswain will be made up of Jennifer Klapper (Philadelphia Rowing for the Disabled), Aerial Gilbert (Marin Rowing Association), Jesse Karmazian (Princeton University), Jamie Dean (Wake Forest University Rowing), and coxswain Ryan Pawling (LaSalle High School). Klapper and Gilbert are both adaptive national team veterans, while the remaining three will be competing at their first world championships.Read the complete press release...Read Aerial's blog... See complete results...Read Aerial's FISA bio...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060807173541737http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/BIZ3IZlu4v0/20060802092147377Maren McCrea ('06) is rowing in the 6 seat of the USA Junior Women's 8at the 2006 Junior World Championships in Amsterdam. Today the USA crew was second off the line behind the Romanian crew and fell to 3 seconds behind by the 1000meter mark. They could only close the gap to 2.6 by the finish line. The Silver Medal finish is the best the USA women's 8 has every done. Congrats to MAREN!!!To see the official press release with a quote from Maren, click here...To see the results, click here.For current photos from Amsterdam, click here. Maren is the first Marin Junior girl to make the USA Women's 8. Tiffany Gomez ('93) rowed in the USA 4- (4th place) and Nicole Rogers ('96) rowed in the USA 2- (5th place). For a complete list of Marin Junior National team members go here.Photo courtesy of Ted Walkley, USRowing.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060802092147377http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/PWXtEsfn37w/20060801092520868Mike Altman, a 6 time US natioanl team member, is competing in the Lwt 1x trials this year. He has previously represented the USA in the Lwt 8, Lwt 2- and Lwt 2X.He spent this year at UCLA business school with limited training, but still won his heat and both finals in the fastest times. Update 1: Mike won both finals (best of 3) and has been named as the Lightweight single sculler to compete at the Worlds in Eton, GB.Update 2: : MIKE DECLINED THE INVITE TO WORLDS. He has an internship for business school and decided to skip this year's Worlds and prepare for next year's Worlds and the Olympics in China.Mike Altman checked in with row2k overnight to communicate his decision to decline a spot on the 2006 team: "I am juggling priorities right now with rowing, my MBA program at UCLA and my summer internship with a sports marketing firm in Atlanta. I wanted to stay in touch with rowing and decided that I could budget myself at least three weeks to row this summer. I take competing at the World Championships very seriously, and since I am new to sculling I wanted to race trials to see what kind of time I could post in the single. If I felt I could contend for a medal based on my speed, I would jump at the chance to race in England. But since the singles field in Europe is extremely tough (the Europeans start sculling early) and based on my raw speed this week at Mercer, I'm not ready to make a real impact just yet. As tough as it is to turn down a spot on the team this year, I'd personally be better off putting my energy into my internship and my studies for the rest of the summer and through the fall so I can fully devote myself to rowing as we get closer to the next Olympics. I am encouraged by my results based on my limited training this year and look forward to some fun racing for the U.S. through 2008 after I finish my degree in the spring of next year. Under USRowing's rules from previous years, the 2nd place finisher would have had the opportunity to race at Worlds after I declined. It was a surprise to me that this was not still the case, and it is a shame that the U.S. won't be represented in the event this year. In the words of the Governator of my home state, 'I'll be back...'"http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060801092520868http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/pmtWBsQyVO8/20060727142720238The two new Filippi 4x's arrived today! Graham will finish rigging them today and they will be ready for use tomorrow. Please use the sign-out sheet for these boats. The boat's weight averages and suggested ranges are listed to give you an idea which one you might want to row. Enjoy! -Rickhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060727142720238http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Db1M1VjsaBw/20060724112601538Men's Bathroom - Intermediates Women's Bathroom - Beginning Adults Please complete this by the end of the month. Thanks! Ghttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060724112601538http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Olz8TNi-U0E/2006072318320888Maren McCrea and the US Junior Women's 8 won the Elite National Championship today at the USRowing National Championships. They beat 6 college aged crews in a very fast 6:28.6 This was a tune up for the USA team as they leave for the FISA World Championships in Amsterdam (Aug 2-5). Indianapolis News Article...Chris Plumer and the CSUS Dev camp came in 4th in the Elite Men's 8.Chelsea Lucas and the JR Womens Dev camp placed 2nd in the Women's Junior 8 and Women's B 4+.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2006072318320888http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rVb3jkBjiqE/20060718140914406In an attempt to make scullers lives easier around the MRA Boathouse we would like to straighten out the private-oar rack. We are asking that anyone who owns a pair of sculling oars show Graham which ones they are by August 18th. He will be happy to place a small label with your name on the oars. The goal is to clear the private-oar rack of any oars that are not being used. We have noticed that some private oars have made their way into the club-oar rack and want to remind everyone that if they are there, they may be used by someone who thinks they are club oars open to anyone (even if they have markings on them). We also are attempting to free up some space in the private-oar rack. As you all know, there is not a lot of extra room there. Thanks for your understanding. -Rick Interim Director Marin Rowing Associationhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060718140914406http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/QG6swDIpgFM/20060717114929254Chris Plumer has made the top 8, 4 and 2- at the CSUS Development camp and will row at the Club nationals in Indianapolis this weekend. One of his coaches is Morgan Allen ('04 Marin Alum and current Cal Rower) To follow his races click here: http://www.racetrak.com/regatta.asp?CurrRegattaID=114http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060717114929254http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/JYNuo1Ar0_s/20060708160946529Maren McCrea has made history at Marin Rowing. Although the Marin Junior Women have sent many athletes to both National Team Development and Selection Camps over the years this is the first time an athlete has made the top boat representing the US. In 1992, Tiffany Gomez raced at the Junior World Championships in the 4- and in 1996 Nicole Rogers raced in the 2-.Maren, who will row for Yale this season, sits six-seat in the 8+ with her peers from Everett (Seattle), Pocock (Seattle) and Oakland and will race at the Junior World Championships in Amsterdam on August 2-5. More info on the Junior World Championships... In addition, Varsity team coxswain Chelsea Lucas has been selected into the top 8+ from Development Camp.'D-Camp' is for younger athletes who have additional years of eligibility on the National Team and will race at US Rowing Nationals this weekend in Indianapolis. As a Freshman, Chelsea coxed the Marin V8+ at Nationals this year. Both Maren and Chelsea will race in Indy this weekend at the US Rowing National Championship Regatta. More info on the races... Good Luck to Maren and ChelseaGo Marin, Go U.S.!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060708160946529http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/3xbEF3QR3CQ/20060703130212415The Masters Men won all 3 Events they entered at Henley Vets today!!! In the D8+ they won thier initial race by coming back from 2/3 length down and won by 3 Feet over Molesey/Walbrook. In the semi they again were down by 2/3 length and came back to win by 1/2 length over the defending Champ Derby Composite. The Final was against the top Austrailian crew and Marin was never down and won by 2 1/2 Lengths. They also won convincingly in their D4+ and E 4+ events. The Marin Women C2X of Dana King and Eileen Hansen won thier first race over Tideway Scullers, but lost to a very strong Australian crew. Full results will be posted tomorrow at : http://www.utrc.org.uk/events/hvr/vet.htmlhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060703130212415http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/jyCcFHkaBLU/20060627135010627June 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Jump in any boat and be ready for an AMAZING RACE! Juniors, Alumni, Coaches, Novices & Masters are ALL invited to attend our summer races. PORTS bring salad or side dish to share STARBOARDS bring appetizer or dessert EVERYONE please bring your own drinks MRA will provide chicken, burgers and hot dogs.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060627135010627http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rDznwRer4_A/20060626203528110The Masters Women, Master B's and Mid Morning rowers represented Marin well at the NW Masters Championships: 2006 USRowing Northwest Masters # Event Place Stroke Team 16 Men's E 4+ Bronze Rinaldi Master B's 20 Women's C 8+ Gold Pelmas Master Women 20 Women's C 8+ 4th Ford Master B's 23 Women's A 2X Bronze Lovell Master Women 25 Mixed E 4+ 6th Newsom MW/MM 30 Women's D 4 Gold Hart Master Women 30 Women's D 4 Bronze Horton Master Women 36 Men's E 1x 4th Henderson 36 Men's E 1x 6th Krause 45 Women's A 8+ 4th Pringle Master Women 46 Men's D 8+ 6th Brown Master B's 51 Women's B 4+ Gold May Master Women 51 Women's B 4+ 6th Cummings Master B's 52 Women's Lt C 4+ 4th Kilpack Master Women 52 Women's Lt C 4+ 5th Ford Master B's 56 Mixed B 8+ 6th Ford Master B's 58 Men's F 1X 5th Dee 62 Women's A 4X Bronze Pringle Master Women 65 Mixed C 8+ 4th Brown Master B's 69 Women's D 8+ Gold Pelmas Master Women 75 Mixed C 4+ 4th Cummings Master B's 76 Women's E 4+ Gold Hart Master Women 89 Women's B 8+ Silver Pringle Master Women 95 Mixed D 4+ Bronze Gomez Master B's 97 Women's C 4+ Bronze Pelmas Master Women 117 Men's E 2X 4th Krause 118 Women's E 8+ Silver Hart Master Women 118 Women's E 8+ 4th Weil M2R 124 Women's A 4+ 4th Pringle Master Womenhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060626203528110http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Y0vTyygXdYo/20060625101026835Marin Rowing Senior Maren McCrea was selected onto the Junior Women's National Team this morning, making the cut from the 31 athletes invited to camp. Maren pulled a 7:14.2 erg score to put her in the top 4 ports on the team. The team now moves from New London, CT to Princeton, NJ where they will row with the Senior National Team and Olympic Coach Tom Terhar for a few days, then move on to Lake Placid, NY where they will continue to train and make selections for the 8+, 4- and 2-. The team will travel in August to Amsterdam to complete in the Jr. World Championships. Congratulations to Maren on this outstanding acheivement. We are all so very proud of you. For more information http://www.usrowing.org/Junior_NationalTeam/index.aspxhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060625101026835http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/HKqIvUin7Yg/20060623133408394Marin Rowing is seeking coaches for both our adult and junior programs. Please contact Rick Brown at Rick@MarinRowing.orghttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060623133408394http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/xfYTOKjnVu8/20060620035421399There are four positions on the board of directors coming up for election this fall. If you are interested in running please notify Sandy Armstrong (461-1431) or Gary Runes (435-1738) and provide a statement of interest to be sent out with the ballots.Statements of interest need to be in by September 12, 2006 in order to go out with the ballots and can be emailed as an attachment to Gary at: garyrunes@sbcglobal.net. The election will be held in October 2006.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060620035421399http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/E2qb2mHCPRg/20060618162150468Dock is available for use. No more barge! Thanks for your patience.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060618162150468http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/SozxPoITY1Y/20060617202929273Wow, lots of photos have been added to the site in the last few weeks. Check out the Photos section of the site to see shots of the Junior National Championships, the Junior Awards Banquet, the christening of the new Hudson 8+ (the Tim Jenvey), and more. Thanks to everyone for uploading photos - fantastic!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060617202929273http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Tz2gKt9zBv0/20060611162334295Congrats to the junior teams who raced in the Junior National Championships this weekend. Here are the final results:Womens 8+: 5th PlaceWomens Ltwt 8+: 3rd PlaceMens Ltwt 8+: 10th PlaceMens Youth 8+: 7th PlaceFull results are at http://www.racetrak.com/regatta.asp?CurrRegattaID=113http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060611162334295http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/niATZsO4QRw/20060609212610135Here are the full results for the first day of racing:http://www.racetrak.com/regatta.asp?CurrRegattaID=113Top line results for Marin:Womens' Lwt 8+: 2nd in heatMens' Lwt 8+: 3rd in heatWomens' 8+: 3rd in heatMens' 8+: 2nd in heatRacing continues tomorrow - reps and semifinals.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060609212610135http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/5MJcGfx5cgI/2006060510284732419 Varsity Women and 21 Varsity Men will be departing from the MRA to Harsha Lake, Cincinnati to compete at the Youth National Championships being held on Friday June 9 - Sunday, June 11. The Varsity Women will compete in the Varsity 8+ and Lightweight 8+ events having qualified at the Regional Championships by taking Silver in the V8+ and Gold in the Light 8+. The Varsity Men will compete in the Varsity 8+ and Lightweight 8+ having qualified by taking Silver in the V8+ and Bronze in the Lightweight 8+. Watch our progress on www.racetrak.com! Go Marin!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060605102847324http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/2ar3KyKrZrY/20060523101330526MARIN ROWING VARSITY SQUADS EARN SPOTS TO COMPETE IN NATIONALS GREENBRAE, CALIF., May 22, 2006 � Marin Rowing Association�s men�s and women�s high school varsity squads earned invitations to compete for national titles by medaling in four Varsity Men�s and three Varsity Women�s events at the 2006 USRowing Southwest Regional Junior Championship Regatta, held May 20-21 at Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova (Sacramento). Thousands of rowers representing 30+ clubs and high schools from seven western states (California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah) competed in the 2K event. All tolled, MRA medaled in 20 events, earning eight gold, ten silver and two bronze medals, earning MRA the overall team trophies for both the Men�s and Women�s squads over all other teams. MRA�s Varsity Women�s Lightweight 8+ and Men�s Varsity 4X squads took gold, the Women�s Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+, and the Men�s Varsity 8+ and Varsity 1X (sculler Steve Oesterich of Tiburon, a senior at Redwood) took silver and the Men�s Lightweight 8+ took bronze. All of these MRA teams will travel to Harsha Lake in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 10-11 to vie for national titles in the USRowing National Youth Invitational Regatta.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060523101330526http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/o4osaDp9sGk/20060517131051968Chris Plumer, Danny Freisinger, Margaret Cheek and Maren McCrea were selected to the USA Junior National Team. The top junior rowers and coxswains are brought together in Princeton NJ and New London CT, respectively, for the summer and selected down to an 8+, 4+ and 4- to represent the USA at the Junior World Championships in Brandenburg, Germany Aug 2-5th. Marin Rowers have long been a part of the Junior National team. Our last participants were Brian Ebke and Noah Polsky in 2004 and Margaret Cheek in 2005. For the complete release please click "read news item".http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060517131051968http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/P6GITCYl4WY/20060516185628239If you have Gold Rush photos, you can upload them to the Gold Rush Photo Gallery. All MRA members have permissions on the site to do this. If this works out, going forward I'll make all the galleries open to all this way. Once you're in the Gold Rush album, use the drop-down menu on the top right side of the page and select "Add Photos". It's easy!If you have questions, let me know at admin@marinrowing.org.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060516185628239http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/h49STk8sfXg/20060515104801374The lost and found is once again becoming morbidly obese! Please gather your wayward items. The rest will be donated at the end of the month. Thanks!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060515104801374http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/eW3GG4fU9Sw/20060515102912332This is the bathroom cleaning schedule, followed by the cleaning procedure. It is a monthly team rotation, and if done as a team, can be completed in less than 30 minutes. Nobody likes a dirty bathroom! Show pride in your club; help keep those bathrooms clean!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060515102912332http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/3-czU39WGn0/goldrush06videosHere are some videos from Gold Rush, of the Masters Men team. If you have photos or video footage of races, send them to admin@marinrowing.org and we'll post them on the site. To save any movie files to your PC, right-click on the link below, and select "Save Target As...". (These require Windows Media Player.) Men's 4+ D heatMen's 4+ D finalMen's 4+ E finalMen's 4x A finalMen's 2- A finalMen's 4+ A finalMen's 4+ C finalMen's 2x A-C finalMen's 8+ A-C finalNew as of Sunday, May 14th:Men's 8+ D finalMixed 8+ A-B finalMen's 8+ C finalMen's 8+ D finalhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/goldrush06videoshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/lXhP-oMptNk/2006050317432016Hello All, Handicapping and lane draw are done! http://www.sacstateaquaticcenter.com/Active%20PDF/GoldRush2006.pdf Please forward to all interested parties. Any changes the happen and help you (make boats older) will not be made after Wednesday. For those of you that entered younger categories that were published as such on the original entry form, you will not be given a handicap. Don't forget lost of H2O...it is going to be hot. Also, remember this is an Aquatic Center regatta, run by/officiated by our staff. We will be using US Rowing rules of racing and the few USRA referees that are local and did not want a weekend off in May. We want a fun safe race and no whinning! Don't forget the regatta meeting at 7:00AM, Saturday AM at the finish line tent. I look forward to a fun long day of masters racing!!!! Sam Sweitzer Sacramento State Aquatic Center Rowing Coordinator/Special Events Manager Web site: http://www.SacStateAquaticCenter.comhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2006050317432016http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/JgRPU0RPzDg/20060419145236859Marin Rowing Association April 23, 2006 vs. Los Gatos, and Serra Race Results Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4thMen's Varsity 8 Marin Los Gatos Serra 6:05.5 6:07.5 6:23.2 Women's Varsity 8 Marin Los Gatos 6:59.9 7:27.4 Men's Junior Varsity 8 Marin Serra Los Gatos 6:35.2 6:42.1 6:42.2 Women's Junior Varsity 8 Marin JV Marin 3V Los Gatos 7:20.5 7:28.5 7:50.6 Men's Lightweight 8 Marin A Serra Los Gatos 6:36.1 6:40.8 6:44.5 Women's Lightweight 8 Marin Los Gatos 7:53.0 8:02.5 Men's 3rd Varsity 8 Marin A Los Gatos Serra 6:29.8 6:37.4 6:48.0 Men's 3V 4 Marin A Los Gatos Serra 1500m 5:57.2 5:57.4 6:47.2 Men's Freshman 8 Marin Serra Los Gatos 7:05.6 7:16.0 7:28.2 Women's Freshman 8 Marin Los Gatos 8:20.4 8:58.5 Men's Novice 8A Marin Los Gatos Los Gatos 6:39.1 6:45.1 7:56.3 Women's Novice 8A Marin Los Gatos 7:29.7 7:30.0 Men's Novice 8B Los Gatos A Marin Los Gatos B Serra FrB 6:49.4 6:56.2 7:04.6 7:25.8Women's Novice 8B Marin Los Gatos B Los Gatos A 7:34.3 7:36.9 7:50.8http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060419145236859http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/S6pBaCIIXrs/sdcc2006resultsThe first batch of photos from the San Diego Crew Classic has been uploaded to the photo gallery. If you have photos from the regatta, we would love to post them on the site! Email admin@marinrowing.org and we'll tell you how to get them onto the site.For your viewing pleasure there are some videos too. (First time on this site.) If you have video files you'd like to point this site to, or upload (depending on the file size), contact the webmaster at the email address above.Girls Varsity FinalGirls JV (Sunday)Girls JV (Saturday)Master Men's E FinalMaster Men's F FinalMaster Men's Club FinalMaster Men's Club Final (full race version)Master Men's B FinalMaster Men's B Final (full race version)(Requires free Windows Media Player for PC or Mac. Can be streamed, or right-click on these links and save to your hard drive for local viewing.)For results of all of the San Diego races, go to the SDCC site or to Jamco's site.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/sdcc2006resultshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/n5f3B-djU54/2006040420230581I found this video in my attic a couple of weeks ago, and I thought that club members might get a kick out of it. It's from a show called "Home Turf," a locally-produced, kids-oriented news program. The show did a segment about the Marin junior program in 1985. View video...In the boys' boat is (from stern to bow) Jeff Kaltreider, Spencer Cutter, Brian Nicholson, Fred Honebein, Mike Andrews, Gordon Edgar, Tony Alexander, and Alex Dunne. Aaron Browning was the cox, and there's a cameo of Lou Lindsey. In the girls' boat (stern to bow) is Gail Hilty, Joan Hilty, Laurie Birnbaum, Meghan Johnson, Erin Turner, Annie Nesbit, Amy Wilson, Nicole Presber. Jackie Caplan was the cox. Check out the excellent opening rap about us (we were fast and fresh). Also note the fancy digs at our original boathouse, on the other side of the freeway. We've come a long way...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2006040420230581http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/XrYKELJh7JE/20060320102858317By Aeriel Gilbert. On Saturday March 18th, 200 blind youth ages 7-19, from eight states arrived at the Junior Blind of America campus at 7:30am. Opening ceremonies were lead by the USC marching band; the mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa and other dignitaries gave the day a fitting start. The weather cooperated, and the threatening rains were replaced by sun and the occasional cloud cover. Events included the 50 and 100-yard dash, high jump, long jump, shot put, goal ball, bowling, and swimming. The Concept 2 rowing ergometer was to be introduced for the first time, in hopes that there would be enough interest to have it as an competitive event the following year.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060320102858317http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/2msaaNpJM7o/20060317135713487Results: http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=7603053&cat=5 http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=7603053&cat=5http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060317135713487http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/l5ZI8uy7Zj4/20060314085250212Select Marin Varsity and Master crews will be racing at this March 25-26 event. It is a great specator event as collegiate crews from across the country race side-by-side just feet from you! Check the schedule here: http://www.marinrowing.org/easyfile/file.php?download=20060314085135944http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060314085250212http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/XFysR8dXqS8/20060307092842762Marin Rowing Associations� high school crews all turned in wins this weekend, kicking off the spring racing season in true-to-form Marin Rowing style. On Saturday, March 4, Marin Rowing�s men�s and women�s novice (first year) crews brought home two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at the Novice Invitational Regatta at Lake Merced in San Francisco, while on Sunday, March 5, the Varsity squads won 9 out of 10 races at the NoCal vs. SoCal Regatta at a windy and rainy Redwood Shores course.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060307092842762http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/WzL4xH65ii8/200603031255513122006 Northern California Rowing Referee Clinic - Open to everyone Saturday, March 18, 2006http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060303125551312http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/dftkLfQID-c/20060228074959285During this time of bad weather, remember to be smart and safe if you are planning on rowing. If the RED Flags are up on the ramp to the docks...This means NO ROWING. You can check the webcam and if you see the gate is closed and the red flag just inside the gate on the left, you can assume there is no rowing. We only place the red flags up if 1. High winds are due 2. Lightning is due 3. Fog is so bad you cannot see across the creek. Remember we have 40 ergs just waiting for you...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060228074959285http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/vJ22Ra_LONg/20060227132447834From Aerial: "I was indeed a fun event. I came in 9th in the womens lw 50year old group, and they gave me a first place medal for being the only blind competetor. 2 blind men (25 year old guys) from Korea competed too. There were 4 rowers from the UK that used electrodes to stimulate their legs while they rowed, they are paraplegics. Amazing stuff. Marin Rowing got some nice pr around having a blind rower on the team. You guys are great, and I couldn't do what I do without you!" For Full Resuts: http://www.crash-b.org/cb2006/results/event21-lwt.htmlhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060227132447834http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/iirQRCQ-nqg/20060212110901102 Novice Boys and Graham headed down to the Peninsula Erg Race today and it was worth the drive. Out of 120 Novice boys competing, JD Carbone won the Freshman event and Daniel Felling came in 2nd in the Novice Boys event. More info will come once they post the official results.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2006021211090110http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/kJZq7GzYsRA/20060112112457374Jim Joy, most recently well-known for his outstanding coaching and rowing seminars titled "The Joy of Sculling", is coming to Marin to scout out a site to hold his next coaching conference and has offered to run an evening talk on the Flow of Rowing, a Two-day Sculling Clinic and Private Sculling Lessons in early March.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060112112457374http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/7sY7F3bQ56A/20060110132926861Jean Wonder passed away peacefully on Christmas Day, 2005. Mrs. Wonder was born in Kansas City on July 1, 1931. Formerly Jean Benton, she was a resident of Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles for 44 years before marrying retired Judge Roy Wonder and moving to Marin County in 1999. She was a prolific artist and contributed her energies to many art organizations. In Marin, Jean was active with the Marin Society of Artists, the Marin Water Color Society, Youth in Arts and The Tamalpais retirement community in which she and her husband lived. In Pacific Palisades she was one of the earliest members of the Pacific Palisades Art Association and was a member of the Pacific Art Guild, the Palisades Water Color Society and the Los Angeles Art Association. She exhibited her art often and held many shows over the years. Her art hangs in the homes of many friends. She was active in the Temescal Canyon Association and taught in the Corpus Christi Church School as well as St. Matthews Church Pre-School. Jean is survived by her husband Roy Wonder, her brother, Dr. William Stoneman of St. Louis; nephews Larry Stoneman and John Stoneman; nieces Liz Stoneman, Cecily Erker; children Bill Benton, Rob Benton, Mary Miller and Carolyn Green; stepchildren, Robin Siefkin, Allison Gannon, Lauren Wonder and John Wonder and seven grandchildren. Memorial services will be held January 21, 2006 at 11am in Corpus Christi Church, 15100 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades and January 28, 2006 at 11am at St. Patrick�s Church, 114 King at Magnolia, Larkspur California. A celebration of life reception will follow each service. Gifts in lieu of flowers may be made to your favorite charity or Youth in Arts, 999 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, Ca 94901, any of the art associations mentioned or the Temescal Canyon Association, 914 Bienveneda, Pacific Palisades, Ca 90272.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20060110132926861http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/p2CNpIkuZI4/20051220164726294Vespoli USA to match donations to rebuild Tulane Crew $20,000 Challenge for Tulane Crew; Vespoli is matching dollar for dollar up to $10k to raise $20k for Tulane crew, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. https://www.vespoli.com/content/view/249/82/ From Jim: What you may not know...Sandy was the Tulane Varsity Women's coach in 1988-1990.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051220164726294http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/JliXLuQpwDA/20051215120140100The 3rd annual Varsity Boys Double Dipsea Fun Run will be held on Christmas Eve, Dec 24th at 9:00am. All Marin Rowers are welcome to attend. This is a grueling run and only the strong will survive as it is 14 miles uphill both ways. But if you are crazy enough you will have fun. Meet at the Dipsea stairs (behind Old Mill Park) at 9:00am.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051215120140100http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ggVVi7KTI98/20051129191546549Pictures from the Head of the Lagoon and the BIAC regatta are up in the site's photo gallery. We need folks to help with photo captions - we're not sure who everyone is. MRA members have the ability to add captions to photos by using the drop-down menu below each photo, and selecting "edit text".http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051129191546549http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/pRiJO1lPcg8/20051003104158125Here is the Full Spring Race Schedule for the Junior teams: March 4 Novice Regatta @ Lake Merced -- Novice only March 5 NoCal vs. SoCal @ Redwood Shores --Varsity only March 19 SW league #1 "Battle of the Bay" @ Oakland -- All teams March 25-26 Windermere Classic @ Redwood Shores -- Varsity only April 1-2 San Diego Crew Classic @ Mission Bay -- Varsity only April 8 SW League #2 Marin, Pacific @ Capital -- All teams April 23 SW League #3 Los Gatos, Serra @ Marin -- All teams May 7 SW League #4 Marin, River City, Delta @ Stanford -- All teams May 20-21 SW Championships @ Lake Natoma -- All teamshttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051003104158125http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rLg2791njfo/20050925172801625The Bair Island Aquatic Center Fall Regatta was held this Sunday, November 20th. For full results http://www.gobair.org/events/fallregatta05/FallRegatta05Results.pdf Congrats to the victors Men's Open 1X (Tyler Lange) Women's Master A-C 4+ Women's Light 1X (R Berman) Women's Master Light 1X (Julie Moore) Women's Master A-C 8 Men's Open 4+ Men's Master Light 4+ Men's Master C-F 4+ Mixed Master 8+ Women's Master 4xhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050925172801625http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/tf41Sy4W3p0/20051116185641986Master Men's member Alan Collenette raced in a combo boat at the Veterans Head of the River Race last weekend. He combined with friends from Abingdon, Thames Valley and the City of Oxford and won over 4 other 50+ 4's with a time of 22:34.45 over the famous rowing course from Mortlake to Putney used for the Oxford Cambridge race. A total of 650 fours and quads raced over the two days with 100 of them being Veteran fours.Congrats and Well Done. for more info and a picture click "read news item"http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051116185641986http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/zga1jmu-10o/20051116095001658The Marin teams were incredible this last weekend at the Head of the Lagoon winning 10 Gold medals, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze. The Masters Men and Women not only swept the 8's and 4's events but also came away with the trophies for the fastest times of the day. Other winners included Men's Open 4+, Women's Intermediate 8, Men's Intermediate 1x (Krause), Men's Junior 4+, Men's open 1X (Lange) and Women's Master 2X (Moore and Hansen). Well done everyone...and on to BIAC. For full results: http://www.peninsulajuniorcrew.org/hotl/2005/HOTL2005_results.htmhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051116095001658http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/9goPkHt5NQA/20051114123904790The boat has been sold!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051114123904790http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/HcvTbyyCdlc/20051105163428361The results from Head of the American have been posted HereCongrats to the Gold Medal Crews...Men's and Women's Novice 8's, Men's Open water 1x (Schaefer), Men's and Women's Master 8+'s and 4+'s, Men's Light 2x (Brennan Ajagan and Eileen Hansen!), and Men's Open 1X (Lange).There's a new album in the "Photos" section of the site with pictures from the Head of the American up at Lake Natoma. If you have photos from the regatta, we'd love to post them. Send an email to admin@marinrowing.org and we'll get them up! View photos...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051105163428361http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/3-Pw2MSSeEw/20051026204749844There are some new photos from the Head of the Charles in the site's photo gallery, courtesy of Cristina Battani and Kevin Stone. If you took some pics at the regatta, we would like to post them. Contact admin@marinrowing.org.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051026204749844http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/xYBCwUfxsqQ/20051023073744959Another great day for the MRA crews today in Boston. Here's what happened in early morning HOCR racing:The varsity boys turned in an impressive 11th place finish out of 61 entries in the "Youth Eights" category -- a race which includes college freshmen teams. The boys placed second among high school aged teams behind 9th place Northern Virginia R.C. Jim said " A great race and solid effort. The kids surprised themselves and now know they can be one of the best in the country. Great job" See the results...The varsity girls also had a great race, placing 18th out of 57 entries in the "Youth Eights" category. Like the boys, this a segment includes college freshmen teams, so the competition was fierce. The results table indicates that the girls were penalized 10 seconds for apparently missing a buoy, which bumped them down three spots from 15th place, but they still beat the vast majority of the high school crews. See the results...In the masters double men (40+), the MRA's entry (John Younger, Selden Chuck) took 7th place in a field of 18 boats. Apparently, like the varsity girls, they also received a 10-second buoy penalty. See the results...In the masters double women (40+), the MRA's entry (Cassandra Cunningham, Aerial Gilbert) took 17th place in a field of 19 boats. See the results...Plus: Marin IJ coverage of yesterday's MM 4+ and MW 8+ races...Congrats to all our teams!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051023073744959http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/XMV_8kjMGbc/2005102217355385Congratulations to the outstanding performances by the MRA crews at the Head of the Charles Regatta today in Boston, MA: The Masters Men 4+ came in second place, in a field of 19 crews. The boat was 20 seconds off the lead boat from the Toronto Sculling Club, and within 1.8% of the winning time -- easily close enough to ensure an invite back to the regatta in '06. Jim says, "Great job by the whole boat, we beat (and almost caught) Kent Mitchell and thought that was good enough...but the course record holders and '03 winners from Toronto were too good. A solid Silver and incentive to train even harder for next year. Thanks Adrian, Alex, Steve, Mike and Tim."See results...The Masters Women 8+ came in seventh place in a field of 22 boats, about 35 seconds behind the first place boat from Long Beach RA. The MRA crew was within 3.5% of the winning time, meaning another invitation back next year. See results...More results tomorrow, when the juniors race.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2005102217355385http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/4B4sUzAl254/20051021214704459There was an article in today's Marin Independent Journal about the MRA teams that will be racing at the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston, MA this weekend. Read the article...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051021214704459http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/MftqNFu4K6w/20051018223750966Here's are the official results from the Head of the Port. Also, we've posted some pics in the photos section of the site taken last Sunday at the Head of the Port in Sacramento. If you have photos from the event, we'd love to post them! Contact the webmaster and we'll get them up!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051018223750966http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/oLpP4CX2auI/20050925173121287Schedule for Head of the American October 29th, 2005 http://www.csusaquaticcenter.com/Head%20of%20the%20American%202005.pdfhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050925173121287http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/L8G_3aTB7-k/20051018101049314Congratulations to the following MRA members, who were elected to three-year terms on the board at last night's board meeting:Geoff Motlow (incumbent)Bill Hudson (incumbent)Mary Wagner (new board member)http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051018101049314http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ZknZxgaiXDo/20051005142727963Marin Rowing is selling off the last few old Concept 2 Model C ergs for $550 each. We have sold 12 of them and have 4 left. Call Jim Andersen (309-9421) for more information. Also, a friend of Marin Rowing has a Nordic Trak Rower that he would like to donate to someone. If interested please call Jerry Aparton at 925-2506.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051005142727963http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/y3U_jNRzhKk/20051010132301639A special thank you to all of the stalwart MRA members who joined the Friends of the Corte Madera Creek Spartina clean-up on Sun! A very special thank you to David Hamilton who also noticed how well we had done in the Jan. clean-up; those areas are still cear of the weed! Through efforts such as this we can help keep the water-way clear of silt and therefore better for rowing. For those of you who were not able to join the clean-up team this time you have opportunity at the Jan.'06 event! Thank you. Alice Dunning Co-Chair Volunteer Committeehttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051010132301639http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/BTy3mTA-Bfo/20051006091653268Yesterday Winfield Smith, a 1951 grad from Mt. Tam school, visited the new Marin Rowing facility. "Win" rowed under RC Cumming during his junior and senior years, while also playing football. Win then went on and rowed for legendary coach Ky Ebright at Cal. Back in 1951-2, RC started the Marin Rowing Club out of Sausalito, where they rowed on Richardson Bay. We hope that Win will join the club and start rowing with the Intermediates or Masters B.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20051006091653268http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/1gPcJLVrnNQ/20050922190407146The Junior Coaches have made final team selections. For the Novice teams, the list of those athletes who have made the team is below and posted at the boathouse. For those athletes who make the team, please be sure to take home a packet of paperwork located next to the team list. For the Varsity teams, all athletes will be spoken with on or before Saturday am. Thanks and good luck to all the great athletes who tried out for our program. If you were not selected, you are welcome to row during the summer in our summer programs, as well as learn to scull through our sculling coach. We hope you try out again next year. Though you may not have been ready for the competitive junior program, the sport of rowing is open to you. Be Great. 2005-2006 MRA Novice Boys Albini Bartsch Bluestein Breuner Carbone Cawdry Corsini Felling Gilmore Gordon Gutekunst Hunter Johnson Kaufman Maestracci Newman Palmer Parker Pizzo Portale Renner Roger Snowdon Waterstone Yandell Zipperstein 2005-2006 Novice Girls Bernt Bickler Boucher Bricca Daunt Firestone Garrett Gebhardt Gerber Morgan Neer Neer Palmer Picchi Rhoades Rippe Roache Rollins Rosenhaum Rosetti Schlocker Setrakian Starke Walter Wanschhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050922190407146http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/vbDTncdmFag/2005092218114437Sunday Oct. 2nd, 7:30am we will again have the opportunity to help eradicate the dreaded Spartina plant in Corte Madera Creek. We will be meeting at Piper Park in old clothes, boots and work gloves. Hats are a good idea too. The Friends of the Corte Madera Creek will provide water. It's very important that we help with this endeavor as the Spartina plant holds the silt from the water and is instrumental in the silting up of the creek. We all know how little water there is at low tide! We should also be good neighbors; this is the right thing to do for our shared creek-side community. Please make a point of being there to help, all team and non-team club members should be represented.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2005092218114437http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/5OGinvB4OZc/20050922124954424Please Join us for the 2005-2006 Junior Novice Team Parents (No Athletes, please!) Varsity parents are invited! ANNUAL SEASON KICK-OFF Junior Novice Parent Pot Luck Dinner & Meeting WHEN: Sunday, October 2nd TIME: 5PM - 8PM WHERE: St. Luke Presbyterian Church ** 10 Bayview Drive, San Rafaelhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050922124954424http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/0wIbJqQ8TrI/20050909132520196MARIN ROWING ASSOCIATION JUNIORS BOOSTER CLUB e-Scrip This is a potentially HUGE fund-raiser for us. Every time you shop and use your registered Safeway Club Card and/or your registered credit or debit card at Mollie Stone�s, Woodlands Market, Whole Foods, Paradise Foods, Andronico�s, Scotty�s Market, Macy�s, Carl�s Jr., Baja Fresh, Eddie Bauer, Orvis, Sharper Image, Sierra Trading Post, Big O Tires, Lucky Drive Brushless Car Wash, Big 5, + more, WE EARN MONEY!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050909132520196http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/pjgI2-30tu0/20050826234717348From Sandy: Updated 9/24 We have hired a great new coach for the Novice Men. As some of you may know, Mike Wallin decided to move away from the SF/Bay Area and has landed a job coaching the Lincoln Park Juniors in Chicago. We support his move and wish him the best of luck. Our new coach is Graham Willoughby. Graham is a Marin Rowing Alumni from the class of 1997 and has been the Varsity coach at Capital crew in Sacramento for the past 2 years. We are lucky to have him, and the staff looks forward to a great year together. Jim, Robin and I are all returning.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050826234717348http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/R98TVLtH4VI/20050810171015591Have you ever driven over the Corte Madera Creek and wanted to join us on the water?? Now is your chance!! Marin Rowing is starting a yearly Beginning Rowing Program on Sunday, October 2nd, 2005. Our program for Adults will run on Tuesday and Friday from 5:45-7:30am and Sunday 8:00�10:00am. This program begins Sunday, October 2, 2005 at 8:00am at the Bob Cumming Boathouse in Greenbrae. Join us for the first day of practice with your new team! Requirements: sculling experience, completion of an MRA summer program and/or acceptance by coach. This co-ed, coached program focuses on increasing fitness and technical skills, equipment handling, water safety and occasional racing at local regattas.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050810171015591http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/p92DwIqf0PU/20050815220430690The final session of the Special Olympics Learn To Row was sensational! Two crews, three close races, two launches filled with coach, photographer, MRA volunteers, athletes� family and friends enlivened the creek on Saturday, August 13.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050815220430690http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/b92tQqaaxKA/aug05boardmeetingHere is the agenda for the upcoming MRA board meeting, which will take place this coming Monday, August 15th, at 7:00pm. Members are welcome to attend.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/aug05boardmeetinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/WA1_7UWKXLs/20050809151016740No experience required. Must be in 8th-11th grade and be at least 13 years old. Come to the MRA to meet the coaching staff, learn about the team and sign-up for try-outs to make the Novice squad. Saturday, September 10 from 9:00am-10:00am at the Marin Rowing Boathouse in Greenbrae. 2005-2006 Rowing Season Try-outs for First Year Rowers: No experience required. Try-outs will run from September 12-September 23. Athletes will be split into groups after the informational meeting and will practice a combination of days Monday- Friday after school from 4:00-6:30pm.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050809151016740http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/8B4N3Q9Ec7s/200507252150454The Marin Masters won multiple medals at the World Masters Games in Edmonton this weekend. The squad of 24 Men and 8 women won and placed in many events including... Women's D 8+ Bronze Women's E 8+ Silver Men's B 8+ Silver Men's C 8+ Silver Men's D 8+ Silver Men's F 8+ GOLD Men's G 8+ Silver The Marin Women were outstanding, with Beth Travers collecting a whopping 7 medals. Bob Gelardin won a Bronze in the single for his age category. The Final event of the Day the Men's C 8+ was the best race of the weekend with a full 8 crews from all over the World. Russia won with a blistering 2:47, with Marin second 2:49 and 4 crews only 2 seconds back (Italy, Australia, Kent Mitchell and Palm Beach). More info to follow upon our return.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/200507252150454http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/HIpdDHXfLyI/20050719191103698The following is a message from Karole Calvin, LMRC coach and MRA member: "I am organizing another 1X regatta on the course at Lake Merritt on August 14 meeting at 9:30am on the dock. This is open to all 1X scullers including those who have race experience. The regatta I recently held was lots of fun and everyone asked to do it again, which is why I have reserved the course on the 14th. The course goes up on the 13th for sprints. This will give people a chance to do a practice regatta the week before." RSVP with your contact info, age, sex, and approximate 1k time (so you can be grouped with other rowers of a similar speed) to Karole at lyricrow@mac.com or call her at (415) 663-9458.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050719191103698http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/xrpkuCBKAs0/20050718081954334Meet Rita, Patrick, Tim and Jeff. They are accomplished Special Olympics athletes who are participating in a seven session Learn To Row program at MRA. The sessions are on Saturdays from 10:00 am to Noon every Saturday from July 16 through August 27. The sessions are organized by the Outreach Committee and coached by Soibhan MacDermott. Coxswains have already generously volunteered their time. Now, we need 4 experienced rowers to row each Saturday. If you can�t row on any of these days, consider lending us a hand to carry the boat at 10:00am to launch or at noon to take the boat out. We need 4 extra people at those times. Email Outreach@marinrowing.org with the dates you are available (July 23, July 30, Aug 6, Aug 13, Aug 20 or Aug 27) and whether you can row, help carry at 10:00am or noon.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050718081954334http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/hdsTrhlHfxI/2005071320573796Charles Gooding and Bob Gelardin competed in the Henley Veterans Regatta July 9th, 2005 at Henley-on-Thames, UK. The competitors came from many countries including Germany, Norway, Australia, Italy, USA, and UK.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2005071320573796http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Ur82am2bz3o/200507102100548With 13 GOLD, 7 Silver and 10 Bronze Medals, the Marin Rowing Master's teams looked very impressive. 30 of the 57 Marin crews medaled. The Advanced Men and Women, Scullers, Masters B, Mid Morning, Intermediates and Novices put on a tremendous showing.Full results...More info to come later....http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/200507102100548http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/0KpJ59Ad15M/20050709174628712Nito Simonsen and partner Morten Adamsen (NOR)came in 4th in the Men's 2X final today. This is the last World Cup event until the World Championships in Gifu, Japan August 28th thru September 4th. For full coverage of the Lucerne World Cup: www.worldrowing.com For Nito's Bio: http://80.83.47.230/fiche_detail.fwx?no_id=10151http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050709174628712http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/Of3ACSzsd3k/20050706085200781BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050706085200781http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/KclOYlXFAb0/20050629093824488Join us for an evening with Darcy Heath-Wallace, MA, MFTI and Sports Psychologist at the Center for Sports Medicine in Corte Madera. Darcy will present information and techniques for using your mind to help achieve your goals, as well as talk about race day preparation. $20 per person RSVP to Sandy prior to the event.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050629093824488http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/HjAtjD7roPE/2005070315233436Marin's Sean Engel, rowing for Penn AC this summer, won the Men's Junior 8+ event and came 3rd in the Junior 4+ event. Sean received a coveted Champion's watch for his effort. Also, Current National team member and Marin Alum, Mike Altman ('92), won two watches for winning the Men's Light 1X and Men's 4x. Mike also placed 2nd in the Men's 2X. Congrats to both of them.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2005070315233436http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/79MYbO4t5VE/nwregionalphotosNew pics have been uploaded to the site's photos section. There is a new gallery for the NorthWest Regionals race last weekend in Oregon (courtesy of Dave Hamilton) and more pics from the club BBQ and races (courtesy of Lydia Arrellano, adding to the pics Maria Benet had previously uploaded).If you have any shots you'd like to upload to the site, email admin@marinrowing.org and we'll post them.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/nwregionalphotoshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/NFt0tILZS-U/20050626121744280THe Marin Master's teams had a great trip to the great NorthWest. Womens E-J 4x 4th Mens E-J 4+ SILVER Womens C 8+ GOLD Mens A-J 4x BRONZE Womens D 4+ BRONZE Womens A-J Light 2x SILVER Mens C 4+ SILVER Mens D 8+ SILVER Womens D 2x 4th and 6th Womens B 4+ GOLD Womens E-J 1x SILVER and 5th Sunday morning Mixed C 8+ GOLD Womens B 2x BRONZE Womens E-J 4+ GOLD Mens D 4+ 4th Womens D 8+ SILVER Womens B 8+ SILVER Mens E-J 8+ GOLD Womens C-J Light 4+ SILVER Womens C 4+ SILVER Mens B 4+ GOLD Womens D 4x SILVER and 4th Mixed E-J 8+ GOLD Womens B 4x BRONZE Womens D-J Light 1x 4th Womens E-J 8+ BRONZE Mixed E-J 4x BRONZE Womens AA-A 4+ 4th For full results: http://www.regattamaster.com/Results/nwmasters/2005/results.htmhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050626121744280http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/-a9KAvUPQ_o/20050625165455824Mara Allen, who helped the Cal women's crew capture the 2005 NCAA championship, has received the first Lexus Gauntlet scholarship for outstanding sportsmanship. http://www.collegesports.com/sports/c-crew/stories/062205aad.htmlhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050625165455824http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/8tMFYEvaVqQ/20050620085614916JUST ANNOUNCED Jim Andersen will be coaching a program for experienced rowers (current junior or college rowers) from 5:30pm - 7:30pm on Tue, Wed and Thurs nights. They will work on technique and training for the upcoming season. For more info: http://www.marinrowing.org/staticpages/index.php/ExperSummer05http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050620085614916http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/OMpBanIejXA/20050603125906210Members, Alums and Friends, Please join us on June 25 for this special event! For RSVP and Invitation see link below: http://www.hocr.org/events/audi_save_f.htmhttp://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050603125906210http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/fECw3dO3OE4/2005061513015649Special Olympics athletes improve self image, social skills and physical conditioning through sports. Make Rowing one of these sports! Volunteer to cox or row with Special Olympic athletes on a Saturday in July or August from 10:00am to noon. The Learn To Rows are July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6, August 13, August 20 and August 27. One cox and 4 rowers needed for each Learn To Row. Four additional folks needed to launch and carry boat. Check the master calendar for dates that volunteers are needed. Email Outreach@marinrowing.org with the dates you are available.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2005061513015649http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/A55NsEhwHiM/20050611151450439Mike Altman, a 1992 Marin Alumn, won the Men's Light Double with partner Bjorn Larsen to qualify for his 6th National team. Please read the following for the full press release from USRowing: http://www.usrowing.org/itemdisplay.asp?id=1767 and now a link to the June 15th Marin IJ article: http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_2804173http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050611151450439http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/OeeFI4aSVqI/20050611120326441It was a Great Day. I am so proud of the way the kids performed. The weather was tough and we had our best race in each of the finals. Great Job. Here is the press release I wrote yesterday. Jim MARIN ROWING'S VARSITY MEN MEDAL AT NATIONALS CINCINATTI, OH. June 12, 2005 Marin Rowing's Varsity Men brought home a planeload of medals Sunday night from the 2005 USRowing National Youth Invitational held June 11-12 at Harsha Lake in Cincinnati, Ohio. An invitation-only national event for which teams across the country must qualify in order to participate, Marin Rowing�s Men's Varsity-8 took home bronze, the Men's Varsity Lightweight-4 took silver and the Men's Single took silver. Some 966 rowers representing 101 teams from around the U.S. participated in the event. Click the title for the full release.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050611120326441http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/0Mw06NqABUo/jrnationalsheats05Congrats to the junior men teams, the 1x and Varsity 8 advanced to the semifinals in their heats today and the Light 4 rows again this afternoon in a Repechage at the USRowing Nationals in Cincinnati, OH. Results are as follows:Lt. Mens 4+: 3rd Jr. Mens 8+: 2nd [photo finish -- top 4 crews within 1.5 secs] Jr. Mens 1x: 3rdThe semis take place tomorrow (Sunday). See full results on Racetrak...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/jrnationalsheats05http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/O90Y-8t47mw/2005061014082446Dan Lyons and Team Concepts, Inc. will be running a Leadership Seminar, "Leading High Performance Teams: The Eight Secrets of Inspirational Leadership" at the Marin Rowing Association on July 7-8, 2005. Team Concepts is dedicated to elevating the performance of your organization through creative interactive programs that provide your people with a real understanding of how to build and sustain High Performance Teamwork, Inspirational Leadership, Noble Purpose, and Energy and Spirit. For detailed seminar overview see: http://www.teamconceptsinc.com/ For information on Rower and President Dan Lyons see: http://www.teamconceptsinc.com/news.html Brochures are located on the table in the boathouse. If you are interested in participating in this seminar contact Sandy or Team Concept, Inc.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/2005061014082446http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/w_noAkSt-94/20050609143733894Good Luck to our boys at the National Championship Regatta. We are all behind you!! Go West Coast. Go Marin. Photo: http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/album05 Go to schedule information:http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050609143733894http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/9xNGxWIOyHw/20050609133146773Our new singles have been named! The Griggs Irving and the Leon Kutz have settled in nicely to the boathouse and are looking forward to many a day of flat water and good rows. Griggs and Leon are dear friends and family of the donors and we welcome them both to the Marin Rowing family. See photos here: http://www.marinrowing.org/gallery/album03http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050609133146773http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/PfI4QDNX0pU/20050604134624411Here are the results for our alumni: Alex Larrabee Harvard Frosh 8 SILVER Dino Pearson and Tad McCrea Wash Frosh 8 BRONZE Rory Tuttle CAL Varsity 8 Bronze Mark Tepper CAL Lwt 8 9th Brian Baraty Northeastern JV8 6th Morgan Allen CAL Open 4+ 4th Mike Spoja Navy 2- Full IRA Results: http://www.row2k.com/ira/http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050604134624411http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/pUCzh4y7bAY/20050531171717444Congratulations to our awesome alums in their successful racing at the 2005 NCAA Women's Rowing Championships held at Lake Natoma this past weekend.We are so proud of you!Mara Allen - Freshman at California - Gold Medal- Varsity Women's 8+Liz Simenstad - Sophmore at UWashington - 7th overall - Junior Varstiy 8+Lauren Derby - Junior at USC - 10th overall - Junior Varsity 8+Gemma Edward-Aron - Senior at UWashington - 7th place overall - Junior Varsity 8+http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050531171717444http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/rvvVxun624I/20050528123836540Nito Simonsen, a 1997 grad from Marin Rowing and a CAL alum, competed this week at the World Cup at Eton. He and his partner Norten Adamsen came in second in the A Final for the Men's Double Sculls. see www.fisa.org for full story and details.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050528123836540http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ikEescx12zU/20050519125504825On Saturday, May 21 from 8am-3pm the Marin Rowing Juniors hosted a Learn-to-Row day for members of the Canal Alliance.It was a beautiful day, and our athletes and coach, Ami Schiess, had a wonderful time working with these great young adults. We look forward to working with the Canal Alliance in the future. More photos...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050519125504825http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/cifszMxN_Ts/20050516090545342This was a very busy weekend for our alumni. here are a few results: Pac 10's Rory Tuttle stroked CAL to a victory in the Varsity Men's 8. Adrian Andrews coxed the WASH Varsity 4 to a split second victory over Morgan Allen in the CAL V4. Mara Allen was 2 seat in the CAL Varsity women's 8 that won. Gemma Aron and Liz Simenstad rowed in the 3rd place WASH JV8. Dino Pearson and Td McCrea were in the second place WASH Frosh. Lauren Derby was 4th in the USC JV8. Elizabeth Herron was 4th in the UCLA V4. Stephanie Loutas was 7th in the SDState V4. Dad Vails Courtney Wilkenson was 3rd in the Mens Light 4. Mark Tepper was in the CAL light 8. Mark Mallot was 4 seat of the winning St Joseph's Nov Light 8. Brianna Palmer was in the Tulsa Nov 8. Eastern Sprints Mike Spoja was in the 3rd place Navy JV Lights. Alex Larrabee was in the 3rd place Harvard Freshman 8. Sam Barnett and Ari Freisinger were in the 3rd place Columbia Fr Light 8. Congrats to all.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050516090545342http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/2gQgLXH3qRY/cjs2005finalCONGRATULATIONS! MARIN TAKES HOME BOTH THE GIRL'S AND BOY'S TEAM POINTS TROPHIES!!Congratulations to all of the athletes on their outstanding performances at the 2005 Regional Championship Regatta. We are all very proud of you. Good luck to those crews going on to the National Championships. Here are the final results from the racing (May 7-8) at the Southwest Regional Junior Championship Regatta in Sacramento...http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/cjs2005finalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/ciOP6s38OMw/20050505134745498The Juniors leave for the USRowing Southwest Regionals early Friday morning. You can see the full race schedule and follow the results on-line if you cannot make the drive up to Lake Natoma.Official SiteFor the Varsity Boys lineups and schedule Click HereFor the Varsity Girls lineups and schedule Click HereGood Luck to them all!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050505134745498http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/N6fr10G0YpU/20050425081201687In the last league race before CJs, the Marin Junior crews dominated their events against Pacific and River City. For Complete Results: http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=8252460&cat=2 The Boy's team swept every event they entered. The V8 raced a strong Pacific Crew and won by 12 seconds. The JV and 3V raced together with the JVs beating Pacific by 9 sec and the 3V only 3 sec behind Pacific. In the toughest race of the day, the Lightweight 8 won by 2 seconds over Pacific's most competitive crew. With the Novice sweep, every member of the Novice team has now won a race this year. The Girls won 6 of 8 with the V8 winning by 26 seconds, the JV and 3V both beat Pacific and the Novice 8A winning by 17 seconds.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050425081201687http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/mg7sEC2o32g/20050418164417385The Marin Junior Crews traveled to Lake Natoma on Sunday to race Capitol Crew and Serra HS. The Varsity Crews went undefeated and the Novice 8's all won by good margins. For Complete results: http://www.row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=1500072&cat=2 The first races of the day had the Marin JV's and 3V 8's beating their JV counterparts. This was a very strong showing for both the J's and 3's and really shows the depth of athletes on the Varsity level for Marin. The Varsity 8's both cruised to big victories and handled the gusty headwind for the fastest times of the day. The Novice boys team had a very busy weekend as the Freshman 8 traveled to Long beach for a Saturday race. They won by 13 seconds and then flew back to race at Lake Natoma. The Nov boys won their 8's races by 24, 30 and 16 seconds. The Nov 4 lost to the stacked crews of Capital by only 11 seconds. The Nov Girls kept the streak alive and won the Nov A, B and Frosh 8's by 8, 23 and 32 seconds.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050418164417385http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/baDZ7uKjbsA/windermere2005picsCongratulations to all of the Marin crews who raced at the Windermere regatta -- it was an excellent showing by everyone. The Marin Varsity Girls won the Women's Junior Event by posting the best record and times for the Varsity 8+ (3-0), JV8+ (3-0) and the Varsity 4+ (2-0). The Marin Varsity Boys 8 also went 3-0 and kept their unbeaten streak alive and well. The Marin JV Boys avenged their loss to Los Gatos by beating them by 1.5 sec.A number of pictures from the regatta have been posted on the site. To view them, click on the "Photos" link on the top navigation menu to enter the site's photo gallery. The Windermere gallery is at the top of the gallery list. If you have any digital photos from the Windermere that you can share, email admin@marinrowing.org and we'll tell you how to post them.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/windermere2005picshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/AfG8LBFhKcQ/sandiego2005picsA number of pictures from the 2005 San Diego Crew Classic have been posted on the site. To view them, click on the "Photos" link on the top navigation menu to enter the site's photo gallery. The SDCC gallery is at the top of the gallery list, and photos are arranged in several sub-galleries (by team). If you have any digital photos from the Classic that you can share, email admin@marinrowing.org and we'll tell you how to post them.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/sandiego2005picshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/97MIDaV6Qi0/20050405192850329PLEASE watch for new born baby ducks along the creek. STOP rowing to allow them to cross. We must be acutely aware of our surroundings and allow these little guys the life they deserve. NO piece is worth the loss of one baby!!http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/20050405192850329http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mra/~3/pXPBQNZkHR0/sandiego2005The Varsity Boys team took first place at the San Diego Crew Classic, beating a strong Los Gatos team by five seconds. The Marin Varsity Boy's Eight included Noah Poslky, Brian Ebke, Jarrod McClendon, Cameron Clark, Cyrus Nazarian, Toby Pugash, Sean Engel, Ted Babcock and Kevin Brady. The Marin Varsity Boys eight won their Saturday heat over St. Ignatius, San Diego, Long Beach, Oregon AR and Utah to qualify for the Grand Final. Los Gatos won their heat in a faster time and was the favorite going into the race. Los Gatos took the early lead and was ahead of Marin by 2 seats at the halfway mark. Marin then moved through Los Gatos and never looked back. Marin won by over a length to capture the William Robinson trophy for the 8th time and first since 2002.Full results for the race:1. Marin 6:17.2 2. Los Gatos 6:22.52 3. Vic City 6:27.70 4. St. Ignatius 6:30.85 5. Oakland 6:31.07 6. Capitol 6:35.27 All results from San Diego can be found at http://www.crewclassic.org. VIEW ALL MARIN RESULTS...Photos from the regatta are posted HERE If you have more photos from San Diego, email admin@marinrowing.org -- we would like to post them.http://www.marinrowing.org/article.php/sandiego2005