Congratulations to all athletes who traveled to Connecticut to race in the Head of the Housatonic Regatta today. As expected we found tough competition in all events, but the team performed admirably. Notable performances from Mandy Fry in the HS 1x, the Women's Varsity 4x (Catie Ely, Julie Cipon, Emily Gartland and Tori King) (just 5 seconds out of the medals) and the Men's HS 4x of Ryan Clark, Erik Monzo, Nelson Remetz and Matt Glace who also finished an impressive 5th. This weekend was a real stepping stone in our club's development. Just three years ago we did not have the resources or the ambition to undertake such an adventure and thanks to the efforts of the athletes, parents and the board for making this possible. A special thanks to Jeff King for the use of his monster truck. Certainly one of the things that I love about our sport is the more work you put in, the greater the reward and this weekend clearly personified that.
I hope this is just the tip of the iceberg. I think travelling especially in the fall makes racing and rowing so much more fun and I know at least I will remember the adventures and misadventures of this trip for some time.
I'm anxious to get back to work on Monday and practice will be at 12:20 at the boathouse. Athletes should get to the boathouse and immediately begin to unload boats as quickly as possible. We will need to get in a full workout on Monday in preperation for the Head of the Charles. I expect practice to be over by 2:40.
