2009 Northeast Regional Youth/Adult Open Water Rowing Events Date
Event
Feb 28, 2009
Snow Row Description: Legendary event, open to all boats. Intermediate-advanced skills suggested. All coxed boats must register in advance. Location: Windmill Point, Hull, MA Sponsor: Hull Lifesaving Museum Contact: Ed McCabe Email:
[email protected] www.lifesavingmuseum.org Essex River Race Description: 5.5+ mile open water event from the Essex River at Route 133 in Essex, out behind the barrier beaches of Ipswich and back Location: Essex, MA Sponsor: Cape Ann Rowing Club Contact: Rich Klajnscek Email:
[email protected] www. blackburnchallenge.com/Essex.html John Magnus Row, Governors Island Week Description: Location: Sponsor: Floating the Apple Contact: 212-564-5412 Email:
[email protected] www.floatingtheapple.org Sound School Elm City Open Water Challenge Description: Location: Youth & Adult Sponsor: Sound School Contact: Jeff Alpert 203-946-7262 Email:
[email protected] www. Spring Wave 3 youth races; 1 adult race – extra boats available Location: Button Bay, Lake Champlain Sponsor: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Contact: Nick Patch 802-475-2022 Email:
[email protected] www.lcmm.org John Gardner Small Craft Weekend Description: Location: Mystic Seaport, CT Sponsor: Contact: Peter Vermilya
May 9, 2009
May 9, 2009
May 9, 2009
May 30,2009
Jun 6 & 7, 2009
Time & Cost Coxswains’ meeting: 10:15 pm Race Start: 11:00 am $20 per person
Coxswains’ meeting: 10am 1st Heat Start: 10:30am Cost: $20.00
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Coxswains’ meeting: 10:30 Race start: 11:30 Cost: $20.00 Time: Cost: $20.00
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June 6, 2009
June 13, 2009
June 26-28, 2009
July 9–12 2009
Jul 18, 2009
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[email protected] www. mysticseaport.org Brewster Raid Description: Row around Brewster Islands Location: Great Brewster Island, Boston Harbor Sponsor: Hull Lifesaving Museum Contact: Lory Newmyer Email: info@hulllifesavingmuseum www.lifesavingmuseum.org Nautical Tag Sale Description: Location: Avery Point, Groton, CT Sponsor: John Gardner TSCA Boatshop Contact: Russ Smith Email:
[email protected] www. , Wooden Boat Show Description: Location: Mystic Seaport, CT Sponsor: Contact: Email: www. Hull Maritime Festival Description: 4 days on the water and on shore events Location: Hull, MA Sponsor: Hull Lifesaving Museum Contact: Ed McCabe Email:
[email protected] www.lifesavingmuseum.org Blackburn Challenge 22 miles around Cape Ann Location: Gloucester, MA Description: This 20+ mile challenge sends rowers, kayakers and canoeist around Cape Ann Massachusetts Sponsor: Cape Ann Rowing Club Contact: Rich Klajnscek Email:
[email protected] www. Blackburnchallenge.com
Cost: Free
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Registration: 6-7am Pre-race Meeting: 7am Cost:
July 25, 2009
Lake Champlain Challenge Race 3 mile triangular course, Vermont to New York Page 2 2009 race-events calender coxed gig race, all classes, mixed crews Boats & lodging provided Location: Ferrisburgh/Vergennes, VT Sponsor: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Contact: Nick Patch 802-475-2022 Email:
[email protected] www.lcmm.org Belfast Regatta Sponsor: Come Boating! Location: Belfast, Maine Description: Rowing & Sailing Race Contact: Malcolm Gater 207-338-4578 Email:
[email protected] Monument Island Rowing Race Sponsor: Pembroke Watershed Association Contact: Willard Boulter email:
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Sept 19, 2009 6th Annual Soundkeeper Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race Description: 14 mile & 7 mile courses open to all human powered vessels Location: Compo Beach, Westport, CT Sponsor: Soundkeepers Contact: Wayne Lysobey 203-846-9723 or Michele Sorensen Email:
[email protected] [email protected] www.soundkeeper.org/pull Sept 19, 2009 The Vineyard Cup Pilot gig races. One mile heats and 3.4-mile triangular course. Housing & Camping available Sponsor: Rowing MV Contact: Carol Gannon Salguero Email:
[email protected] www. Oct James Wakefield Row Youth Event – extra gigs available Location: Burlington, VT Community Boathouse Sponsor: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Time: Cost: $20.00
Coxswain’s meeting: 9:30 am Race: 10 am Cost: $20.00 Time: Cost:
Time: 9 am Cost: $25
$20.00
Oct.
October 31, 2009
October 31, 2009
November 7, 2009
November 14, 2009
November 21, 2009
December 5, 2009
Contact: Nick Patch 802-475-2022 Email:
[email protected] www.lcmm.org Rowing Regatta for adults and youth Location: Vinalhaven, Maine Sponsor: Fox Island Technical School Contact: Mark Jackson 207-863-4681 Email:
[email protected] www. Head of the Weir 5 mile open race from river head to Windmill Pt Boathouse Location: Windmill Point Boathouse, Hull, MA Sponsor: Hull Lifesaving Museum Contact: Ed McCabe 781-925-5433 Email:
[email protected] www.lifesavingmuseum.org Station Maine Gig Invitational for adults and youths Location: Rockland, ME Sponsor: Contact: Muriel Curtis 207-691-2037 Email: www. East Coast Open Water Rowing Championships Sponsor: Team Saquish Contact: Peter Smith Email:
[email protected] www.eastcoastopenwaterrowingchampionship.org Pemberton Sprints All youth round robin sprints Location: Windmill Point Boathouse, Hull, MA Sponsor: Hull Lifesaving Museum Contact: Ed McCabe 781-925-5433 Email:
[email protected] www.lifesavingmuseum.org Icebreaker, Northeast Region Youth Championships All youth, round robin style sprint races (invitational) Location: Windmill Point, Hull Sponsor: Hull Lifesaving Museum Contact: Lory Newmyer Email:
[email protected] www.lifesavingmuseum.org American Star Races Description: Location: Sponsor: Floating the Apple, New York, NY
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Starts: 10:30 AM $20.00
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12:30 PM $20.00
9:00am – noon FREE
8:30 – 4 pm $20
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[email protected] www.floatingtheapple.org
