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Saturday, October 30,
2004
Head of the Fish
Regatta, Saratoga Springs, NY
EARC ventured a
blustery day in upstate NY to compete in the 19th
annual Head of the Fish Regatta. There were 144
teams and 1,015 boats competing in this
well-managed event. The course was a 4,000 meter
head race with a chute start EARC entered in five
races. Conditions were very windy, although it
was warm with no rain. (The times below are
available on the
www.togacrew.com Click on results 2004.)
The boys youth
4+ (Frank Petrucci (s), Kyle Vanderplatt,
Brandon Thonus, and Matt Brierly coxed by Mike
Arbuco) rowed an exceptional race with a time of
15:25:36 and placed 21 out of a field of 37
beating arch rivals the Newburgh Rowing Club by
almost a full minute.
Frank and Kyle braved the water again in the Men's Open 2x with a time of 15:48.39 placing 14 out of 16. However, this race consisted of college crews and older clubs with more seasoned rowers. If they had entered the men's scholastic 2x race they would have cleanly placed third as the second place time in that race was 15:44.06 and the third place time was 16:32.86. Congratulations on great rowing!
The men's masters 4+ race was up next for EARC (Jim Cody (s), Robert Wagner, Simon Haysom, Steve Hoverman coxed by Joan Meredith). This was a small competetive field of rowing clubs and one high school team. EARC's team showed a strong finish despite a cold, driving wind after the bridge to the end of the race placing 2 out of 5 with a time of 16:53.89. They all received medals for their effort. And kudos to Joan for her first race as a cox! Excellent job by all!
Next was the
Novice Women's 4+
(Linda Card (s), Karen Rhein, Kelly Gerhardt,
Susie Graf coxed by Sue Baresel). This was the
biggest field of the day with 43 boats of all
abilities. The women rowed an awesome race with a
time of 17:57.03 placing 32. The disadvantage in
this race was the officials shortened the race due
to the winds by 600 meters. The finish was now at
the bridge (3,400 meters), but none of the teams
on the water knew the course had changed.
Therefore, no one got to sprint to the finish.
However, the women rowed a fabulous race and
congratulations on a terrific row!
The last race of the
day was the Mixed 8+ (Jeff
Friedrichs (s), Linda Dwyer, Katy Glover, Duane
Card, Paul Baresel, Paul Mason, Sue Baresel, Jean
Zimmer coxed by Richard Friedrichs). This was
also a large field with 37 boats including
colleges, clubs, and high schools. All teams knew
the race was now shorter and were able to plan for
it. The team rowed a consistently paced race with
a fast time of 14:02.70 to place 21 out of 37.
Congratulations to novice Duane Card who rowed in
a masters boat and kept up. And thanks to RIchard
for a perfectly steered course. Congratulations
to all for an exceptionally fun time!
Thanks to Paul Baresel
for all his efforts in keeping this club racing to
the bitter end (and for convincing Katy and Linda
to hang in there) and especially for driving the
trailer and bringing the grill! You are the
motivator!! Alex we missed you!
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