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30th Annual Charlie Butt Scullers Head of the Potomac - Register now!

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Ms. Samantha Byrd, chair of Potomac Boat Club’s Regatta Committee, is proud to announce that the 30th Annual Charlie Butt Scullers Head of the Potomac (SHOP) will be held this year on Sunday, September 26.
The regatta is held in memory and honor of legendary rowing coach, Charlie Butt.
Once considered a tune up regatta for the Head of the Charles held in mid-October, today …

PBC Men’s Sweep Practice Becomes Rescue Effort

At 6:30 am, there was already too much traffic upstream and Potomac Boat Club’s Men’s Sweep Team wanted to get in a decent technical row before leaving for Masters National Rowing Championships this week.  So, Marco Bovo, coach of the team, decided to do something different and started practice downstream instead.
Marco followed the PBC men’s eight and four as they warmed up close to the Virginia shoreline and rounded Theodore Roosevelt Island. About 150 meters from Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Marco stopped the crews so they could hydrate before doing a few …

You’re invited: USRowing Town Hall Meeting on Mandatory Membership

In a tough economy and with many rowers and rowing programs operating on the slimmest of budgets, participants in our sport have started to question the cost of a USRowing membership and its value. In his August 2010 letter to the rowing community, chief executive officer of USRowing, Glenn Merry, outlined several of the issues associated with a proposed mandatory membership in USRowing. Thus far, formal and informal discussions on the subject have been heated.

This fall, USRowing will hold a series of town hall meetings to gather input from the community on the subject of mandatory membership and other related issues. The first one scheduled for the Mid-Atlantic Region is on Tuesday, August 17, at Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria. …

Special Reports and Polls

Update: Floyd B. Galler, Potomac Boat Club, Memorial scheduled for Oct. 2

UPDATE:  A memorial gathering to honor Floyd Galler will be held at the Cosmos Club on Saturday, October 2nd, at 2 pm. All are welcomed to attend.

[Posted July 17, 2010] Potomac Boat Club Senior Member William Lanouette wrote that Dr. Floyd Galler was a stalwart of their Sunday morning rowing group for more than two decades.  The group was very sad to hear of Dr. Galler’s passing, as were we all.

If you would like to add your thoughts and memories of …

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In less than a couple of weeks, our Brendan McEwan will represent the United States in the Men’s Single Sculls at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships in Brest, Belarus (July 22 - 25).  Brendan won his event at trials in June by 3.41 seconds, crossing the line in 6:59.294. He will be …

The Race Report

Potomac Masters make a run for gold at the border

From Camden to Canada, Potomac Boat Club’s most experienced this week head north again to St. Catherines, Ontario, for the 2010 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta.  The four days of racing starts tomorrow, September 2nd, and culminates on September 5th, with a usually raucous party. (And we’ve seen pictures of our MRP at this party from years past, fully enjoying their time away from home …

Potomac’s 2010 Masters Nationals Results

Masters National Championships 2010 had us thinking: Where is it almost always perfect rowing weather? Wherever it is, we want to live there.  Or at least race there. At Masters Nationals in Camden last year, the sun and heat were absolutely punishing. At Masters Nationals in Camden this year, the wind definitely got the best of some.
But that’s okay, right, PBC? It’s not the moment that defines us. We define the moment. No matter the conditions. (Yes, we’re watching the PGA Championship and our results roll in from Camden.)  Besides, if we didn’t have …

Making weekend plans? Let’s go to MatNats!

[This is a retread of sorts.  What can we say? It's Masters Nationals in Camden, again!  We have members saving people during practice. Juniors winning medals in Eastern Europe. The postcard is what we could do for now. Next year, MatNats will be in Oklahoma City. Maybe we'll stick a cowboy hat up there or something.]
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Hey!  With most folks headed down to the Carolina beaches this time of year, why not head up the road instead?  This weekend, a short 2-3 hour drive north on 95 will land you smack dab in the middle of some hot race action. Where? …

Congratulations to Christina and the U.S. Junior Women!

Congratulations to Potomac Boat Club’s Christina Bax and the U.S. women’s eight on their silver at Junior World Championships!

From USRowing, August 7, 2010:
The second silver medal for the United States came in the last race of the day. In the final …

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