The 2011 PBC Triathlon

In case you didn’t check the listserv this week, or conveniently chose to ignore the message, you were invited to participate in the 2011 PBC Triathlon this morning.  Missed that one, huh?

On November 19, 2011, PBC’s Open Scullers, led by Coach Reilly Dampeer, combined their usual training efforts into a little triathlon. They erged, ran, rowed, and invited everyone to participate in the “fun.”

Here was the format:

• Erg – 10km
• Run the “Bridge loop” out to Virginia across Memorial Bridge and back to the Club from Virginia across Key Bridge (approximately 3 miles)
• Row a single out to Roosevelt Bridge and back to PBC (approximately 4km)
• No ‘Transition Time” allocations or assistance allowed (e.g., oars or boat to the dock)

Reilly briefed participants at 6:30 AM, and the clock started at 7:00 AM.  Finish time was recorded for each participant when the participant’s feet were firmly planted on the PBC dock.  No handicaps were used to calculate the results.

Well, who was the big winner?  We’ll have to get the update from Reilly!

 

 

PBC men fall in line for head race season

Yep. Fall is here. After an insanely successful summer, PBC’s Men’s Sweep Team is gearing up for this weekend’s Scullers Head of the Potomac (SHOP), as well as another successful head race season. This may be the best fall for the men in a long time … but they usually do pretty well, right, PBC?!

Below are a few photos taken during yesterday’s deary, drizzly morning practice.  Apologies for the fuzzy ones (photos, that is). We weren’t expecting it to be so dark for so long already!

See you at the SHOP on Sunday!

Late winter rowing photos

Senior Member Mike McGuirk was kind enough to share the beautiful photos below with us.

The photos were taken by Dr. Alec Chester, M.D., who was on shore playing with his new Canon EOS Rebel T2i when a crew from Potomac Boat Club rowed into view. When he got home, he zoomed in to read the name of the boat. He saw it was the Paul Knight, and realized … he knows Paul! After an exchange of email messages, Dr. Chester sent Paul the photos he had taken that day. Lucky us!

In the boat (bow to stern) was Paul Knight, Mike McGuirk, Chip Magid, and Erik Meyers.

Thanks so much to Mike and Dr. Chester for sharing with us.

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Fancy-schmancy PBC notecards support our Open Scullers. Get ‘em while they’re hot!

(They’ll be the only thing hot around the boathouse for awhile.)

Social Committee chair and part-time greeting card creator Susan Trice recently produced beautiful notecards with photos of Potomac Boat Club to sell in support of our Open Sculling Program, and aren’t you a lucky duck?! There are still a few packs left! 

Cards with envelopes are offered in packs of six with your choice of one of three cover images: Flat Water, Through the Bridge, or Four Oar Rule. They measure 4.25” x 5.5” or 5.5” x 4.25” (depending on orientation) and are blank inside.

The cards were a huge hit at the Holiday Party (raising almost $1200!), so we recommend you grab an armload before they run out! Best of all, when you do, you’ll support our Open Sculling Program with another tax deductible donation. (Find details on how to snag yours following the images below.)

Flat Water

Through the Bridge

Four Oar Rule

I would like to support the Open Sculling Program by ordering one or more of the following:

__________ packages of Flat Water @ $10.00 each __________

__________ packages of Through the Bridge @ $10.00 each __________

__________ packages of Four Oar Rule @ $10.00 each __________

_____ I can pick these up at PBC.

_____ I have included $1.00 per package for shipping and handling __________

Name ____________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________

City, State, Zip _____________________________________________

I would like to make an additional tax-deductible donation to support the Open Sculling Program. __________

TOTAL ENCLOSED __________

Please make checks payable to the Potomac River Sports Foundation (PRSF).  PRSF is a 501 (c) (3) organization.  The purchase of a package of cards represents a $7.30 donation for tax purposes.

Place order form and check in the Social Committee Box at the club or mail to:

PBC Open Sculling Fundraising
3530 Water Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

Potomac’s 2010 HOCR Photos

Below are a few random photos taken on Saturday at the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) 2010. [Click on an image to expand.]

If you have HOCR photos to share, send them to us at editor@potomacstar.com and we’ll add them to the set. Or send us a link to your photos, and we’ll share the link!

Here is a link to the 2010 HOCR video archives (with commentary!):

• Nesports.tv

Here are the links we could find to PBC 2010 HOCR photos on Sportgraphics.com:

• Potomac Boat Club
• WeCanRowDC
• The Beltway Bandits
• Kathy Byington of PBC rowing 2-seat of Capital Rowing Club’s winning Adaptive 4+
  

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Henley Pics and Vids

Looking for pics and video of our Men’s Club Eight competing for the Thames Challenge Cup at Henley 2010?

We’ve thrown together the following, just for you!

Video

Potomac B.C. vs. Durham A.R.C.

Potomac B.C. vs. Henley R.C.

Potomac B.C. (USA) vs. West End R.C. (New Zealand)

Photos

BigBlade Photography:

• Quarter-finals
• Semi-finals

SportGraphics photos are linked here.

Official Henley Royal Regatta photos are linked here.

Friends of Abner Burnside (Potomac Star) on Facebook are also posting photos from the event.

Finally, below are a few miscellaneous photos, mostly from Row2k.  For high resolution prints, please visit the license holder watermarked on each.

To share your photos of Henley with us, please send them to editor@potomacstar.com or tag Abner Burnside in your Facebook photos.

Again, great job guys!  Thanks for an exciting week of racing!  Can’t wait for next year!  (Ha?)

WeCanRow DC

Potomac Boat Club is very proud to host WeCanRow DC, a volunteer-directed, not-for-profit, educational and support organization offering breast cancer survivors an introduction to sweep rowing, and ongoing recreational and competitive rowing opportunities.

Below is our WeCanRow DC photo gallery! If you have WeCanRow DC photos to share, please send them to Penelope at editor@potomacstar.com.

For more information about WeCanRow DC, please visit their web site at http://www.wecanrowdc.org.

Henley 2010 – Men’s Sweep Practice

Below are some random photos taken of Potomac Boat Club’s Men’s Sweep practice, on Thursday, June 3, 2010.  This year, the men return to the UK, to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta (June 30 – July 4).

We hope to have more information on the lineup and race schedule soon.  Stay tuned.

Float Repair Day Photos

Who says watching paint dry isn’t fun?

Okay, so we didn’t paint the dock or watch it dry yesterday, but we did watch Chuck Selden and Cal Sutliff get the float repairs done, and that was fun.  Or at least interesting.

Check out the photos from Float Repair Day 2009 below.  Chuck Selden and Cal Sutliff went below deck. Mike Silveus, Mike Malone, Bob Price, Jim Hatch and Owen Lewis stayed topside to provide back up support.

If you’re interested in volunteering for Paint the Dock Day 2009 (Saturday, September 12), look for messages via the members’ Yahoo Group from House Committee chair, Mike Silveus.

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2009 Masters Nationals Photos

Below is a collection of photos we received from folks who were up at the 2009 Masters National Championship Regatta in Camden (Aug. 13 – 16).

If you have photos of Masters Nationals you would like to share, please let us know at potomacboatclub@potomacstar.com.

Enjoy!

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