Hello, Year of More Awesome

There is no arguing that our club had a Year of Awesome in 2012. Well, you could argue about it, but you’d sound a little crazy.

From success on the racecourse (the Henley crews, gold at Masters Nationals, a Champion Women’s double at the Charles, and of course, our Women’s Double that took us all the way to the 2012 Olympics) …

To a massive new dock installation at home, where folks from across the club – and their families, too! – came out in droves to be part of a club-historic effort …

To the diverse group of club members who showed up at the home of our dear friend and fellow club member Stephen D. Vermillion, III, to christen a hull in his name just before he passed …

To the countless little things fixed or improved upon all over the club by those who take no credit and want no glory …

Yep, PBC. We definitely had one of the most active years of club participation in recent history.

So, take a moment to reflect on 2012 and pat yourself on the back for an awesome year. Then take another moment to thank the club member who stood shoulder to shoulder with you as we moved ramps, floats and old sections of dock away to make way for the new.

Thank folks like our former club president Bob Price and our newly elected president Ed Ryan, who set in motion many of the people and mechanisms that helped us make last year the success that it was.

Join us in thanking everyone who was part of the solution, any solution, that made our club an even better place to be.  THANK YOU, NAMELESS FACELESS FELLOW CLUB MEMBER!

Finally, remember the passion that former House Committee chair Stephen D. Vermillion, III, had for PBC up until the very moment he passed. And when you do, grab hold of the positive change we saw in 2012 and with everything you have, pull it into 2013, the Year of More Awesome.

It doesn’t take a village.  It takes a club.  A club of champions … GO, PBC.

Matt, Margot and Sarah take us to London!

Millions of strokes are taken every year by those who dream of being able to represent their country and prove they truly are the best in the world.  A few of us, like our Margot Shumway, Sarah Trowbridge and coach Matt Madigan, have lived that moment.

Today, “Sarah Trowbridge and Margot Shumway dominated the finals of the double sculls to finish more than a second ahead of the Netherlands in 7 minutes, 3.96 seconds.” [Read the entire USAToday story here.]

With that performance, the heart and pride of this entire club will go with Margot, Sarah and Matt as they get the chance to live that moment again, representing the United States on the world’s biggest athletic stage at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

AWESOME RACING in Lucerne … with the best yet to come!

To donate to help our PBC National Team members, as well as our National Team hopefuls, get even closer to realizing their dreams, please click HERE.

Order your PBC jacket now and get it before the Charles

The Potomac Boat Club (PBC) Boathouse Sports Team Store closes on Monday, October 4th!

[Wait.  Didn't it just open?]  That’s right!  The Team Store opened today, and it closes on Monday!

It’s a special “preview” store with just one item – a PBC Facet Gore-tex rowing jacket.  It’s like the jacket made for the National Team, but we think the red and the white star make it much more fashion forward.

And, hey, if you order now, you’ll get it delivered to your house before the Charles!

Yep.  Ignore the standard “shipped by” date on the page.  They’re going to rush produce this puppy for us.  Why?  Because Boathouse cares.  No, but really, because we want you to look good at the Charles.  Not cold.  Good.

So, click on the image below and order away, PBC!  And get ready for the full PBC Boathouse Sports Team Store, featuring a hot new star logo, opening next month!  (Much longer ship date, so don’t wait!)

JL Racing Team Store returns in May! Stay tuned!

PBC JL Racing Team Store is closed for now!

RETURNS IN MAY!

The Potomac Boat Club JL Racing Team Store opened until midnight (PST), September 12, 2010.  The planned ship date for those order placed prior to September 12 is October 12, 2010.

• PBC JL Racing Team Store (now closed)
• Order your own JL uni right here.
  

If you have questions regarding your order, please contact Sylvia Frayne. (Her email address was sent today in a message to the Yahoo group.) Or visit the order FAQs on the team site!

Happy shopping, PBC!

RegattaSport

Camilla Durfee shows you what a RS PBC short sleeve tee can do for your medal count.

We know there are some die hard RegattaSport fans out there just like us!

RegattaSport makes maybe our favorite trou ever, the Premier HP, but they carry a lot of cool hardware, as well.  Check out these new tadpole lights that suction to the deck of your boat!  To shop for RegattaSport stock stuff, click here.

Want to do a custom PBC team order?  That’s easy, too.  Just write our PBC team contact Gregg Loucks at gregg@regattasport.com. He helped us put together the super-popular “starrey” PBC short sleeve you see around the club and on the race course.

Coming soon, we will have info on how we can leverage RegattaSport’s fancy new iTeam online ordering tool!  We’ll share the details with you as soon as we get them.

Stay tuned!

Boathouse Sports PBC Team Store – Coming soon!

In September, order jackets and other gear from Boathouse for the fall / winter ... and the holidays!

For those of you who’ve been writing us about PBC rowing jackets, we’ve been working with Boathouse Sports (the official apparel supplier of the National Team) on jackets and other new updated PBC gear!

We plan to have the Boathouse PBC Team Store up mid to late September, and the gear into your hot little hands by the October – November timeframe.  Think “two for them, one for me” gift giving for the holidays!

Click here for a preview of how good you will look this fall, but in red.  Even better!

Equipment Links

Croker

Contact
If you have questions about ordering Croker sweep oars or sculls, please contact April Matiasek or Missy Marcus via email at sales@crokerusa.com.

If you need oar selection advice or have technical questions–rigging, maintenance, repairs–about Croker sweep oars or sculls, please contact Greg Doyle via email at greg@crokerusa.com or phone at (302) 897-6705.

Web site
http://www.crokerusa.com/home.php

Durham Boat Company, Inc.

It’s where you’ll also find Dreher sweep oars and sculls.

Contact
Coleen Fuerst via email at cfuerst@durhamboat.com.

Web site
http://www.durhamboat.com/

http://www.dreheroars.com/

Empacher

Contact
Brad by using the form located here.

Web site
http://www.empacher.com/

Filippi Racing Shells

Contact
Alex Selvig via email at info@eliterowing.com.

Web site
http://www.eliterowing.com/
http://www.filippiboats.it/

Carl Douglas Racing Shells

Contact

Web site
http://www.carldouglas.co.uk/aerowing.html