Potomac Masters make a run for gold at the border

Perennial favorites Camilla Durfee and Cal Sutliff will try to bring home the gold once again in the mixed 2x. (Pictured above in 2006.)

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 waters. Let’s just say that one year, they got the cops on the dance floor … to dance!

But with over 2,700 entries and 300 clubs participating, the racing does get serious, folks. See for yourself!

Draws are now available here.  Click here to visit Regatta Central for a list of PBC entered events and the names of those competing for the club.  For real time results throughout the event, make sure you click here. (Refresh your browser often to ensure the latest results are visible.)

Not enough schedules and results for you?  Visit a link below to find results for each day of the regatta:

• Thursday’s Results
• Friday’s Results
• Saturday’s Results
• Sunday’s Results

And maybe we’ll get lucky again and have more guest reporting from the event.  Check back over the next few days for updates!  [Update: Folks are writing us! (Squeal) See who below!]

Good luck to everyone and … GO, PBC!

Winners of the Women's H4+: Potomac's Marilyn Means, Camilla Durfee, Gretchen Ellsworth, Sarah Grady and Sally Sternbach.

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 conditions to complain about, we’d call it, um … bowling?

Anyway, at the end four days, our PBC masters pulled off another stellar MatNats performance, and walked away with their annual haul of gold, silver, and bronze hardware. They also earned us second in the overall team point trophy! And, folks, that’s second only to the most populous rowing club in the universe, Saugatuck. Impressive stuff.

By the way, if you haven’t already, make sure you check out Ed Ryan and Debbie Charles Chisholm reporting from Camden under “Recent Comments” on the right side of the Star.  Our thanks, again, to them!

Awesome job, everyone!

• Click here to access all of the results.
• Click here for Point Detail for Potomac Boat Club Women - 4 Gold/6 Silver/1 Bronze
• Click here for Point Detail for Potomac Boat Club Men - 8 Gold/5 Silver/6 Bronze

Combined Point Detail - Potomac Boat Club

(Click on the red links below for more detail.)

Regatta	Race#	Event	Team Value	Place	Points
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	018	Mens Hwt D 2-	COMP	2	0.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	020	Mens Ltwt F 2x	A	6	0.75
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	022	Mens Hwt. H 2x	COMP	2	0.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	042	Mens Hwt. D 1x	R. LEWIS	3	4.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	045	Womens Open F 2x	A	2	12.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	060	Mens Hwt. B 4+	A	3	8.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	065	Mens Club D 8+	A	1	30.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	078	Mens Ltwt H-J 2x	A	1	15.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	092	Mens Ltwt E 1x	E. RYAN	2	8.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	102	Mixed D 4x	COMP	4	0.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	116	Mens Hwt. B 8+	A	1	30.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	118	Mens Hwt. D 4+	A	3	8.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	133	Womens Club E 4+	A	2	16.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	138	Womens Open C 2-	A	4	0.75
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	139	Mens Club C 8+	A	1	30.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	144	Mens Hwt. F 4x	COMP	3	0.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	157	Mens Hwt. F 2x	COMP	5	0.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	159	Mens Hwt. D 8+	A	2	24.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	161	Mens Hwt. B 1x	T. NIX	4	2.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	167	Womens Open E 4x	A	2	16.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	170	Mens Ltwt C 1x	P. PIETRA	5	1.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	178	Mens Ltwt H 1x	C. SUTLIFF	1	10.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	184	Mens Club B 4+	A	1	20.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	185	Mens Club D 4+	A	1	20.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	194	Mens Hwt. C 8+	A	2	18.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	196	Mens Hwt. A 4+	A	2	16.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	121F	Womens Club F 8+	A	1	30.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	124A	Mens Club A 8+	A	4	6.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	179F	Womens Open F 8+	A	4	6.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	067E	Womens Club E 4x	A	5	2.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	097E	Mens Hwt. E 4-	COMP	1	0.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	145F	Womens Open F 4x	LANDAUER	2	16.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	003	Mixed F 2x	COMP	5	0.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	019	Womens Club D 8+	A	3	12.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	021G	Womens Open G 4+	A	2	8.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	069	Womens Club C 4+	A	6	1.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	082	Mens Ltwt D 2x	A	3	6.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	067FG	Womens Club G 4x	C	1	20.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	122	Mens Hwt. H 1x	C. SUTLIFF	3	4.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	127	Womens Ltwt D 2x	A	6	0.75
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	145GH	Womens Open H 4x	DURFEE	1	20.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	156G	Womens Club G 4+	A	1	20.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	164H	Mixed H 2x	A	1	15.00
2010 USRowing Masters National Championship	189G	Womens Open G 2x	-	2	6.00
Totals				462.25

Potomac’s 2010 Quaker City Masters Results

The beer mug: International symbol of laid back.

The Quaker City Masters Regatta held on the Schuylkill in Philadelphia, July 31, 2010, is billed every year as the world’s most laid back regatta.  Laid back or not, we sure came back with a lot of gold.  (Or did they give out mugs?)

Check out our results below.  Congratulations to Nick Holland, Ed Ryan, Bill Cox, Cal Sutliff and the rest of the PBC folks who went up to Philly and cruised to first place finishes.

To see all the results from the regatta, click here.

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Race 7a: Mens D-H 1x Flight 1 @ 10:18 AM

1st

6

Potomac  (N.Holland)

03:50.59

03:50.59

00:03:50.59

2nd

5

Unaffiliated  (J.Miros)

04:08.89

7.9%

00:18.30

04:08.89

00:03:50.59

00:00:18.30

3rd

1

Genesee Waterways (T.Giarrusso)

04:14.96

10.6%

00:06.07

04:14.96

00:03:50.59

00:00:24.37

4th

2

Fairmount  (F.McAleer)

04:17.37

11.6%

00:02.41

04:17.37

00:03:50.59

00:00:26.78

5th

3

Greenwich Crew A (P.Oudheusden)

04:19.52

12.5%

00:02.15

04:19.52

00:03:50.59

00:00:28.93

6th

4

Nereid  (D.Wolf)

04:23.91

14.4%

00:04.39

04:23.91

00:03:50.59

00:00:33.32

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Race 7e: Mens D-H 1x Flight 5 @ 10:42 AM

1st

2

Potomac  (C.Sutliff)

03:56.25

04:09.15

00:12.90

00:04:09.15

2nd

3

University  (W.Vanderlinde)

04:00.16

1.7%

00:03.91

04:27.76

00:27.60

00:04:09.15

00:00:18.61

3rd

5

Three Rivers (R.Ulsh)

04:23.03

11.3%

00:22.87

04:23.03

00:04:09.15

00:00:13.88

4

Jack Sulgers (S.Killen)

Scratch

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Race 8a: Womens D-H 1x Flight 1 @ 10:48 AM

1st

4

Potomac (N.Faigen)

04:14.26

04:14.26

00:04:14.26

2nd

3

Occoquan (R.Quinn)

04:19.20

1.9%

00:04.94

04:19.20

00:04:14.26

00:00:04.94

3rd

5

Albany  (D.Bleau)

04:22.66

3.3%

00:03.46

04:22.66

00:04:14.26

00:00:08.40

4th

1

Vesper (M.Cooney)

04:26.70

4.9%

00:04.04

04:26.70

00:04:14.26

00:00:12.44

2

Whitemarsh (L.Bradley)

Scratch

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Race 18c: Mixed A-H 4x Flight 2 @ 01:48 PM

1st

3

Malta/Philadelphia Girls/Wilmington [Composite] (T.Trocky, T.Savard, B.Kris, F.Duling)

03:24.04

03:29.14

00:05.10

00:03:29.14

2nd

1

Pelham Community B (G.Houlihan, V.Houston, J.Carmody, D.Orlando)

03:30.67

3.2%

00:06.63

03:33.57

00:02.90

00:03:29.14

00:00:04.43

3rd

4

Potomac (K.Taylor, E.Ryan, N.Faigen, B.Cox)

03:32.66

4.2%

00:01.99

03:35.56

00:02.90

00:03:29.14

00:00:06.42

4th

5

Pelham Community C (P.Wakeham, D.Hughes, T.Mastrianni, M.Carmody)

03:56.79

16.1%

00:24.13

04:04.19

00:07.40

00:03:29.14

00:00:35.05

5th

2

Passaic River (S.Rauth, J.Flynn, e.schmidig, G.Lahm)

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Race 26b: Mens D-H 4x Flight 2 @ 02:30 PM

1st

4

Potomac (N.Holland, C.Sutliff, E.Ryan, B.Cox)

03:24.74

03:24.74

00:03:24.74

2nd

2

Passaic River (A.Fiory, B.McCord, C.Blessing, J.Lahm)

03:25.31

0.3%

00:00.57

03:31.11

00:05.80

00:03:24.74

00:00:06.37

3rd

3

University A (W.Van der linde, P.Mcgrath, H.Greenberg, F.Bobrow)

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Race 35a: Womens A-C 4x Flight 1 @ 03:54 PM

1st

4

Alexandria/Potomac [Composite] (K.Taylor, R.Ralston, H.Wentz, N.Faigen)

03:34.69

03:36.79

00:02.10

00:03:36.79

2nd

3

Greenwich Crew (C.DelSavio, K.Blankley, A.Branan, K.Erickson)

03:39.17

2.1%

00:04.48

03:40.27

00:01.10

00:03:36.79

00:00:03.48

3rd

2

New Haven (R.Hatcher, A.Almira, K.Picanso, L.Brailey)

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Race 39a: Mens Ltwt A-H 2x Flight @ 04:36 PM

1st

3

Potomac (B.Cox, E.Ryan)

03:24.15

03:50.65

00:26.50

00:03:37.96

00:00:12.69

2nd

5

Alexandria (J.Mitchell, N.Uber)

03:37.96

6.8%

00:13.81

03:37.96

00:03:37.96

3rd

4

Greenwich Crew (S.Im, P.Pugliese)

03:39.88

7.7%

00:01.92

03:50.38

00:10.50

00:03:37.96

00:00:12.42

4th

2

Bachelors (S.Gupta, M.Murphy)

03:59.24

17.2%

00:19.36

03:59.34

00:00.10

00:03:37.96

00:00:21.38

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Potomac’s Results for Diamond States 2010

The record setting temps gave an all new meaning to the heat medals awarded today at the Howard B. Smith Diamond State Regatta (aka “Diamond States”) held on Noxontown Pond in Delaware.

Below are the results we found on Ronin earlier in the day.*  (Wha …? Interference with Lane 4?! Pfffbt.)

To see all the results, click here.

* Events 38 and higher were canceled due to unsafe conditions (read: the storm, not the temps).

Potomac Boat Club - Diamond State Masters Regatta 2010

Women’s E-J 8+

Heat #2
1. Cory Conzemius [62] (Potomac BC #3)	00:04:22.05	00:00:24.5 handicap	00:03:57.55
2. Meaghan Yeatts [60] (Syracuse Chargers #5)	00:04:20.29	00:00:21.8 handicap	00:03:58.49
3. Lexi Eyerman [57] (Genesee RC #5)	00:04:33.28	00:00:17 handicap	00:04:16.28
4. Laura Ebersbach [57] (Syracuse Chargers (B) #4)	00:04:41.41	00:00:17 handicap	00:04:24.41
5. Sue Oldenburg [68] (Wilmington RC #2)	00:05:06.23	00:00:33.6 handicap	00:04:32.63

Women’s D-J 2x Lightweight

Final
1. Karen Ellis [56] (Carnegie Lake RA #2)	00:04:26.69	00:00:18.2 handicap	00:04:08.49
2. Kit Huber [50] (Saugatuck RC #4)	00:04:24.8	00:00:11.4 handicap	00:04:13.4
3. Nancy Petrisko [57] (Potomac BC #3)	00:04:49.06	00:00:19.4 handicap	00:04:29.66
4. Rose Ford [53] (Carnegie Lake RA #5)	00:04:53.32	00:00:14.6 handicap	00:04:38.72

Women’s A-J 2x

1. Sandra Burt [46] (Baltimore RC #6)	00:04:32.89	00:00:09.00 handicap	00:04:23.89
2. B. Ralston [30] (Alexandria CR #4)	00:04:29.2	00:00:00.2 handicap	00:04:29
3. Tara Neider [50] (Annapolis RC #5)	00:04:43.14	00:00:13.2 handicap	00:04:29.94
4. Deborah Davis [52] (SAS Alumni #2)	00:04:54.48	00:00:15.6 handicap	00:04:38.88
5. Joanne Haug [46] (Swan Creek RC #3)	00:05:10.11	00:00:09.00 handicap	00:05:01.11
6. Debbie Charles-Chisholm [51] (Potomac BC #1)	00:05:29.05	00:00:14.4 handicap	00:05:14.65

Men’s A-C 4x

Final
1. Marc Daemen [48] (Potomac/Baltimore #2)	00:03:34.9	00:00:08.8 handicap	00:03:26.1
2. Chris Ives [49] (Greenwich Crew #6)	00:03:48.11	00:00:09.7 handicap	00:03:38.41
3. Yuiry Levitskiy [46] (Virginia BC #3)	00:03:50.33	00:00:07.2 handicap	00:03:43.13
4. George Wheeler [36] (Alexandria CR #5)	00:03:50.98	00:00:01.6 handicap	00:03:49.38
5. Steve Norman [27] (Wilmington RC #4)	00:04:14.76		00:04:14.76

Men’s E-F 1x

Heat #3
1. Chuck Selden [58] (Potomac BC #2)	00:04:25.8	00:00:24.00 handicap	00:04:01.8
2. Neal Young [63] (Potomac BC #4)	00:04:37.65	00:00:32.4 handicap	00:04:05.25
3. john pokorny [63] (Fairmount RA #6)	00:05:01.04	00:00:32.4 handicap	00:04:28.64
4. robert franks [57] (All American RC #3)	00:04:55.37	00:00:22.5 handicap	00:04:32.87
5. Joe Oliver [58] (Carnegie Lake RA #5)	00:05:07.44	00:00:24.00 handicap

Women’s C-D 2x

Heat #2
1. Deborah Davis [52] (SAS Alumni Racing #6)	00:04:39.5		00:04:39.5
2. Paula Krahn Merkle [54] (Baltimore RC #4)	00:04:40.48		00:04:40.48
3. Susan Forbes [53] (Potomac BC #5)	00:05:08.75		00:05:08.75
4. Patti Nash [54] (Chester River RC #2)	00:05:25.4		00:05:25.4
5. Francesca Cogliano [53] (Navesink River RC #3)	00:05:49.18		00:05:49.18

Men’s A 4+

Heat #1
1. Laura Smith-Spark [30] (Potomac BC #5)	00:03:42.9		00:03:42.9
2. John Curtin [33] (University Barge Club #6)	00:03:47.1		00:03:47.1
3. Kris Connor [31] (Capital RC #4)	00:03:47.35		00:03:47.35
4. Rachel Freedman [31] (D.C. Strokes RC #2)	00:04:07.08		00:04:07.08
5. Chet Riley [27] (Virginia BC #3)	00:04:10.09		00:04:10.09
Heat #2
1. Libby Stancik [27] (Capital RC #4)	00:03:45.69		00:03:45.69
2. Cory Conzemius [31] (Potomac BC #5)	00:03:42.1	00:00:05.00 Interfered with lane 4	00:03:47.1
3. Gabe Sim [27] (Saugatuck RC #3)	00:03:56.05		00:03:56.05
4. Michele Handzel [34] (Syracuse Chargers #2)	00:04:13.03		00:04:13.03
5. Sarah Doyle [34] (Prince William RC #6)	00:04:29.46		00:04:29.46

Women’s C-D 8+

Heat #2
1. Kristina Medlock [50] (Prince William RC #1)	00:03:57.8	00:00:10.6 handicap	00:03:47.2
2. Gabe Sim [51] (Saugatuck RC #3)	00:04:05.77	00:00:11.5 handicap	00:03:54.27
3. Kendal Wolf [51] (Potomac BC #4)	00:04:11.7	00:00:11.5 handicap	00:04:00.2
4. Karen Snyder [43] (Alexandria CR #2)	00:04:15.21	00:00:05.1 handicap	00:04:10.11
5. Fran Mulherin [47] (Wilmington RC #5)	00:04:19.22	00:00:08.00 handicap	00:04:11.22
6. Sarah Morgan [52] (Rock Creek Rowing #6)	00:04:35.08

Men’s C-D 1x Lightweight

Final
1. joe paduda [52] (Potomac BC #3)	00:04:12.61	00:00:15.6 handicap	00:03:57.01
2. Mark Malone [52] (Navesink River RC #4)	00:04:14.36	00:00:15.6 handicap	00:03:58.76
3. Jeff Cutler [43] (Malta BC #6)	00:04:07.4	00:00:06.4 handicap	00:04:01.00
4. Peter Pietra [49] (Potomac BC #2)	00:04:15.32	00:00:12.1 handicap	00:04:03.22
5. Meinhard Hausleitner [51] (Greenwich Crew #1)	00:04:22.81	00:00:14.4 handicap	00:04:08.41
6. Jim Benz [50] (Passaic River RA #5)	00:04:22.52	00:00:13.2 handicap	00:04:09.32

Women’s E-J 2x

Heat #1
1. Kathy Lhommedieu [56] (GMS RC #2)	00:04:33.1		00:04:33.1
2. Anne Shapiro [56] (Central Pennsylvania RA #5)	00:04:43.27		00:04:43.27
3. Suzanne Rauth [57] (Passaic River RA #3)	00:05:08.9		00:05:08.9
4. Linda Ensor [55] (Navesink River RC #6)	00:05:13.47		00:05:13.47
5. Gail Edie [59] (Potomac BC #4)	00:05:14.81		00:05:14.81
Heat #2
1. Cheryl Capps [61] (Potomac BC #3)	00:04:55.8		00:04:55.8
2. Carol Randel [60] (Saugatuck RC #4)	00:05:04.29		00:05:04.29
3. Maryann Caruso [61] (Hiawatha Island BC #5)	00:05:30.71		00:05:30.71
4. Susan Markel [63] (Syracuse Chargers #2)	00:06:09.17		00:06:09.17

Men’s D 4+

Heat #2
1. Tiffany Dao [53] (Potomac BC #2)	00:03:50.3		00:03:50.3
2. Steff McKay [52] (Capital RC #5)	00:03:54.22		00:03:54.22
3. Sarah Doyle [51] (Prince William RC #4)	00:04:15.95		00:04:15.95
4. Robbie Colburn [53] (St Andrews Alumni Racing #3)	00:04:18.74

Men’s G-J 1x

Final
1. christopher collins [78] (Rivanna RC #4)	00:04:57.39	00:01:05.00 handicap	00:03:52.39
2. Cal Sutliff [73] (Potomac BC #2)	00:04:51.2	00:00:52.9 handicap	00:03:58.3
3. Walter Cesewski [67] (Potomac BC #5)	00:05:10.34	00:00:40.00 handicap	00:04:30.34
4. Hans Mueller [72] (Wilmington RC #3)	00:05:26.28	00:00:50.6 handicap	00:04:35.68

Women’s C 4+

Heat #1
1. Dana King [43] (Carnegie Lake RA #5)	00:04:33.2		00:04:33.2
2. Desiree Boucher [47] (Rock Creek Rowing #2)	00:04:34.84		00:04:34.84
3. Kendal Wolf [49] (Potomac BC #4)	00:04:36.37		00:04:36.37
4. Emily Clevelnad [44] (Prince William RC #1)	00:04:40.03		00:04:40.03
5. Maddie Alden [47] (Mercer Masters #6)	00:05:07.4		00:05:07.4
6. Rebecca Burns [49] (Annapolis RC #3)	00:05:25.29		00:05:25.29

Mixed D-J 2x

Heat #3
1. Nancy Faigen [60] (Potomac BC #4)	00:04:32.9	00:00:23.5 handicap	00:04:09.4
2. Liz Turner [62] (Saugatuck RC #5)	00:04:42.48	00:00:26.5 handicap	00:04:15.98
3. Jackie Wehmueller [57] (Baltimore RC #2)	00:04:59.03	00:00:19.4 handicap	00:04:39.63
4. RED SARGENT [68] (Fairmount RA #3)	N/A	00:00:36.3 handicap00:00:00.00 DNS	N/A

Men’s B 4+

Heat #1
1. Laura Smith-Spark [36] (Potomac BC #3)	00:03:37.4		00:03:37.4
2. Steff McKay [38] (Capital RC #4)	00:03:40.88		00:03:40.88
3. Katie Wood [45] (Virginia BC #6)	00:03:49.48		00:03:49.48
4. Gabe Sim [38] (Saugatuck RC #2)	00:04:01.47		00:04:01.47
5. Michael Stratmoen [36] (D.C. Strokes RC #5)	00:04:53.39		00:04:53.39

Men’s A-B 8+

Final
1. Libby Stancik [34] (Capital RC #6)	00:03:17.2	00:00:01.00 handicap	00:03:16.2
2. Tiffany Dao [30] (Potomac BC #4)	00:03:19.66	00:00:00.2 handicap	00:03:19.46
3. Gabby Hammond [35] (Saugatuck RC #5)	00:03:32.33	00:00:01.3 handicap	00:03:31.03
4. Katie Wood [41] (Virginia BC #2)	00:03:37.39	00:00:03.9 handicap	00:03:33.49
5. Rachel Freedman [32] (D.C. Strokes RC #3)	00:03:34.39	00:00:00.7 handicap	00:03:33.69

Women’s E-J 1x

Final
1. Anne Cann [60] (Rivanna RC #4)	00:05:01.5	00:00:27.2 handicap	00:04:34.3
2. Ann Couwenhoven [56] (Baltimore RC #6)	00:05:04.65	00:00:21.00 handicap	00:04:43.65
3. Dana Perrone [63] (Potomac BC #2)	00:05:19.72	00:00:32.4 handicap	00:04:47.32
4. Pat Williams [56] (Prince William RC #5)	00:05:19.36	00:00:21.00 handicap	00:04:58.36
5. Liz Turner [60] (Saugatuck RC #3)	00:05:26.88	00:00:27.2 handicap	00:04:59.68
6. Evy Anderson [60] (Baltimore RC #1)	00:05:39.22	00:00:27.2 handicap	00:05:12.02

Men’s E-F 2x

Heat #1
1. Michael Tebay [57] (Greenwich Crew #2)	00:03:48.3	00:00:19.4 handicap	00:03:28.9
2. Chuck Selden [62] (Potomac BC #3)	00:04:14.35	00:00:26.5 handicap	00:03:47.85
3. Mac Holcomb [56] (Wilmington RC #4)	00:04:10.11	00:00:18.2 handicap	00:03:51.91
4. Chris Shuster [55] (Unaffiliated #5)	N/A	00:00:16.9 handicap00:00:00.00 DNS	N/A

We LOVE the IDR.

Funny. We used to dread the Independence Day Regatta (IDR) in Philadelphia. Nothing against the regatta itself, of course. It’s expertly run. It’s scenic and historic. And, yes, we admit it … we kind of dig the “old skool” style of some of the Philly refs. (We can’t help it.)

It’s really just everything else that bummed us out. Fighting the holiday weekend traffic on the way up there. The parking (or lack thereof) once we got there. Phillies Fans (just kidding; we’ll keep baseball out of this). Driving all the way back to DC with bellies full of meat (cheesesteaks) after a million races.

Anyway. You know what we’re talking about.

So, why would we love the IDR so much now?  Because darn if they (… and we’re guessing ”they” are the Schuylkill Navy’s Carole and Clete Graham) didn’t go make it SO easy for us to find every single Potomac Boat Club athlete signed up to race this weekend! All 45 or so of you!

Below is the list of the PBC folks you’ll want to root for - or watch out for - this weekend up in Philly.  See the numbers by each name?  Those are event numbers. Links to events and race schedules are below the list.

We just hope it’s as easy to get the big medal count next week after the regatta.  Row hard, PBC!

Potomac B.C. Competitors - IDR 2010

Al-Naji, Nader 13, 45
Bates, Philip 13, 17
Bryant, Virginia 29
Buffkin, Beverly 29
Calabro, Rosemarie 2
Capps, Cheryl 2, 29
Caraher, Hanne 29
Casey, Alex 13, 17
Chambers, Mary Beth 2, 29
Charles-Chisholm, Debbie 2, 29
Conzemius, Cory 2, 29
Desautels, Denise 29
Durfee, Camilla 31
Farber, Courtney 2, 29
Flanders, Joanna 2, 29
Fry, Kathy 2
Gellatly, Gordon 17, 27, 38
Hanlon, Joe 17, 27
Holland, Nick 58, 72
Kandell, Ellen 2, 8, 29
Kelleher, Elizabeth 29
Krawczyk, Lissa 44
Lacey, Patrick 17, 37
Landauer, Kathleen 2, 29
McCullough, Joani 2
Meade, Elliot 17, 27
Means, Marilyn 2, 29
Moncton, Jonathan 51
Myers, Tip 17, 27
O’Connor, S. A. 2, 29
O’Keefe, Catie 2, 29
Petrisko, Nancy 29
Pietra, Peter 59, 72
Rasmussen, Rob 13, 45
Richhart, Will 17, 38
Ryan, Ed 58, 72
Stainken, Katherine 44
Sternbach, Sally 2, 29
Sutliff, Cal 31, 58
Thom, Daniel 13, 38
Vihstadt, Ben 13, 38
Young, Giorgio 12
Young, Neal 58

Race schedules and other reports (yep, lifted right from the Boathouse Row IDR site at http://www.boathouserow.org/rega10/idr10.html):

Friday	html	pdf	Condensed race schedule	Coaches report
Saturday	html	pdf	Condensed race schedule	Coaches report
Sunday	html	pdf	Condensed race schedule	Coaches report

Potomac heads home to the Charles

The Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) is like homecoming weekend for many rowers, especially for us at Potomac Boat Club.  We’ve been there each of the regatta’s 45 years, winning the Men’s Championship Eight event in year one.  When not racing, it’s our opportunity to catch up with old friends and teammates, some we haven’t seen in years.

If you’re going to the Charles this weekend, make sure you get to the racecourse in time to cheer on all the folks keeping PBC’s rich HOCR racing tradition alive.  As you’ll find below, there are quite of few of them, so remember to wear layers, bring the throat lozenges, and maybe make friends with the guy with the flask (um, if you’re into that kind of thing).

Oh, in case you weren’t at the Semi-Annual Meeting last week, the Board announced the first winners of the David Challinor Head of the Charles Memorial Fund awards!  Congratulations to Margot Shumway and Bill Greer!

Best of luck to all of you this weekend … and a special “go get ‘em, ladies” from the Star to PBC-sponsored WeCanRow DC as they compete in their very first Head of the Charles Regatta!

Saturday, October 17th

01. Grand Master Singles Men 50+ (7:45)

00052 Potomac Boat Club (E. Ryan)
00076 Potomac Boat Club (T. Baxter)

02. Grand Master Singles Women 50+ (8:16)

00012 Potomac Boat Club (C. Cole)

03. Senior Master Singles Men 40+ (8:43)

00013 Potomac Boat Club (R. Lewis)

06. Senior Master Eights Women 50+ (9:43)

00017 Potomac Boat Club

08. Senior Master Fours Women 50+ (10:17)

00012 Potomac Boat Club

10. Senior Master Doubles Women 50+ (10:52)

00014 Potomac Boat Club (G. Edie/J. Hopkins)

13. Club Singles Men (11:46)

00051 Potomac Boat Club (J. Moncton)

17. Club Eights Men (13:26)

00012 Potomac Boat Club

25. Championship Doubles Men (13:47)

00006 Riverside/Potomac Boat Club (B. Wilkinson/S. Gorman)

26. Championship Doubles Women (16:02)

00006 Potomac Boat Club (M. Wimberley/K. Stainken)

29. Championship Singles Men (16:57)

00014 Potomac Boat Club (W. Greer)

30. Championship Singles Women (17:14)

00002 Potomac Boat Club (M. Shumway)
00020 Potomac Boat Club (M. Gaab)

Sunday, October 18th

31. Senior Veteran Singles Men (8:00)

00006 Potomac Boat Club (C. Sutliff)

41. Master Singles Men (12:32)

00008 Potomac Boat Club (B. Howe)