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)

Schuylkill Navy and IDR Results!

Bet you’re wondering how your fellow PBC’ers are doing on the racecourse this summer.  The answer?  Pretty darn well!

Below is a list of all of our gold medal winners from the Schuylkill Navy and Independence Day Regattas, including Todd Nix … whose name we’re seeing in a heck of a lot of first place finishes this year!

Great job, Todd!  And congrats to everyone!  With Club Nationals, Diamond States, and Masters Nationals just around the corner, stay tuned as PBC’s gold medal count continues to rise!

[Admit it.  Summer is a little more fun with a gold medal or ten around your neck, isn't it, PBC?!]

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Click on the links in red to see all results.

Schuylkill Navy Regatta - June 13

Men’s Master Single B:

• Todd Nix

Men’s Master Double C:

• Todd Nix
• Nick Holland

Men’s Intermediate 4+:

• C: Jess Ward
• Tom Trevithick
• Tom Brock
• Tyler Johnson
• Leo Hergenroeder

Independence Day Regatta - July 3 - 5

Men’s Masters Lt. Single AA/B/C/E:

• Ed Ryan

Men’s Masters Single B:

• Todd Nix

Men’s Masters Double C:

• Todd Nix
• Nick Holland

Women’s Quad:

• Vesper/Potomac

Men’s Masters A/B:

• C: My-Anh Nguyen
• Robert Price
• Nick Davies
• John Forrest
• Nick Holland
• Robert Shaffer
• Eric Bocian
• Todd Nix
• Tim Baxter

Mens Masters 4+ B:

• C: Jane Hanlon
• Chad Jungbluth
• Greg Lesage
• Todd Nix
• Eric Bocian

Summer Rowing

USRowing Spring Speed Order Continues Today

Check out how Potomac Boat Club’s Margot Shumway did yesterday at the USRowing Spring Speed Order by reading the full article on Team USA’s homepage.

Informal racing continues today, April 11, in double sculls and fours. The top 12 finishers in the singles will be placed into double sculls combinations, and the men’s pairs will be placed into fours. Rowers will race twice, with lineup switches taking place between the two rows.  Today’s races just got underway at 7:30 a.m.

You can find all the results from the previous days and track today’s finishes at Powerhouse Timing.

Great job, Margot!