Bumps Race

I don't know if I'll ever fully understand the bumps races in Great Britain.



Video courtesy of Row2k

Head of the Mohawk Pictures

Photos courtesy of Peter Wistort

The Great Eight

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (August 17, 2009) – The 45th Head Of The Charles Regatta, taking place on the Charles River in Boston and Cambridge, Mass., October 17 and 18, will feature one of the greatest fields of elite rowers that this legendary Regatta has ever assembled, it was announced by race organizers today.

All six of the finalists from the 2008 Olympic Single Sculls event – Olaf Tufte (gold medal), Ondrej Synek (silver medal), Mahe Drysdale (bronze medal), Tim Maeyens (fourth), Alan Campbell (fifth) and Lassi Karonen (sixth) – will be joined by 2008 Olympic Double Sculls finalist Iztok Cop and Marcel Hacker, winner of the petite final at the 2008 Olympics – in an eight-man sweeps boat dubbed the "Great Eight."

The Great Eight will compete in the Championship Men's Eights race at the Head Of The Charles against a field that is scheduled to also have national team boats representing the United States, Great Britain and France.

The Regatta also announced that it will change its one-race rule that, until now has allowed each competitor to only register for and compete in one event in the Head Of The Charles. For Championship and Lightweight Events only, any rower who competes in the 2009 World Rowing Championship in Ponzan, Poland, will be allowed to compete in both a sculling boat (single or double) and a sweep boat (fours, eights).

"We've relaxed the one-race rule this year to give not only these world-class athletes the opportunity to compete in both sculling and sweeps events, but any of the rowers from this year's World Championship," said Schoch. "This will add excitement for the fans and all of the rowers involved as it gives them another chance to see some of the best rowers in the world battle the challenging Charles River course not once, but twice."

The Championship Eight is Sunday at 4pm.

2009 Tail of the Fish Pictures

Photos courtesy of Ellen Wolfe

Tail of the Fish Results

Varsity Boys Summary:
1st in the First Varsity 8+
1st in the Second Varsity 8+
1st in the Mixed 8+
2nd in the Varsity 1x
2nd in the Varsity 2x
4th in the Second Varsity 8+
5th in the Varsity 4+
15th in the Varsity 4+

Boys Jr 1x
1 Saratoga (Braga) 13:06
2 Niskayuna (Howe) 13:17
3 Saratoga (Stein) 13:30
4 Albany (Timmons) 13:40
5 Warwick (Balsamo) 13:45
6 Shenendehowa 14:26
7 Hudson River (Heaton) 14:28
8 Saratoga (Bossalini) 14:43
9 Saratoga (Levine) 14:44
10 Hudson River (Sovza) 14:49
11 Saratoga (Palumbo) 14:53
12 Warwick (Kates) 15:30
13 Saratoga (Anderson) 15:36
14 Northwood (Blondeau) 15:39
15 Bromfield (Ginouves) 15:59
16 Burnt Hills (Flacke) 15:59
Hudson River Scratch
Mohawk Scratch
Sagamore Scratch
Sagamore Scratch

Open Mixed 8+
1 Niskayuna 12:28
2 Hudson River 14:03
3 Queensbury 14:12

Boys Jr 2x
1 Bromfield 13:24
2 Niskayuna 13:26
3 Mohawk 13:34
4 Derryfield 13:51
5 Sagamore 14:03
6 Hudson River 14:17
7 Belmont Crew 14:39
8 Cazenovia 15:22
9 Shenendehowa 15:23
10 Saratoga 15:28
11 Saratoga 17:38
Saratoga Scratch

Boys Jr 4+
1 Northfield Mt Hermon 12:25
2 Shaker 12:39
3 Syracuse Chargers 12:42
4 Shenendehowa 12:42
5 Niskayuna A 12:47
6 Saratoga 12:48
7 Manhasset 12:48
8 Manhasset 13:02
9 Saratoga 13:02
10 Bromfield 13:03
11 Northfield Mt Hermon 13:17
12 Burnt Hills 13:20
13 Burnt Hills 13:37
14 Arlington 14:02
15 Niskayuna B 14:04
16 Hudson River 14:28
17 Chaminade 14:52
18 Hudson River 16:00
19 Northwood 16:15

Boys Junior 8+
1 Niskayuna A 12:08
2 Bromfield 12:21
3 Shaker 12:27
4 Arlington 12:33
5 Shrewsbury 12:34
6 Manhasset 12:35
7 Burnt Hills 12:37
8 Niskayuna B 12:56
9 Saratoga 12:59
10 Bromfield 13:37
11 Manhasset 13:37
12 Syracuse Chargers 13:45
13 Niskayuna C 13:45
14 Shenendehowa 13:51
15 Chaminade 13:53
16 Burnt Hills 14:00
17 Shrewsbury 14:06
18 Saratoga 14:16
19 Burnt Hills 16:03
20 Chaminade 16:39
21 Hudson River 18:00