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--- end of year 2006 ---
Time moves upward on the Log: future and recent events at top, scroll down to see the past.
December 10 (Sunday) -- Holiday Pot Luck at the OWRC, 10:00 to 1:00. Sponcered by "The Rubber Duck"; RSVP by e-mail owrc@owrc.com or phone 415. 332. 1091.
November 12 -- Head Race: Newport Autumn Rowing Festival (Newport Beach, CA) David Lay from OWRC wins First Place in the Men's Master Single. He was in his Maas 24 while the others were in "flat water boats".
November 11 -- Head of the Marina (Marina del Rey, CA) David Lay from OWRC wins here (Mst Open Water, Bow #40) while warming up for the Newport race.
November 10, 11, 12, 13 -- Ric Ricci will be offering private sculling lessons at OWRC, the time slots are 7:30 to 9, 9:30 to 11 and 11:30 to 1. The cost is $135 per lesson. Ric will also give a free talk open to all on the evening of Thursday, November 9 at OWRC. Sign up for lessons at the office or by phone. Ric is head men’s coach at Connecticut College and is still a competitive master’s rower himself. Ric is also an associate director at Craftsbury Sculling Center. Rick is constantly examining and refining his coaching technique. If you are at the point in your rowing where you want to think about and work on technique, here is a real opportunity.
November 5 -- Coyote Point Round Angel Island Regatta: starts and ends at Sausalito
October 22 (Sunday) -- Rubber Ducky pot luck, 10:00 to 1:00. Meet and mingle and bring a potential new rower; please RSVP to OWRC@OWRC.com or sign up at desk.
October 1 -- Lobster Row -8nm,3nm(3); Santa Cruz, CA Terry Joakimides 831-438-1451 lobsterrow@scrowing.com www.scrowing.org
October 1 (Sunday) -- Rowers take care; the Annual swim accross Raccoon Strait; starts at Ayala Cove at 0900 and ends at Corinthian Yacht Club beach. There are expected to be more than 700 swimmers in this race. See rcptiburonmile.com for more information.
September 24 (Sunday) -- Annual Bridge to Bridge (South End Fall) Regatta, 5 and 10 nm courses. Call Diane Davis at 415-661-7676 or e-mail to ddavis@siprep.org for more information.
September 9-10 -- CYC Open Ocean (Catalina Crossing); Marina del Rey, CA California Yacht Club; caleeds@pacbell.net If you are interested in competing first read information sheet and then submit entry form.
September 7-10 -- FISA World Masters Regatta; Princeton, New Jersey.
Liz Stone wins 4 Gold medals! Photos at www.sport-graphics.com Photo numbers: 12027-005-222, 12027-002-281,
12027-008-289 and -290, 12027-006-444 and -445, 12027-012-475 and -476, 12027-012-525 and -526, 12027-012-265 and -266
September 5 -- Reservation times switch to winter schedule; week days on the hour, week ends on the half hour.
September 3 -- Petaluma River Marathon/Half-Marathon - 26/13 m Petaluma, CA North Bay Rowing Club/Berkeley Rowing Club http://www.berkeleyrowing.org/MarathonSite/petmar.html
August 26 -- Open Water Rowing National Championship (Seattle). One of the Sound Rowers Regattas -- Pacific Northwest
August 19 -- Monterey Bay Crossing - 22nm (3) Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz Rowing Club Tom Dexel 831-476-3923 www.scrowing.org
July 22 (Sat) - Rough Water Clinic; contact OWRC for details and sign up. Gorden Hamilton will give a talk after the Clinic at the OWRC office at 1400 (free to anyone that wants to attend).
July 19 - 28 -- lessons by Gorden Hamilton; contact OWRC for details and sign up
July 16 (Sunday)-- Informal potluck lunch-party 10:00 am ->1:00 pm; sign up at desk.
June 17 -- North Tahoe Rowing Classic - 8.75nm (2),3.75(1) Flatwater boats welcome on 3.75nm course Kings Beach, CA; Tahoe Yacht Club; tahoeregatta@comcast.net
June 11 -- Chris Dadd, one of our instructors, is also a coach for the Berkeley High School rowers. His Men's LtWt four team won the Gold at the US Rowing National Youth Championships in Cincinati.
June 4 -- Cora Stewart rows the Vogalona in Venice, Italy.
April 9, Sunday -- Open Ocean Regatta at Sausalito - the 30th Anniversary of the Race on the Bay!
Three courses: 1.9 / 5.3 / 7.6 nm (more info); Open Water Rowing Center 415-332-1091
Photos taken during the Regatta.
March 26 -- Petersen/Coyote Point Regatta. Course goes around Alcatraz, starting and ending at the South End Rowing Club. There is a small breakfast donation and 8:00 am is the start time. More info from Diane Davis, 415-661-7676.
January 1 -- The highest (and lowest) tide of the year was yesterday, but today was close (photo of OWRC).