The Fall Racing Season opened with The Textile River Regatta on Sunday 9/30, during Bowdoin’s Family Weekend.
On Sat. we welcomed rowing families at the Boathouse where we dedicated the Tafts’ gift of our new Pocock K4, announced a major gift to the endowment, and gave folks a chance to try a hand at the oar in the eights. Then we loaded the trailer to head to Lowell for the annual opener on the Merrimack River.
Many families made their way to the river and the great spirit of Sat.’s fesitivites made its way with them. And the crews were fast!
The Varsity Women won the Open 4 by :29 with an agressive row over the top of the course and impressive finish below the bridge.
The Varsity Men in the Open 4 zoomed to silver with a similar race plan, only :11 behind home course powerhouse Merrimack and :12 ahead of Riverside. WPI was the closest collegiate crew over a minute behind the Bears.
The Novice Men opened the medal run in the morning in the 4 with a silver, and two Novice Women’s 4’s dashed to bronze and a 5th.
Scott Mitchell powered his way to a bronze in the Club 1x, just 2 seconds out of silver.
In the eights, the both WN8 and MN8 were 4th, and the VM8 came 11th while the WV8 was 12th.
And a four full of alumni men prepping for the Charles came 11th in the Open 4!
All around, it was a wonderful fall weekend, and thanks go out to rowing families and the rowers themselves for making it so fun to race boats!