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Hello Everyone,

I would like to thank everyone for participating in the 53rd Annual Duluth International Regatta.

It was nice of Mother Nature to allow us to row on our bay side course for the first time in five years.  She could have brought Sunday's weaterh a day earlier though.  We'll work that out with her for next year.

Click on the handouts link below for a copy of the regatta results.

Also check the website in the near future for pictures taken by our members of the regatta.  If you or your members have pictures that you would like to share send them to me at president@duluthrowing.org and I will post them. 

If you have any suggestions that would hellp us run a better regatta please do not hesitate to send them to me.

Sincerely, 

DEATH ROW

25 Kilometers up the St Louis River 

Duluth Rowing Club

Duluth Minnesota

Sunday, September  18, 2011

Awards will be presented for the following categories

Eights

Quads

Fours/w

Fours w/o

Doubles

Pairs

Singles

RecreationalSingles

Kayaks, Canoes, Outrigger Canoes

Categories include men’s, women’s, mixed, junior, master and open.  

The above events will be started with a mass start at the Duluth Rowing Club at 8:AM.    Cox’n/bowperson meeting at 7:15 AM.   $30.00 (U.S.) entry fee per participant includes party and awards for all survivors.   For an additional $12, a Death Row T-Shirt will be included.   In order to receive a T-shirt on race day, entries with payment and T shirt size must be received by September 9th.    There will be only a limited quantity of T-shirts available for purchase on race day for $15.    After September 9^th the entry fee will increase to $35 per participant.   Race day entries are accepted.   Make checks payable to Duluth Rowing Club. 

A big thank you to all the clubs and DRC members that participated in the 108th NWIRA Championship Regatta.  Also thank you to all the DRC members, families and friends that volunteered to put on a succesful regatta.

Congradulations to the DRC rowers for their 2nd place in the Lipton Cup and to the DRC Masters for their 1st place in the Master's Division Championships.

Below is a link to the regatta results.  Pictures can be found on the "Albums" page (at the very bottom).  If you have any pictures to share you can add them to the website or give them to Dave or Bonnie and we'll get them added.

As part of the DRC’s celebration, Mayor Don Ness will be coming to the Rowing Club on Tuesday, Sept. 13^th at 1:00pm  to give a proclamation recognizing 125 years of rowing in Duluth.  We plan to make this a press event and would like to see as many rowers as possible there. Non-rowers, friends, Park Pointers, etc. are also invited. It’s unfortunate this has to be during the day, but if you aren’t working or if you can take a late lunch, please attend.  We’re going to invite Mayor Ness to try rowing in an 8; we’re hoping some of you will row in the boat with him if he decides to do it.    

Hope to see you on the 13^th.

Jenny

Dear Rowing Friends,

You are invited to participate in the 2011 Duluth International Regatta on Saturday,

July 9, 2011 in Duluth, Minnesota, sponsored by the Duluth Rowing Club. Enclosed is the Duluth International Regatta information for your review.

The Duluth International Regatta is an USRowing certified and classic rowing event with 29, 2000-meter events for both men and women. The racing events are available in the Junior, Open and Master’s categories. Each race will be run as a time trial with the fastest time determining the winner. Because of the time saved by not running heats, we have a full complement of races available. An awards ceremony and banquet will be held at the regatta site follow the racing. The regatta will be run with USRowing referees officiating, up-to-date timing, starting platforms, entry and departing docks, concessions including rowing gear and clothing. As in year’s past, camping will be available at designated areas on the DRC property.

If you have any questions, visit our website at duluthrowing.org or for registration information call Dave Kask at (218) 724-2775.

We hope you will join us on the water this summer for great racing at the headwaters of Lake Superior.

Click the handouts link below for regatta information and forms.

Are you ready!

Duluth Rowing Club

Event Schedule

8:30 A.M.

1.           Master Men’s 4X

2.           Women’s 4+

3.           Master Women’s 2X

4.           Junior Men’s 8+

5.           Junior Women’s 4X

6.           Women’s 1X

7.           Men’s 2X/2-

8.           Junior Men’s 4+

9.           Master Women’s 4X

10.      Master Men’s 1X

11.      Junior Women’s 2X

12.      Women’s 8+

13.      Men’s 4X

BREAK

14.      Master Mixed 4X

15.      Junior Women’s 4+

16.      Junior Men’s 2X

17.      Women’s 4X

18.      Men’s 1X

19.      Junior Women’s 8+

20.      Master Women’s 1X

21.      Master Men’s 2X

22.      Junior Men’s 4X

23.      Men’s 4+

24.      Junior Women’s 1X

25.      Women’s 2X/2-

26.      Master Women’s 4-

27.      Junior Men’s 1X

28.      Men’s 8+

29.      Master Men’s 4-

Died peacefully following a long and courageous struggle with ALS, surrounded by the love of his family on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the age of 54. Loving husband for 25 years of Laura McVann, and devoted father of Meghan and Evan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Ruth McVann. He was brother of Mark, Neil (Mary) and Norine (Vicki Breese) McVann; son-in-law of Elizabeth and the late Robert Harnell; and brother-in-law of Lee (Sherry) and Lowell (Jenny) Harnell. He is survived by other family and many friends.

Owen was an avid rower; he was a former member of the Duluth Rowing Club, Milwaukee Rowing Club and former coach of Marquette University Women's Crew.

Visitation at the Funeral Home on Thursday, May 26, 2011, 4:00-7:00 PM, prayer service and shared memories at 7:00 PM. Funeral Service on Friday, May 27, 2011, 10:00 AM at UNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1025 E. Oklahoma Ave. Private interment at Good Hope Cemetery. If desired, memorials appreciated to Unity Lutheran Church or to the ALS Association Wisconsin Chapter.

23 boats lined up between buoys set out on St Louis Bay for this year’s Death Row Regatta. Most of the boats leaped forward at the sound of the starting gun, while a few invested some moments in holding back while the surge of dedicated racers swarmed forward. To those on shore it seemed as if hardly any time at all had passed before all boats had rounded the point and disappeared beneath the Blatnik bridge. Quiet fell among the shore crowd then, as if for them the race was over. A moment later, though, conversation began regarding the best places to observe the pack racing by. The Oliver Bridge and Boy Scout Landing drew the most interest, and other locations were mentioned.

In keeping with most sports writing, these are the top three finishers:

       Masters’ Mixed: Tom, Greg, Bonnie, and Jenny    01:58:10

       Masters’ Mens’ Double: Pete and Jeff    2:00:21

       Open Mixed: University of St Thomas Alumni (featuring Andrea Peterson, daughter of Greg and Jenny)    2:01:29

Thanks were expressed to all those who helped with this Death Row Regatta: registration, boat drivers, food donations, Dave Johnson for timing, starting line cheerers, finish line help, getting boats out of the water, and especially to Mike and Diane Cochran who organized the regattaand the meal and volunteered their home for the finish area.

Check out the new menu item "Rowing News".  It will contain newsletters e-mailed from various organizations.  The newest will be on the DRC home page and others will be available in Rowing News.

The results for the 107th Northwestern International Rowing Association's 107th Championship Regatta can be found here: NWIRA.com

Pictures of the regatta taken by Paul Ranelli can be found here & here. 

If anyone else has any pictures they would like to share with the DRC please send them to president@duluthrowing.org or if there are a lot of them a CD can be given to Dave or Bonnie.

Thanks

Duluth Rowers,

Congradulation on finishing 3rd in the team points for the Lipton Cup.  The Juniors also placed 3rd the Owen McVann Cup points. 

 The following rowers placed 1st in their races:

Junior Men's 2X	Erik McLaughlin & Jordan Sobczak
Junior B Mens 4X	Josh Hill, Owen Downs, Alex Bergal & Caleb Schuder
Master Men's 2X	Tom Rauschenfels & Greg Peterson
Master Men's 2-	Tom Rauschenfels & Greg Peterson
Open Men's 1X	Zach Ellison

Full results will be posted as soon as I receive them. 

Check out the pictures taken by club members:

Paul Ranelli NWIRA Day 1 NWIRA Day 2

If you have pictures from any club events please forward them and I will try to post them

 Thanks,

Dave

Congratulations to Ben Ellison, Alena Tofte and Michelle Barnes for being the first club members to be admitted to the newly formed Iron Oar Club. 

For more information on the club see the menu item to the left.