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Nereid News, 8/17/07
In this email:
- President’s Message
- Quaker City Masters Regatta Results
- First Annual Passaic River Mayor’s Cup, Sept. 1
- Newsletter editors needed!
- Encyclopedia of rowing terms
- Nereid members invited to Nutley HS function
- Saturday morning open row
Upcoming
events schedule
- Carnegie Lake
Regatta
August 26
- Mayor’s Cup paddle
race
September 1
- Nutley crew reunion and shell
dedication September 22
- Head of the Passaic
Regatta
October 14
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President's Message
Fellow members,
Here it is, mid-August. The summer seems to have flown by in
a couple of long, lazy strokes. The club is gearing up for
the fall season. Much is under way, of which you need to
know. Your Directors have been meeting on a monthly basis
since April, even during the summer, and keeping the Nereid flag flying
on a number of fronts. Below the highlights:
Rutherford
Crew:
Under the ever persistent Joe DiCristo, member from Rutherford and
father of one of the youth rowers, the inaugural program for Rutherford
youth (high school age), was a resounding success. Coached by
John McKenna and his assistants, 14 in total graduated from the Novice
program, after going thru the Learn to Row session. We are
looking forward to their joining the Nereid Fall Youth Program, which
encompasses all our High School rowers. All the kids are
Nereid for the Fall. Please be especially encouraging to
these young athletes. It's the Nereid way!
Nereid Fall Youth Rowing programs are expected to be bigger and better
than ever, with the injection of Rutherford rowers, and increasing
participation from the other schools. Info is now posted on
the website.
Masters
coaching:
An announcement will be made
shortly. Please stay tuned.
501 (c)
(3):
As you know, one of our charges under the
changed constitution was to achieve this designation from the
IRS. Although we were always a not for profit, we did not
have the status that allows gifts to be tax deductible.
Achieving this is extremely important for our fund raising efforts. All
indications are positive that we will receive this shortly.
Bulkhead/Park
update:
Nereid's consulting engineering firm, Langan, filed our permit for
bulkhead restoration several months ago. Recent indications
from DEP indicate this will be issued shortly.
At the same time, revised estimates for bulkhead restoration indicated
an unexpected 3 fold increase in cost. If so, the financial
planning for this project has to be re-addressed. Indeed, the
entire project needs to be re-thought with a view toward economically
feasible solution. To this end, a committee headed by John
van Der Tuin has been in discussions with Langan and a number of
outside consultants regarding a "soft" solution, i.e., without hard
bulkhead sheathing, but considering a variety of other solutions, such
as rip-rap ( a stone slope) vegetation, or combinations
thereof. The town of Rutherford has been kept abreast of all
this, and we are looking to move forward shortly with a feasible
solution. If necessary, however, we will have a permit from
DEP in hand to proceed with hard sheathing or to modify, as necessary.
A significant part of these discussions includes funding from grant
giving sources, i.e., ultimately very low cost to Nereid. Our
pending 501(c) (3) status from the IRS will aid immeasurably.
Please enjoy the rest of the summer. We will see you on the
water.
George Freimarck
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Quaker City Masters
Regatta Results, August 4
Nereid made a good showing at the Quaker City regatta.
Congratulations!
Race #4, Men's A-C 1x B
1. Charlie Johnston
Race #5, Men's A-C 1x B
3. Eric Hagberg
Race #21, Men's Lwt. A-H 1x B
2. Eric Hagberg
Race #44 Women's D-H 2x E
1. Andrea Hurwitz
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First Annual
Passaic River Mayor’s Cup
Hello All,
On behalf of the Lower Passaic & Saddle River Alliance, in
partnership with the City of Paterson, the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commissioners, and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation,
and Cultural Affairs, I am pleased to announce the 1st Annual Passaic
River Mayor’s Cup! The event will take place on
Saturday, September 1, 2007 and will start at Pennington Park in
Paterson at 10:00am. The Mayor’s Cup will mark the
kick-off of Paterson’s Annual Great Falls Festival.
The Alliance recently completed the Action Plan for the Lower Passaic
Canoe & Kayak Trail (the Trail), a 32-mile trail linking formal
access points for canoes and kayaks along the Lower Passaic River
between the town of Wayne and the city of Newark. The purpose
of the Mayor’s Cup is to unite the municipal officials and
local citizens from the towns along the Trail in a celebration of the
Passaic River’s reemergence as a healthy and vibrant
community resource. Participants will also have the exclusive
opportunity to hear a keynote address from Paterson Mayor Jose Torres
from “Casino Island”, where he will share his
vision for this unique location.
The Mayor’s Cup will be comprised of a one-mile paddle from
Pennington Park in Paterson to Libby’s Restaurant, located
just upstream of the Wayne Avenue bridge. Paddlers will be provided
canoes, paddles, and PFD’s. Each canoe will contain
two paddlers. All participants should arrive at Pennington
Park at 8:00am to register and receive their equipment. Light
refreshments will be provided.
The deadline to register is Friday, August 24, 2007. If you
are interested, please contact John van der Tuin
(JohnVanDerTuin@bpbmv.com).
I hope to see you all on September 1st!
Tom Pietrykoski
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners
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Nereid News needs
reporters!
The club newsletter is widely read as far as we can tell, but putting
it out each week is a time consuming job. We are looking for
a few volunteers who can commit to producing news items once a week or
once every few weeks for inclusion in the newsletter. Reports
on rowing technique and rigging are welcome, as are stories about the
various forms of wildlife we observe on the river. And
anything else of interest to the readership! Please email
nereidsec@hotmail.com if you are interested. Thank you for
your help.
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Encyclopedia of
Rowing Terms
Hull
The exterior part of the shell that sits in the water.
Inboard
The distance from the outside of the collar to the tip of the handle.
Italian
rigging
The rigging of an eight so that bow and stroke riggers are on the same
side, with the others alternating in pairs.
Jumping
the slide
Another problem encountered by a rower when the seat becomes derailed
from the track during the rowing cycle.
Keel
Technically, the structural member running the length of the boat at
the bottom of the hull. Today, some shells are built without this
member so the term often refers to the center line of the shell.
To be continued… courtesy of Cincinnati Rowing
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Nutley HS Crew
reunion - Nereid members invited
I would like to extend the following invitation to your club members
and ask if you could kindly post this information.
The Nutley HS Crew Team is hosting a crew reunion and shell dedication
to honor long time coach and educator, Ray Chapman. The event will be
held on Saturday, September 22, from 3-6 at the Nutley boathouse and
finish line area. Light food and beverages will be served. Please RSVP
to nhscrew85@gmail.com. All are welcome to attend.
Thank you again.
Kevin Smyth
Nutley HS Crew
973-284-5665
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Saturday morning
open row
On Saturday mornings at 8:30 AM, Nereid hosts an open row at the club.
We will put crews together with anyone who shows up. Afterwards,
there'll be breakfast at the boathouse.
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Previous newsletters
2007
Nereid News,
8/5/07
Nereid News,
7/20/07
Nereid News,
7/13/07
Nereid News,
7/6/07
Nereid News,
6/29/07
Nereid News,
6/22/07
Nereid News,
6/15/07
Nereid News,
6/8/07
Nereid News,
6/1/07
Nereid News,
5/25/07
Nereid News,
5/18/07
Nereid News,
5/11/07
Nereid News,
5/4/07
Nereid News,
4/27/07
Nereid News,
4/20/07
Nereid News,
4/13/07
Nereid News,
4/6/07
Nereid News,
3/30/07
Nereid News,
3/23/07
Nereid News,
3/16/07
Nereid News,
3/9/07
Nereid News,
3/2/07
Nereid News,
2/23/07
Nereid News,
2/17/07
Nereid News,
2/9/07
Nereid News,
2/2/07
Nereid News,
1/26/07
Nereid News,
1/18/07
Nereid News,
1/12/07
Nereid News,
1/5/07
2006
Nereid News,
12/22/06
Nereid News,
12/15/06
Nereid News,
12/8/06
Nereid News,
12/1/06
Nereid News,
11/17/06
Nereid News,
11/11/06
Nereid News,
11/2/06
Nereid News,
10/27/06
Nereid News,
10/20/06
Nereid News,
10/13/06
Nereid News,
10/6/06
Nereid News,
9/29/06
Nereid News,
9/22/06
Nereid News,
9/15/06
Nereid News,
9/8/06
Nereid News,
9/1/06
Nereid News,
8/25/07
Nereid News,
8/11/06
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