Nereid News, 8/25/06

In this email:
- Trustees' message: Park/bulkhead loan closed
- Head of the Passaic Regatta postponed
- Nereid rowers at the FISA World Masters and World Championship Regattas
- Volunteering at the FISA World Masters Regatta
- Coached Adult Open Row sessions
- Nereid Masters Yahoo group

Upcoming events schedule

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Trustees Message

Dear fellow Members,

Your trustees have not taken the summer off, literally or figuratively.

Finances: After many unexpected twists and turns (which is becoming par for the course), I am pleased to advise the Boiling Springs loan was closed. Leigh Hermey and I closed the loan Aug. 23. This is our third financing with this bank, which is headquartered in Rutherford (NB: Boiling Springs was an early name for this area). The loan is being used to consolidate debt, paying off our original mortgage on the property at 554 Riverside Ave. and the balance for the Bulkhead Park Plan. This financing frees up our operating income for pressing club needs like boats and oars, on which your Officers (Marc and Frank) are advising the Trustees.

Town Matters: We have held recent discussions with the Rutherford attorney, who is perhaps understandably impatient to see the work on the Park begin as soon as possible. We have been operating on the assumption that permitting Bulkhead first (which is very straightforward) and then filing for the Park would be most expeditious, however, to accommodate the Town we will explore filing for all at once, even though this may ultimately delay start of the project. Nonetheless, we are committed to satisfying the Town, fufilling our obligation and providing a suitable facility for the Town which will also be a beautiful setting for our club. Stay tuned.

Finally, welcome to all the new members who have joined over the summer. Many of you have come out of our Learn to Row and Novice Programs, the result, I think, of some very fine coaching. Nereid is committed to improving the quality of Masters rowing and the effort is paying off. We are seeking more coaches, more equipment and providing more social opportunities. We have facilities which are the envy of many others, and we will continue to improve on them.

Enjoy the rest of the summer.

See you on the water,

George Freimarck
Chair of Trustees

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Head of the Passaic Regatta - now on Sunday, October 15

We have decided to postpone the HOPR by a month to October 15. The reason for the date change is that none of the high schools that row on the Passaic will have organized crews by the original date. This problem only recently became apparent and the decision to change the date was made after much discussion.

* Volunteering
The date change creates a lot of extra work for the regatta committee. If you are interested in volunteering on the committee, please email regatta@hopr.org.

We could also use some volunteers to make followup phone calls to potential sponsors. Let us know if you are interested in helping with the followup.

* Registration
Registration for the HOPR is now open at RegattaCentral, http://www.regattacentral.com/. The registration deadline is October 8, but it helps us tremendously if you register early.

* Sponsorship
We have many sponsorship opportunities for the regatta, starting at $100 for a 1/4 page advertisement in the regatta program. Contact regatta@hopr.org for more information.

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Nereid rowers at the FISA World Masters and World Championship Regattas

About 10 rowers from three rowing clubs located in Southern Germany, namely Offenbach (IGOR), Mannheim (Mannheimer RG Rheinau) and Ludwigshafen (Ludwigshafener RV), will stay and train at Nereid from September 3rd to September 10th.

They will participate with our Nereid team at the FISA World Masters Regatta in Princeton (http://www.fisamasters2006.com/).

Our Nereid team will challenge the rest of the rowing world in the Masters Mixed 8+ (Al, Leigh, Mike, George, Gratia, Connie, Sheila, Frank and Will), Masters 2x (Andrea and Eric), and the Masters 2x, 4x, and 1x (Chris, Marc M.).

Also, Nereid member Quique Nanne is currently racing for Guatemala in the LWT 1x at the FISA World Rowing Championships in Eaton, UK.

GOOD LUCK!
Frank Schaefer, Captain

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FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta, 9/7-10
Volunteers needed

The 2006 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta will take place on Mercer Lake, located in Mercer County Park. The Princeton National Rowing Association and USRowing will host the Regatta, September 7-10, 2006. More than 3,500 of the best rowers, representing up to 36 countries, will travel to the United States to compete in the largest and most competitive masters rowing regatta in the world.

Many volunteers are needed to help with the efficient operations of the regatta. We need you and your rowing expertise and we welcome family and friends as volunteers.

If you are racing and have some free time, we would love to have you volunteer.

All volunteers will receive:
Volunteer tee shirt
Free breakfast or lunch
Free parking (a $5 value)

Please contribute to the success of this regatta by volunteering to help. It's fun.

Go to www.clara.com/fisavol.htm & register.

Thanks,

Kay Worthington
Executive Director
(609) 799-7100
kay@rowpnra.org

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Coached Adult Open Row Sessions

The Coached Masters program will continue at least through the end of the summer on Saturdays and Sundays at 9 AM. There is no coaching fee for these sessions for Nereid members. Interested members are invited to attend.

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