Nereid News, 9/15/06

On this page
- Rowing safety reminder
- Message from PRRA
- Update on Fall rowing programs
- FISA World Masters Regatta results
- Web designer needed

Upcoming events schedule

==================
Rowing safety reminder

Now that the Passaic River Rowing Association has moved its dock closer to the Nereid boathouse, we will see PRRA rowers in our part of the river more often than before.  This means that Nereid members may encounter river traffic even when no one else from Nereid is on the water.

Please take care to observe the river traffic rules - stay on the right side of the river, don't turn around near bridges, and affix a bright light to your shell when rowing in the dark.  That will make collisions much less likely and will avoid injuries and equipment damage. 
 
Thank you for your cooperation.  Please read also the following message from PRRA.
 
==================
Morning rowing on the Passaic
 
"I am sure you know that Passaic River Rowing Association has moved to a new location and is now 1.5 miles closer to Nereid.  Consequently, the chances of us overlapping on early morning rows has increased substantially.  In the interest of safety, I wanted to let you know that our rowers are instructed to use both bow and stern lights (white)--blinking lights on the bow and fixed lights in the stern--so you will know which way our boats are moving.  Our coaching launch has red/green lighting in the bow and a solid white light in the stern.   A verbal acknowledgement or warning to an approaching boat is an additional safety measure that we can all use to avoid unsafe situations from developing.  
 
We wish you a successful head racing season.

Sincerely,
Jeff Lahm
PRRA"

==================
Update on Fall Rowing Programs
 
There are two rowing programs that will be conducted this Fall.  The first is a combined Youth/Adult Learn-to-Row comprised of 10 students.  They will meet in two back-to-back sessions from 1pm-3pm and 3pm-5pm on Saturdays and Sundays, starting this Sunday, September 17.  John McKenna is the Coach of this program.  This program will be using at least one of the Club Empacher quads.  The program will have 10 sessions, but will run through October to accommodate John's Head-racing schedule.  If you are around the boathouse during the times when this session is in progress, please say hello to all the participants and make them feel at home at Nereid.
 
The larger program running this Fall is the Junior Competitive / Intermediate program, which will be coached by Will Conceicao and Brie Kvetkus, Head Coach and Assistant Coach, respectively, at Montclair High School.  This program will have approximately 30 athletes, and will meet on weekday afternoons, and both Saturdays and Sundays.  Most of the activity will be centered at 550 Riverside, however, this program will use the Giovanni Maria 4+ and one of the Club Empacher doubles, so you will see the athletes from time-to-time at the boathouse.  The Club has an entry for a Junior Women's 4+ at the Head of the Charles, so that will be the premiere event for this program.  These athletes will also participate at the Philadelphia Navy Day Regatta, the Head of the Passaic, the Head of the Schuylkill, the Schuylkill Banks Regatta, and the Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta.
 
Chris Doyle and Andrea Hurwitz

==================
Nereid wins at FISA World Masters Regatta

Men's B Single
3.   Marc Monplaisir

Men's E Single
3.   Chris Doyle

Women's C Double
1.   Andrea Hurwitz (Nereid) / Kris Benarcik (Wilmington RC)

Women's D Double
6.   Fairmount Rowing Association / Nereid (Andrea Hurwitz, Linda Hall)

Men's C Quad
3.   Nereid / Baltimore Rowing Club composite (Marc Monplaisir)

Men's D Quad
1.   Nereid / Baltimore Rowing Club / Vesper Boat Club (Charles Windeknecht)

Men's E Single
5.   Fred Markovic

Men's C Single
6.   Derek Hartwick (!!)

Men's B Double
4.   Marc Monplaisir, Erik King

Men's D Double
3.   Nereid / Vesper Boat Club (Michael Glick, Christopher Doyle)

Men's B Single
3.   Charlie Johnston

Mixed C Double
3.   Andrea Hurwitz, Erik King

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone else for participating and representing Nereid.  We also want to thank our volunteers: Connie, Frank, Claire, John, and Marc.

The results are at http://www.powerhousetiming.com/static/101/fisaWorldMasters.html

To see only the Nereid results, go to
http://www.google.com/search?q=+site:secure.powerhousetiming.com+
world+masters+2006+results+nereid

==================
Nereid Masters Yahoo group
We have created a Yahoo group where Nereid members can post questions to other members, post photos and classified ads, organize for regattas, find others to row with, etc.  To register, send a blank email to nereidmasters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or email nereidpres@hotmail.com.  Today the group is up to 18 members.

==================
Nereid News submission guidelines
Nereid News is published weekly on Fridays.  If you have a news item that is interesting to other Nereids, please send a few sentences to Alice Matthews at nereidsec@hotmail.com.  The deadline for submission is Thursday night.  Your contribution will be highly appreciated.  If you would like to unsubscribe to the Nereid News, please reply to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject heading.

==================
Previous newsletters

Nereid News, 8/11/06