NEREID NEWS
23 June 2011
MEDALS AT SCHUYKILL NAVY
Nereid
rowers kicked off a strong sprint season with fine finishes at the Schuylkill
Navy Regatta June 18. Andrea Hurwitz and
Petra van Woensel took 2nd in the women’s masters 2x,
and placed 1st in the mixed masters 4x with Nereid member Alex van
Helden and Teaneck’s Clemens Reinke.
Congrats to Petra and Alex for their first races in Nereid green!
Nereid’s
Julian Fernandez took 3rd in the men’s intermediate lightweight 1x
final, four seconds ahead of Eric Hagberg, who came in 4th. Nereid’s Christopher Buesser placed 5th
in his men’s intermediate 1x final. Rowing for Carnegie Lake (his second
favorite club), Nereid member Joe Oliver earned 2nd in the master’s
mixed 2x and 5th in the men’s masters 8+.
Nice
job rowers!
ADIOS ADRIAN
All
Nereid members are cordially invited to join in what is being billed as “an
unforgettable farewell party” in honor of Adrian Nino de Rivera, who is heading
off to Charlottesville to row on the Rivanna
Reservoir and pursue a University of Virginia MBA in his spare time. The event
will be held Saturday, June 25, at 7pm
at the boathouse.
Host
Dirk Meiwes, who celebrates his birthday on the 25th, will provide
drinks. Briant Canha is executive chef of the buffet; please email him at frcaptain@yahoo.com if you want to
contribute a favorite dish.
All
the best Adrian – Nereid will miss you but hope to see you back in NJ soon!
GET SET FOR QUAKER CITY
Club member Joe Oliver
is organizing a Nereid contingent for Quaker City, a masters’ sprint regatta
held Saturday, July 30th on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. A single fee of $45 covers multiple entries,
along with T-shirt and two meals! Winners get a famous Quaker City beer stein.
Email Joe at joepta05@aol.com to indicate
your interest.
NEREID
PROGRAMS SCHEDULE
A reminder from the head coach and captain: Nereid
programs have priority for boats. If you
plan to row a club boat during a scheduled program, please check with Boris before
launching. Thanks so much for your cooperation!
The schedule from June 27 to August 1 is available on the program page
of Nereid’s website and summarized here:
College Program: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7-9:30 am
Youth Competitive Program: Monday
to Friday, 9-11:30 am (No session July 1 or 4)
Youth Intermediate Program: Tuesday
and Thursday, 2:30-4:30 pm; Saturday, 1-3 pm
Youth One-Week Technique Programs: June 26-July
1 and July 25-29: 12-4 pm
Youth Learn to Row:
Session
2: June 27-July 22, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 4-5:15 pm (No session July
1 or 4)
Session
3: July 5–9, Tuesday to Saturday, 1-3:30 pm
Session
4: July 11–15, Monday to Friday, 1-3:30 pm
Session
5: July 18-22, Monday to Friday, 4-6:30 pm
Session
6: July 25-29, Monday to Friday, 4-6:30 pm
Adult Learn to Row: June 13-July 6, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, 6:45-8 pm
Adult Novice:
Session
1: June 28-July 21, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6:45-8 pm (No session July
2)
Session
2: July 11-August 1, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 6:45-8 pm
BIENVENIDOS ELITE ROWERS
Former club member and national champ Quique
Nanne is bringing a group of Guatemalan elite rowers to train at Nereid on June
23rd as they prepare for US Elite Nationals and the Independence Day
Regatta. The group will compete in the 4+ and 4-. Welcome to Nereid!
SHORT STROKES
Congrats
to Aaron McAvey,
a Don Bosco rower who was selected for 2011 US Junior Men’s National
Team Development camp.
If you want your name and
personal information omitted from the 2011
membership directory, please email Stacey Ornitz asap
at sdornitz@gmail.com or nereidjoin@hotmail.com. The directory will be
out in July.
Doug
Boydston is organizing impromptu rows some evenings and Saturday mornings. Email him at dboydston@handi-lift.com to get on
the notification list.
The
Montclair junior varsity 4x, capping an undefeated season,
will complete in the Henley Regatta next
weekend in hopes of making their streak international! GOOD LUCK GUYS!
Please wash
boats, including tracks, after every row! And please take responsibility
and report any boat damage to Sheila.oshea@comcast.net – don’t
force the club to install nanny cams!!!
Nereid
mugs
are in – if you ordered one, it’s on the bar!
The club’s board
is looking for a new director. Anyone
interested who has been a member for at least a year should email Nereid
President Peter Willcox at peterwillcox@gmail.com.
NEREID THIRD AT NYAC
Nereid came in a strong third place at the 11th annual
New York Athletic Club Masters Scullers’ Invitational June 12 in Orchard Beach.
Due to last minute scratches, only four Nereid rowers participated, giving a
clear advantage to the other two competitors, NYAC and Saugatuck. Nereid’s
Charles Johnston took first in his 1x race.
In spite of low Nereid turnout, a good time was had by all!
VOLUNTEERS GET
USROWING MEMBERSHIP
USRowing needs volunteers for the Junior/Under23 Trials and USRowing
Elite National Championships June 27 to July 1 at Lake Mercer in West Windsor,
NJ. Jobs are open for launch drivers, finish line assistants, stake boat holders, weigh-in and dock attendants and results runners. Volunteers get a free
tee shirt and lunch. Those who volunteer for two or more sessions get a free
one-year membership from USRowing.
To sign up for Junior/Under23
Trials June
27-29, visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/usrowing7
For Elite National Championships June 30- July 1,
visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/usrowing
Email questions to Maggie@usrowing.org.
NEREID TWEETING
Nereid Director Stacey Ornitz is taking the lead on improving
Nereid’s social media presence with a new Twitter account!
While news and info will continue to be available on Facebook, nereidbc.com
and the Nereid News, NereidBoatClub on Twitter will provide access to instant alerts
on river/safety conditions, race results, group rows, etc.
Stacey is continuing to improve the Nereid website with live info
and more photos. Please send her any updates, pictures, videos, etc. that you
would like published at nereidwebmaster@gmail.com.
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THE NEWS
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