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Success at Peninsula Indoor Rowing

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Congratulations to our BHS women’s varsity and novice rowers and coxswains who participated in the indoor rowing competition on Sunday! The team had a great day--almost everyone pulled personal records, both varsity and novices. The girls swept the freshman event: 1st place - Cassidy Villeneuve, 2nd Place - Eden Teller, 3rd place - El Holland. In the women's junior open event, 6th place went to Maya Lefao.

More story and photos to come.

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Get ready for the season

rower, seated in group Two rowers Coach Lindsey, interviewed rower with cup of water rower with medal

rower peers past camera beach launch, mens 4 Coaches Chris and Gulliver women's 8+ rower in blue, smiling

A new season is upon us.  The Indoor Rowing Championships, for the women, take place on February 7.  The first full regatta happens on Valentine's Day, Sunday the 14th.

The next few months will be a blur, occasionally hitting warp speed, no doubt! There will be cold; and sun.  There most certainly will be dark, as the rowers and the families that set up the tables arrive on location in the early hours of the morning.

Out of the erg room, onto the water. This is why we do it!

So, parents, alumni, friends - come on out and take part. Plan on spending a few hours. Bring the paper, and a chair. There's plenty of time to catch up. And to make a few new acquaintances.

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Good fun at the 20th anniversary Holiday Sprints

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As happens each December - with this time marking the twentieth year - Berkeley High Crew alumni, some of whom have gone off to row at the collegiate level, returned to the Bay Area to challenge our current team. On December 20th, JLAC provided the setting for this year's reunion.

Three races were held that day. The first, a race of four 8s, was handily won by the novice men, a good indication of the team's future! Four boats contested in the second race: two 4s, one quad and a pair. The alumni men pulled it out, avoiding a coach's threat that they'd have to wash the boats if they lost. The final race included mixed teams and an all-coxswain boat. The mixed lightweight 8 won the race, just squeaking past the cox boat! (Sort of.) One certain Crew Board President was overheard saying something about the cox boat being a "boat full of backseat drivers." Many expressed concern that the coxes may have been slowed down by the fact that they had nine PA systems installed in that one boat. Next year, a design change could make the difference.

This year's Holiday Sprints ended with chocolate medals being awarded to race winners and prizes being handed out to winners of the Holiday Raffle. Thanks to the alumni for returning to race and to the coaches for arranging the competition. Thanks, too, to the parent-volunteers who organized and managed the event, to those who found sponsors to donate raffle prizes and to the rowers who sold the tickets. The raffle proceeds support crew's scholarship program, so a special thanks is due to the sponsors for their wonderful and generous contributions. Thank you all for making the 2009 Holiday Sprints a success!

Happy Holidays and get ready for the 2010 season!

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What's an Ergathon, you ask? ... A successful fundraising event!

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Berkeley High Crew held its annual ergathon this past Saturday (December 5th) on Fourth Street in Berkeley. Members of the team showed off their rowing skills using an "ergometer," a stationary rowing machine. The team competed against each other for best times, team merchandise was offered up for sale, and curious holiday shoppers got initiated into the world of rowing and "erging."

This fundraising event successfully follows up the Team's fall letter writing campaign. If you have pledged or given already, thank you very much. If you have yet to support these student athletes, please see the donate page for information about online donating.

 

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Medals and many new faces portend a good season for BHS Crew

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Berkeley High Crew came away with medal upon medal at the Bair Island Regatta, a day of timed head races on the lagoon in Foster City. In an exciting preview to the 2009-2010 racing year, the men's lightweight 4+ won both the open weight and lightweight categories and the women's lightweight 4+ ran away from their competition. The men's quad (4x+) and the women's novice 8+ won their races, too, before the two lightweight fours joined together to win the Mixed 8+.

Novice parents joined returning parents on the shore, bringing their energy and enthusiasm in support of the rowers. The BHS crew family has a great many new members this year!

After a great showing in its sole fall tune-up, the team moves indoors for a winter of land training. Can't wait to see what hatches in the spring.

See the Races page for the complete story, plus more photos.

 

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Ergathon letters out - thanks to a successful day of letter-writing

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Sponsor a rower
for the BHS Crew Ergathon

Saturday, October 31st was the date of this year's Ergathon letter-writing campaign. Team members wrote to family and friends asking for contributions to Berkeley High Crew and urging supporters to come watch the team train at the upcoming fundraising event, December 5th, on 4th Street in Berkeley.

 

Once again, the athletes of Berkeley High Crew piled into the BHS Library after their Saturday morning practice to carry out the team's most important fundraising effort, its annual Ergathon letter-writing campaign. This year, a generous crew family raised the ante by offering iTunes cards to rowers who sent more than 30 letters. At last count, 40 qualified!

To make donating easier, we have arranged with PayPal to accept online payments using a credit card or a PayPal account. To add your Ergathon pledge, simply click the "Donate" button at right. And please -- when you get to the Review Donation page, click on the 'Rower Name' link and add the name of the rower you are sponsoring!

Ruthlessly hitting up loved ones and acquaintances for money -- even for such a good cause -- is difficult and draining. Responding positively is equally tough, especially in hard financial times like these. Yet, so many of the recipients of those letters will come through for BHS Crew. Out of gratitude, we say "Come on down to 4th Street on December 5th and support the Jackets! Let us show you our love."

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