The club had a fantastic turnout at this year’s sprint regattas in Northern Virginia with twenty-one–yes, 21!–athletes participating. RRC rowers braved traffic, early wake-up calls, heat, humidity, and two soaking thunderstorms to compete in 1x, 2x, and 4x events, all at 1000m. (We also fielded two composite boats with Carolina Masters Rowing for Masters …
Raleigh Rowing Center was well represented on Saturday, June 3rd, at the Dogwood Masters “Old Dog Classic Regatta” in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Four of our rowers–Jennifer and Dan Tamburro, Mollie Gaines, and Brayden Quinn–made the trek over the Blue Ridge Mountains, completed their sprints, and brought home some hardware to Lake Wheeler: Jennifer Tamburro won gold …
Raleigh Rowing Center partnered with Triangle Rowing Club to host an invitational “Speed Order” at Lake Wheeler Park. Charlotte Youth and NC State attended as well. This was raced similar to a 5K head race, but all boats were lined up in approximate speed order, regardless of boat class or gender. Final times were given, …
RRC attended two regattas on July 9 and 10: Capital Sprints and Occoquan Memorial Sprints. All races were 1000m, and our team competed in the 1x, 2x, and 4x events. We also had a composite boat with Carolina Masters Rowing for the Women’s Masters 8+ event! Former coach and club member, Emily Cleveland, lives near Occoquan …
