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George Cuddy Reaches Portland!!

George Cuddy Reaches Portland!!

With 4,200 miles behind him, George Cuddy reached Portland (OR) on Wednesday, August 26 after rolling through destinations like Niagara Falls, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Grand Teton (WY), Yellowstone National Park, and Sun Valley (ID).

Thanks to the generous support of many families and friends associated with Community Rowing, George visited with various rowing organizations across America to help spread the word about CRI’s adaptive training and learn about other, similar programs.

Here’s an article about George’s adventure at the RAGBRAI in Iowa:

http://www.muscatinejournal.com/news/local/article_2efc7240-92c7-11df-bcc7-001cc4c03286.html

You can follow George’s ride on his blog at:

http://thexcrideforcri.us/site/Welcome.html

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Limited Access: Sculling Pavilion

On Tuesday August 17th there will be limited access to sculling boats from 4:00-8:00PM. A select number of singles will be available to row and located on the CRI trailer. If you are a PBO please make special arrangements for access to your boat with Ryan Banks.

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Newton Rowers In the News!

Click through for a GREAT article on CRI’ers racing well:

http://www.dailynewstribune.com/sports/local_sports/x2083433905/Newton-rowers-make-for-quite-a-talented-crew

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Nice Mention of Rowing in the Globe Today by Alex Beam

Beam describes Gail Caldwell’s newly published memoir, and refers to rowing as the leitmotif underlying the story.  Read more here, at the end of the column:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2010/08/03/alex_beam_silences_the_death_knell_for_his_generation_1_prius/

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New Boats! Usage Policy HERE!

CRI has some more new sculling boats!  Last year, we introduced eight new Alden’s to the fleet, along with four sets of new blades.  This year we have FOUR NEW SINGLES and FOUR NEW DOUBLES from Vespoli along with six sets of new blades that are either here now or on the way!  VERY VERY EXCITING!
After wide ranging input from a broad cross section of the community, this is what the CRI Board learned through the discussion to date:
#1 - we should use the new boats as an opportunity not to change our standards - we already have the most rigorous Captain’s Test on the River -  but to increase the communication bandwidth between scullers and people who maintain equipment
#2 - new rowing shells are for EVERYONE, competitive or not.  The test to use the equipment isn’t speed, it is care and respect for the equipment.
To that end, we have a special requirement to row the new boats:
#1 - only people who are Captain’s Tested can use the new boats.  One exception - if there are insufficient shells for Sculling 4, a coach may reserve them.
#2 - to use the new boats, your name must appear on a list maintained by Seth.  To get your name on the list, you must talk with Seth and go through a refresher course on boat handling and procedures.  You must also contribute $10 to the maintenance fund at CRI.  Seth may waive the fee at his discretion.

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CRI comes home from Club Nationals with 18 medals!

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CRI raked in the hardware last week during the youth competitive team trip to Oak Ridge, TN!

The team came home with 18 medals total, and finished 2nd in the overall points trophy, with the girls’ team finishing 2nd among women’s teams, and the boys’ team finishing 4th among men’s teams.

In recognition of our medal winners, the medal count was as follows:

BOYS:

-Silver in the Junior A 8+
-Silver in the Junior A 4+
-Bronze in the Junior B 8+
-Bronze in the Junior A 2-
-Bronze in the Intermediate 8+

GIRLS:

-Gold in the Junior A 1x
-Gold in the Junior A 2-
-Gold in the Junior A 4+
-Gold in the Junior A 8+
-Gold in the Junior B 8+
-Silver in the Junior A 8+
-Silver in the Junior  B 4+
-Silver in the Junior B 2x
-Silver in the Senior Lwt 4+
-Bronze in the Senior Lwt 4+
-Bronze in the Junior A 2x
-Bronze in the Intermediate Lwt 2-
-Bronze in the Junior B 1x

Congratulations to these athletes and all who competed in the USRowing Club National Championships!

FULL RESULTS

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CRI Rowers narrate DRUM “The Wind in the Willows”

CRI rower Henriette Power is the Editor of the online “Literary Magazine for Your Ears,” Drum. CRI scullers recently narrated the passage from Kenneth Grahame’s “Wind in the Willows.” Listen to it online: Drum Literary Magazine.

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Credit Card Processing - BACK ONLINE!

The temporary credit card processing issue has been resolved - we apologize for any inconvenience that it has caused.  The issue emerged because of an upgrade in our form collection software - we were issued a new transaction key and the system continues to operate with the highest possible level of security.  CRI uses Authorize.net for all on-line credit card processing because of their industry standard security and robust transaction interface.

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CRI Closing at 7:30 PM, Friday July 2, 2010!!

Make sure your boats are in by 7:00 tonight in honor of this great country’s birthday weekend.

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US Veterans attend Learn to Row day at CRI

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Row2k wrote a feature on the CRI Veterans Learn to Row Day. Read HERE.

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