The Baldwinsville Girls Crew Booster Club will host a "Recycling for Rowers" electronics collections fundraiser Saturday, November 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Kimbrook Plaza parking lot at the corner of Routes 31 and 57. All proceeds will be used to support the Baldwinsville High School Girls Crew team. Past fundraisers supported the 2011 purchase of a new boat.
The Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club in cooperation with the Onondaga County Parks and Recreation Department and various sponsors welcome you to this year's venue. The race course begins on Onondaga Lake at the inlet for the Seneca River and continues 5000m down the Seneca River channel, counterclockwise around Klein Island, and returns to the inlet.
WANT TO DONATE FOR THE CURE
(Row for the Cure Regatta)
Even if you are not going to be participating you have the opportunity to support this great cause. Please contact Peg Harrigan at frankandpeg@aol.com or send a check to Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club, PO Box 5643, Syracuse, NY 13220. Please address the check out to the Komen Foundation.
The Fall 2011 Flier is available in the file library (link on the right side of the page) or by using the link to the left.
~~ Special Note ~~
Registration for the Fall Sessions can be done online, through the mail or at the Boathouse on August 29th at 6 p.m. (Competitive Jr's - mandatory registration)
Corporate Rowing League 2011
The Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club hosted its first annual Corporate Rowing League early this summer. The Program consisted of six on-the-water sessions followed by a final session which included two 500 meter races. While there were a few members that had previous rowing experience many of the individuals were experiencing the thrill of rowing for the first time. Three major corporations/organizations were represented. King and King Architects, Parsons Engineering, and the Ferrrara Law firm were the major representations with individuals from Haylor, Freyer, and Coon, and Honeywell rounding out the field. The Challenge ended with two races and a following BBQ outside of the Chargers Boathouse. King and King Architects took home the Inaugural trophy by winning both pieces with open water. Congratulations to the winners. If you are interested in joining next years corporate rowing league please contact Nick Scholz at nscholz@scsd.us. There will be two challenges next year. Session 1 will run form Late Spring into summer and session 2 will run from Late Summer into Fall) To see more photos and videos from the day check out our Facebook page.
This program will focus on the development of athletes who have recently finished a Summer Learn-to-Row session, or would like to participate as a Chargers Rowing member but without the emphasis on competitive Racing. (Racing will be decided by the coach and the athletes involved.) This program will allow for adult members to row in a recreational setting for the extent to which they chose or allow them to progress up the ladder and eventually join the Competitive Masters Program when they feel like they are ready for that challenge but with no pressure to ever do so. Athletes are expected to communicate to their coach their schedule and expectations for the program.
*if you want to sign up for these two programs now please use the paper forms until they are added to the online registration process.
Want to Learn to Row?
Sign-up for the second session of our Adult / Teen Learn-to-Row which begins on July 11th
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FM girls Jr. 4+ National Championships!
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SRAA (Scholastic Rowing Association of America) Nationals
The Junior 4+ entered the competition with confidence as the girls continued to improve throughout the season.
The venue in Cherry Hill was quite magnificent, and the weather close to perfect for the weekend. There were over 115 teams that qualified for the National Regatta, with nearly a thousand boats competing.
Friday's heats were hectic and full of tension, as the top two boats in each heat qualified for the semi-finals (top 12). With power and strength, FM's boat calmly won their heat by almost 15 seconds. That qualified them for the semis and a showdown with Nardin, a Buffalo rowing powerhouse, and Emma Willard – both teams that had beat them at States.
Saturday's semi went much differently than Friday's heats, as they combined strategy and power to make their way to the finals. Nardin had a plan to attack them at the middle 500 meters, but F-M coxswain Nikole Metz kept them at bay at each power 10 stroke with F-M's own power 10 to maintain a comfortable lead cruising to a 5 second win, and a spot in the Grand Finals.
Qualifying for the Grand Finals officially made them the highest placed national girl's team in F-M history.
Finals are much different than the heats and semis. Seasoned boats know that if they place top two in their heats they advance, so some of the faster boats perform at the minimum effort to simply qualify for the next level. The final would have each boat using their greatest effort to win.
F-M's boat had such great runs in the heats and semis that they had yet to break into a sprint at Nationals, but at 500 meters all 6 boats were in full sprint. At 400 meters Montclair (NJ) and Germantown (MD) were making strong moves to catch them, but at 100 meters my binoculars were dangling from my neck as tears swelled in my eyes. There was no way any boat would catch F-M as they met each challenge with an equal or faster stroke. They were after all, National Champions.
Recently the Chargers were able to take part in the Welleness Day at Ray Middle School.
Students had teh opptortunity to learn about rowing and how rowing can be part of a healthy active life.
Take a look at the video (link to the left).
Online Registration is Here!
You can now sign up to be a member of the Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club online!
Use the Link on the right side of the page to go to our Registration page. Then, just follow the instructions on the page to get signed up and read to start rowing.
The Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club in cooperation with the Onondaga County Parks and Recreation Department and various sponsors welcome you to this year's venue......read more
Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club (SCRC) recognizes the need that employers have to promote teamwork and camaraderie amongst their employees. This is why the SCRC is proud to announce the 1st annual Syracuse Corporate Rowing League.
Congratulations to all of our crews who raced at the HOG over the weekend. We saw some great results and areas of needed improvement but overall a great regatta. We are extremely excited about the upcoming Head of the Charles where we will field our largest fleet in recent memory. Thanks for all of your support and we hope to see you support the Syracuse Chargers banner at a regatta soon. See results below for the Head of the Genesee Regatta October 9th and 10th in Rochester, NY.
1st Place – Men's Masters 8+ M. Thibault Syracuse Chargers 15:09.141
2nd Place – Men's Veteran 1x S. Haines Syracuse Chargers 18:50.48 (Less than a second from 1st place)
2nd Place – Women's Veteran 1x D. Haines Syracuse Chargers 21:50.32
2nd Place – Women's Masters 4+ G. Dancks Syracuse Chargers 19:06.07 (Less than ten seconds away from 1st)
2nd Place - 2nd Women's Master 8+ D. Bradshaw Syracuse Chargers 18:10.83 (Less than 10 seconds from 1st place)
3rd Place – Women's HS 8+ Syracuse Chargers 17:03.00 (52 seconds from 1st place)
3rd Place – Women's HS 2nd 8+ Syracuse Chargers 18:14.57 (17 seconds from 1st place)
6th Place - Mens HS 4+ Syracuse Chargers 16:34.34 (38 seconds from 1st place)
6th Place - Mens HS 8+ Syracuse Chargers 234 16:13.48 (1:24 from 1st place)
6th and 7th Place - Men's HS 2nd 4+ Syracuse Chargers (A) 18:14.03 (Crew suffered a minute penalty pushing them back 3 places) Syracuse Chargers (B) 18:14.82
The Lift Bridge Regatta information has been added to the site. Click the link to the left for a PDF of the file or go to the Itinerary information page located under the Fall Competative section of the Programs menu.
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Fall Information Now Available
The fall information is quickly finding it's way on to our web site! There will be more updates on their way soon but for now:
Links to the Membership Application, Waiver and Fall Flier are in the file library on the right side of all the pages.
Fall Races are listed in the events section of the site.
Have questions? The FAQ section is currently being filled in.
The Code of Conduct has been added to the File Library on the right side of the site!
SRAA Scholastic Nationals
Pictured (left to right) are: Myer Dixon, Andrew Gotham, Coach David Cusano, Sawyer Konys, Sean Towne and Pat Burns.
There were nine Syracuse-area boats in attendance at the 76th SRAA Scholastic Nationals Regatta held on May 28th/29th in Saratoga Springs, NY. Three of the nine boats made the Semi-Finals
Baldwinsville H.S. Girls Junior 4+
Fayetteville-Manlius H.S. Boys Varsity 4+
Liverpool H.S. Boys Lightweight 4+
Of these, two of those moved on to the Grand Finals. The Liverpool H.S. Boys Lightweight 4+ finished 5th of 21 entries overall and the Fayetteville-Manlius H.S. Boys Varsity 4+ finished 6th of 31 entries.
Here is a picture of the Fayetteville-Manlius Boys Varsity 4+ at Nationals.
Section III
Novice A and Novice B winners of Section III this spring.
Baldwinsville High School.
New Chargers Site!
The Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club is pleased to be developing our new website. It will continue to be developed and enhanced so be sure to check back in the near future to see what exciting new content is here!
Our Boathouse Project
The tremendous interest and growth in the sport of crew in Central New York has resulted in the area's oldest, premier rowing organization outgrowing their current facilities. So the Syracuse Chargers are launching a community campaign to build a new boathouse on Onondaga Lake. ... read more
