Bubbly Creek Rowing Foundation

Here's Kristin Behrmann's recap of Northwestern's performance at the 2008 Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA:

This year's 44th Head of the Charles Regatta took place this past weekend, October 18th-19th in Boston, MA, with great weather and fantastic results from the crew! Details are below!

Arriving on Friday, October 17th, the crew was greeted with beautiful fall weather on the East coast and a lovely day for rigging and practice. After warming up and getting a feel for the course, the team parted ways and went to stay with their respective host families, Diane Young and Gary Dragoon, Brady Young, and the Crow family.

The collegiate four racing took place on Saturday, October 18th with similar (yet, slightly colder) conditions.

The varsity men were the first to launch and race. A spectacular course steered by Bethany Gottesman and rowed by a committed boat of varsity men claimed 9th place out of 31 (top third of the results) with a time of 17:22.9.

The varsity women were the next to launch for the Collegiate women's 4+ event. Having studied the course since summer, coxswain Nini Zhang steered an impeccable course. Paired with the varsity women's determination, the women placed 12th out of 34 (top half) with a time of 20:02.5.

All results can be found here.

Saturday's success was followed by a dinner generously hosted by Derrick and Joan Grava. Able to relax and meet alumni members and families, the rowers truly enjoyed and appreciated the Grava's party and will surely miss it next year!

Sunday was a day for studying, exploring Boston, and watching racing. The entire crew was then welcomed into Diane and Gary's home for a final, relaxing, and delicious dinner in Boston by Diane, Gary, and Brady.

I cannot express how wonderful this past weekend was for the crew. Not only for success at the Charles, but the generosity shown by the Gravas, Crow family, Diane, Gary, and Brady. I would like to deeply thank the Crows, Diane, Gary, and Brady for the hospitality that they showed the crew in hosting all 14 of us this weekend! Many thanks to the Gravas for hosting the team for Saturday's dinner. And additionally, a great deal of thanks to all of our families who came out to cheer and support the crew.

This coming weekend, the varsity rowers will have a scrimmage with our new novice teams at the North Shore Channel Challenge. The team will also be in Indiana for Head of the Eagle, November 1st! I will send out details for Head of the Eagle to all interested in the coming week!