In one of the hotter July's in recent memories, a relatively young flock of RNYers drilled, trained, and raced their way through one of the program's most successful summer seasons ever.Opening up at the highly competitive Independence Day Regatta in Philadelphia, crews battled against development camps and summer traveling crews galore. The J16 4+ lost a heart breaker (less than a length) to miss the final, while the J18 4+ pulled off a massive come-from-behind move to advance to the final.
The following week, RNY made its first trip ever to Baltimore and Washington, DC, which included a viewing of the monuments, the Capitol Building, a George Washington University visit, and a fabulous stay at the home of our gracious hosts, Ken and Andrea Kraus. The racing was full of excitment, including a Junior 8s race against a crew from Australia, an Open 8s race that featured a battle between our juniors and RNY powerhouse staff and alums, and our first ever venture into competitive sculling (Margot Warshaw and Mariel Vanderlinden debuted in the single scull).
Finally, we closed out the season with a return to Philadelphia, hoping to see an improvement from the first visit-- we did just that. The J16 4+ dropped 12 seconds from its time just two weeks prior to advance to the final, where it took gold by open water. The Varsity 8 took bronze in the 2k and won the dash, while the 2V (in the same event) finished close behind in both, taking a bronze in the dash. Even our third varsity eight showed some speed and featured some rowers that will certainly be key players moving forward.
In all, where we hoped for moral victories and race experience with this young group, we got more than that. This should make for an interesting 2010-2011 season. We're all revved up.
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