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Hi all, Some of you may remember Angela (anGEEla) who sculled with us back in the late teens. I am excited that she is able to pick up the thread and continue with us!! She is able to access the #8 Maas from the outside rack. Best wishes, J

FYI Christina Petersen 413-563-7900 Christina.petersen@... From: Victoria Quill <vrquill@...> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 3:24 PM To: Victoria Quill <vquill@...> Subject: Join me to clean up the Northampton Meadows this September! Good Afternoon! I hope all is well with you. Thanks for registering for one of my cleanups in the past. Reaching out to let you know that I have scheduled a Source to Sea cleanup at the Northampton Meadows again this year on September 27th from 9-11am. Would LOVE to see you there as we get dirty for cleaner rivers together! We will be meeting at Sheldon Field this year to make it easier to rally and divide up from there. Below is a link to more information and to register. Info & Registration Link: https://sourcetoseacleanup.org/event/noho-meadows-cleanup/ Hope to see you there! But, if not, hope you have a lovely fall. ? -- Warm Regards, Victoria Quill LinkedIn Profile 413.325.7183 B -- Warm Regards, Victoria Quill LinkedIn Profile 413.325.7183 Virus-free.www.avg.com

Hello YCR Members, I am sending along Northampton Community Rowing's invitiation to join their fun Row for the River on Sept 15th. Please see the detailed description of the event on the attached flier. NCR is inviting folks to row with them in their big boats, quads, doubles or in our own singles. They are asking for a donation of $100 to participate as it is a fundraiser for NCR and CRC as they aim to raise $20,000. But of course, folks could donate and not participate. After the row, YCR members are also invited to join in a celebration and boat dedication for some of NRC’s new singles at NCR. Please feel free to reach out to the President of NCR Board and fellow YCR Member, Sally Linowski, if you have any questions. Also, please join in on wishing for good weather!!! Best, Jaime-- Jaime Caron, LICSW (she/her) Clinician / Family Consultant / Permanency Mediator jcaronmsw@... 413.584.1821

Yankee Rowers, The college crews and HampCrew will be returning to the river soon (in the next week or two). At times, things are likely to get busy on or around the docks at the Sports-man's Marina, which we share with the Amherst College and Smith College crews, and the U/Mass women's crew. Please be considerate, patient, and flexible when using the docks. And please be extra careful on the water, keeping an eye out for rowing shells and launches (and buoys) near and behind you. Also, please stay on the appropriate side of the river: going upstream, stay toward the Hadley side of the river; and going down-stream, stay toward the Northampton/Hatfield side of the river. Here are the fall practice schedules for the various local crews: Amherst College: Mon - Fri at 5:30 - 7:30 PM; and Sat at 8:30 - 11:00 AM Smith College: With the full team: Mon - Thurs at 4:30 - 6:40 PM, and some Fridays at 6:00 - 8:00 AM, and Sat at 7:00 - 10:00 AM. And a few small boat sessions with 4-8 athletes in the morning: Mon - Thurs at 7:30 - 8:30 AM. U/Mass Women: Mon - Fri at 6:45 - 9: 00 AM, launching around 7:00 - 7:15 AM and landing around 8:45 AM; and Sat launching around 7:15 - 7:30 AM and landing around 9:30 AM. U/Mass Men (launching from the dock on the Northampton side of the river between the two bridges): Next week, starting Tues, 7/27, they will do double sessions on Tues - Sat at 7:00 - 9:00 AM and at around 1:00 - 4:00 PM. After next week, they will resume normal practice times on Mon - Fri at 6:00 - 9:00 AM; and Sat at 7:00 - 10:00 AM. Northampton Community Rowing/HampCrew (launching from their dock upstream, just before the turn in the river at the Honeypot): Mon - Sat at 5:30 - 7:30 AM; and Mon - Fri at 4:15 - 6:30 PM. Thanks very much to the local coaches and crews for providing information regarding their practice times. Best, Ernie

To those who row the Fluid Design: The center V strip below the foot-stretcher, into which the foot-stretcher locks down, was peened over, rounded over, so the whole ensemble would slip. I think the problem is fixed. I replaced the old nylon V strip, and replaced the small wing nut and bolt with which you locked down the assembly. 1 Keep the gunnel bolts loose enough to position the stretcher to where it fits you. 2 Then Tighten the lower Cylindrical Nut, and Sliding Track Bolt FIRST. 3 After the lowest bolt is tight, then you can firm up the Gunnel attachments. By replacing the small wing nut with a tall Cylindrical nut, it will be easy to tighten now. Let me know if you have any problems. Too all who don't use the Fluid, this will not make any sense. Craig

Thank you, Jonathan, and everyone else who atteneded the successful self-rescue clinic on the dock this morning!

Just a reminder: Jonathan will be leading us in a self-rescue demonstration and practice session this coming Saturday, August 17, at 7:30 a.m. at the marina dock. Bring a towel. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate. It's important to know how to self-rescue in case you fall into the river. Even if you've done a self-rescue drill previously, it's good to do it again now and then. (We used to do this regularly, at least once or twice a season. But we haven't done it in a while. We're hoping to return to doing it on a regular basis.) Best, Ernie

Hi all, Spencer is picking up rowing after college 8s at Skidmore and is loving it. His wife Christine gave him some coaching for his birthday, and now all we have to wait for it the water to go down. We have had our introductory sessions and will probably take a fun row or two together as well. Please welcome Spencer! Cheers, J

If you use Yankee Rowing Club oars, please don't change/adjust the settings on the oars (for the handles, collars, or oar lengths). As the oar charts in the boathouse note, each pair of club oars has been set to specific measurements--for reasons of safety and so people can use the same oars with the same settings regularly. If you are having problems with the club oars or need advice regarding oars, please contact Craig at zzooey@.... Thanks very much. Best, Ernie

Recently the gas supply for the hot water heater was turned off. I turned it on, and all is ok, but left it turned off. Gary reports that they were doing some repairs next door and it was a precaution. So all is good to go with water heater. I will turn back on when I am next there, or anyone can. Turn the blue valve stem to align vertically with the pipe. No pilot lights , just on off. Small stuff, but all good. Jonathan

Jonathan will be leading us in a self-rescue demonstration and practice session on Saturday, August 17, at 7:30 a.m. at the marina dock. Bring a towel. (In case of bad weather/water/wind, Sunday, August 18 at 7:30 a.m. will be the back-up date.) Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate. It's important to know how to self-rescue in case you fall into the river. Even if you've done a self-rescue drill previously, it's good to do it again now and then. We used to do this regularly, at least once or twice a season. But we haven't done it in a while. We're hoping to return to doing it on a regular basis. We look forward to seeing you. Best, Ernie

Hey Yankee Rowers, I am watching the Olympic opening ceremony now and am so happy that our love of water and the power of moving through water is being celebrated in Paris at the Olympics. Check it out if you haven’t seen it yet. It transcends rowing. Maybe we need to move to France… -anne

Hello Fellow Rowers, Would anyone be interested in learning how to self-rescue? Now would be the time, warm days, warm water. I know I have wanted to learn that to feel more comfortable when I’m out there by myself. If anyone else is interested maybe it could be a group exercise. Otherwise, if someone could coach me individually I would appreciate that. If anyone else is interested I’d be happy to organize a day and time. Thanks! Brenda Brenda Hayes sundaygreetings.com (413) 658-5071

Hi Yankee Rowers! As some of you know, I run the "Rowing Strong, Rowing Together" program for young moms in Holyoke. I am calling for volunteers for our annual Young Parents Regatta scheduled for Saturday Aug 24th at Holyoke Rows boathouse (rain date: Aug 25th). Volunteers are needed for boat carrying, oar carrying, dock master-ing, launch driving, time keeping, etc. Volunteers arrive at 9am. The regatta should be over around 1pm. Breakfast and lunch is provided, and you will receive a volunteer t-shirt. It's a fun and celebratory time! Please email me directly with your name, email, and phone number if you would like to volunteer: hglier@.... If you are an experienced launch driver, please say so. Reach out with any questions or concerns. And please spread the word! THANK YOU! Happy rowing, -- Halley Glier 413-834-4808

Hi All, Thanks to Peter Norman we have some glorious new pictures on our website. Take a look <https://galleryofreaders.org/yankeerowing/gallery/> Moi

Hi Everyone, I trust you all check the water flow before each row, but just wanted to flag for everyone that the water flow is quite high due to excessive rain north of us. The flow is expected to be high for now and not conducive to sculling in a single. Thanks for checking in advance of each row and knowing that club boats should not be used unless the flow is 20 KCFS or lower. Connecticut River at Montague water.noaa.gov Best, Jaime Jaime Caron, LICSW (she/her) Clinician / Family Consultant / Permanency Mediator jcaronmsw@... 413.584.1821

There is now a magnetic door catch on the inside of the "men's" bathroom door so that the door can stay open. After you use the bathroom, please remember to open the door all of the way so that the magnet catches and the bathroom gets aired out and dried out. The spray handle on the boathouse hose broke this morning and will be replaced with a new handle tomorrow/Friday morning. Please be careful using the new handle. Please try to avoid dropping it on the ground or on the boathouse ramp. Please don't leave club towels outside on the slings, grass, or ramp--they get or stay wet out there. Please hang them up on the clothesline inside the boathouse. Thanks very much.

Hello Yankee, rowers! I stopped by the boathouse this morning at 9:30 and the main door was open, and no one was around… According to the logbook, it looked like one person was still out, but I’m not sure who it was because the name was somewhat illegible - to me at least! So, just a reminder… Please remember to close the door if you are the last one to leave the premises. If the key code is not working on first try, remember to punch in the numbers, very slowly, and repeat if necessary. There is also an activator button on the left side of the door on the inside, so the door could be closed using that as well. Aaaaannnndddd, when you make your entry in the logbook, please write your name legibly, just in case someone goes missing. It’s good to know who that someone is! Thank you! Jenn

YRC members: We were thinking of moving the Green Peinert 25’. ( the number 6,) to the Outside rack. It is so high inside the boathouse it’s difficult to get down. On the Outside Rack it would be much lower and easier , plus we could put a private boat in its place. Suggestions? Craig