2017 MEDIA GUIDE GENERAL INFO Press Information 2 Race Schedules 3 Awards 5 Statistics 6 History 7 FAQ’s 8 Race Specifications 11 Glossary of Terms 13 Reading Race Results 16 RACE INFORMATION Race Previews 17 International Count 31 Crews Alphabetically 32 Past Winners 42 Charity Program 58 ORGANIZATION INFO FIFTY-THIRD Regatta Sponsors 59 Spectator Venues 62 Directors 64 HEADOF THE CHARLES® OCTOBER 21-22 PRESS INFORMATION Requesting Credentials Credentials for the 2017 Head Of The Charles® Regatta are available to all local and national print, radio, television and online media. To obtain credentials, contact Elevate Communications at 617.536.8695. Credentials MEDIA GUIDE 2017 and parking passes may be picked up on Friday, October 20, between 2 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (ET), Saturday, October 21, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and on Sunday, October 22 from 7:30 a.m. until the close of ® races, at the Cambridge Boat Club located at the intersection of Memorial Drive and the Eliot Bridge in Cambridge. Media Center Media headquarters for the 2017 Regatta will be the Media Center at Cambridge Boat Club. The Media Center is equipped with telephone lines & high-speed Internet access. The Media Center will also accommodate interviews. At the conclusion of each day’s races, as available, race winners will be brought to the interview area for media access. Limited parking is available for daily print, online and television media (pass required). All television stations that will be bringing in satellite trucks should call Kevin Flight at 781.439.7140. FIFTY-THIRD HEAD OF THE CHARLES HEAD OF FIFTY-THIRD Athlete Access Please talk to any of the HOCR Publicity Team members about gaining access to various athletes after completion of their events. 2017 HOCR Publicity Team Kevin Flight [email protected] 781.439.7140 The 2017 Head Of The Charles Media Guide is a publication of Head Of The Charles® Regatta. Award Ceremonies (All award ceremonies take place at the Registration Tent) Events 1–19 Saturday, 3 PM Events 20-27, 32A/B Saturday, 5 PM Events 33-43 Sunday, 3 PM Events 28/29, 30A/B, 31a/b, 44a/b, 45a/b, 46a/b, and 48a/b : Sunday, MEDIA GUIDE 2017 3 4:30 PM ® Lotman Challenge Presentation Events 47, 49, 50/41, DMX2X, DMX8 AWARDS AND TROPHIES All race winners are presented with first place medals. Subsidiary medals are presented to runners up in all events based on the number of entrants (one per 10 entrants up to fifth place). In addition, the following trophies are awarded: Club Singles Louis Hawes Cup (Men), Peggy Hawes Cup (Women) Club Eights McIntyre Cup (Men) FIFTY-THIRD HEAD OF THE CHARLES HEAD OF FIFTY-THIRD Youth Fours Duncan Cup (Men), Cabot Cup (Women) Grand Master Singles Mowatt Trophy (Men) Senior Veteran Singles Wade Trophy (Men), Witte Trophy (Women) Veteran Singles Olrich Cup (Men) Grand-Veteran Singles Crosby Cup (Men) Masters Fours Talbot Cup (Men) Lightweight Singles Arlett Cup (Men), Singer Cup (Women) Lightweight Fours Coleman Cup (Men), Cambridge Cup (Women) Lightweight Eights Boston Herald Cup (Men), Boston Cup (Women) Championship Singles Curtis Trophy (Men), Cambridge BC Plate (Women) Awards Ceremony Cont. Championship Doubles Cromwell Trophy (Men), Swayze Cup (Women) Championship Fours Schaefer Cup (Men), Barnes Plate (Women) MEDIA GUIDE 2017 4 Championship Eights Boston Globe Trophy (Men), Governor’s Cup ® (Women) Pierson Cup (Top Collegiate Crew in Women’s Championship Eights) Most Competitive MA HS Metropolitan District Commission Trophy (Men and Women) Points Trophy D’Arcy MacMahon Points Trophy FIFTY-THIRD HEAD OF THE CHARLES HEAD OF FIFTY-THIRD FIFTY-THIRD HEAD OF THE CHARLES® 5 MEDIA GUIDE 2017 HOCR STATISTICS 2017 SELECTED STATS Monies raised for Head Of The Charles Official Charities: $106,190 Competitors: 10,551 MEDIA GUIDE 2017 Entries: 2,281 6 Countries represented: 35 ® International entries: 270 Gender split: 50/50 Male to Female Course length: 3 miles (4,828 meters) all upstream Fastest course time: 13:58.99 (1997 Championship Eights – Men, USRowing) Bridges to row under: 7 Race events: 56 Charity monies raised by entrants: $74,707 Spectators: tens of thousands anticipated throughout the weekend FIFTY-THIRD HEAD OF THE CHARLES HEAD OF FIFTY-THIRD Age of oldest known rower: 87 (Richard Kendall in the Men’s Senior Veteran Single on Saturday at 7:45 AM) Year of the first Head Of The Charles: 1965 (nearly 300 competitors, 100 boats) HISTORY OF THE REGATTA The Head Of The Charles® Regatta, one of the world’s pre- eminent rowing competitions, was first held on October 16, 1965. The race was established by Cambridge Boat Club members D’Arcy MacMahon, Howard McIntyre, and Jack Vincent, with the assistance of Harvard University sculling instructor Ernest Arlett. Arlett proposed that a “head of the river” race, similar in tradition to races held in his native England, be held on the Charles River. MEDIA GUIDE 2017 7 There were nearly 300 competitors in the first Head Of The Charles Regatta, competing in singles, fours, and eights. ® Over the past 51 years, the Regatta has grown tremendously. Today, nearly 11,000 rowers (more than 2,000 boats) from 750 universities, schools, and rowing clubs representing 28 nations compete in 56 different race events. With the generous support of our sponsors—such as BNY Mellon, Brooks Brothers, and New Balance—we produce a world-class event that attracts tens of thousands of spectators. The Head Of The Charles Regatta is managed by the members of the Cambridge Boat Club with assistance from more than 1,700 volunteers, numerous local schools and rowing clubs, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The board of directors of the Cambridge Boat Club THE CHARLES HEAD OF FIFTY-THIRD appoints three trustees to oversee the management of the race as well as the eleven-member Race Committee that meets year- round to oversee the operational and logistical details of the event. In 1991, the trustees appointed Frederick V. Schoch Executive Director of the Regatta, and he continues to spearhead the event. Schoch, a former secondary school English instructor and rowing coach for many years at Princeton, the U.S. Naval Academy and Georgetown, founded the Challenge of the Hudson regatta in New York. He also has been an active member of the U.S. Rowing National Team Coaching Staff. The Cambridge Boat Club, located at Gerry’s Landing in Cambridge Mass., serves as headquarters for the event. It was established in 1909 for the purpose of encouraging boating and yachting, and as a place for social gatherings for its members. The club maintains an active membership of more than 300. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Where does the Head Of The Charles start and finish? How long is it? The race starts near Boston University’s DeWolf Boathouse and finishes approximately 3-miles (4,828 meters) upstream at Herter Park (aka Artesani Park) on Soldier’s Field Road in Brighton. MEDIA GUIDE 2017 8 What does a “Head” race mean? ® Head races are a class of regattas generally three miles long, with boats racing against the clock. Winners of each race receive the honorary title of “Head of the River” or, in this case, “Head Of The Charles.” How does a boat win a Head race? Winners are determined by time. The boat that rows the course clocked at the fastest time (including any penalties) wins its event. The quickest rowing time wins (i.e., not the first boat to cross the finish line). How is each boat’s time determined? Each boat start sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart, FIFTY-THIRD HEAD OF THE CHARLES HEAD OF FIFTY-THIRD and a start time is noted for each and every boat as it crosses the Start Line; the clock stops for each boat at the Finish Line. The exact time is recorded the instant each boat crosses the Start and Finish. The final Race Time is stated in minutes, seconds and thousandths of a second (ex: 18:46:228). All boats’ preliminary times are posted generally within 15 minutes after the conclusion of each event. What is the best way to follow a Head race? Watching a head race is unique because boats start in single file, one after another, at the start line (remember, the winners are determined by time!). As boats are rowing the course, one boat can pass another boat—which means the passing boat is faster. You can follow a particular boat’s progress by noting its “bow number,” which is the large number positioned on the bow (front) of every boat; basically, for each lower numbered boat it passes, a passing boat will have rowed the course faster by roughly 10-15 seconds. Another important viewing tool is the “bow ball,” also located on the bow (front) of the boat, which mimics the boat’s momentum. In a nutshell, the bow ball should not bob or halt, but rather should travel smoothly. Long and fluid strokes generally make for faster boats. Is there a penalty system used during the race for various violations? Yes, and it may effect the final outcome of each event. A penalty time is added to the boat’s final time, which could result in drastic changes to the boat’s finish place. Examples of a reason to be penalized include failing to remain in the confines of the course, and failing to yield to boats who are attempting to pass. MEDIA GUIDE 2017 What if a boat wants to pass another boat? 9 If a competitor is in a passing position, the slower boat must ® move or “give weigh” to the side or risk penalty.