Lots of Sailing and a head race this weekend. PLEASE READ!

CRAB.  Be advised that it is a busy weekend in the Basin and beyond.  

2 BIG sailing events, both Saturday and Sunday, between Longfellow and Mass Ave.  AND, Community Boating is open for their last weekend of the season and it looks to be a nice one, so count on a good crowd from them too.

All of which prompted....

Sunday, October 29th's, Seven Sisters Regatta to move its course to start upstream of the Mass Ave Bridge and will finish right before Weeks. Racing crews will warm up  below the Mass Ave bridge but will not go beyond the MIT sailing dock. Crews will proceed through Weeks Bridge before spinning and returning to Riverside Boat Club.  Expect their racing to be done by 10:15AM.  This is a small event so they should be able to manage this well.  Thank you Simmons and Seven Sisters organizers and the Sailing folks at Community Boating, MIT, BU and Harvard for working together on this.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR EVERYONE ELSE?

Stay away.  Don't go below Mass Ave after 9AM on Saturday or Sunday, and steer clear of the Head Racing course between 9AM and 10AM on Sunday.  

 

 

 

Check out the CRAB website at www.charlesriverallianceofboaters.org

Fw: Scrimmage tomorrow (sat)

Heads up for more action tomorrow.  Thanks Winsor for the heads up.

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Sent: Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 8:06 PM

Subject: Scrimmage

Hi Kate,

Naomi Walker (my lovely assistant) thought I ought to give the river community a 'heads up' on our scrimmage tomorrow. Winsor v NCDS 1:45 start - 7 fours and 4 eights.

thanks!

Lisa

Join us for the Head of the Q!

Please come down and join us for the Head of the Quinnobequin Regatta this Sunday starting at Noon.  The race runs from Eliot Bridge to the North Beacon St. Bridge and awards to follow at Community Rowing.  This one of a kind event puts hundreds of kids in singles, some participants have been as young as 11(!), and will restore your faith in the future of the world because they are very aware of their steering, handle the warmup whirlpool really well, sort them selves out for the start and race really hard.  It is a fantastic event to watch!  

A few things of note:

  -the warm up is a sight to behold.  Hundreds of kids looping in singles, so be sure to check out above Anderson Bridge for some interesting viewing.

  -Eliot Bridge makes for great viewing of the Start, as does the new park at Hells Half Acre on the Cambridge side and Herter Park on the Boston side.

 -the North Beacon St. Bridge is also good viewing, as is the little parking area on Watertown's Little Greenough Blvd.

We run this event late in the season and late in the day because it is not conducive to having other boats on the water with it.  We try to give these kids the run of the river as it is the first sculling race for many of them, and as you know, the Charles has its twists and turns.  We have many safety launches out there and State Police support as well.  But if you are a boater, please plan to avoid the North Beacon to Eliot Stretch from Noon to 1pm, but also use extra serious caution from 11AM to 3pm (kids may be rowing back to other clubs after the awards).

We also have some elected officials with districts that touch our segment of the Charles (Watertown Sq. to the Harbor) joining us for the awards cenermony, so come down and shake their hands and let them know about the boaters in their districts.

Thanks everyone.

 

 

 

Check out the CRAB website at www.charlesriverallianceofboaters.org

Fw: (CRAB) This Weekend on the Charles!!

See below for the weekend events and adjust your schedule accordingly.

More details on the Q coming shortly.

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Subject: (CRAB) This Weekend on the Charles!!

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CRAB Saturday 7am Head of the Kevin - last one, organized race by Riverside on HOCR course - give them room!! Sunday 12 -2 pm Head of the Quinnobequin - 200 youth ages 11-18 racing in singles from Eliot Bridge to No. Beacon St Bridge.  Take a break and watch!!

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Fw: (CRAB) This weekend on the Charles

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CRAB No events planned for either Saturday or Sunday.  Still, heads up for new buoys near Eliot, seasonal one way arch use, and fellow rowers practicing for upcoming races.   Head of Quinebequin, another Head of the Kevin scheduled for next weekend, then it's HOCR in 2 weekends!!!

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Traffic Pattern Alert! Eliot Turn Buoys going in!

On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, expect to see buoys go in on the Eliot turn.  This is done in an effort to keep river traffic separated while folks are training for the Head of the Charles Regatta - especially those out of towners that come in to practice and are not as concientious about keeping to the right side of the river as our own rowers (ahem!).  Early morning rowers (aka Vampire rowers) and all pre-sunrise rowers need to keep a sharp eye for thes buoys on Wednesday and moving forward.  

The buoys tend to be placed so as to allow power boats to continue to use the channel, so keep your eyes peeled for motor boats too.

Please keep in mind that today is not race day, and regular Charles River rowing rules apply when practing your Head of the Charles piece.  please see the rules that your club has agreed to abide by at www.CharlesRiverAllianceofBoaters.org and look on the rowing page.

Reminders!

-The center arches of the Powerhouse are upstream only for rowers until Thanksgiving.  Powerboats continue to use them bi-directionally so please say to the right and don't cross the center line of the river when using them.  

-When heading downstream through Weeks, please make sure you or your crews are hugging the Boston shore and that you start your turn BEFORE the bridge.  Please give this turn your special attention.

-When heading downstream on the Eliot Turn, please make sure that you or you or your crews are hugging the Boston shor, and that your coaching launches stay close to your crews.

Thanks to the Head of the Charles for their committement to communicating the buoy info to the River community and for working with the power boaters on this too.  See Brendan's note below and his contact info if you have questions.

Yours in fall boating safety,

Kate

 

 

 

Check out the CRAB website at www.charlesriverallianceofboaters.org

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Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017, 12:25:32 PM EDT

Subject: Eliot Turn Buoys

Hi All -

wanted to send a note that we are planning to install the Eliot Turn buoys tomorrow mid day.  

Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.

thanks!

Brendan Mulvey

Director of Operations

Head Of The Charles® Regatta

October 21st & 22nd 2017

bmulvey@hocr.org

617.868.6200