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Watch the FISA World Cup in Poznan Live & On-Demand!

Signup for Learn to Scull and Sweep to Scull clinics!

SIGN UP FOR SUMMER ROWING PROGRAMS! Including Hartford HHS & Lebanon HHS 1 Week Learn to Row Program and more.

Friends of Hanover Crew Prouty Team is looking for a few good riders!

We're sending out our first e-mail to recruit team members for the Friends
of Hanover Crew Prouty team. Please consider joining us this year. We had a
terrific turn-out last year, raised a lot of money for Norris Cotton Cancer
Center, and earned enough money to fund a new boat. We hope 2008 will prove to be equally successful.

Friends of Hanover Crew is excited to announce another challenge incentive.
For every participant that joins our team, Chicago Soft will again provide a
match to the Cancer Center and also make a contribution to the crew program.
Details will be coming soon. Remember - participate and you can help two
terrific organizations at once. We will also be having a kick-off party,
compliments of Ramuntos. This event will be on June 1st at the Richard Black
Center in Hanover from 5:30-7:30. Come and have some great Ramunto's pizza, find out details about the challenge grant, bring suggestions to make our team even stronger, and register for the Prouty. There will also be awesome Prouty sox given out to every team member registered. We'll send another reminder, but be sure to save the date.

In the meantime, you can also register for the Prouty now and begin fundraising. The number of cyclists in the event will be capped this year,
so it's important to sign up early. Note - you can register now, even if you
don't begin raising money until later. Click here register.

If you have any questions, please e-mail proutycrew@gmail.com. We will be
announcing practice rides, a virtual row/ride, details of our registration
party, and information about extra incentives soon.

Thanks a lot - we look forward to another great Prouty experience this
summer.

Hannah Kornfeld and Keegan Dufty
2008 Prouty FoHC Captains

May 2008 Board Minutes

Looking for 2008 summer coxswains!

If you are interested in coxing, whether regularly or on occasion, we could use you! Our programs run every weekday from 6-7:15am - we have a few regular slots open (3 days/week), and we also maintain a list of cox subs. Please contact Deb Smith at debensmith@gmail.com for more information.

Hartford HHS & Lebanon HHS 1 Week Learn to Row Program!

Information for 2008 Sweep Programs!

April 2008 Board Meeting Minutes

More spring tanks are here (and some early water opportunities as well).

Thanks to our new partnership with FLIP (a Dartmouth program which offers fitness classes to the general public), Upper Valley rowers, and those who would like to learn to row, have 3 rowing classes to choose from beginning March 31. Why are we so excited about this partnership? FLIP has an established program to which many Upper Valley residents turn for exercise and for a high-quality introduction to new activities. With our ability to ensure instructors, equipment, and programming continuity, combining our resources means more people can learn to row, and are able to keep rowing, all year long.

Learn to Row / Beginner's
TTh 12:00-1pm / Rowing Tanks & River
April 1-June 5 (10 week session)
Cost: Dartmouth Students-$55 / Dartmouth Employees-$75 / Public-$95
Instructor: Mike Quinn

Advanced Rowing
MWF 6:00-7:00am / Rowing Tanks (only)
March 31-May 9 (6 week tank session only; UVRF spring competitive session begins in this time slot on 5//12, with enrollment thru UVRF)
Cost: Dartmouth Students-$45 / Dartmouth Employees-$60 / Public-$75
Instructor: Rowan Carroll

Advanced Rowing
MWF 12:00-1pm / Rowing Tanks & River
March 31-June 6 (10 week session)
Cost: Dartmouth Students-$70 / Dartmouth Employees-$95 / Public-$120
Instructor: Buzz Congram

REGISTRATION for FLIP Classes

All classes enroll through FLIP. If you are currently participating in a FLIP class and you have a current Medical Form on file, you may register through the mail or drop off registration at the FLIP office.
All others must register in person at the FLIP office (enrollment forms are available there). No credit cards: cash or check only.
The FLIP office is in the Dartmouth Alumni Gym on East Wheelock, Room 167 (on the main floor beyond the entrance desk). Office hours are 8:30-4:30 M-F.

General Registration will be held on Wed. March. 19, from 7:30 am- 5:00 pm in the lobby of Alumni Gym. After this date go to the FLIP office to register.

Dartmouth student registration is online from 8am March 26-4pm April 4.
Registration for the last 5 weeks of the session is Wed April 30, 8-4:30 in the FLIP office.

The rowing tanks are located in the basement of Alumni Gym, just downstairs from the main entrance desk. On-the-water sessions are out of the Dartmouth boathouse facility.

For FLIP questions, please contact the FLIP office at 603-646-3903
For UVRF-related questions (including matching your rowing needs to the appropriate program), please email our programming director at debensmith@gmail.com

Mud Season Erg Challenge!

Dear UVRF rowers,

Concept 2 is again running a Mud Season erg challenge. Peggy and I think that this is a GREAT INCENTIVE to get in shape for spring rowing: The 9th Annual North American Rowing Challenge (N.A.R.C.) being held by Concept 2, March 15 – April 15, 2008. Some details at the bottom of this message and all the details are found at: http://www.concept2.com/us/commercial/programming/challenges/narc2008.asp

We want to enter a U.V.R.F. team, row as many meters as we can, and win prizes for rowing the highest number of meters and in the random drawings for clubs and individuals. Will you join us? If you want to, the meters you row beginning March 15 will count. Be sure you sign up with me no later than March 28. Anyone who wants to join our team may do so, but you need to contact me to have me put you on the team roster.

To add your name to the team roster, I will need your e-mail address as entered with Concept 2 and your Concept 2 Ranking ID number. If you don't wish to register with Concept 2, I can still enter you, but it will be harder for you to check on our team's progress. Our team name is Upper Valley Rowing Foundation, event NARC2008.

Join us. It should be a lot of fun.

Paul Gross

Paul.L.Gross@valley.net

Here are the relevant details from the Concept 2 website (for more information click on the web address above):

The Details
• Each team rows as many meters as they can collectively between 12:01 a.m., Saturday, March 15 and 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, April 15.
• This is a team challenge. You must belong to a team to participate. This is not the same as your club affiliation in your profile. See "How To Join a Team" below.
• Teams must consist of at least two (2) people.
• All teams wanting to participate in NARC must be signed up by midnight March 28.
• All team members must be added to their teams by midnight on March 28.
• Only indoor rower meters count (no water meters please).
• Meters must be entered online. Because of the large number of participants in the challenge, we cannot accept results via phone, fax or email. We suggest that any members who have access to the Internet create their own profile so that they can enter their own results.
• Meters rowed each week should be entered no later than midnight on Friday of that week. This works on the honor system. It makes it fair and fun for everyone if you can watch the progress of the teams that you are competing against.
• Deadline for entering meters: Friday, April 18, 2008 at midnight.

Who Can Participate
Teams must be an established "club" -- UVRF qualifies.

Incentives and Rewards
• There will be prizes for the top ten individual men and women.
• There will be prizes for an additional 10 men and 10 women by random draw from all those completing at least 100,000 meters during the challenge.
• The club with the greatest number of meters rowed will win their choice of a Model D or Model E Indoor Rower (U.S. & Canada clubs only).
• The club with the greatest number of meters rowed per participant (minimum of five people per team to qualify for this prize) will win their choice of a Model D or Model E Indoor Rower (U.S. & Canada clubs only).
• Concept 2 will have two random draws for a Model D or Model E Indoor Rower from all participating clubs having at least 5 members on their team (U.S. & Canada clubs only).
• Specially designed certificates of completion will be available via download to all participants at the end of the event.

How To Join a Team
1 Establish an Online Logbook if you haven't already (it's FREE!). To establish an online logbook for yourself, visit the Online Logbook home page,
http://www.concept2.com/us/motivation/logbook_ranking/default.asp click Register under New Users and follow the directions. All of your meters must be entered into your Online Logbook.
2 Click Teams at the top of the logbook window and follow the instructions.

Notes:
• You may only belong to one team.
• If you do not have access to a computer or have trouble creating your online logbook but want to participate as a team member, contact Paul Gross and ask him to enter your meters for you. Due to the popularity of this challenge, we strongly encourage you to create your own Online Logbook and log your own meters to keep the workload manageable for the Team Captain.
• To communicate with teams or find a team to join, visit the NARC Team Challenge Forum.

Congrats to Mike the New Crash-B Lwt Men's (55-59) Champion!

Mike van Beuren, representing St John's College, took first place in the World Indoor Rowing Championships (aka Crash-Bs) men's 55-59 lightweight division with a time of 06:45.1 Mike beat the defending world champ and record holder, Roy Brook of Great Britain, who had a time of 06:46.5 Mary van Beuren, Mike's wife, did a great job of coxing him to victory, Congratulations!

Watch Team van Beuren in action! (Mike is on erg#10 and the only rower wearing a hat)

Congrats to Mike for Bringing Bronze back to the Upper Valley!

Mike van Beuren represented UVRF at the European Indoor Rowing Championships in Dresden, Germany, on December 15, 2007. Mike brought home a bronze medal in the Mens 50-59 lightweight division with a time of 6:46.6. In February, Mike is headed to Crash Bs in Boston and would welcome training company on the erg in preparation for this competition and/or the spring season. Contact Mike at mikvan52.cs.com. Congratulations!

December Newsletter

November Board Meeting Minutes

UVRF Annual Meeting

December 1, 2008
2-4pm
Richard W. Black Recreation Center
Hanover, NH

"Golden" UVRF rowers at the Head of the Fish!

UVRF Rowers finished their 2007 racing season with spectacular results at the Head of the Fish in Saratoga Springs on October 28th. The course conditions were a bit windy and choppy but the sun was shining!

• Peter Kermond and Carin Reynolds took 1st place in the Mixed Master Double event completing the course in just 12:27 minutes.
• Jen Friend rowed a strong race in the Women's Master Lightweight 1x event finishing 4th, just 3 seconds behind 3rd place. Way to go, Jen!
• Women's Masters Eight A boat won their event with Heidi Lange, Adina Roskies, Rowan Carroll, Deb Smith, Brenda Sirovich, April Harkness, Jen Friend, Brenda Vale and Jeff Dwyer (coxswain).
• Women's Masters B boat won also took 1st place in their event, bringing home a lovely fishhead trophy and leading the 2nd place boat by 32 seconds! Congrats to Monica Descamps, Kristen Fountain, Dashiell Rae, Marty Mundy, Terry Phelps, Elizabeth Glenshaw, Karen Sluzenski, Nancy Carter and Anna Gronauer (coxswain).

October Newsletter

2008 UVRF Director Job Descriptions

October Board Meeting Minutes

Congratulations UVRF Rowers on a Successful Head of the Charles!

A 3rd (or 4th) place finish went to the amazing mixed quad crew of Peter Kermond, Carin Reynolds, Paul Gross (sitting in for T Swayze) and Liz Marshall! Peter also rowed with longtime rowing partner Tony Kilbridge in the Master Doubles event placing 5th.

Congratulations to Andy Steele who finished his first HoC race looking strong as he crossed that finish line in the Grand-Master Singles event. Liz Marshall, a veteran of racing at the HoC, finished 11th in the Grand-Master Singles Women's event. T Swayze finished 8th in the Senior-Veteran Men's Singles.

Blair Brooks, Fred Cressman, Win Piper, Tim Cox, and Sienna Chu (coxswain) placed 14th in the Senior Master Fours event. Both Win and Sienna racing at the HoC for the first time.

Dick Grossman coxed Team Attager to a course-record win in the Men's Senior Master 8's 50+, way faster than the 1980 Olympic boat!

The UVRF Competitive Women's boats rounded out the weekend of racing with a 7th place finish for the Master Eights (Rowan Carroll, Carin Reynolds, Adina Roskies, Kristen Fountain, April Harkness, Monica Descamps, Brenda Sirovich, Jen Friend and Mike Quinn(coxswain)) and an 8th place finish for the Senior Master Eights (Leslie Sonder, Deb Smith, Terri Phelps, Elizabeth Glenshaw, Dashiell Rae, Anne Steele, Karen Sluzenski, Nancy Carter and Vinny Fusca (coxswain)).

UVRF crews have secured 3 guaranteed entries for 2008, mark your calendar and see you in Boston!

Heading to Boston for the Head of the Charles? Be sure to catch the following UVRF rowers and cheer them on!

Sat 20th

• 8:30 am Grand-Master Singles (50+) Men : Andy Steele #44
• 8:51 am Grand-Master Singles (50+) Women: Liz Marshall #6
• 10:08 am Senior Master Eights (50+) Women: Competitve Women's team #7
• 10:26 am Senior Master Fours (50+) Men: Fred Cressman, Win Piper, Blair Brooks, Tim Cox, Sienna Chu (coxswain) #15
• 2:41 pm Master Doubles (40+) Men: Peter Kermond #5
• 3:05 pm Master Eights Women: Competitive Women's team #9

Sun 21st

• 12:59pm Directors Challenge Quad Mixed: T Swayze, Liz Marshall, Peter Kermond, Carin Reynolds

Operational Board Memo - The 2007 UVRF Board of Directors has voted to change the organizational structure of the club to an all-volunteer club, which should make the club financially healthier and better incorporate the interests and energy of its members.

Beginning with the 2008 Board of Directors, each director will have an area of operations which he/she is responsible for overseeing, supported by a group of member volunteers. At the annual membership meeting, which has been moved to December 1, 2007 (location TBD), 2007 UVRF members will choose the director of each of these positions by voting either for the slated candidate or an independent candidate.

If you are interested in filling one of these positions, please email Elizabeth Glenshaw, UVRF secretary and nominating committee member. The October newsletter, which will be arriving shortly, contains more details about this change as well as a look forward into 2008.

September Board Minutes