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Team Resolute thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Philadelphia and wanted to say thanks to all the crews that stopped by and said hello. The team wanted to send out a special thanks to Paige Rittinger who volunteered her time to help out in the tent on Saturday.

Our Marketing Manager, Leann Boggs took these great photos of a few of the winning Resolute teams. For a complete list of Resolute wins check out our Regatta Wins page under the Community tab.

Boys Lightweight  8+ // Woodbridge High School

Girls Freshman 8+ // Lawrenceville High School

Boys Second 8+ // St. Andrew School

Team Resolute got a chance to take an evening stroll around the Philadelphia Art Museum and then enjoy some Philly Cheese Steaks.

Will Torres, Eddie DaSilveira, Noel Torres, Carlos Cativo

Noel, Leann, Will, Carlos, and Eddie

Resolute Racing Shells is proud to announce the addition of Michiel Bartman to our Resolute team. He brings over 30 years of experience as an athlete and coach.

For Michiel rowing is life. He was a national team member for the Netherlands from 1993-2004. In 1994 he won Bronze at the World Championships in the coxed four in Indianapolis, the Silver medal in the Dutch Eight in 1995 and Olympic Gold in the Dutch Eight in 1996 Atlanta. He made a successful switch to sculling winning an Olympic Silver in 2000 Sydney and Worlds silver in 2001 Lucerne in the quad. In 2004 Athens it was back into the Dutch Eight again to win Olympic Silver and finish his rowing career to take up the Head Coaching position at the prestigious Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia. He trains and coaches at Vesper Boat Club ambitious college graduates who want to compete for the USA at the World Championships and Olympic Games.

Michiel’s primary focus will be developing new customers and working with existing customers. Michiel will be geographically located in Philadelphia for accounts in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “The first time I saw the Resolute in 1995, I was intrigued by the build, design and quality.” Michiel said. Rick Laviolette, President and CEO of Resolute said, “We realize the importance of Philadelphia with its existing, growing and powerful rowing community. The addition of Michiel to our team provides Resolute more flexibility in this region and adds another highly valuable resource that our customer base can tap into. As a seasoned competitive rower and coach, Michiel provides our customers, most of whom are also coaches and rowers, the detailed answers they seek. Michiel is truly the premier consultant in this region and has already had an enormous impact with many top programs in the area. We welcome Michiel and are proud to have him as part of the Resolute team.”

Join Team Resolute for the 3^rd annual ACRA National Championship Regatta in the Boathouse District, Downtown Oklahoma City, OK on May 22^nd and 23^rd.  Watch as the top collegiate club rowing teams battle for the opportunity for a national title. Stop by our tent and say hi to Gene Jeffords, Casey Baker and the rest of Team Resolute. Be sure to ask about the exclusive “ACRA” shell specials. We are offering great incentives on all our shells including the Extreme Graphic boats.

Don’t forget to stock up on Z gear. Check out our latest t-shirt design that made its debut at the Stotesbury Regatta to rave reviews.

We will see you on the Oklahoma!

Join Team Resolute for the 84^th Anniversary of the Stotesbury Cup Regatta this May 14^th and 15^th.  Try Philly’s world famous cheese steaks, enjoy the racing and stop by our tent and say hi to Frank and Cindy Sands and the rest of the team. Be sure to ask about the exclusive “Stotesbury” shell specials. We are offering great incentives on all our shells including the Extreme Graphic boats.

Don’t forget to stock up on Z gear. Check out our latest t-shirt design and make sure you pick up a free goodie bag.

We will see you on the Schuylkill!