#ResoluteNation Stands Proud at Head of the Charles
Congratulations to so many of the teams rowing Resolute and making us proud to build boats that are built to last and made to go fast! It was an incredible weekend of accomplishment and mind-over-matter as these teams faced off with unprecedented weather conditions and some steep competition. Here are a few of the #ResoluteNation highlights from this year’s event. Did we miss your’s? Send us an email; we’d love to hear your HOCR52 achievements! Resolute's photographers were out in force throughout the weekend ~ Find your favorite shots here.
Boston University Womens Lightweights
SILVER for the Women's Lightweight Eights
8: Janice Hagerman - 20 (BUW) 7: Leigh Shanor - 22 (BUW) 6: Gemma Junkinsmith - 20 (BUW) 5: Makayla Karr-Warner - 21 (BUW) 4: Sarah Kate Rogers - 19 (BUW) 3: Annie Shapiro - 22 (BUW) 2: Sarah Maietta - 19 (BUW) 1: Anju Okutani - 19 (BUW) c: Anna Wisotzkey - 19 (BUW) coach: Malcolm Doldron (BUW)
Brown University Women
GOLD: Event 19 Women's Club 8+. Their THIRD year in a row victory! 8: Alaena Roberds - 19 (BUWC) 7: Mia Murphy - 20 (BUWC) 6: Maaike Tiersma - 22 (BUWC) 5: Sophie Paine - 19 (BUWC)
4: Keenae Tiersma - 20 (BUWC) 3: Louise Sommer - 18 (BUWC) 2: Geena Fram - 20 (BUWC) 1: Margaret Holler - 21 (BUWC) c: Zoe Canaras - 20 (BUWC)
Brown University Women
SILVER for the Women's Championship Fours
4: Amy Tarczynski - 19 (BUWC) 3: Tara Bozzini - 20 (BUWC) 2: Regina Brown - 21 (BUWC) 1: Sophie Overall - 20 (BUWC) c: Stacy Neul - 20 (BUWC)
Brown University Women
4th Place Finish - Women's Championship 8.
They were defending the Gold winning performance of last year with the number 1 on their Bow. They started the race off slow more than 6 seconds off the start and fell to 7th place. Then they came roaring back to finish fourth by only 0.0.73. Wow, what a race, and what a come back!
Brown University Alumni
BRONZE – Alumni 8
8: Emma Betuel - 22 (FBWC) 7: Muriel Solberg - 23 (FBWC) 6: Casey Kelsey - 29 (FBWC) 5: Tessa Gobbo - 26 (FBWC) 4: Corinne Schoeller - 23 (FBWC) 3: Anna Johnson - 22 (FBWC) 2: Whitney Naylor - 23 (FBWC) 1: Sasha Tiles - 22 (FBWC) c: Isabel Runge - 22 (FBWC)
Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Our pair double performed as "if it were flying over the water!" Congratulations ladies! 2: Gabriele Bickel - 52 (BLRC) 1: Teresa Taylor - 52 (BLRC) coach: CInda Ewton (BLRC)
Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI) Adaptive Rowing
We are so proud that our FIRST Resolute Adaptive BOAT and SEAT premiered in the Inclusion Race Mixed Inclusion 4+ and achieved GOLD!
4: Katherine Barrett - 24 (CRI) 3: Natalie McCarthy - 29 (CRI) 2: Austin Hack - 24 (CRI) 1: Paul Casey - 26 (CRI)
Florida Tech Rowing
4th Place Finish - Womens Collegiate 4+ in one of our lightweight fours besting their 16th place finish last year. Congrats to Coach Adam Thorstad's team! 4: Natalia Arasa Bonavila - 20 (FIT) 3: Aurelia Gervasi - 20 (FIT) 2: Samantha Martinez - 22 (FIT) 1: Federica Pala - 21 (FIT) c: Taylor Stoni - 19 (FIT)
Marin Rowing
SILVER in the Women's Youth 8s
8: Sarah Commesso - 18 (MRA) 7: Lindsay Noah - 18 (MRA) 6: Sarah Noble - 15 (MRA) 5: Caroline Noble - 18 (MRA) 4: Amelia Shunk - 16 (MRA) 3: Catherine Dana - 17 (MRA) 2: McKenna Bonkowski - 17 (MRA) 1: Claire Smythe - 17 (MRA) c: Mika Allen - 17 (MRA) coach: Sandy Armstrong (MRA)
Marlow Rowing Club
SILVER for Women's Master Eights [40+]
8: Catherine Tillett - 45 (MRC), 7: Katherine Grainger - 41 (MRC), 6: Beth Rodford - 34 (MRC)
, 5: Sarah Winckless - 43 (MRC)
, 4: Gillian Lindsay - 43 (MRC)
, 3: Jo White - 47 (MRC)
, 2: Ruth Naylor - 48 (MRC),
1: Kate MacKenzie - 49 (MRC)
, c: Adrian Ellison - 58 (MRC)
MIT Lightweight Women's Rowing Club
BRONZE for the Women's Lightweight Eights
8: Priya Veeraraghavan - 21 (MIT) 7: Sharon Wu - 21 (MIT) 6: Elizabeth Martin - 20 (MIT) 5: Annika Rollock - 20 (MIT) 4: Valerie Hunter - 19 (MIT) 3: Michelle Lauer - 20 (MIT) 2: Kelly Barton - 20 (MIT) 1: Sylvia Sarnik - 20 (MIT) c: Chloe Thacker - 19 (MIT) coach: Claire Martin-Doyle (MIT)
Miami Hurricanes Rowing
An overall great weekend for @canesrowing!
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Molesey Boat Club
GOLD for the Men's Master Eights [40+]
This is the Second year in a row that the Molesey Boat Club Won Gold in the Resolute! 8: Artour Samsonov - 36 (MOLE) 7: Simon Fieldhouse - 40 (MOLE) 6: David Gillard - 45 (MOLE) 5: Robert Thatcher - 42 (MOLE) 4: Roberto Blanda - 46 (MOLE) 3: Berend van Wachem - 44 (MOLE) 2: Marc Weber - 44 (MOLE) 1: Andrew Brennan - 34 (MOLE) c: Neil Chugani - 47 (MOLE)
Molesey Boat Club
4th Place Finish – Mens 4
4: Tom Middleton - 40 (MOLE) 3: Jonny Searle - 47 (MOLE) 2: Tom Anderson - 41 (MOLE), 1: Ed Bellamy - 45 (MOLE) c: Hannah Watkins - 41 (MOLE)
Riverside Boat Club
In one of our favorite moments from HOCR52, Riverside Boat Club had one of the most epic bloopers caught on film in the Club 8+ competition. Check out Resolute on Instagram for the funniest captions to this moment. Fortunately, our friends at Riverside have a great sense of humor and the rower was ok. He quickly got back on the horse and the crew made a strong finish.
Team Shimano
GOLD for the Midweight 4x in the Directors Challenge by a large margin. The boat was outfitted with Shimano virtual pivots on our Resolute footstretchers in their first racing test. Thanks to John Geary of Shimano for his help. Rowers included: 1. Nicole Ritchie -Vesper 2. Maddie Lipps- SoCal Scullers 3. Stesha Carle -SoCal Scullers 4. Molly Hamrick-Riverside
Resolute Singles
Tom Bohrer, rowing for Wide Load BC, started 29th and took 3rd in the Senior Grand Master and Grand Masters singles.