CRESCENT NEWSCoaching Available this Fall: Private and Group Lessons
J. D. Bridges, Crescent's Senior/Intermediate Coach, is available for private and group lessons this fall for all age groups.
Whether you're looking to just get started rowing, improve your technique and enjoyment of the sport, or you're preparing to race here in Philadelphia or beyond.
Individual rate: $40 per hour
Group rates: Please contact Coach Bridges.
(Novices: a minimum of six hours is required if you are brand-new to the sport.)Contact J.D. at crewcoachjd@yahoo.com
****************************Jacqueline and Jeanine Lees win Nationals.
The Lees girls of Crescent Boat Club, representing Archbishop Prendergast High School rowed a dominating race to victory last week in the Scholastic National Doubles Championship Race.
Rowing out of the gate at a blistering 41 strokes per minute. The Mercer Lake New Jersey course was smooth and fast. They carried their stroke at this high rate for the entire race, they beat the nearest competitor by over 2 seconds. Their time was 6:24:25.
Get ready for Rowing 2009. there will be an organizational meeting for participants and parents at the boathouse on May 14 at 7PM
Click here for application to 2009 Summer Program
Crescent's summer plans are shaping up - Our new rowers program will begin as soon as schools close in June. This program is open to all school age students (12+)with or without rowing experience. Ray D'Amico will again direct our summer programs. Tom Doyle will be assistant novice coach again this year. He will guide novices toward their first racing experience in Philadelphia Youth Regatta at end of July. Novices will be on the river Monday thru Thursday mornings every week for six weeks. This is a recreational program that introduces young people to sculling, working together as a crew, and builds skill and strength. At the end of the program our participants will be scullers - able to competently and safely take out a single sculling boat on the Schuylkill, as well as move into their high schools' crew programs as experienced rowers. (Check out videos from 2008 program lower down on this page)
Our Junior/Intermediate Competitive Program will begin as soon as the scholastic rowing season ends. Coaches Roger Ross and John Snyder will return, and JD Bridges joins the coaching staff coaching intermediate and seniors. Once more, we will will be preparing to compete and win in singles, doubles and quads - Independence Day Regatta, Nationals, and the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in August 2009. (Note to competitors - you will need a passport to travel to and from Canada. Apply soon, as it usually takes about a month to get one)
Mike Bryan, who is a member of Crescent Boat Club, Roman Catholic High School Crew and Boy Scout Troop 334 is requesting help to complete his Eagle Scout Project at Lemon Hill Mansion. In order to become and Eagle Scout young man must complete a substantial community service project. The work includes clearing the hiking trails, removing invasive vegetation and generally improving the appearance of the hill located at Sedgely and Kelly Drives. Mike has scheduled 2 days with the Fairmount Park Commission to complete this work, January 31, 2009 and February 7, 2009 between the hours of 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. This project will greatly enhance the appearance of Lemon Hill and Boathouse Row. All you need to bring is a pair of work gloves and smile. Tools will be provided. Refreshments will be served at the Crescent Boathouse located at #5 Boathouse Row. If you have any questions or will be able to help please call Tom Bryan at 215-356-8796.Crescent
Members - This invitation from Rich Hamilton:
My son Richard is a film student at Drexel and is doing the documentary on Chief. He is interested in anyone at Crescent who might have some memories of Chief that they might want to share on the movie.
Later, the documentary can be converted into a file that we can put on the Crescent website if everyone is interested - it will be a nice tribute to Chief.
If you are willing, let me know when you might be around the boathouse this week or next weekend. Richard can drop by and record a 15 minute interview about any stories you might have about Chief for his documentary.
Rich
Commodore's Review September 20, 2008 Schedule for Crescent
Rowing Schedule
BOAT
TIME
ROWERS/Organizers
Rafferty Quad 8:30 Bud Ennis, Bill Shea, Tom Bryan, _______ Gillespie Single 8:45 Frank Gil The Singer Double 9:15 Mike Singer, Charlie McNulty Merion Mercy Academy Crew Team - 8 boats 9:45 Mike Brown, coaching Roman Crew Team - 8 boats 10:30 Roger Ross and John Snyder Coaching Summer Program Scullers 10:45 Tom Bryan organizing Girls Summer Quad 11:00 Tom Bryan organizing
The William Shea Single 11:15 Charlie McNulty The Hudson HW Single 11:45 Joe Ferry
Please arrive at least ½ hour before you are scheduled to launch
Please wear Crescent shirt/hats…Review Tent Schedule
Officer Time
Jack Lees 9:00
Bill Shea 9:30
Dave Ragan 10:00
Bud Ennis 10:30
Joe Ferry 11:00Tour Guide Schedule 12:00 – 3:00 @ CrescentLocation Number of Guides
Boat Bays 3 (one in each bay)
Dock 1
Main Floor 2
Locker Room 1
Erg Room 1
We have 8 Roman Catholic upper classmen who have volunteered for Tour Guide duty. Others are invited…Refreshments
Crescent will provide water/soda/Gatorade + tomato pies and soft pretzels to all participants.
Tom Bryan will provide the drinks. Bill Shea has the pretzels. We need someone to coordinate the tomato pies. We need to have refreshments set up by 9:00 on Saturday morning.
Miscellaneous
A head count is required by Thursday 9/18. Please contact Tom Bryan or Bill Shea.
Club Brochures – Bill
Commodore of the Schuylkill Navy
Clete Graham
Note: Commodore of the Schuylkill Navy, Clete Graham, has been a member of Crescent Boat Club for almost 25 years. All of us on the Schuylkill River appreciate the tremendous efforts he has made for us, and for the whole city of Phildadelphia over all the years that he has served the rowing community as vice-commodore and commodore. Nonetheless, as his friends we are allowed to poke a little fun.... he got that real big medal for putting up with us!.
Novices Sculling Camp 2008 video
CBC Novice crews preparing for Philadelphia Youth Regatta - regatta to be held on Schuylkill River July 26, 2008.Crescent Crew Heading to Canada
Our crew will be participating in Royal Henley Regatta in Canada during the first and second week of August. Our headquarters for the regatta will be at the Heart of Niagara Hotel - Quality Inn ~~~(click here for map)- coaches crew and some of our families will be staying there during the races. Laura Rice is the contact person and Heart of Niagara Hotels. Contact her if you need to make accomodations.Laura Rice
Group Sales Coordinator
Heart of Niagara Hotels
327 Ontario St.
St. Catharines, ON
Tel: 905-704-5643
Fax: 905-704-5655
Email: lrice@heartofniagarahotels.com
Crescent hosts crew from Argentina.
Leo, David, Esteban and Owen up from Buenos Aires, Argentina will row a men's lightweight quad under Crescent's colors in 4th of July Regatta.
July 8 MEETING for all rowers and families that will be going to Canada for the Royal Henley Regatta. At the boathouse 6:30 PM
July 1 - All athletes competing in regattas have to sign waivers. To do that go to Regatta Central and follow the instructions. Our roster code is PH-217777 for crescent.
June 28- 126th Canadian Henley Regatta will be held August 4th to the 10th 2008
For everyone going to Canada you must have a valid US Passport. Click on this link to find out how to get one if you do not have one. It will take a few weeks to get a passport, so apply now or you won't be able to go.
4th of July - The Cerrone's are organizing the club's 4th of July bash for next Friday - the 4th. All afternoon and evening, capped off with the best seats for the City's fireworks display. Be there.
June 26 - Summer programs in full swing. Each morning at 6 o'clock a fleet of Crescent boats set out on the river. With more than 50 young rowers participating, CBC's quads, doubles and singles compete with the drivers on the Schuylkill Expressway in making an early morning traffic jam! At 8 AM our novices take to the ergs and the boats.
Click in the center to see a brief YouTube clip of activities.
JUNE - The summer program starts at 6AM on June 16th at Crescent Boathouse. All participants in the racing/competitve program should report to boathouse. First day will include erg testing, and a light rowing workout on the river.
Participants in novice program report at 8AM on June 23 for start of their activities.
Members - check out the new online coaching videos posted (click on 'coaching' videos link on the left side of this screen). Thanks to Tom Bryan and Mike Bryan for their on camera and behind the camera work.
May 28, 2008 -There was a huge turnout for the organizational meeting of our summer programs tonight almost a hundred parents and rowers listened as Ray D'Amico and David Ragan spoke about our plans. There are still some slots open in the program for novice and racing divisions.
The novice participants will meet on June 23, 2008 at the boathouse at 8am for the start of the 4 day per week program (8 til noon, Mon thru Thurs until July 23)
The various racers will meet on June 16 at the boathouse at 6AM. First day will be devoted to erg testing. Workout and training schedules will be adjusted, but will be based on 6am - 8am daily crew rows.
May 20, 2008 - Update on Summer Rowing Program - There will be at meeting of all interested rowers at the boathouse on May 28 Wednesday at 6PM. Coach Ray D'Amico will speak. Applications will be accepted at the meeting. Parents of rowers are welcome to attend.
Update on Coach Javier Murillo - Javier has been approved for a special visa by US Citizen and Immigration Agency, and also by the US State Department, but there is more red-tape with the Passport Control office. Tom Doyle, our lawyer Al Caprara, and Javier are all working on the issue, and we still have high hopes that Javier will be admitted to US to coach for us this summer. Ray D'Amico has accepted our request to coach and run the summer programs. When/if/and as soon as Javier gets here, Ray will integrate him into the coaching staff.
April 25 - The club is now accepting applications for our summer Racing Program and Novice Program. Ray D'Amico will again head up the novice division, and Javier Murillo will coach the racers. Spaces in each division will be limited, so encourage any prospects to get their application submitted early.
April 14, 2008 - Club officers met at boathouse today.
Officers elected to serve for 2008 - Bill Shea, Pres; Joe Ferry, VP; Ray D'Amico Treasurer; Keith Pellicone, Sec'y; Maryellen Smith, Schuylkill Navy Delegate; Dave Ragan Captain; Jack Lees and Tom Bryan, Lts. ; Javier Murillo, Head Coach.NOTE: There will be a meeting of all members of the club on the first Friday evening of each month. Meetings will begin at 7:30. Meeting of Officers will be held after Club meetings. Make time for yourself to come after work, get in a row. We'll order a pizza and have the club meeting - its important that we get everyone together to plan, make decisions, take assignments. Next meeting will be May 2, 2008. Following meeting will be June 6 - first Friday night of each month.
Crescent has Sunny Rodriguez cleaning the Boathouse each Wednesday. She has had a great impact on the quality of life in our lockerrooms. Having this service isn't an excuse to get sloppy. Keep the house in good order.
DUES - $450 a year. Due now. A notice will be sent out via email next week to remind you to pay dues. Don't wait for it. Send your dues in as soon as possible. Make check out to Crescent Boat Club, and send check to Joe Ferry at #5 Kelly Drive, Phiila 19130, or to his house at 441 Hawarden Road, Springfield, PA 19064.
DUES - we will hold dues for Summer Competitive and Novice Camp members to $525. Members should get the word out to any young persons that wants to be part of the best summer program on the River.
Tom Bryan has reviewed all our boats and has estimated that it will cost us between $10k and 15k to put all our equipment into perfect condition. Much of the work that needs to be done is fiberglass repair of small nicks and dings that happened when getting boats off racks. Try to be more careful, these kinds of harm are easy to avoid - practice good boat handling technique, and help one another when moving the boats into and out of water.
At meeting the officers reaffirmed the benefit to full members in good standing to use the social rooms of the boathouse, free of charge, for family parties and functions. Contact Joe Ferry if you'd like to make reservation. Check the online calendar to be sure that your date doesn't conflict with any existing rentals.
April 5, 2008 - Crescent Boat Club has just gotten word from the United States Immigration Office - the USCIS has granted Javier Murillo a special working visa to come to the United States and contribute his "unique' talents to coaching for Crescent Boat Club.
With this visa Javier will be able to work here in the states for the next three years, continuing to build the competitive racing program at Crescent, and to teach and train new rowers.
Crescent Boat Club // #5 Boathouse Row Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19130 // Member US Rowing