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At the USRowing Youth Nationals we saw an outstanding performance from Team King & WinTech, clinching an impressive 34 medals across various categories, reaffirming our dominance on the water.

It started off with our first win coming from the small boats with Concord Crew winning the Men’s Youth 2x. We also had great racing from First Coast(M) and River City (W), pulling out a 3^rd place finish, and securely the bronze medal in the men’s and women’s 2-.

Next, we moved to the fours and there was the outstanding performance from SA Rowing from Roswell, GA crushing the field by 7 seconds in the Women’s Youth 4+.

We moved on to the quads where we saw Whitemarsh and Texas RC fighting it out the entire way to the finish to be beat out of the top position. Whitemarsh boys secured the silver while Texas RC took come the bronze. We would see Whitemarsh also showing off their depth of program and having their second varsity 4x secure a top place finish, claiming the bronze medal.

Next up was Oakland Strokes in the Men’s Youth 4- claiming the gold with an exciting finish but they lead it wire to wire. RowAmerica Rye women captured the silver in the Women’s Youth 4-.

RowAmerica Rye continued to show their depth of a program as we moved into the 8+s. The first was the silver for the boys in the Men’s Youth 2V8+, missing first but .21 seconds. The RowAmerica Rye girls showcased their dominance by not only winning the Women’s Youth 2V8+ but their “B” boat in the event finished right behind them claiming silver.

Then was the premiere event of the morning, the varsity eights. We started with men and this was a packed field of the best of the best from scholastic and clubs. Eight lanes across with 5 yellow boats and 3 Kings charging for the finish line. At the end of the race it was RowAmerica Rye that was on top for gold for the second year in a row, with Oakland Strokes earning that final podium spot for bronze.

Up next was the Women’s Varsity 8+ final and this is the event that King has dominated for years! This year was very special as it not only added to another gold to the RowAmerica Rye team tally, but King sweeps the event for the second time, with silver going to a close Newport Aquatic Center who edged out Marin Rowing Association, who took the bronze. We also had Saugatuck Rowing Club who is no stranger to the final in the event who took fourth.

Team WinTech and King had a phenomenally successful weekend at the 2023 edition of the Head of the Charles. Hailed as one of the world’s largest rowing events, Boston was awash with crews from up and down the USA alongside a host of international entrants. Olympians rubbed shoulders with novices as the fastest athletes in the world took to the Charles to pit their wits against each other across a three-day festival of sport. All told, WinTech & King boats collected a staggering 42 medals in an incredible showing of athletic prowess. Furthermore, Team WinTech & King proudly provided handcrafted display singles for the incredible The Boys in the Boat exhibit, Eliot enclosure, and official Vineyard Vines HOCR store, as well as the wood-themed eight rowed by the 1936 University of Washington tribute crew.

In some events, medals were handed out for placings right across the grid depending on where you finished in your respective category/how many entrants there were in the division. On the Friday, we picked up a solitary medal via Bert Hoefsloot finishing fourth in the Men’s Senior Veteran/Grand Veteran Singles for Dutch club De Hoop.

The floodgates then opened on Saturday as WinTech & King crews collected 19 medals across the day. Our outright wins came in six categories; Endeavor wrapped up the Women’s Senior and Grand Masters Eights in King SE shells with the latter setting a new record in torrential rain. Molesey Boat Club from the UK collected the pennant in the Men’s Grand Masters Coxed Four, setting another new record in a King SE, and East Arm won the female equivalent in a WinTech, setting yet another record. Marin Rowing Association of California won the Men’s Masters 40+ Eight, setting an additional new record in a King SE whilst the Women’s Championship Double went to Blacksheep, who brought it home in a WinTech. Marin Rowing Association finished tenth in the Women’s Senior Masters Coxed Four but were the quickest 60+ crew in a King SE.

Our silver medals then came in the Men’s Senior Masters Coxed Four with Molesey Boat Club in a King SE, Women’s Grand Masters Coxed Four with Chinook in a King SE, Men’s Masters 40+ Eight with Fat Cat in a King, and the Men’s Club Coxed Four with Vesta in a WinTech, who finished sixth overall but were the second fastest club crew.

On the Sunday, the medals continued to pile up as WinTech & King crews collected six outright pennant wins and a victory in age category. Oakland Strokes won the Men’s Youth Coxed Four, defeating nearly 90 other crews to take the title in a WinTech. Windsor Boys School of the UK claimed the Men’s Youth Coxed Quad in a WinTech, cementing themselves as ones to watch back on the British domestic circuit. RowAmerica Rye secured a one-two in the Men’s U17 Coxed Four with WinTech shells whilst P3PE rowed a WinTech to victory in the Directors Challenge Quad. RowAmerica Rye continued their impressive victory trend by taking the Women’s Youth Eight title in a King SE, in a category where six of the top ten finishers were King shells. Saugatuck Rowing Club won the Women’s U17 Coxed Four and Norwalk River finished seventh overall in Men’s Youth Doubles but were the fastest U17 boat.

RowAmerica Rye in their WinTech were silver medallists in the Men’s Youth Quad, finishing behind the aforementioned Windsor Boys, whilst Saugatuck Rowing Club took a King SE to second place in the Men’s Youth Eight. Tideway Scullers School, current holders of the Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, came second in the Women’s Youth Coxed Quad in their WinTech whilst NYAC came second in the Women’s Youth Double with their WinTech. RowAmerica Rye put in another strong performance to finish second in the Women’s U17 Coxed Four in another WinTech whilst the University of San Diego were second in the Men’s Collegiate Coxed Four. Alexander Auth of NYAC was seventh in the Men’s Youth Single but was the second fastest U17 athlete in his WinTech.

Team WinTech & King also collected nine bronze medals across the three days of racing; Marin in the Women’s Grand Masters Eight with their King SE, Longhorn Legends in the Women’s Alumnae Eight with their King SE, Windsor Boys in the Men’s Championship Double with their WinTech, Finn Putnam of NYAC in the Men’s Championship Single with their WinTech, Justin Schmidt of Conshohocken in the Men’s Lightweight Single in his WinTech, RowAmerica Rye in the Women’s Youth Eight with their King SE, the Danish Rowing Center in Women’s Championship Eights in their King SE, and NYAC in the Directors Challenge Parent/Child in another WinTech.

Overall, it was another incredible rendition of the world’s largest and most well-attended rowing race with over 400,000 attentees. Team WinTech & King is honoured to have been the official boat partner and supplier for this legendary event, supporting over 600 athletes in 62 boats and 120 renting teams across three action-packed days. To all of our athletes from the USA, UK, Ireland, Holland, Denmark, France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, we hope to see you all back next year! Until then, with many programs turning their attention towards indoor training for the next few months, we look forward to watching programs develop in preparation for what promises to be a fantastic Spring season!

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Team WinTech opened our account for the 23/24 season with two wins at the Vesta Scullers Head of the River. On a balmy London morning, several hundred scullers took to the reverse championship course in an attempt to emerge victorious across a range of different categories catering to ages, genders and abilities. Renowned as one of the UK’s most challenging head races.

Rory Harris of Leander Club was second overall, only losing out to nationally ranked lightweight Copus. Racing in a WinTech Cobra SE, he was seven seconds back on the headship.

Our second-highest finisher was Bryn Ellery of Leander Club, who finished ninth in the Men’s Championship division in a WinTech Cobra. He was 15^th overall.Two athletes triumphed in WinTech shells in their respective categories. Laura Bates of London Rowing Club (WinTech Cobra FLX) took the win in the Women’s Lightweight category, beating out seven other scullers. She placed a full 30 seconds ahead of Wake of St Edmund Hall Boat Club in second place and was 98^th overall.

Anna Ramsden (WinTech International) won the Women’s Masters D division, finishing over 25 seconds clear of her opposition, and securing the win for Mortlake Anglian and Alpha Boat Club. She was top of a seven-boat field and finished 271^st overall.

Byron Richards placed second in the Men’s School/Junior category, 20 seconds back on Philip Wolfensberger of St Paul’s School. Fresh off the back of a win in the Fawley Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, Richards will be looking to kick on and build off the back of an impressive 22/23 season.

Jack Bates of Reading University Boat Club was also second in his category (Men’s Lightweight Singles) and finished 27^th overall. Ethan Walters (WinTech Cobra SE) was 29^th overall and second in Men’s U23 Singles whilst Sartin of Tideway Scullers School was second in the Women’s Junior 16 Singles in a WinTech Cobra.

We also had a smattering of thirds; Gibbs of Poole Amateur Rowing Club was third in the Men’s Novice category (WinTech International), Alex Watkins was third in Men’s Masters A Singles (WinTech Cobra), Nat Gauden was third in U23 Singles (WinTech Cobra SE) and Violet Holbrow-Brooksbank was third in Women’s School/Junior Singles (WinTech Cobra).

We’re delighted to be back up and running for the 23/24 season and look forward to supporting athletes across the country over the coming months.

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Sophia Luwis has had a remarkable 2023 – and she’s only just getting started. Supported by Team WinTech, Sophia has established herself as one of the USA’s premier lightweight scullers and looks set for a fantastic campaign at the World Rowing Championships in September. After a major accident last year, it could all have been so different though. We sat down with her to discuss her rise to the top.

The 2023 season has been a whirlwind, to say the least! It started off with me getting Covid right after New Year’s Eve, just as I was barely starting to do a full week of training post-car crash. Not only was I still recovering from all my injuries and being very out of shape, but suddenly I also needed to recover from this respiratory virus. January and February were hard months. However, that block finished up with the USRowing Spring Speed Order where I came in fifth. While I was still feeling the effects of the virus, that fifth-place finish showed me a little light at the end of the long tunnel I felt like I was in and would still be in for some time. After a rough start to the year, I feel that I have been steadily trudging along, picking up speed, both figuratively and literally. The European racing tour I was on was the experience of a lifetime and taught me so much regarding racing and what it means to be a high-level athlete. Now the trick is to figure out how to continue this moment for the next four weeks and into the next year.

Henley Royal Regatta was a stark departure from the racing I had just experienced at World Cup II. The lead-up and actual days of racing put me in an interesting and frankly challenging head space. You have the party and extravagance that is the Henley Royal experience juxtaposed to people racing in tough and painful conditions. Overall, it was a fantastic week of figuring out how to manage that head space and, once racing was over, truly enjoy the spectacle that is Henley Royal Regatta.

You won the Third World Cup in the LW1x after a silver in Varese. How does that set you up from a preparation perspective for the 2023 World Rowing Championships?

Those two medals showed me that I can act on command in a race. As I was recovering from my lung injury, pieces and 2ks were simply about survival, not performance. I could not think about my level of performance or try and make moves mid-piece. I had to dumb it down and just focus on getting my legs and lungs to operate for the prescribed duration, and the times and performance would be what they would be. Racing at Lucerne specifically showed me that I did not need to operate in survival mode anymore. I now actually had enough fitness and experience by that point to strategize and race on command.

Talk me through Lucerne. How did you prepare, what were your aims going into the racing and how did you execute your plan?

My focus going into Lucerne was to not repeat my performance in Varese. Although I did get a silver in Italy, I felt like I really underperformed in the final. The preparation for Lucerne, regarding workouts, did not look all that different from Varese. However, technically we focused more on my deficiencies when rowing in more challenging conditions. More than anything else I worked on my head game leading up to Lucerne and how it needed to be vastly different from the head game I employed in Varese.

I started rowing in college at The College of William & Mary for the club crew program. I had done one learn-to-row summer camp for a week in high school at my local boat club and decided I would never do it again. I had decided that rowing was a boring sport. However, once I got to college, the club crew team provided an opportunity to get off campus, and as a Freshman with no car, this was a really appealing proposition. Since then, it was and has been a pretty steady progression of enjoying the sport, realising I could go pretty fast, and dedicating more time and resources to it.

I understand you had a terrible accident last year. Tell me about the incident (in any detail you feel comfortable with) and how you found your way back onto the water?

In September of 2022, a week before we were supposed to fly out for World Championships in the Lightweight 4X, myself and my teammate were in a car crash on our way to practice. I spent eleven days in the ICU and ten days in a rehab facility dealing with a TBI/brain bleed, a collapsed lung, displaced rib fractures, pituitary gland malfunctions, nerve damage in both legs, PTS, and a slew of other bumps, bruises, and road rash. There was not any one moment when I decided I would row again; I just assumed I would and took the time after leaving the rehab facility to slowly progress from a wheelchair to walking for five, ten, and then fifteen minutes. From there I went to a C2 bike sitting upright just peddling for forty minutes and slowly increasing that number. Then I moved to an erg once every other day starting at just five minutes with the damper all the way down and progressed that until eventually, I felt I could manage oars and being on the water.

During your rehabilitation, what kept you motivated and interested to stay in the sport?

Simply put, I did not think too much about the road ahead and tried to simply do the next day’s workout, however brief it may need to be.

WinTech supported me and my team when I/we really did not have all that much to recommend us. They first started helping our Black Sheep Racing Team back when we had no international titles or big first-place finishes. That early investment meant a lot and enabled our team to put critical meters in on the water in fast shells. As our team has progressed and has been able to put up international titles and first-place finishes, WinTech and their UK distributor Oarsport have continued to work with us in all the myriad of logistics that go into international and high-level domestic racing.

I really like my Cobra SE FLX. The shorter hull makes it super responsive and fun to get going. The all-black paint job is also pretty swish.

The NSR 2 race with Audrey in 2022 was probably one of my best sports memories because it was so unexpected. We had not been in the boat together all that long and all of a sudden, we were going really fast, easily, and going up against some really stiff competition. We were very much the underdogs and that lack of expectation and the speed we were experiencing in the boat mid-race makes it a fond memory.

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Team WinTech enjoyed a very successful weekend at the USRowing Senior Trials last weekend, with wins in three categories. Held at Mercer Lake, the event serves as the last domestic stepping stone for athletes looking to compete on the international stage for the USA this summer.

Eliot “Finn” Putnam of New York Athletic Club won the M1x in a time of 6:50.7, finishing over seven seconds ahead of Andrew LeRoux of California Rowing Club. Eliot has ample international pedigree already, having finished fourth in the quadruple sculls at the 2021 World Rowing Cup I and fourth in the eight at the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. His performance bettered that of his showing at the 2023 Winter Speed Order, where he finished sixth overall.

Sophia Luwis, fresh off a win at World Cup III in Lucerne, won the LW1x by over seven seconds. Racing for Whitemarsh Boat Club, Sophia is building back after a difficult 2022 season where a serious injury prevented her from competing at the World Rowing Championships. This year, she has also raced at World Cup II (finishing second) and Henley Royal Regatta, where she was a beaten semi-finalist in the Princess Royal Challenge Cup.

Audrianna Boersen finished second behind Sophia. She also hails from Whitemarsh Boat Club. This represents an important step on for Audrey, who won the lightweight quadruple sculls and open weight quadruple sculls and finished second in the open weight double sculls at the 2022 USRowing Summer National Championships.

Athletes in our Cobra shells also finished first in the LW2- in an uncontested final. Solveig Imsdahl and Elaine Tierney won the race in a time of 7:31.61, racing for Penn A.C. Rowing Association. Solvieg is a seasoned international competitor, having finished second in the lightweight pair at the 2022 World Rowing Championships alongside bronze in the quadruple sculls and fourth in the pair at the 2019 Pan American Games.

The final WinTech result came via the pairing of Katherine Horvat and Karina Feitner, who placed fourth in the ‘A’ final of W2x. They were around 21 seconds back on the overall winners, racing for ARION.

We are very much looking forward to watching these athletes progress into the summer racing season and potentially represent USRowing at international events over the next few months.

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Team WinTech was at the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Championship June 2^nd to 4th to support the Claremont Sports Institute team. The CSSRA has been held in St. Catharines Ontario since 1947, with 128 schools from throughout Canada and the US entered for this year’s running of the regatta. Claremont is a public high school in Victoria, BC, which offers special focus on rowing in addition to academic programs.

The 23 member Claremont team came away with 2 golds, 4 silvers, 4 bronze medals, and several personal bests in tough headwind conditions. The Jr. Girls 4x+ was won by Tiegan Szulc, Stella Graham, Olivia de Kleine, Tiegan Zecher, and Nuala Van Straubenzee. Callum Dutchak and Yechan Kim went on to win the Sr. Boys LW 2x.

The entire team is very appreciative of being able to race WinTech International and Medalist shells, as well as the service provided by WinTech North America’s CEO Dave Dickison and Olympic gold medalist Mike Forgeron. One of the athletes was overheard saying, “I’ve never rowed this good a boat before”.

The coaching staff (Greg Sedun, Maddi Holmes, Kyle Fredrickson, & Drew Harrison) is also very appreciative of the WinTech boats and support and liked the way these shells ran through the waves and whitecaps.

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Team WinTech & King had another fantastic weekend at the 2023 USRowing Summer National Championships. Held on Lake Harsha in Bethel, Ohio, the event catered to Juniors on the front half and U23/Senior on the back half from across the USA, with RowAmerica Rye claiming the overall points trophy. With 33 boat entries, they earned 22 medals throughout the weekend. All in all, WinTech & King enjoyed a phenomenal weekend, earning 19 victories alongside a further 32 minor medals to complete a 51-medal haul.

Ten of those wins came courtesy of RowAmerica Rye, whose golds included the women’s U17 quads, doubles and singles, the women’s U16 eights and coxed fours, the men’s youth coxed fours, the men’s U17 eights, quads, and singles plus the men’s U16 coxed fours. Additionally, the boat club from Rye, New York also stacked up several silver and bronze medals, including the women’s youth quads, coxed fours, coxless fours (both silver and bronze), women’s U17 eights and coxed fours, women’s U16 coxed fours and men’s youth quads.

Penn AC Rowing Association went on to take the men’s youth eights title, beating out boats from TBC racing and a US selection development group. Nevertheless, all three of these crews were racing in King SE 8+ shells!

Penn AC Rowing Association claimed several more wins in King & WinTech shells, climbing atop the podium in the men’s U23 lightweight coxed four and women’s open pair. California Rowing Club also won all three events they entered in WinTech boats, namely the men’s open single, double, and quad. Ready Set Row won the women’s U23 single as well, along with a silver in the women’s youth single, whilst the US selection development group claimed victory in the women’s open eight. Penn AC Rowing Association were silver medallists in the latter category.

The US Selection Development Team also made their presence felt by securing a few medals of their own. Namely, a pair of golds in the Women’s U17 eight and Women’s Open eight as well as a pair of bronzes in the Women’s Youth eight and Women’s U23 eight .

Other podium placements came from clubs including Oakland Strokes with their pair of silvers in the men’s youth pair and coxless four, CJRC with their silver in the men’s open lightweight eight and women’s U16 eight, Uni-Team USA with their pair of bronzes in the women’s U23 pair and men’s U23 eight, and Long Beach with their bronze in the women’s open single.

Team WinTech & King thoroughly enjoyed supporting so many talented athletes on the national stage, and look forward to what the rest of the Summer has in store!

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WinTech & King enjoyed another stellar USRowing Youth National Championships, collecting 25 medals including seven golds. Held once again at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, this year’s event was the largest ever with 835 entries from 225 clubs across the country bringing in just over 4,000 athletes. The event featured races in 36 different boat classes with the women’s youth eight being the most popular bringing in 32 total entries.

King shells delivered both the men’s and women’s Varsity Eights to glory in two hotly contested finals. RowAmerica Rye, based in New York, took home the men’s title, leading to every timing marker in a dominant display of junior racing. On the women’s side, Marin Rowing Association secured the victory ahead of long-time rivals Greenwich and Newport (who also raced in a King). Deerfield and New Trier were in King shells on the men’s side whilst RowAmerica Rye and Cincinnati followed suit on the women’s side.

RowAmerica Rye (King) also secured a gold in the Women’s Second Varsity Eight, holding off a late charge from Newport. On the men’s side, the same boat club managed a silver, losing out to Marin by just over a second.

Our gold rush began earlier in the day via the Oakland Strokes women’s coxless four (WinTech), who secured gold ahead of Los Gatos, RowAmerica Rye and Hockaday (the latter two of whom were also in WinTech shells). The excitement of the eights was then carried through via another gold in the Men’s U15 Coxed Quad courtesy of Maritime Rowing Club of Connecticut.

Saugatuck (WinTech) secured a famous one-two in the Women’s U17 Coxed Four before King shells claimed gold and silver in the Women’s U17 Eight (RowAmerica Rye took gold and Cincinnati finished in silver).

Our silver medals came across several other events. Cooper Hagan took silver in the Men’s Youth Singles (WinTech), representing SORA before NorCal took silver and Maritime took bronze in the Women’s U16 Coxed Quad (both WinTechs). RowAmerica Rye claimed another silver, this time in the Men’s U16 Eight, alongside Saugatuck in bronze, before Norwalk took second in the Women’s U17 Double. Norwalk followed this up with a silver medal in the Men’s U17 Quad before RowAmerica Rye finished second in the Men’s U17 Eight.

Bronzes were meted out in frequent fashion across a range of events and WinTech/King shells. Canisius took bronze in the Men’s Youth Pair before Great Miami secured third in the Men’s Youth Double (both WinTechs). Oak Neck won bronze in the Women’s Youth Quad before RowAmerica Rye won yet another medal, finishing third in the Women’s U16 Eight. Our final medal came in the form of Saugatuck, who claimed bronze in the Men’s U17 Coxed Four.

With the USRowing season now all but over for most juniors, eyes instead turn to Henley Royal Regatta and which American crews decide to make the trip over to compete at the world’s most famous rowing race. WinTech will be on-site all week and are ready to support all crews and athletes racing in WinTech and King shells!

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Team King & WinTech had a superb weekend at the 2023 edition of the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta. Staged at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the event attracts hundreds of scholastic athletes from across the USA to compete over 1500m. Overall, WinTech and King shells secured ten medals including four golds.

King SEs won both the Boy’s and Girl’s Varsity 8+ categories, securing King status as the premier boat-builder at the event. Winter Park, who will be returning to Henley Royal Regatta in 2023 to compete in the Prince Philip Challenge Cup after losing out in the final last year, swept home to take the girls title by nearly seven seconds ahead of New Trier and Walt Whitman

Nevertheless, Walt Whitman also raced in a KingSE shell and went on to secure the bronze! This result was particularly sweet for the crew from Maryland, who just a week prior did not even make the final at the Stotesbury Cup, losing out with a 4th place finish in the semis to Mount St. Joseph. The Vikings then made a last minute hull change going into the short week of SRAA, choosing the KingSE over their old hull, and the rest is history!

On the boy’s side, New Trier defeated Belen Jesuit and Loyola Academy by just under three seconds to take gold.

Our other victories came in both the Boy’s First and Second Varsity 8+ categories, where New Trier in their King cemented their place as the dominant boy’s sweep program by winning both trophies. Northville also raced in a WinTech and went on to win the Junior Varsity 4x events ahead of Girls Prep and Hockaday.

Additional medals came in throughout the day across various categories. Norfolk Academy in their WinTech secured silver in the Boys Junior Varsity 4x+ whilst more WinTech shells took silver and bronze in the Boys Varsity 1x (C. Gross of Bonner & Prendergast and R. Muldoon of Liverpool, respectively). We also secured a bronze in the Girls Junior Varsity 2x, courtesy of Germantown Friends, and a silver in the Girls Lightweight Varsity 2x via Bonner & Prendergast.

This event represented a fantastic showcasing of junior talent, and was our pleasure to be there to support crews in their efforts to win. We’re looking forward to seeing some of these boats racing at the US Youth Nationals in the coming weeks and possibly further afield at Henley Royal Regatta!

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Team WinTech & King enjoyed a phenomenally successful weekend at the 2023 San Diego Crew Classic, recording 17 wins alongside eight second and six third-placed finishes. Hailed as the premier start to spring racing in the United States, the race was formed in 1973 and now attracts thousands of competitors from across the country – and often further afield – to compete over the 2000m course.

We took home clean podium sweeps in both the MPR3 Doubles and Mx Incl Doubles; Freedom Rows, USRowing’s national program dedicated to changing lives for disabled veterans and members of the armed forces, took all of the placings.

A large bulk of our wins came in King shells, which continue to prove their quality at the highest levels. Endeavor Racing Alliance recorded five wins and a second place finish as our most successful club of the weekend. Their victories across the Women’s Masters A, D, E and F 8+ events were all secured in KingSE shells, save for the WinTech in the Women’s Master Club 4x event. They were also runners-up in the Women’s Masters B 8+.

Club Nautico de San Juan also had a fantastic weekend racing in KingSE shells. They won the Men’s Alumni 8+, the Men’s Masters A 8+ and the Men’s Masters B 8+ alongside a third in the Mixed 8+.

Our other wins came from Clark University in the Women’s DII/III/Club 8+, Kent Michell in the Men’s Masters G 8+, Marin Rowing Association defending their title in the Women’s Youth 8+, Endeavor Racing Alliance in the WPR3 Doubles, Maritime Rowing Club in the Men’s U16 4x, North Dakota in the Men’s Masters F 8+ and the University of Washington reclaiming the Women’s Collegiate Novice 8+ title. All but the Maritime win in the 4x came in KingSE shells.

Additionally, our renowned success in the Women’s Youth 8+ was reemphasized this year. The teams of Marin Rowing Association, Newport Aquatic Center, and Saugatuck Rowing Club rowed King shells and dominated the podium with first, second, and third place finishes, respectively.

Other top-three finishes came from Maritime Rowing Club, who finished second in the Women’s U16 4x; North Dakota, who finished second in the Men’s Masters D 8+; Oakland Strokes, who were runners-up in the Women’s U17 8+; Rowing Canada, who were third in the Women’s Collegiate Varsity 8+; Saugatuck Rowing Club, who finished third in the Women’s Youth B 8+; Toronto Sculling, who were second in the Women’s Masters Club Championship 8+; and Maritime Rowing Club, who were third in the Men’s U17 4x.

The 31 top-three placements from this year’s Crew Classic represents a fantastic return for Team WinTech & King, and has poised us for an exciting spring racing season across North America. We look forward to supporting our countless crews and athletes on their respective journeys, and providing the shells in which they will achieve greatness.

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Team WinTech athletes recorded some superb results at the US Winter Speed Order 2023, as the road to the 2023 World Rowing Championships’ squad began for 132 of the United States’ top rowers. Held at Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota, Florida, racing took place in the men’s and women’s single sculls, lightweight single sculls, and pairs. The speed order not only served as an opportunity for rowers to test their speed ahead of next month’s National Selection Regatta but also gave them a chance to earn automatic invitations to the first Olympic Events Selection Camp scheduled for April 30-May 21 in Chula Vista, Calif.

Our fastest finisher was Lauren O’Connor of ARION Rowing (Advanced Rowing Initiative of the Northeast), who came home second overall in the women’s openweight single scull. An alum of the University of Wisconsin, Lauren beat out established names like Kara Kohler (Olympic bronze medallist in London) and Kristina Wagner, a Tokyo Olympian. She was only two seconds behind winner Sophie Vitas, who herself finished fifth in the double sculls at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.

Eliot Putnam was our fastest openweight male finisher, coming home third overall in the time trial and sixth in the A-final, 12 seconds behind winner Sorin Koszyk, who finished seventh in the double sculls at the 2022 World Rowing Championships. Eliot is a seasoned athlete in the US set-up, having competed in the quadruple sculls at the 2021 World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta. He also raced to fourth in the eight at the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. He will now have his eyes set firmly on national representation in the summer.

Audrianna Boersen finished third in the women’s lightweight single sculls, which marks an important step in her comeback after an injury rendered her unable to compete at the 2022 World Rowing Championships. Audrianna, representing both Black Sheep and Whitemarsh Boat Club of Pennsylvania, was around six seconds back on winner Michelle Sechser, who herself won a silver medal at the 2022 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight women’s double scull.

Our final performance of note was Veronica Nicacio, who came home 13^th overall in the women’s openweight single scull after winning the ‘C’ final. Like Lauren, she was representing ARION Rowing and such was the proximity of athletes at the business end of this category, Veronica was less than 15 seconds behind winner Vitas in the time trial despite finishing 12^th at that stage.

WinTech looks forward to supporting these athletes on their journey to national and international representation and are excited to watch this crop of talent develop over the coming months.

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Both King & WinTech came away with over 34 medals at the Head of the Hooch after another stellar year at one of the world’s largest rowing events. Held over two days on the first full weekend in November, the Head of the Hooch is run downstream on a 3.1 miles (5.0 km) course on the Tennessee River for over 10,000 athletes and over 2000 boats to compete. King & WinTech managed to secure 18 gold medals in a remarkable weekend across junior and senior level.

Standout amongst our performances were the three medals, plus a fourth place, achieved in the Women’s U19 Eights category. Cincinnati Juniors Rowing Club, whose story is told in one of our club spotlight series articles, ran out victors in a King SE. Close behind were St Andrew Rowing Club and Chicago Rowing Foundation, also in King SEs. To claim first, second, third and fourth in a field comprising 49 boats from all over the USA is an astonishing achievement and all crews raced superbly to set up a fantastic season of rivalry. In the same category on the men’s side, King SEs were responsible for both gold and silver as St Louis Rowing Club claimed victory whilst Chicago Rowing Foundation – who also featured in one of our club spotlights back in August – raced a King SE to the silver medal position.

Our junior success did not end there though; further wins were achieved in the Men’s U19 Coxed Four (St Louis Rowing Club), Women’s U17 Eight (St Louis Rowing Club), Women’s U19 Coxed Four (Cincinnati Juniors Rowing Club), Men’s U17 Single (Camp Randall), Men’s U15 Single (Camp Randall) and Women’s U17 Pair (OKC Juniors). The latter won their event by a colossal 40 seconds in a truly dominant display.

On the senior side, Team King dominance shined through once again as we collected a further eight gold medals across the Saturday and Sunday. King SEs were responsible for wins in the Men’s Masters Coxed Four (Chinook) and Women’s Masters Eight (Chinook) whilst the Saturday was rounded out by WinTech golds in the Mixed Masters Quads and Coxed Fours (both Chinook).

The Sunday saw WinTech shells deliver victory in the Women’s Master Singles (Rio Salado), Women’s Masters Lightweight Single (Chinook), Women’s Lightweight Coxed Four (First Coast) and Women’s Championship Lightweight Single (Gainesville).

We had another fantastic weekend at the Head of the Hooch and were delighted to see so much WinTech and King success across so many different categories and age groups. Thank you to the Head of the Hooch organising committee for putting on another spectacular event – we’re already looking forward to 2023!

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Team WinTech and King opened its competitive account for the 22/23 season with a fantastic set of results at the Head of the Charles. 2022 was another blockbuster year for the world’s largest regatta as racing spanned across three days and numerous categories, involving everything from eights down to singles. We had a team of 20 staff taking care of crews from all over the world with over 100 boats rented. WinTech and King crews picked up 39 medals in total, including 11 golds.

Some of the key highlights included our first gold medal of the event which landed in the Women’s Senior Master Eights. Endeavor Racing Alliance ‘A’ took the win by 2.5 seconds over crews from Seattle and Texas. WinTech secured a further four gold medals across the Master, Senior Master, Grand Master and Alumnae categories, inclusive of Men’s Senior Master Fours, Women’s Grand Master Fours, Women’s Alumnae Eights and Men’s Master Eights. In the latter event, King shells were represented on every step of the podium as Marin ‘A’, Fat Cat ‘A’ and RCA Alumni ‘A’ took gold, silver, and bronze respectively.

In the Women’s Youth Eights event, RowAmerica Rye put on an absolute clinic, not only finishing first in their event, but setting a course record at the same time. It goes without saying that their KingSE shell held fast for their next-level performance.

Molesey BC executed a phenomenal race in their KingSE 4+, taking the lead over countless crews in the Men’s Senior Master Fours event. The crew of the 4+ told us that their KingSE shell was set up flawlessly and responded beautifully throughout the entire race, contributing greatly to their victory.

The Women’s Alumnae Eight event saw a commanding performance from the University of Washington, wherein their alumnae reunited to dominate the race course. We caught up with the stalwart crew after the race, and they were quick to inform us that their KingSE shell played an instrumental role in their victory.

In the Men’s Masters Eight event, Marin RA went on to secure their third victory in a row, crossing the line ahead of all in their KingSE shell. We caught up with them after the race to hear their thoughts on the boat, and they all agreed that it “responds quick” and felt great as they navigated the countless bends and boats of the Charles river.

In the Men’s Championship Doubles event, Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft Germania took a storming victory by over ten seconds ahead of a US composite. Racing in a WinTech, the crew contained Tokyo Olympian Marc Weber and recent U23 Single Scull World Champion Jonas Gelsen. We also picked up a bronze in Men’s Championship Singles as Finn Putnam secured third place by just over a second.

All our remaining golds were won at junior level, a demographic that WinTech and King continue to dominate globally. Maritime Rowing Club ‘B took the U17 Women’s Youth Coxed Quad title, whilst RowAmerica Rye took both the overall and U17 titles in the Women’s Youth Eights in a strong showing that maintains their status as frontrunners in this category.

New York AC ‘A’ took the win in U17 Women’s Youth Doubles, finishing second overall, whilst Tideway Scullers of the UK finished fourth overall in a WinTech. Our final gold came in the Men’s Youth Coxed Quad category, as Maritime Rowing Club ‘B’ finished fourth overall but won the U17 category.

Our other notable results were a silver medal in the Mixed Para Inclusion Double via Athletes Without Limits-DC ‘A’ and corresponding silvers for Kings in the Men’s Senior Master Eights [Marin ‘A’] and Men’s Grand Master Eights [Marin ‘A’]. The Windsor Boys School, who enjoyed an unbeaten domestic 21/22 season, finished second in the Men’s Youth Coxed Quad category whilst RowAmerica Rye ‘A’ were third [both in WinTechs].

Our last silver medals came in the Lightweight Eight category for Princeton University, in the Directors’ Challenge Parent/Child Doubles for SC Kuesnacht and in the Directors’ Challenge Mixed Eight for Club Nautico De San Juan.

Once again, The Head of the Charles did not disappoint as thousands of rowers from across the world descended on Boston to enjoy one of rowing’s bucket-list events. Team WinTech and King were delighted to meet so many of our customers and witness some phenomenal racing. Roll on 2023!

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Rowing is a sport where inequality continues to rear its ugly head. There’s no point trying to deny it – if we’re on a true mission to change our community and our purpose, then we need to be honest and confront the existing reality. So, when a program springs up with that single source of truth – the earnest need to reshape the demographic composition of rowing – we at WinTech & King Racing pay very close attention.

In the case of Stem to Stern (STS) – a program designed to eliminate the barriers to participation and to increase representation of all ethnic communities within rowing – we simply knew we had to get involved. The program was started in Milwaukee, WI at the Milwaukee Rowing Club and has grown to partner with numerous clubs across the USA with one simple aim – to open the sport up to anyone and everyone who wishes to be involved regardless of socioeconomic background.

Powerful stuff and the sort of thinking that would have been dispelled as unrealistic and wishful just a couple of decades ago. However, the sport faces an existential crisis – change or become obsolete and irrelevant to a younger generation who hold social and economic empowerment as a key cause. STS, led by Will Bott, have recognised this to not only be critical to the sports future but also to the prosperity of high-performance programs across the country. Their momentum has not gone unnoticed; in the fall of 2021, STS became a program of USRowing, the national governing body of the sport, helping to fuel this growth.

“It’s fantastic to have the support of an organisation like USRowing,” explained Will when we caught up with him. “From a fundraising perspective, they are backing STS with an operating budget which has allowed us to bring another full-time person onto our team. They’ve also given us access to an incredible team, across social media, curriculum, governance.”

STS focuses on the key barriers that prevent so many under-privileged children from partaking in the sport, including transportation, swimming lessons and club/equipment fees. “We provide access to not only rowing but also high-quality STEM educational activities, like robotics, Rude Goldberg machines, engineering concepts,” said Will. “In the past two years, the program has just exploded all over the USA to some of the most established centres in the country and I truly believe we’re witnessing a shift in how talent is sourced and developed at a young age”.

Will came to create STS after spending ten years at Milwaukee Rowing Club as a coach, initially to try and increase diversity and representation within that ecosystem. Realising quickly that what he was doing resonated with not only his own community but numerous other regions, he scaled and set STS the ambitious goal of creating 25 programs serving over 250 student-athletes across the United States by 2022. This is a target he has already achieved.

WinTech & King Racing have supported STS for several years, including donating two eights to the program this year alone. “Brent and I have had a strong relationship for a while now and a couple of seasons ago he called me, asking if I was planning to attend the US Masters,” explained Will. “At the time, I wasn’t considering it, but he said it would be a game-changer for STS, so I went along. It was a huge trip as it helped us develop our relationship with USRowing and ultimately become a partner to them”.

WinTech & King Racing sponsor STS and have provided the athletes with shells to row and train in. Both the eights handed over in 2022 were critical to the growth and development of STS in their respective locations (Milwaukee Rowing Club and Tacoma Rowing) and allowed the crews to gain legitimacy within their middle-school programs.

“As STS grows in various locations, supplying more children into the squads, the demand on equipment becomes increasingly onerous,” said Will. “WinTech & King Racing’s support has helped alleviate this and allow us to continue to bring in more kids to fill more seats in more boats”.

Will’s ambitions are bold; his aim is fundamentally to support his partner clubs as best he can and ensure STS plays a key role in providing access to the sport of rowing. At a macro level, it is no exaggeration to say that STS are changing the face of rowing – hopefully forever.

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Deep in the Southern Appilachain range, countless crews from across the nation converged on the atomic city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for this year’s Youth Summer National Championships. A 3 day event defined by sweltering heat and fierce competition, we are proud to have seen our teams come away with a staggering 31 medals overall. With podium positions across 21 of the 29 total events, other boat-builders paled in comparison to our commanding presence.

First among our champions was Row West, hailing from the golden shores of Los Angeles, California. Their tenacious athletes took golds in both the Women’s U17 1x and Women’s Youth 1x events, joined on the podium by several other teams in WinTech shells.

In addition to winning the overall points trophy, RowAmerica Rye also dominated across a myriad of events. Taking 9 golds in the Women’s U16 4+, U17 4x, U17 8+, and Youth 4x, as well as the Men’s U17 8+, Youth 2-, U17 1x, U16 4+, and U17 4x, their stalwart team lead from the front come finals day. Once again, they were joined by fellow teammates and rival teams alike on the podium in each event, all proudly racing WinTech shells. Specifically, 4 of the 6 boats in the Men’s U17 8+ and Women’s U17 4x finals were Kings and WinTechs. The same went for half of the entire field within the Women’s U17 8+ and Youth 4x finals. In short, if there was a final, odds were that there was going to be a WinTech or King shell in medal contention.

Last, but certainly not least, among our national champions were Penn AC in the Men’s Youth 4+, Maritime Rowing Club in the Women’s U16 8+, Litchfield Hills in the Women’s U17 2x, and Oakland Strokes in the Men’s Youth 4-. As was the norm at this regatta, Oakland Strokes was joined in their final by 3 other teams in WinTech shells, a testament to the dependability and performance of our boats.

We congratulate all the great athletes, coaches, parents, and volunteers that made up the teams that chose our shells to faciliate their glorious victories. With such an incredible weekend in the books, we cannot wait to see what the upcoming Fall season has in store for us all!

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Following on from various fantastic results at the UK National Schools’ Regatta, a host of teams in WinTech and King shells had another superb weekend at the USRowing National Youth Championships. Staged at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, the event played host to thousands of athletes from across the USA whose sole focus was to place as highly as possible in their respective categories. With events on offer across the spectrum of boat classes, there was plenty of opportunity for hardware as teams in WinTech and King shells collected four golds, four silvers and three bronzes.

Our most notable achievement came in the final of U17 Women’s Eights, where King shells took athletes to the gold, silver and bronze medals. RowAmerica Rye, one of the most prominent programs in the New York area, took the win ahead of Cincinnati in second and Saugatuck in third.

Saugatuck’s U17 women’s program is something to behold, evidenced in the fact that they consolidated their bronze in the eights with a stunning victory in the U17 coxed fours category. Oakland Strokes, strong partners of WinTech and King, placed fourth in the same final.

Chicago Rowing Foundation, sporting a brand-new King SE 8, crowned an undefeated season in the eight to claim victory in the Women’s Youth Eights category, beating out fellow WinTech and King partners RowAmerica Rye and Marin into third and sixth respectively. Coach Mike Wallin will be taking the US Women’s Eight to the Junior World Championships in the summer in testament to his extraordinary achievements this season.

Our final gold came in the Men’s Youth Pairs, where Triangle Rowing Club took the win by over three seconds in a WinTech shell. Our other medal mentions came in the form of two silvers and a bronze from RowAmerica Rye in the Women’s U16 Eight, Men’s U17 Coxed Four and Men’s U16 Eight respectively. Norwalk also picked up a silver in the Women’s U17 Double in a WinTech.

With 21 King Eights on various start lines across finals days, we’re delighted to support the very best of American junior rowing talent and will continue to watch as several of these athletes go on to represent the USA in international competition over the summer. All of us here at WinTech and King stand ready to support your every training and racing-related need.

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It’s a telling indicator of the quality of a rowing program when the name commands respect and admiration beyond the region or even country it operates within. That is the level of pedigree Oakland Strokes have attained since inception in 1974, in no small part due to the numerous national titles, internationally renowned ambassadors and invites to the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in London, UK.

Nestled on the West Coast of the USA, tucked inland by the San Leandro Bay, Oakland Strokes are one of the foremost junior rowing institutions in the country. They operate a roster of around 180 students from across the Bay area and consistently place and win at regional, national and world championships. Critically, they are a non-profit club, whose focus revolves around teaching rowing to the youth community of Oakland and the surrounding areas. They offer need-based scholarships for all their squads and have developed a community outreach program by which they reach out to local organizations to find individuals who will benefit from their club.

They are also ‘no-cut’ – their mantra is if you can make it to practice, you can be on the team. Inclusivity and community lie at the very heart of what Oakland Strokes are trying to achieve and they’re a shining embodiment of how powerful the combination of high performance and strong, people-focused values can be.

At Wintech, we’d be hard pressed to find a club who mirror our mission statement of rowing for all quite so accurately. If you take the history of Oakland Strokes, our relationship with them is in its nascency and born out of the club’s desire to replace an ageing fleet with cost-effective, high-quality shells.

“As you can imagine, we were buying for our Varsity Eights and then letting the boats trickle down through the system until they turn to dust,” explained Dana Hooper, Executive Director at Oakland Strokes. Dana has been with the program since 1990 and has coached crews to numerous regional and national titles. That means he’s also watched his fair share of boats slide into redundancy. “I remember we loaded up a trailer for summer camp a few years ago and every boat, across basically 11 or 12 eights, was built before the year 2000. We sort of realised that because we were purchasing bigger, heavier shells for Varsity crews, these boats weren’t suitable for younger athletes by the time they reached them”.

Oakland realised they needed more flexibility in their approach to boat procurement and so turned to Wintech, where our varying construction grades across a range of dynamic designs made us an obvious choice. “With Wintech, we’ve been able to adopt a model where we can buy a boat that is specified for the Freshmen or Sophomore class, as opposed to a one-size-fits-all approach,” said Dana. “Sometimes we’re reaching for the moon and buying their top boat whereas on other occasions we can get more of a club-style product that services our needs far better than an aged, oversized shell”.

Another challenge all boat clubs have faced in the past two years was the pandemic-induced need to shift from bigger boats to socially distanced singles. Oakland Strokes came to Wintech to buy a fleet of 16 singles, so they could adapt their programming throughout COVID-19, and we were able to support Dana and his athletes by facilitating this transition in an efficient and cost-sensitive way.

Dana was also quick to comment on the quality of the service. “Wintech are great problem-solvers and are usually on hand to support, service, maintain on any asks we might have,” he commented. “Half of my calls to Wintech are posing questions, to which the team always seem to have the answer”.

A club who have enjoyed as much success as Oakland might be forgiven for designating their five-year plan as ‘more of the same please’. Dana, though, isn’t resting on his laurels. “Our high-performance program is going really well but I’d love to see our community efforts come to fruition,” he said. “It would be amazing to watch an athlete from the outreach we do mature through the system and race in our Varsity Eight at the highest possible level. As a community boat club, we exist to enable young people to access the very best rowing-related opportunities and that is our focus right now”.

Although our relationship with Oakland Strokes is stretching in its infancy, we couldn’t be more excited to watch it flourish and grow.

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Wintech Racing have a long and proud history of partnering with some of the finest rowing clubs and schools in the world. Our commitment to authenticity and character means we’ve got a track record of identifying and backing programs that deliver rowing for all, right across the world. In the US, our platform is perhaps greater than anywhere else but our focus on enabling rowing across all age groups and ethnic backgrounds continues to guide our strategy.

That is why Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club have represented a perfect customer and partner for numerous seasons. They are a competitive rowing team, open to any high school student in the greater Cincinnati area. Located in Newport, Ky, the club has both boys and girls’ teams, totaling around 130 rowers from area schools. Since its inception in 1993, the club has enjoyed remarkable success at both regional and national level right across the USA; CJRC have collected 20 team championships for both boys and girls teams at the Midwest Junior Rowing Association competition alongside over 30 medals at the National Championships.

Perhaps most significantly, numerous athletes have gone on to compete on the international stage, broadening their careers and amplifying the sport of rowing in a manner consistent with the aims of Wintech Racing.

Greg Hull, Director of Rowing and Varsity Boys Coach, has been involved with CRJC for many years. “We’re a competitive team, first and foremost,” he explained when catching up with us earlier this month. “If you join the squad at CJRC, you’re going to race. We get kids from all over Cincinnati which is a great reflection of how far we’ve come, considering rowing isn’t a huge sport in this area”.

The club typically plays host to around 130 rowers with an aim to achieve gender parity. “At the moment, there are more girls than boys in the program,” said Greg. “With the advent of Title IX and the opportunities for collegiate women’s rowing in the US, girls in our sport has become absolutely huge – which is really awesome”.

It is clear from even a cursory glance at the club’s website that they come prepared to envelope the sport of rowing in local communities and offer any athlete, regardless of background, the chance to get out on the water. Wintech have provided boats for the club for several years now, from beginner shells to craft that carry their inhabitants to victory on the grandest of stages.

“We had a few relationships with various boat-builders earlier on in our program,” explained Greg. “We worked with Quantum (now defunct) who used Graeme King’s design with modern materials. After they went down, we were basically struggling to find boats but began with Wintech around 2012 when they first started selling the King Eight”.

CJRC were one of the first junior programs in the US to use Wintech shells but the first few purchases only whet the appetite for more stock. “We had a boathouse full of shells made by companies that no longer existed,” laughed Greg. “We were struggling to find parts to fix and replace and realised we basically needed a new fleet that was well made but reasonably priced”.

Greg undertook a roadshow of conversations with various manufacturers but could not find a supplier who were willing to approach a fleet procurement with purchasing and lease agreements in the frame. Until he met Wintech. Our flexible approach was unique at the time and sought after by numerous companies and it is flattery of the highest order that the partnership we struck up with Greg and CJRC is now far more common across the rowing world.

“It’s been an amazingly positive journey with Wintech,” said Greg. “It let us take an ancient collection of boats and turn it into a homogenous fleet that share parts and are viable right across the spectrum of ability, which is critical to how we run our program”.

CJRC will undoubtedly continue doing remarkable things – their focus on transforming young people into refined athletes who can make the next step to national teams or leading collegiate programs is something that resonates with the core values of our sport. Wintech Racing are excited to continue to partner with them every step of the way.

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Arguably the greatest festival of rowing on Earth, Head of the Charles Regatta returned this year after a two-year break and delivered another incredible weekend of racing. Despite travel restrictions limiting many foreign crews from coming over to compete, entries were full and the quality was as high as ever.

WinTech Racing & King Racing had a flotilla of boats taking to the Charles and were bolstered by numerous strong finishing places in their respective categories.

For the first time the event spanned three days, with para and some masters events taking place on the Friday before the first full day on Saturday. On Friday, masters and veterans up to the 70+ category raced, and Chinook BC, rowing in a Wintech shell, picked up a fantastic second place in the Men’s Grand Masters Double. Capping off the morning’s racing was the Mixed Para Inclusion Double, won by Houser and Scott from Athletes Without Limits, also in a Wintech. These two events alone are a fantastic example of the power of rowing and Wintech to inspire and cater for any athlete.

Always a highlight of the HOCR, the alumni eights raced on Saturday, with crews representing some of the top US colleges going head to head. In the women’s event, Boola Boola – also known as the Yale alumnae – finished a fantastic second place, in a newly released King SE 8+, a couple of places ahead of the Washington alumnae, also in a King SE. With nearly 100 entries across the two events, the alumni eights category is certainly catching on and HOCR may find the idea poached by events across the world in years to come.

The Men’s Championship Single was notably won by Ben Davison, who rowed in the Men’s Eight in Tokyo, and placing second was Eliot Putman rowing for Penn AC, in a WinTech heavyweight Medalist FLX shell. Another impressive showing from the young talent at Duke University as the ladies took to the course finishing 2^nd overall in their bowmount King 4+. The remainder of the masters raced on Saturday, with another Chinook crew coming out on top in a King in the Women’s Senior Masters Eight.

On Sunday, the Youth crews took to the course, along with the remainder of the Championship crews.

In the much-anticipated Youth Eights, Greenwich Crew dominated, winning both the Men’s and Women’s events. King 8+s featured in half of the top six across the Men’s and Women’s categories, with RowAmerica Rye (third) and Saugatuck (fourth and sixth) in the Women’s and RowAmerica Rye (third), Saugatuck (fourth), and OARS (sixth) in the Men’s. The King shells clearly doing a great job to propel the junior athletes to achieve fantastic results at the Regatta.

Wins came in the Men’s Youth Coxed Four, with RowAmerica Rye seeing off their competition with a few seconds to spare. The Men’s Youth Coxed Quad, was taken by Maritime RC coming out on top ahead of local club CRI in their King 4x+. A win in the Women’s Collegiate Double with FIT dominating the field in their LW WinTech 2x.

A strong showing of speed came from the Women’s Championship Four with Vesper boat club finishing 2^nd place in their bowmount WinTech, 11.8 seconds behind the boat from the United States Training Center- Princeton.

Finally, a win came for Club Nautico De San Juan in the Directors Challenge Mixed Eight, who won with a handy 34 second margin over Chinook, also in a King SE. When you travel, you travel to win.

The first of the blue-ribband events was the Men’s Championship Eights, where the Huskies, bolstered by returning Olympian Simon van Dorp, held off their East Coach competitors to win out by only two seconds. Dartmouth punched above their weight, beating Yale and Harvard both of whom were stacked with international and Olympic talent.

The women’s event came next, and this time it was Stanford who took victory ahead of Princeton and Yale. The top five crews beat a crew from the Canadian national team, featuring some of the athletes that won gold in Tokyo.

As the sun set on a fantastic weekend of rowing in Boston, new victors were crowned, and competitors began to reflect on their HOCR experience. Win or lose, travelling to the home of rowing in the USA to compete in the largest river-based event in the world, must be an overwhelmingly enjoyable experience and one made all the more special by the absence of a staging in 2020.

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WinTech, the world’s leading rowing shell manufacturer, is giving back big

Rowing may conjure up images of white, middle-class men in brightly coloured blazers and women in long, floral dresses, or of the infamous Oxford Cambridge boat race, Henley Regatta or of exclusive gentlemen’s clubs with elaborate boathouses. But, for increasing numbers of people, rowing is finally becoming more accessible.

The popularity of the sport has grown tremendously in the past few years – mainly thanks to the rise of rowing-machine-only studios and gym classes with rooms full of indoor rowers, plus a number of UK schools are now offer rowing as part of their curriculum.

To help grow the sport further, WinTech Racing (who supply a range of boats to suit a range of athletes and budgets, from those just starting out right the way up to World and Olympic Champions), has partnered with fashion brand and design lab Rowing Blazers to create a limited-edition racing shell.

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USRowing Summer Nationals saw a record breaking number of entries as well as clubs. An amazing 1,662 entries from 124 clubs across the country came to Camden, NJ take a shot at winning a National Championship.

The regatta was broken up between Junior events (U17 & U19) and Senior events (U23 & Open). In the junior events WinTech Racing and King saw 20 medals out of 25 events.

A big thanks to the Rowing staff, volunteers, athletes and coaches. It was brilliant to see the rowing community come together again to enjoy our sport.

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With the 2020 Spring Rowing Season cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the last time we were at this event was in 2019 which now feels like a lifetime ago. It was the largest attended Youth Nationals to date, we had a record number of medals and top placements in the 1st and 2nd level finals!

6 GOLDS – one being the Marin RA 4x (coached by Skip Kielt) that upset Maritime and Malvern Prep who are sculling focused programs which have won the event for the past 15 years!

National Champions

Congratulations to all athletes and coaches

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THE DETAILS: On Saturday, March 2nd, WinTech Racing will hold its first-ever open house tag sale. Literally shop the warehouse floor of older and used boats, and other equipment including oars, shoes, footboards, & parts all RED TAGGED with sale prices. New, in-stock boats will also be available for sale.

WinTech opens it’s doors for a wall-to-wall warehouse boat sale. Brand new overstock as well as used inventory in all sizes and categories. Browse our inventory and contact us for more info at: 203-866-7223 or info@wintechracing.com.

WinTech Racing is now showcasing the new LW and HW Medalist 8+’s to select crews on their Florida training trips.

This new Medalist model, complete with state-of-the-art carbon fiber bow mounted rigging and heavy press molded footboards, seats and steering components, was designed by world renowned naval architect and rowing -specific hull designer, Klaus Filter.

Check in with your local WinTech Racing representative to set up a demo for your club.

(Bridgeport, CT.) WinTech Racing, a RowAmerica company, has partnered with the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Association and the Scholastic Rowing Association of America for their rack needs at this year’s championship regattas. A bulk order of RowAmerica racks will be sent to Dillon Lake in Nashport, Ohio, this year’s race site for both the MWSC and SRAA races. The racks will be on sale for $1,850/set after the SRAA racing is through on May 28^th. If you are interested in taking a set of these portable racks home with you please call 203-866-7223, or email us at info@wintechracing.com to reserve your set today. If you will not be attending either regatta, but are still interested in the racks, WinTech Racing may be able to put you in touch with a trailer that will be able to get them close to you. Please call 203-866-RACE (7223) to discuss those options. More information in the caption below.

Launch into spring with WinTech Racing. WinTech announces a spring season promotion that covers Club Trainer singles, doubles, quads, coxed fours, Explorer 21s, & Junior Racers. See pricing below. For more information on the boats, please visit the product pages by clicking on the boat name.

WinTech Racing was thrilled to be a part of the first annual Red Bull High Stakes regatta. Enjoy a look back at this truly unique event.

Full-time entry-level customer service and merchandise associate positions available immediately at our Bridgeport, CT facility.

Responsibilities:
– Boat prep
– Customer service
– Merchandise inventory management
– Order fulfillment

Requirements:
– Strong organizational skills
– Positive attitude
– Basic rowing knowledge
– Desire to become part of a team-oriented atmosphere
– Local residence or ability to move locally

Compensation includes:
– Competitive salary
– Health benefits package
– 401K
– Paid vacation time

WinTech Racing announces a Club Trainer Small Boat sale going on through the end of August. The promotion is applicable to the Club Trainer Single (1x) and Pair/Double (2-/x). For more information on the boats, please visit the product pages by clicking on the boats below.

The USRowing Women’s Open Weight National Team has been training and racing in WinTech singles and pair/doubles since the beginning of the 2015 season.

“WinTech Double/Pairs are solid boats. The athletes like them and that’s the best endorsement. Construction is solid and the shape is plenty quick.” ~ Tom Terhaar | U.S. Women’s National Team Coach

Chase Graham, head coach of the Saugatuck Rowing Club’s youth girls program, discusses small boat training and how he credits it towards achieving National Championships in the Girls Lightweight 8+, and Girls Varsity 8 – which also went undefeated during the 2014/2015 season. See Saugatuck’s go-to training pair, the WinTech Competitor 2-/2x.

WinTech’s Brendan Crotty discusses the new cash or credit for old boats program.

Have any shells collecting dust in your boathouse? We want them. Clear out some rack space and expand your rowable fleet thru the WinTech Cash or Credit Program.

It’s as simple as it sounds- we’ll make you an offer on your old boat. You can either take the cash, no questions asked, or apply 125% of that offer as trade-in towards a new WinTech or King shell. Boats are evaluated based on make, model, age, and general condition. And while we welcome all inquiries, ideal candidates are composite shells in the 10-15 year-old range. Offer valid upon drop-off of boat to Bridgeport, CT location.

WinTech is inviting the rowing community to explore its new online catalogue and information hub. The new site has been designed to provide a unique and comprehensive boat-buying experience.

“We felt it was time our branding elements come up to speed with our boats,” said WinTech president, Brendan Crotty. “The new site is sleek and refined, and very user-friendly. “

WinTech partnered with the digital creative firm [whitepenny], out of Haddonfield, NJ, to bring the site to life. “We’re thrilled with the results of this partnership, and we think that Wintech’s customers will be as well, ” said agency principal, Jon Cofsky. “Identity development is never easy, but helping Wintech match their brand assets with their reputation is as close as it gets, and it’s a testament to the amount of respect they have in their community.”

“The new site is just the beginning and a solid launching point for the rest of our initiatives moving forward,” added Crotty. “We’re exciting for what the future holds and bringing even more value-add to the rowing community at large.”

WinTech’s Brendan Crotty discusses inventory, selection, and real-time availability.

WinTech’s Brendan Crotty demonstrates the new 3-piece, 4-in-1 convertible four/quad. One shell easily becomes a Coxed Four (4+), Coxed Quad (4x+), Straight Four (4-), or Straight Quad (4x) in a matter of minutes.

WinTech’s innovative leasing program gives you the power to control your fleet and budget. For about the cost of one boat per year, fill you boathouse with the right mix of equipment to suit your needs and finances.

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Now thru the end of February, receive $1,000 OFF OR a FREE Tyro 1x (value $2500) for every qualifying* WinTech or King purchased or ordered by February 28, 2015.

The new Tyro comes in LW and SLW sizes and is great for new recreational rowers or kids learning to scull.

* Offer good on WinTech International or Competitor 8+, 4+, 4x or King 8+ & 4+. No quantity limits.

In a multi-page feature of its September 2014 issue titled “Out of the Box,” Rowing Magazine gives an in-depth synopsis of Howard Winklevoss’s progressive business model intended to grow the reach of rowing and provide opportunity in the sport that he feels doesn’t currently exist.

David Dickison has accepted the position of President of RowAmerica Boat Clubs, a division of RowAmerica LLC. Prior to joining the RowAmerica team, Dave was the Northeast Senior Sales Advisor for Vespoli Racing Shells for over 10 years. Previous to that, Dave was a key member of a Foundation responsible for establishing over a dozen rowing clubs in Canada.

RowAmerica Boat Clubs is an organization that provides “turnkey rowing clubs” throughout North America. In addition to providing capital assets (racing shells, oars, coaching launches, trailers, trucks, docks, gangways, racks, ergs and, in some cases, buildings), Row America will set new standards in programming, athlete development, safety, coaching, financial reporting, marketing, and so forth. Its first club, RowAmerica – Rye, was established last year in Rye, NY and has grown to over one hundred members.

The RowAmerica organization is owned by the Winklevoss family, whose members Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss rowed at Harvard, Oxford and the Beijing Olympics. “We believe Dave Dickison is ideally suited to head up this division of our organization, based on his background in Canada, his experience selling boats, and his love of rowing,” said Howard Winklevoss. “We know that individuals who are passionate about this sport can make a big difference, and Dave has both the requisite experience and passion. RowAmerica has the resources ready to help expand this sport, and we’re excited to have Dave spearhead the development of boat clubs across the Nation.”

Those involved with rowing know how wonderful this sport is for juniors. Whether they’re competitive or recreational rowers, its benefits are becoming more widely appreciated, especially as contact sports are giving many parents second thoughts. “Our aim is to establish new rowing clubs in school districts with suitable water, and to help existing clubs realize their true potential,” says Dave Dickison. “It’s a big challenge, but we’re up to it.”

RowAmerica has three divisions: RowAmerica Boatworks which markets WinTech Racing and King Racing shells, RowAmerica Shell Repair which repairs boats of all makes, and RowAmerica Boat Clubs.

If you would like to discuss how RowAmerica can help realize your vision of a boat club in your area please contact Dave Dickison directly at: 203-903-7744, or ddickison@rowamerica.com

When RowAmerica-WinTech Racing’s Chairman, Howard Winklevoss, first opened the doors at 1010 Atlantic Street in Bridgeport, CT. he knew the site would be perfect for their ongoing effort to improve the sport of rowing. Flanked by United Technologies/Sikorsky, University of Bridgeport and the Olmstead designed Seaside Park’s 325 acres of lush lawns, shady glades and sports fields, RowAmerica is a welcome addition to Bridgeport’s revitalized waterfront development as well.

This new facility adds another exciting chapter to the growing history of WinTech Racing, in operation since 2003, who has production done at a 500,000 sq. ft. facility in China. see: www.sinoeaglegroup.com.

While they have been “doing business as” WinTech Racing for the last ten years, RowAmerica has always been the parent company hovering over several independent divisions. Saugatuck Rowing Club, WinTech Racing Shells, King Racing Shells, RowAmerica Rye and the newly formed RowAmerica Boat Repair are all RowAmerica companies that cater to the growth of the sport of rowing. “RowAmerica’s goal is to make rowing possible when it wouldn’t be otherwise and to introduce the sport to communities that do not yet understand the sport. We want to give kids from all walks of life an opportunity to better their lives through rowing, a sport we all know is second to none when it comes to building character,” said Winklevoss.

The new Seaside Park facility currently accommodates WinTech Racing Shells, King Racing Shells and RowAmerica Boat Repair in addition to a budding state of the art composite technology research and development facility. That sector of the operation will lend itself directly to WinTech’s main production facility in China and eventually to the extended family of WinTech Racing distributors all around the world. “A tremendous effort has been made over the course of the last year to see this facility become operational,” states Winklevoss, father of Facebook twins, Cameron and Tyler. “We are nowhere near capacity, but our commitment to giving back to rowing will be thorough. It’s a boon that we are part of a resurgence of business in Bridgeport, Connecticut as well. Have you seen this coastline? We’ll be able to run three seasons of outreach programs directly across the street.” RowAmerica currently occupies roughly one third of the available space on this gated lot. There is an additional 100,000 sq. ft. with a 70’ paint booth and industrial oven already on site that they have access to if need be.

It’s coincidental that right down the street from RowAmerica’s headquarters is a foreseeable two thousand meter race course with miles of undisturbed water for steady state training. RowAmerica Bridgeport, a proposed club positioned along that waterway, is being planned as well. That facility could provide a harbor for several local universities and outreach programs.

Formerly tucked in an industrial section of Norwalk between Rowayton and SoNo, the 10,000 sq. feet that WinTech Racing occupied from 2003 to 2012 just wasn’t big enough. “Norwalk didn’t lend itself to the sales and repair process after 2010,” stated facility manager, Christian Hawkins. “When we started in 2003 we latched on to the first place that we could get a boat into and that became more and more difficult as demand for inventory grew. After we determined that a boat repair center was something we wanted, we began a thorough search for a hub that would allow us to grow according to our vision. Bridgeport provides ample space for all of that and more.” One intriguing addition to the story, and one that highlights tremendous potential, is that Sikorsky used this same headquarters to build the reconnaissance RAH-66 Comanche helicopter for the US Army.

It’s widely known that other manufacturers aren’t particularly thrilled about the boat repair industry. In addition to the day-to-day challenges of building rowing shells, it is very difficult work and can be time intensive while sharing labor previously dedicated to fabricating new boats. That is why most rowing shell repairs have largely been handled by a few small, dedicated repair shops. RowAmerica purchased a lot of the heavy equipment from one of those shops and now offers comprehensive repair service for all brands of rowing shells, not just their own. Because there isn’t another repair shop for hundreds of miles, shell repair service for all brands was an extension WinTech felt necessary while fulfilling the “one stop shop for everything rowing” goal they’ve been driving at since day one. “This facility is a tremendous addition to the operation and our customer base is already taking advantage of the convenience,” states Brendan Crotty, President of WinTech. By the look of the racks filled with off brand shells, numerous well known clubs are also taking advantage of the service RowAmerica Boat Repair is offering the sport’s marketplace.

RowAmerica Boat Repair is located just off exit 26 on Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) and can handle any repair, large or small, on every brand of boat on the market.

If you’d like to stop by, call ahead and see for yourself what they have going on behind the scenes. By the look of it it’s safe to say that this won’t be their last extension to the rowing world.

Event	Club	Boat	Result
Mixd Para Inclusion 2x	Athletes without Limits	WinTech 2x	1st
Women’s Senior Master 8+	Chinook	LW King	1st
Women’s Collegiate 2x	FIT	LW WinTech	1st
Men’s Youth 4+	RowAmerica Rye	MW WinTech	1st
Men’s Youth Coxed 4x	Maritime RC	MW King	1st
irector’s Challenge Mixed 8+	Club Nautico De San Juan	MW King SE	1st
Men’s Grand Masters 2x	Chinook	LW FLX	2nd
Men’s Clubs 1x	Maritime RC (Casey Fuller)	HW FLX	2nd
Women’s Alumane 8+	Boola Boola (YALE)	LW King SE	2nd
Men’s Championship 1x	Penn AC (Eliot Putman)	HW FLX	2nd
Women’s Youth 1x (U17)	Redwood Scullers	SLW WinTech	2nd
Director’s Challenge Women’s 4x	Unaff. (Chinook)	LW WinTech	2nd
Women’s Championship 4+	Vesper BC	MW WinTech	2nd
Director’s Challenge Mixed 8+	Chinook	MW King SE	2nd
Women’s Club 4+	Duke	LW King	2nd
Women’s Youth 4+	RowAmerica Rye	LW WinTech	3rd
Women’s Youth Coxed 4x	RowAmerica Rye	LW WinTech	3rd
Women’s Youth 8+	RowAmerica Rye	LW King	3rd
Men’s Youth 8+	RowAmerica Rye	MW King	3rd
Men’s Lightweight 8+	Princeton Uni.	LW King	3rd
Men’s Clubs 1x	Pittsburgh	HW COBRA	4th
Women’s Alumane 8+	U. Washington	MW King SE	4th
Women’s Youth 4+	PCRA	LW King	4th
Women’s Youth Coxed 4x	Maritime RC	LW King	4th
Women’s Youth 8+	Saugatuck	SLW King	4th
Men’s Youth 8+	Saugatuck	MW King	4th
Women’s Youth 8+	Saugatuck (2nd boat)	SLW King	6th
Men’s Youth 8+	OARS	LW King SE	6th

Event	Club	Result
U15 W1x	Redwood Scullers	Gold
U17 W4+	Saugatuck R.C.	Gold
U17 W8+	Saugatuck R.C.	Gold
M2-	Camp Randall R.C.	Gold
M4x	Marin R.A.	Gold
W4-	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
M4+	RowAmerica Rye	Silver
W8+	RowAmerica Rye	Silver
U17 W1x	Redwood Scullers	Bronze
W2-	Camp Randall R.C.	Bronze
W2x	RowAmerica Rye	Bronze
U17 M8+	RowAmerica Rye	Bronze
M2-	Concord	Bronze
W4+	RowAmerica Rye	Bronze
M4x	Maritime R.C.	Bronze
M4-	RowAmerica Rye	Bronze
W4-	RowAmerica Rye	Bronze

Result	Race	Club
Gold	Women’s U17 8+	US Selection Development Team
Gold	Women’s U17 4x	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Women’s U17 2x	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Women’s U17 1x	RowAmerica Rye/Claire Van Praagh
Gold	Women’s U16 8+	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Women’s U16 4+	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Men’s Youth 8+	Penn AC
Gold	Men’s Youth 4+	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Men’s U17 8+	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Men’s U17 4x	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Men’s U17 1x	RowAmerica Rye/George Dolce
Gold	Men’s U16 4+	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Men’s U23 LWT 4+	Penn AC
Gold	Women’s U23 1x	Ready Set Row/Ana Holtey
Gold	Women’s Open 8+	US Selection Development Team
Gold	Men’s Open 1x	California RC/Andrei Potapkin
Gold	Women’s Open 2-	Penn AC
Gold	Men’s Open 2x	California RC
Gold	Men’s Open 4x	California RC
Silver	Women’s Youth 4x	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Women’s Youth 4+	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Women’s Youth 4-	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Women’s Youth 1x	Ready Set Row/Ana Holtey
Silver	Women’s U17 8+	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Women’s U17 4+	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Women’s U17 1x	RowAmerica Greenwich/Clare Junius
Silver	Women’s U16 8+	CJRC
Silver	Women’s U16 4+	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Men’s Youth 8+	TBC
Silver	Men’s Youth 4x	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Men’s Youth 4-	Oakland Strokes
Silver	Men’s Youth 2-	Oakland Strokes
Silver	Men’s U17 8+	Penn AC
Silver	Women’s Open 8+	Penn AC
Silver	Men’s Open 2x	California RC
Silver	Women’s Open 4+	Penn AC
Silver	Men’s Open LWT 8+	CJRC
Silver	Women’s U23 8+	Penn AC
Silver	Men’s U23 4+	Penn AC
Bronze	Women’s Youth 8+	US Selection Development Team
Bronze	Women’s Youth 4+	Penn AC
Bronze	Women’s Youth 4-	RowAmerica Rye
Bronze	Women’s U17 4x	RowAmerica Rye
Bronze	Men’s Youth 8+	US Selection Development Team
Bronze	Men’s Youth 4-	RowAmerica Rye
Bronze	Men’s Youth 2-	RowAmerica Rye
Bronze	Men’s U17 4+	RowAmerica Rye
Bronze	Women’s U23 2-	Uni-Team USA
Bronze	Men’s U23 8+	Uni-Team USA
Bronze	Women’s U23 8+	US Selection Development Team
Bronze	Men’s Open 8+	Penn AC
Bronze	Women’s Open 1x	Long Beach/Hannah Debray

Result	Race	Club
Gold	Women’s Youth 4-	Oakland Strokes Rowing
Gold	Men’s U15 4x+	Maritime Rowing Club
Gold	Women’s U17 4+	Saugatuck Rowing Club
Gold	Women’s 2V8+	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Men’s Youth 8+	RowAmerica Rye
Gold	Women’s Youth 8+	Marin Rowing Assn.
Gold	Women’s U17 8+	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Men’s U17 4x	Norwalk River Rowing Assn.
Silver	Women’s U17 2x	Norwalk River Rowing Assn.
Silver	Men’s Youth 1x	South Orlando Rowing Assn.
Silver	Women’s U16 4x+	NorCal Crew
Silver	Women’s U17 4+	Saugatuck Rowing Club
Silver	Women’s U17 8+	Cincinnati Juniors Rowing Club
Silver	Men’s 2V8+	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Men’s U16 8+	RowAmerica Rye
Silver	Men’s U17 8+	RowAmerica Rye
Bronze	Men’s Youth 2-	Canisius HS Rowing
Bronze	Men’s Youth 2x	Great Miami Rowing
Bronze	Women’s Youth 4x	Oak Neck Rowing Academy
Bronze	Women’s Youth 4-	RowAmerica Rye
Bronze	Women’s U16 4x+	Maritime Rowing Club
Bronze	Men’s U17 4+	Saugatuck Rowing Club
Bronze	Women’s Youth 8+	Newport Aquatic Ctr. Rowing
Bronze	Men’s U16 8+	Saugatuck Rowing Club
Bronze	Women’s U16 8+	RowAmerica Rye

Men’s Masters 4+	Chinook	1st	King SE
Men’s U19 4+	St. Louis	1st	King SE
Women’s Masters 8+	Chinook	1st	King SE
Women’s Youth U19 8+	CJRC	1st	King SE
Women’s Youth U17 8+	St. Louis	1st	King
Men’s Youth U19 8+	St. Louis	1st	King SE
Men’s Youth U17 8+	St. Louis	1st	King
Women’s U19 4+	CJRC	1st	King
Mixed Masters 4x	Chinook	1st	WinTech
Mixed Masters 4+	Chinook	1st	WinTech
Mixed Masters 4+	Chinook	2nd	WinTech
Women’s Youth U19 8+	SA	2nd	King SE
Women’s Youth U17 8+	CJRC	2nd	King
Men’s Youth U19 8+	CRF	2nd	King SE
Women’s Masters 4+	Chinook	2nd	WinTech
Women’s Masters 4+	Rio Salado	2nd	King SE
Mixed Masters 4+	Rio Salado	2nd	WinTech
Women’s Youth U19 8+	CRF	3rd	King SE
Men’s Masters 8+	Chinook	3rd	King SE
Women’s U19 4+	St. Louis	3rd	King SE
Women’s Youth U17 4+	Camp Randall	3rd	WinTech
Mixed Masters 4x	TriStar	3rd	WinTech
Mixed Masters 4+	Chinook	3rd	WinTech

Name	Place	Medal	Club	Brand
Women’s Senior Master Eights [50+]	1st	1st	Endeavor Racing Alliance ‘A’	King
Men’s Senior Master Fours [50+]	1st	1st	Molesey ‘A’	King
Women’s Grand Master Fours [60+]	1st	1st	Saugatuck ‘A’	WinTech
Women’s Alumnae Eights	1st	1st	UW Alum ‘A’	King
Men’s Master Eights [40+	1st	1st	Marin ‘A’	King
Men’s Championship Doubles	1st	1st	Frg Germania	WinTech
Women’s Youth Eights	1st	1st	RowAmerica Rye ‘A’	King
Women’s Youth Doubles	2nd	1st (U17)	New York AC ‘A’	WinTech
Womens Youth Coxed Quad	18th	1st (U17)	Maritime Rowing Club ‘B’	WinTech
Women’s Youth Eights	3rd	1st (U17)	RowAmerica Rye ‘B’	King
Mens Youth Coxed Quad	4th	1st (U17)	Maritime Rowing Club ‘B’	WinTech
Men’s Senior Master Eights [50+]	2nd	2nd	Marin ‘A’	King
Men’s Grand Master Eights [60+]	2nd	2nd	Marin ‘A’	King
Men’s Master Eights [40+]	2nd	2nd	Fat Cat ‘A’	King
Mixed Para Inclusion 2x	2nd	2nd	Athletes Without Limits-DC ‘A’	WinTech
Mens Youth Coxed Quad	2nd	2nd	Windsor Boys’ ‘A’	WinTech
Men’s Under-17 Fours	2nd	2nd	RowAmerica Rye	WinTech
Men’s Lightweight Eights	2nd	2nd	Princeton ‘A’	King
Directors’ Challenge Mixed Eight	2nd	2nd	Club Nautico De San Juan	King
Directors’ Challenge Parent/Child Double	2nd	2nd	SC Kuesnacht	WinTech
Men’s Senior Master Eights [50+]	3rd	3rd	Molesey ‘A’	King
Men’s Grand Master Fours [60+]	3rd	3rd	Marin ‘A’	WinTech
Women’s Grand Master Fours [60+]	3rd	3rd	Chinook ‘A’	King
Men’s Master Eights [40+]	3rd	3rd	RCA Alumni ‘A’	King
Men’s Championship Singles	3rd	3rd	New York AC, Putnam, E	WinTech
Womens Youth Coxed Quad	3rd	3rd	RowAmerica Rye ‘A’	WinTech
Men’s Youth Fours	3rd	3rd	RowAmerica Rye ‘A’	WinTech
Mens Youth Coxed Quad	3rd	3rd	RowAmerica Rye ‘A’	WinTech
Men’s Youth Eights	3rd	3rd	RowAmerica Rye ‘A’	King
Men’s Under-17 Fours	3rd	3rd	TriStar	King
Men’s Collegiate Fours	3rd	3rd	San Diego ‘A’	WinTech
Men’s Grand Master Doubles [60+]	4th	4th	Chinook Performance Racing	WinTech
Men’s Senior Master Eights [50+]	4th	4th	Chinook ‘A’	King
Women’s Youth Eights	4th	4th	Saugatuck ‘A’	King
Women’s Youth Doubles	4th	4th	Tideway Scullers ‘A’	WinTech
Men’s Youth Eights	4th	4th	Saugatuck ‘A’	King
Men’s Club Singles	5th	5th	Pittsburgh, Petronic, Z	WinTech
Women’s Youth Eights	5th	5th	Marin ‘A’	King
Men’s Youth Eights	5th	5th	New Trier ‘A’	King

Event	Team	Result
Women’s U17 1x	Row West	Gold
Women’s U16 4+	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Men’s Youth 4+	Penn AC	Gold
Men’s U17 8+	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Women’s U17 4x	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Women’s 16 8+	Maritime	Gold
Men’s Youth 2-	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Women’s Youth 1x	Row West	Gold
Men’s U17 1x	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Women’s U17 2x	Litchfield Hills	Gold
Women’s U178 8+	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Men’s Youth 4-	Oakland Strokes	Gold
Women’s Youth 4x	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Men’s U16 4+	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Men’s U17 4x	RowAmerica Rye	Gold
Women’s U17 1x	Litchfield Hills	Silver
Men’ Youth 4x	Oakland Strokes	Silver
Women’s Youth 8+	Row West	Silver
Women’s U17 4+	RowAmerica Rye	Silver
Women’s U17 4x	RowAmerica Rye	Silver
Women’s Youth 1x	RowAmerica Rye	Silver
Men’s Youth 8+	Penn AC	Silver
Men’s U17 4+	Maritime	Silver
Women’s U16 4x+	RowAmerica Rye	Silver
Men’s U17 8+	Maritime	Bronze
Women’s U17 4x	Oak Neck Academy	Bronze
Women’s Youth 1x	The Port Jefferson	Bronze
Men’s U17 4+	RowAmerica Rye	Bronze
Men’s Youth 4-	Penn AC	Bronze
Women’s Youth 4x	South Jersey	Bronze
Women’s U16 4x+	Maritime	Bronze

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