To continue reading…
This article is exclusively for Rowing News subscribers. For as little as $5 a month, you can get access to the best quality, independent reporting on all the issues that matter to the North American rowing community.
Already a subscriber? Login
Hundreds of the top junior and college clubs crews travelled to Chattanooga, Tenn. for the Head of the Hooch Regatta, which, coming at the end of many programs’ fall seasons as well as featuring a traditional fun and festive vibe, lays legitimate claim to the title of The Last of the Great Fall Regattas.
“We had another great event in spite of a little fog Saturday and some rain Sunday,” said Ulrich Lemcke, president of the regatta. “Water was good in spite of it all, so all competitors were in good spirits and we heard nothing but compliments.”
Vanderbilt won the women’s collegiate eight by more than 30 seconds over second-place Florida, with Clemson third. Alabama won the men’s event, ahead of UNC and Georgia Tech.
Cincinnati Juniors nipped Chicago by less than two seconds to win the women’s youth eight event, which included 72 finishing crews. Chicago finished second also in the men’s event, won by Belen Jesuit.
An Atlanta Composite entry averaging 50 years of age won the women’s masters eight on both raw and adjusted time. Catawba’s age 64 crew won the men’s event by 10 seconds (adjusted time) ahead of Atlanta, with the fastest raw time.
