Head of the Charles Picks and Chat 2017

[Rocket-Sauce]

Marlow for the women's Master 4's - Katherine Grainger, Gillian Lindsay, Kate MAckenzie and Catherine Tillett - so "just" the 6 Olympic medals on board!

They are also rowing in the mixed 8 with Cambridge BC.

Union looks pretty stacked.

[eeoyre]

The Marlow driver is also pretty good. Will definitely be helpful starting in the middle of the pack.

[lt.wolf]

Champ 2x's

Men
1. O'Donovan brothers , They rested thru Worlds for this!
2. Penn AC- Will do their best to stay away from the Irish sprint
3. RCK/Coatia, Damir and Nico will be moving well but will need to figure out the course

Lightweight
1. : Mark O' Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll will average 39 for the Charles course


Women
1. Carling Zeeman/ Jeannine Gmelin, RCZ/SRC (composite), Yes this boat will be very very fast
2. : Magdalena Lobnig / Sanita Puspure, OC/VST, should finish just short of those listed above , maybe lose it in the last turn ?
3. ARION, will be over matched by those listed above and the international lightweights...

Lightweight
1. Jillian Zieff Hillary Saeger, Making weight wont be an issue for this line up and knowing the course means everything

[lt.wolf]

Youth Eights

JR. Women
1. Marin, West coast rises up
2. Saugatuck, All the horse power and will need it to fend off Marin
3. Greenwich , The program is rising up


JR. Men
1. Oakland Strokes , staying on top
2. Marin , chasing hard.
3. Sarasota Crew, gotta be good , coached by the JR national team coach ...wink

[Wykehamist]

Folks on Reddit keep posting that Marin and Oakland have curtailed their on-water training because of the fires. True, or fake news?

[lt.wolf]

Champ 8

Men.
1.Wairau Rowing Club, can't deny all that technique and power
2. Harvard , Home course advantage...wooo
3. UW , woof woof

Women
1. Sudbury Rowing Club, even better technique than the men
2. National Training Centre, CAN sorry but the colleges are getting pushed out of the top three
3. USA #1 , with two boats entered the seat racing has begun


Light 8

Men
1. Cornell, no western to sneak up on them
2. Harvard, too much traffic
3. Yale , just a nip over Princeton



Women
1. BU, chasing and chasing Radcliffe hard
2. RAD / HAR, will be able to see BU close
3. Stanford, starting to far back

[fatsculler]

Champ 8

Men.
1.Wairau Rowing Club, can't deny all that technique and power
2. Harvard , Home course advantage...wooo
3. UW , woof woof

Women
1. Sudbury Rowing Club, even better technique than the men
2. National Training Centre, CAN sorry but the colleges are getting pushed out of the top three
3. USA #1 , with two boats entered the seat racing has begun


Light 8

Men
1. Cornell, no western to sneak up on them
2. Harvard, too much traffic
3. Yale , just a nip over Princeton



Women
1. BU, chasing and chasing Radcliffe hard
2. RAD / HAR, will be able to see BU close
3. Stanford, starting to far back

Would be nice to know the Harvard & UW line ups (& Princeton)

[lt.wolf]

Alumni Eights


Men
1. Northeastern, bringing it back to Henderson
2. UW , Not a bad line up you could say
3. DeWolfe Rowing Club, everyone is on the body by ' Peabody program

Women
1. Fat Cat , coming strong with talent from the past
2.University Of Virginia Alumni, moving up a bit
3. UM Alumni, missing the fire power from last year

[lt.wolf]

Master Eights

Men
1. Shannon, that old man with the silver medal carries them to the win this year
2. Kennebecasis, close but no cigar, someone call Kevin Light
3. Molesey, slips from number 1


Women
1. Ottawa Rowing Club, Not starting 13 will be a big help
1. Toronto , Canadians are crowding the podium here
3. Chinook Performance Racing, forgot to call Caryn Davies this year ...

[PBR]

Folks on Reddit keep posting that Marin and Oakland have curtailed their on-water training because of the fires. True, or fake news?

Yes. It's true.

[fatsculler]

Champ Singles


Women
1. Gevvie Stone- between shifts she has been training and training well .
2 .Mary Jones - Cambridge Boat Club ( sorry Vesper) will crowd the podium spots, she should have "home course " advantage now
3. Felice Mueller- Will come down the power house power with very high speed, hopefully she does not get lost in the turns up river

**** Dark Horse watch, Lindsay Meyer, we are very impressed with her speed and the ability to have the most fun while doing it

Another dark horse in W1X is Anna Thornton of UW, she’s current U23 W4X World Champion And World Rowing’s “rising Star” of the month.

[Dirty Water]

Master Eights

Men
1. Shannon, that old man with the silver medal carries them to the win this year
2. Kennebecasis, close but no cigar, someone call Kevin Light
3. Molesey, slips from number 1


Women
1. Ottawa Rowing Club, Not starting 13 will be a big help
1. Toronto , Canadians are crowding the podium here
3. Chinook Performance Racing, forgot to call Caryn Davies this year ...

You're looking in the wrong event for Caryn Davies.... Try the senior master 8+

[boston_1x]

Champ Singles

Women
1. Gevvie Stone- between shifts she has been training and training well .
2 .Mary Jones - Cambridge Boat Club ( sorry Vesper) will crowd the podium spots, she should have "home course " advantage now
3. Felice Mueller- Will come down the power house power with very high speed, hopefully she does not get lost in the turns up river

**** Dark Horse watch, Lindsay Meyer, we are very impressed with her speed and the ability to have the most fun while doing it

Another dark horse in W1X is Anna Thornton of UW, she’s current U23 W4X World Champion And World Rowing’s “rising Star” of the month.

Lisa Scheenaard... A Final in Sarasota, won Silverskiff last year

[fatsculler]

Always interesting to look at the mix of nationalities in the top US college boats...this is the breakdown for the top 10 college crews in men's champ 8's (excl coxes)

UW
4 x USA
2 x NED
1 x SRB, ITA, GER

Yale
4 x GBR (although I believe one of those is out injured and being replaced by the sole US athlete in the boat)
3 x NZL
1 x FRA

Cal
2 x AUT
1 x GBR, DEN, NED, POL, SRB, SLO

Boston
3 x USA
2 x GER
1 x Nor, GBR, NED

Wisco
8 x USA

Brown
5 x USA
2 x GBR
1 x NED

Northeastern
4 x USA
2 x NZL
1 x AUS, GER

Harvard
3 x USA
3 x GBR
1 x GER, AUS

Princeton A
3 x USA
3 x GBR
1 x BEL, CAN

Princeton B
3 x USA
3 x GBR
2 x GER

So overall:
USA 33 (possibly 34)
GBR 17 (possibly 16)
GER 7
NZL 5
NED 5
AUS 2
SRB 2
AUT 2
CAN 1
POL 1
BEL 1
SLO 1
DEN 1
FRA 1
NOR 1

[rowing]

UW was a bit wobbly on the practice course yesterday while Harvard and BU were striking with impressive rowing technique.