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1. Create an account at Flickr. If you already have an account, log in.
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3. Upload your photos, either online or using the Flickr Uploadr, a desktop application that makes uploaded large batches of photos easier.
4. In the Flickr Organizr, drag your photos into a batch and click “Add Tags.” In the dialog box, add the tag that corresponds to the proper race or event. These tags are in each news posting and listed on the photos page.
5. In the organizr, click “Send to group,” and choose “Exeter Crew” in the dialog box. This will add these tagged photos to the group. They should now appear in the corresponding gallery on ExeterCrew.com!

I am in the process of uploading all past photos to Flickr–this will be finished in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions about using these new features, feel free to send me an email.  Enjoy!

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• As with any migration, there’s a few links and styles that are broken–I’ll be fixing these as I come across them.
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I will be implementing a new photo gallery engine later this week. This will allow users to upload photos to Flickr and have them automatically appear in the photo galleries below posts. Check back soon to see it in action.

The 2000 meter regatta is organized as a double-elimination semifinal wherein a given boat has two chances to get a spot in the semifinal races. The exact setup depends on the number of entries in the event. For the girls eight event, all twenty-three entries initially rowed in one of four heats on Friday. Exeter finished second to Marin Rowing Association in 6:59.95. All twelve crews that finished in the top three qualified directly for a slot in one of the three Saturday afternoon semifinals; the remaining eleven went on to race in one of the two Saturday morning repechage heats. In these intermediate races, the top three boats also earn slots in the afternoon semifinals. In the semifinals, Exeter finished second to Maritime Rowing Club in 6:53.10. The top two crews from each semifinal go to Sunday’s grand final, the middle two crews go to the petite final and the bottom two crews go to the C-final. In the grand final, Exeter finished second to Marin in 6:45.05.

This silver-medal finish represents the highest attainment at the national level for an Exeter girls boat in thirty-six years since the start of the program in 1973. It also ties the record for the highest attainment at the national level for any NEIRA girls crew ever. Even more remarkably, such success comes after twelve of eighteen members of the varsity squad graduated in 2008.

A big congratulations to all rowers, coxswains and coaches for their tremendous finish to the season.

G1	Grand	G2	Grand	G3	Grand
Exeter	5:09.157	Exeter	5:25.963	Exeter	5:34.372
Andover	5:12.929	Andover	5:27.050	Hanover	5:38.541
Tabor	5:17.632	Kent	5:33.603	Kent	5:38.871
Kent	5:17.892	Hanover	5:37.519	St. Paul’s	5:41.131
St. Paul’s	5:27.481	St. Paul’s	5:42.879	Andover	5:42.843
Simsbury	5:28.272	Tabor	5:49.858	Simsbury	6:05.879
B1	Petite	B2	Grand	B3	Grand
Exeter	4:52.825	Andover	4:43.404	Kent	4:51.523
NMH	4:56.995	Kent	4:43.845	Andover	4:52.732
St. John’s	5:00.742	Salisbury	4:48.915	Salisbury	4:52.734
Hanover	5:01.002	Exeter	4:49.203	St. John’s	5:07.379
Hingham	5:01.532	Brunswick	4:55.042	Hanover	5:08.133
Middletown	5:11.948	St. Paul’s	5:00.575	Exeter	5:15.014

More information to come!

Race Photos

Looking ahead to October, a number of Exonians will attend the Head of the Charles Regatta from October 18-19 in Cambridge, MA as competitors and spectators.  The Exeter Association of New England has once again reserved a tent in Reunion Village next to Weeks Footbridge, one of the best places to view passing crews.  Admission to Reunion Village is $1.00, with other refreshments available for purchase inside.  The village will be open from 8AM-5PM on Saturday and 8AM-4PM on Sunday.  See the event page at the Alumni/ae website for more information.  A listing of Exeter graduates competing in the regatta will be published before the regatta, please contact me if you or a friend is seeded.

• After a definitive win in the junior 4+ heats, Manfull’s boat cruised to a 5.20 second first-place finish in the Friday semifinals. In the Saturday afternoon final, the four finished a close second, 1.30 seconds behind the Boston USRowing Development Camp.
• After a similarly comfortable win in junior 4+ heats, Jones’ four was not able to hang on in the semifinal in the four, finishing one place and 1.61 seconds out of contention for the final.
• Jones and Manfull raced together in the junior 8+, easily winning their heat for the junior 8+, to qualify for the Friday semifinal, where they finished second to the Boston USRowing Development Camp and qualified for the Sunday morning final. In this race, Jones and Manfull came back from their second place finish to beat the USRowing boat by 3.54 seconds to take first place and gold medals.
• After a solid second-place finish in the intermediate 8+ heat, Manfull and Jones’ eight finished third in the final behind perennial powerhouse Pennsylvania Athletic Club and USRowing Development Camp.

Luke Thoms ‘08 competed for Quad City Rowing Club in the Mens Junior Quadruple Sculls (4x) and the Mens Junior Single Sculls (1x).

• After finishing third in a tightly contested semifinal for the quad on Friday morning, Thoms finished 6th in the final.
• After rowing well in the junior single heats, Thoms finished third in his semifinal, missing the second-place requirement to qualify for the finals.

Chris Courtin ‘06 and coxswain and girls co-captain Katie Courtin ‘09 competed for West Side Rowing Club in the Mens Intermediate 4+.

• Courtin and Courtin repeated their first-place in their heat with a first-place finish in the intermediate 4+ semifinal. In the Sunday final, the four could not keep up with fast crews from Vesper and Penn. A.C. and took third.

Jeremy Bernstein ‘07 competed for Potomac Boat Club in the Mens Intermediate Double Sculls (2x) and Mens Intermediate Quadruple Sculls.

• After a solid first-place finish in the intermediate double heat, and a second place finish in the semifinal, Bernstein finished sixth in Saturday’s final.
• In the intermediate quad, Bernstein sculled to a solid 6.48 second win in the Saturday semifinal. In the Sunday final, his boat couldn’t hang on to the pack, finishing fifth.

Meredith Mead ‘07 competed for Riverside Boat Club in the Womens Senior 4+, the Womens Intermediate 4+, and the Womens Intermediate 8+.

• Mead raced in the semifinal for the intermediate 8+ on Saturday, finishing third in a rare 1/100 second dead heat with Clemson. Such ties are very rare when electronic timing is used, but as the photo finish shows, both bow balls are exactly even. In the unusual seven-boat final, Mead’s eight ended up finishing fourth.
• After finishing second in the intermediate 4+ heat, Mead’s boat wasn’t able to make it in the semifinal, finishing sixth in the top-three qualifier.
• Mead raced in the Saturday semifinal for the senior 4+, but came up short in the competitive, top two to progress qualifier, finishing sixth.

Rebecca Freeman-Slade ‘10 competed for Community Rowing in the Womens Junior Double Sculls, the Womens Junior Quadruple Sculls, and the Womens Intermediate Lightweight 4+.

• Freeman-Slade raced in the competitive semifinal for the intermediate lightweight 4+ on Saturday but came up short, finishing fourth in the top-three qualifier.
• In her Wednesday morning heat for the junior double, Freeman-Slade finished fourth, missing the top-two qualifier for the semifinals.
• In her Thursday morning heat for the junior quad, Freeman-Slade finished fourth, barely a length off of third place and a spot in the semifinals.

Christina Hanlon ‘10 competed for East End Rowing Club in the Womens Junior Double Sculls and the Womens Junior Single Sculls.

• In her Wednesday morning heat for the junior double, Hanlon finished fifth, missing the top-two qualifier for the semifinals.
• In her Thursday morning heat for the junior single, Hanlon finished third, missing the top-two qualifier for the semifinals by only a couple lengths.

Many of the same boats will race again at the annual Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catherines, Ontario from August 4-10. In addition, a few Exonians are among the rowers competing for medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, which begin on August 8th.

Luke Thoms ‘08 is competing for Quad City Rowing Club in the Mens Junior Quadruple Sculls (4x) and the Mens Junior Single Sculls (1x).

• In his Wednesday morning heat for the junior quad, Thoms finished first, a comfortable 3.77 seconds ahead of the next boat.  Thoms will race in the semifinals Friday morning at 11:12 AM in Lane 4.
• In his Thursday morning heat for the junior single, Thoms finished less than two seconds behind the winner, and had the second best time overall among all nine heats.  Thoms will race in the semifinals Friday afternoon at 2:15 PM in Lane 1.

Ryan Jones ‘09 and coxswain and boys co-captain Alex Manfull ‘09 are competing for Boston Rowing Club in the Mens Intermediate Eight (8+), the Mens Junior 8+, and the Mens Junior Coxed Four (4+).

• In her Thursday morning heat for the junior 4+, Manfull’s boat finished first, a relaxed 7.71 seconds ahead of second place.  Manfull will race in the semifinals Friday morning at 9:30 AM in Lane 2.
• In his Thursday morning heat for the junior 4+, Jones’ boat finished first, an easy 10.40 seconds ahead of second place.  Jones will race in the semifinals Friday morning at 9:36 AM in Lane 4.
• In their Thursday morning heat for the junior 8+, Manfull and Jones’ boat finished first, an impressive 9.70 seconds ahead of second place. Their eight will race in the semifinals Friday afternoon at 2:39 PM in Lane 3.
• In their Wednesday afternoon heat for the intermediate 8+, Manfull and Jones’ boat finished second, 3.86 seconds behind the winner and in the second fastest time overall among all three heat.  Their eight will race in the finals Saturday afternoon at 1:00 PM in Lane 1.

Chris Courtin ‘06 and coxswain and girls co-captain Katie Courtin ‘09 are competing for West Side Rowing Club in the Mens Intermediate 4+.

• In their Wednesday afternoon heat for the intermediate 4+, Courtin and Courtin’s boat finished first, 4.23 seconds ahead of second place.  Their four will race in the semifinals Friday afternoon at 5:57 PM in Lane 4.

Jeremy Bernstein ‘07 is competing for Potomac Boat Club in the Mens Intermediate Double Sculls (2x) and Mens Intermediate Quadruple Sculls.

• In his Wednesday afternoon heat for the intermediate double, Bernstein finished first, 6.95 seconds ahead of second place.  In his Thursday afternoon semifinal, he finished second, qualifying for the final on Saturday at 2:38 PM in Lane 2.
• Bernstein will race in the semifinal for the intermediate quad on Saturday at 10:36 AM in Lane 3.

Meredith Mead ‘07 is competing for Riverside Boat Club in the Womens Senior 4+, the Womens Intermediate 4+, and the Womens Intermediate 8+.

• In her Wednesday morning heat for the intermediate 4+, Mead finished second.  Her four will race in the semifinal on Friday at 8:48 AM
• Mead will race in the semifinal for the intermediate 8+ on Saturday at 8:42 AM in Lane 5.
• Mead will race in the semifinal for the intermediate 4+ on Saturday at 10:18 AM in Lane 4.

Christina Hanlon ‘10 is competing for East End Rowing Club in the Womens Junior Double Sculls and the Womens Junior Single Sculls.

• In her Wednesday morning heat for the junior double, Hanlon finished fifth, missing the top-two qualifier for the semifinals.
• In her Thursday morning heat for the junior single, Hanlon finished third, missing the top-two qualifier for the semifinals by only a couple lengths.

Rebecca Freeman-Slade ‘10 is competing for Community Rowing in the Womens Junior Double Sculls, the Womens Junior Quadruple Sculls, and the Womens Intermediate Lightweight 4+.

• In her Wednesday morning heat for the junior double, Freeman-Slade finished fourth, missing the top-two qualifier for the semifinals.
• In her Thursday morning heat for the junior quad, Freeman-Slade finished fourth, barely a length off of third place and a spot in the semifinals.
• Freeman-Slade will race in the semifinal for the intermediate lightweight 4+ on Saturday at 11:06 AM in Lane 5.

Check back for more results as the regatta progresses.

The girls finished third in their 10:24 AM grand final race in 6:37.39, behind first-place Marin (6:33.66) and second place Los Gatos (6:36.93). Behind Exeter was local rival St. Paul’s (6:38.61), Community Rowing (6:40.05) and Green Lake (6:52.07). They are the third fastest girls youth eight in the United States for 2008.

The boys finished fourth in their 11:20 AM grand final race in 5:54.72, behind first place Newport (5:50.24), St. Joseph’s Prep (5:50.34) and Winter Park (5:53.41). Behind Exeter was Capital Crew (5:59.06) and Wayland-Weston (6:06.66). They are the fourth fastest boys youth eight in the United States for 2008.

To see how both crews progressed from the heats, through the repechages and semifinals to their grand final finishes, check out the completed brackets below:

Congratulations to both crews on being some of the best crews in the country!

Race Photos

The boys eight, rowing in the Titus with (from bow to stroke) Tim Moore ‘08, Vaughan Coder ‘08, Mario Barosevcic ‘08, Ryan Jones ‘09, Chris Jones ‘08, Andrew Safir ‘08, Ian Winthrop ‘08, Luke Thoms ‘08, and Alex Manfull ‘09, raced their top-3 semifinal today at 4:08 PM. Also in this race was Newport Aquatic Center, Winter Park High School, St. Augustine Prep, Westerville Rowing Club and Green Lake Crew. Despite a delayed start, the boys were able to hold off the entire field except for Newport, finishing second in 5:53.31, 0.47 seconds ahead of third place Winter Park. Looking ahead to tomorrow’s 11:20 AM grand final, boats are assigned as follows:

• Lane 1: Winter Park High School (school from Winter Park, Florida)
• Lane 2: Capital Crew (club from Gold River, California)
• Lane 3: Newport Aquatic Center (club from Newport Beach, California)
• Lane 4: St. Joseph’s Prep (school from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Lane 5: Phillips Exeter Academy
• Lane 6: Wayland-Weston (club from Wayland, Massachusetts)

The girls eight, rowing in the M. Catherine Gilmartin with (from bow to stroke) Lyn Ann Forrester ‘08, Allison Courtin ‘08, Katrina Regan ‘08, Erin Metcalf ‘09, Katherine Dyke ‘08, Lizzy McDermott ‘08, Rory Erickson-Kulas ‘08, Cathy McDermott ‘08, and Alyssa Murray ‘08, rowed their semifinal today at 3:47 PM. Also in this race was Community Rowing, St. Paul’s School, Lincoln Park Juniors, Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club, and Oakland Strokes. The girls rowed another strong 2000 meter piece and finished first without sprinting, 0.79 seconds ahead of Community Rowing. Looking ahead to the girls grand final tomorrow at 10:56 AM, boats are assigned as follows:

• Lane 1: St. Paul’s School (NEIRA school from Concord, New Hampshire)
• Lane 2: Marin Rowing Association (club from Greenbrae, California)
• Lane 3: Phillips Exeter Academy
• Lane 4: Los Gatos Rowing Club (club from Los Gatos, California)
• Lane 5: Community Rowing (club from Watertown, Massachusetts)
• Lane 6: Green Lake Crew (club from Seattle, Washington)

To see how both crews have progressed through their heats, repechages and semifinals in the three-day regatta, check out the updated brackets below:

Best of luck to both crews. Follow along with the races as the results are published live at the Racetrak results page.

Finish line photos courtesy of Racetrak and Finishlynx.

Update: The schedule has been adjusted slightly.  The girls now race at 10:56 AM and the boys at 11:20 AM.

The regatta takes place over the course of three days, due its double elimination format. Unlike the single elimination format of NEIRAs, crews get a second chance to make it to the semifinals (and, by association, the grand finals) regardless of their performance in the starting heats. The 18-seed 6-lane double elimination format used has four steps:

• All 18 crews race in three heats of six boats each. The top two boats from each heat qualify directly for the semifinal, skipping the repechage races. The bottom four boats race in the repechages.
• The top three boats from each repechage qualify for the semifinal. The bottom three boats race in the C Final.
• The top three boats from each semifinal qualify for the Grand Final, the bottom three boats from each semifinal qualify for the Petite Final.
• All crews race in either the C Final, Petite Final, or Grand Final.

Since there are only 16 crews racing in the girls event, that bracket is slightly different, with the top three crews from the heats getting a bye on the reps and a single 7-boat repechage for the remaining crews, the top three of which get the last spots in the semis.
Full brackets for the Boys and Girls events are below:

The girls eight, rowing in the M. Catherine Gilmartin with (from bow to stroke) Lyn Ann Forrester ‘08, Allison Courtin ‘08, Katrina Regan ‘08, Erin Metcalf ‘09, Katherine Dyke ‘08, Lizzy McDermott ‘08, Rory Erickson-Kulas ‘08, Cathy McDermott ‘08, and Alyssa Murray ‘08, rowed their heat Friday at 10:55 AM.  In the top-two to qualify heat, the boat cruised to a 3.64 second win over second-place Green Lake.  Courtin said “We were conservative going into the heat, preparing for hard competition since we don’t know anything about these crews.  We had a pretty solid row all the way down, didn’t sprint, Green Lake fell back early and trailed us most of the way.”  Looking ahead to the semifinal on Saturday at 3:47 PM, the girls are “cautiously optimistic,” in earning a top-3 finish to qualify for Sunday’s grand finals.

The boys eight, rowing in the Titus with (from bow to stroke) Tim Moore ‘08, Vaughan Coder ‘08, Mario Barosevcic ‘08, Ryan Jones ‘09, Chris Jones ‘08, Andrew Safir ‘08, Ian Winthrop ‘08, Luke Thoms ‘08, and Alex Manfull ‘09, raced their heat Friday at 11:16 AM.  Despite having the third fastest time in any of the heats and being 9.41 seconds ahead of the fourth best time, top two finishers St. Joseph’s Prep and Winter Park were both in Exeter’s heat, and forced the eight into the repechages by 0.79 seconds.  The reps were originally scheduled to occur Friday afternoon, though severe thunderstorms forced a postponement of the reps until Saturday morning at 9:38 AM.  In this race, the boys took first by 3.69 seconds.  The Titus will row in the semifinals Saturday afternoon at 4:08 PM, needing a top-3 finish to qualify for the grand finals.

Good luck to both crews!  Follow along with race results as they become available at the live results page.

Update: (6/14-11:03 AM) News from the repechages has been added, and the brackets have been updated in preparation for this afternoon’s semifinal races.