Exeter Crew

Exeter takes team trophy at Andover, Tabor meet

Dan — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:06:17 +0000

All twelve Exeter crews raced against Andover and Tabor today at Andover’s home course on the Merrimack River. Race times were fast across the board with clear skies, a strong tailwind, and the Merrimack’s steady current. The girls squad handily won all of their races with open water, while the boys squad struggled against very competitive Andover and Tabor crews. Overall, Exeter took first place in the points trophy, winning the David Swift trophy. Full results below:

B1		B2		B3		B4
Tabor	04:35.1	Andover	04:33.8	Andover	04:48.5	Andover	04:54.6
Andover	04:35.5	Exeter	04:37.1	Exeter	04:54.8	Exeter	05:04.7
Exeter	04:43.7	Tabor	04:38.5	Tabor	05:02.5	Tabor	05:27.2

G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	04:54.3	Exeter	05:00.5	Exeter	05:05.7	Exeter	05:18.4
Tabor	05:03.4	Andover	05:12.1	Andover	05:13.3	Andover	05:32.9
Andover	05:11.8	Tabor	05:33.4	Tabor	05:40.5

B5		B6		G5/G6
Andover	04:55.6	PA 6	04:55.7	Exeter 5	05:12.2
Exeter	05:29.1	PA 7	05:11.9	Andover	05:21.0
		Exeter	05:18.9	Exeter 6	05:30.5
				Tabor 4	05:30.5

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Exeter sweeps Hanover in home meet

Dan — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:58 +0000

Ten Exeter crews raced against Hanover High School on the Squamscott River on Saturday. With the home course advantage, Exeter crews swept the young Hanover program in all nine races.

B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	4:22.0	Exeter	4:25.4	Exeter	4:40.8	Exeter	5:27.5
Hanover	4:31.2	Hanover	4:42.2	Hanover	4:53.7	Hanover	6:12.0

G1		G2		G3		G4		G5/G6
Exeter	4:48	Exeter	4:54.4	Exeter	5:05	Exeter	5:18	Exeter	3:13
Hanover	5:03	Hanover	5:05.8	Hanover	5:13	Hanover	5:24	Exeter	3:20
								Hanover	3:21

Boys captain Isaiah Brown ’12 said he was pleased with the results against Hanover. “B2 did a great job and raced fast. B1 struggled a little more to have the same focus we did that last few weeks.” This week was challenging for all crews due to Principal’s Day on Tuesday and unfavorable tides the rest of the week. Looking forward, Brown says the varsity boys hope to “get more comfortable at higher ratings.”

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Exeter wins six of eight against Kent, SPS

Dan — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:30:59 +0000

Eight Exeter crews raced against Kent and St. Paul’s yesterday evening on Turkey Pond in Concord, NH. Despite a last minute change in venue and unusually late race times, the meet went off largely without a hitch. Girls varsity coach Sally Morris said, “When we arrived, there were whitecaps churning down the lake in what would have been a fierce headwind, but with each minute, the winds lessened and by the time G2 raced, the lake was like glass.” All in all, Exeter crews took first place in six of eight races.

B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	4:31.1	Kent	4:47.1	Exeter	5:19.7	Exeter	5:34.6
Kent	4:37.8	Exeter	4:48.5	Kent	5:20.4	Kent	5:40.6
SPS	4:43.5	SPS	5:12.2	SPS	5:36.1	SPS	5:41.1

G1		G2		G3		G4
SPS	5:14.0	Exeter	5:21.6	Exeter	5:40.4	Exeter	6:03.3
Exeter	5:17.8	Kent	5:32.1	Kent	5:46.0	Kent	6:13.7
Kent	5:27.8	SPS	5:33.9	SPS	6:02.7	SPS	6:47.1

Thoughts from the captains are forthcoming.

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Change of venue for tomorrow’s races

Dan — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:26:14 +0000

Tomorrow’s race versus Kent and St. Paul’s was originally scheduled to be on Gardner Lake in Salem, Connecticut. However, that venue has been ruled out as a possibility due to low water levels. This can present a hazard to boats as sandbars and submerged debris are closer to water level (and delicate hulls).

The new race location is Turkey Pond in Concord, New Hampshire–St. Paul’s home racecourse. For logistical reasons, races will not begin until approximately 6pm, ending around 7:30pm. Despite the last-minute change, I hope parents and friends of Exeter Crew will still attend to cheer on the eight boats racing. The highly unusual evening racing schedule (sunset in Concord is at 7:44pm) may also make for some picturesque photos.

Go Big Red!

Exeter crews start season strong despite rough weather

Dan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:14:13 +0000

Eight Exeter crews traveled to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester/Shrewsbury, MA for their first races of the year. This season opening regatta is especially exciting because most races include six or seven boats, in contrast to the smaller dual races throughout the body of the season.

Heavy winds and choppy waters on Quinsigamond made for a rough first day of competition, though Exeter boats were able to persevere and take first place in five of eight races.

G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	5:49.6	Exeter	6:44.9	Exeter	6:49.5	Exeter	6:43.5
Simsbury	6:03.3	Simsbury	7:06.2	Andover	6:56.0	Andover	7:00.4
NMH	6:10.9	Shrewsbury	7:14.0	Shrewsbury	7:18.5
Shrewsbury	6:20.5	Andover	7:15.1	Simsbury	7:25.3
Boston Latin	6:25.6	NMH	7:15.7	NMH	7:31.1
Brookline	6:38.2	Brookline	7:23.1	Boston Latin	8:28.0
Andover	6:41.5	Boston Latin	7:26.0

B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	5:14.1	Andover	5:10.1	St. John’s	5:27.9	St. John’s	5:52.5
St. John’s	5:18.8	Exeter	5:13.0	Andover	5:31.0	Andover	6:00.7
Andover	5:22.0	St. John’s	5:27.3	Exeter	6:06.7	Andover	6:03.8
NMH	5:33.5	Brookline	5:36.6	Simsbury	6:14.3	Exeter	6:11.0
Brookline	5:34.9	Simsbury	5:53.9	Brookline	6:30.8	Simsbury	6:36.9
Simsbury	5:37.6	NMH	6:02.9	Shrewsbury	6:58.6	Brookline	7:39.3
Shrewsbury	6:06.2	Shrewsbury	6:23.0

Girls captains Mimi Reichenbach ’12 and CC Closmore ’12 said they are “really proud of how [crews] did yesterday,” and that “it was a great to start off the season.” Although conditions at Quinsigamond were “severe,” recent winds in Exeter helped prepare crews for choppy water. The captains were especially proud of their starts, despite having to wait sitting at the line as the crosswind misaligned the seven crews. The girls are looking forward to next weekend’s races against “very competitive” crews from Kent and St. Paul’s.

Boys captain Isaiah Brown ’12 thought the “the race was great.” B1 took the lead from the start, and “by the settle were up six or seven seats on all of the other crews.” Things continued well through the middle five hundred, though Brown thought “the last five hundred was our worst, and we lost ground in the sprint.” Looking ahead, Brown says B1 will “focus on holding higher rates for longer and finishing the race well.” Brown also commended B2 on a good race, despite a number of injuries.

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2012 racing season updates

Dan — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:05:53 +0000

It’s that time of year again–the weather is warming up, snow and ice is all but melted away, and boats are back on the water. The spring racing season is almost here! I’ve made a number of updates around the site in preparation:

The tentative 2012 racing schedule has been posted.
The boys and girls rosters are now online.
Photos from the boys squad spring training on the Charles River in Boston, MA have been added.
Racecourse maps have been updated, and new maps for the Charles River and the Squamscott River have been uploaded.
Photo galleries for 2011 are now in place.
The 2011 varsity letter winners have been added to the official listing.

2012 spring training

Dan — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:01:31 +0000

In preparation for the upcoming spring racing season, the boys crew squad is spending a few days of their spring break training in Boston, MA. I had the pleasure of going out in the launch with CRI coach Marko Vukovic as two eights practiced on an unseasonably warm March day.

Boys captain Isaiah Brown ’12 said the squad is “excited for the season. We have a bunch of strong guys who are hungry. Only having three days on the water so far it is hard to tell exactly where we are headed, but we have high hopes.” The squad is also looking forward to working with new boys coach Albert Leger who has “brought a lot of positive energy” to the team. The boys squad returns to Exeter next week, where the Squamscott River is already ice-free.

Enjoy the photos! And as always, photos can be added to any ExeterCrew.com gallery via the Exeter Crew photo pool. Follow the instructions to find out more.

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2011 Nationals

Dan — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:07:57 +0000

Here are photos added to the Exeter Crew photo pool from the 2011 Youth National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

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2011 NEIRA

Dan — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:15:50 +0000

Results from NEIRA Championship Regatta, 5/28/2011:

B1		B2		B3
Andover	4:47.7	Kent	5:28.4	Andover	5:21.8
Kent	4:48.2	Exeter	5:33.4	St. John’s	5:27.1
Exeter	4:52.7	Andover	5:35.5	Exeter	5:32.6
Tabor	4:57.7	Tabor	5:37.4	Kent	5:40.4
St. John’s	4:57.9	Brunswick	5:40.5	Tabor	5:40.7
St. Paul’s	4:59.8	St. John’s	5:40.9	Brunswick	6:02.2

G1		G2		G3
Exeter	5:31.4	Exeter	6:17.3	Exeter	6:04.5
Kent	5:39.0	St. Paul’s	6:24.2	St. Paul’s	6:09.7
Andover	5:40.1	Kent	6:31.9	Andover	6:22.9
St. Paul’s	5:46.3	Bay View	6:33.2	Kent	6:29.6
Tabor	5:47.6	Andover	6:47.6	Tabor	6:37.5
NMH	5:56.8	Tabor	7:11.6	E. Lyme	7:09.2

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2011 Exeter vs. St. Paul’s

Dan — Sat, 21 May 2011 18:20:21 +0000

Results from Exeter vs. St. Paul’s dual meet on 5/21/2011:

B1		B2		B3		B4
SPS	4:26.8	Exeter	4:37.6	Exeter	4:52.5	Exeter	5:13.5
Exeter	4:30.0	SPS	4:48.5	SPS	5:21.8	SPS	5:27.2

G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	4:58.5	Exeter	5:00.8	Exeter	5:04.8	Exeter	5:41.54
SPS	5:12.3	SPS	5:02.3	SPS	5:06.2	SPS	6:08.99

B5		B6		G5		G6
Exeter	W	Exeter	W	Exeter	5:35.6	Exeter	05:47.0
SPS	L			SPS	5:58.5

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