Season Recap

Binghamton Crew had another fantastic year. The team welcomed a change in coaching with former rower Derek Sutcliffe taking over the Varsity Men's squad and Denise Aquino becoming the Varsity Women's coach. Chris Carpenter and Patty Benda continued their positions as the Novice Men and Women coaches. The team was younger this year but nevertheless the team was proved to be competitive. Thus, during the Fall season the team had a strong showing at regattas. The Varsity squads competed at five regattas, which were the Head of the Mohawk, Head of the Genesee, Head of the Fish, Frostbite, and Braxton. Medals were brought home from every regatta except from the Head of the Genesee. The Novice Men and Women debuted at the Head of the Fish and represented the team well. Starting in the Fall season and continuing into the Spring season, sculling was incorporated more into the Varsity squads' regimes which helped move us to become a more complete rowing team.

Winter training was intense and as a result, the team exited having set countless personal records. Records were also set off the erg. On March 16, 2013, the team hosted the 7th Annual John McKenna Memorial 5K. The usage of online registration was introduced and as a result there was a record number of pre-registrants. The race itself was also especially cold this year. Unfortunately, this cold weather continued as team continued the tradition and attended spring training at Camp Bob Cooper down in Summerton, South Carolina. In spite of the horrible weather, the team trained hard. At the end of the week, the team had two scrimmages to show how much improvement had been made. The first scrimmage was against Northwestern University, in which all of the squads had strong showings. The second scrimmage was an inter-squad scrimmage, which proved to be a rather enjoyable showcase of competitiveness and team spirit. After spending a beautiful day in Charleston, the team headed back up to Binghamton prepared for the upcoming racing season.

The first race of the Spring semester was the Metropolitan Regatta held in New Rochelle, NY. The Varsity Men, Novice Men, and Novice Women all brought home medals as testament to their hard work. The following weekend on April 20, 2013, the team hosted the 16th Annual Busfield Regatta. For the first time, a mixed 8+ and double events were added. The conditions were harsh so much so that it seemed as though the boats were fighting against the wind and the waves as much as they were against each other. During the Varsity Men 8+ event, three boats were swamped which led to the cancellation of the rest of the regatta. Needless to say, this was one Busfield that could never be forgotten. The team continued to have a strong showing at the States where the Varsity Men's Lightweight 4+ won second place and the Varsity Men's Heavy Weight 4+ earned third. The team ended on a good note as the Varsity Men's Lightweight 4+ qualified for the semifinals at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta.

The team is looking forward to start of another great season this fall!

What's to come for Binghamton Crew? Check out our event schedule here !

in memory of Dominique Silvestry

This year marked the first year of the Dominique Silvestry Memorial Scholarship for spring training. Sadly, this past summer on July 27th, Dominique passed away after a tragic hiking accident. The team awarded four scholarships to rowers (two men, and two women) who honored the memory of Dominique Silvestry through their commitment to the team and fellow members of Binghamton Crew. The award was entirely funded through alumni donations. Dominique's success during her years on Binghamton Crew (2006 to 2009) was not just measured by medals from races won, but even more so by the lives her glowing spirit touched on a daily basis. Alumni often proclaim that due to her diminutive stature her limitless positive spirit had no other option but to spread to those around her. We hope to continue the Dominique Silvestry Memorial Scholarship for many years to come in order to honor and preserve her spirit that made her life and time on Binghamton Crew so incredibly special.

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The Catch - Fall 2012

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Rent-a-Rower

RaR is one of our largest fundraisers. Through this fundraiser we help those who have no time to do housework themselves or those who simply are unable to. Here at Binghamton Crew we try not only to get involved on campus but to also help out around the town. Rent-a-Rower is a great way for us to reach out to the community and to get to know them better. We do exceptional jobs, so much so that we have many returning renters, who come back to us year after year or even seasonally. Rent-a-Rower is continuing to grow every year.

Rent-a-Rower works by someone contacting through email ( vicepresident@binghamtoncrew.org ) or our website ( binghamtoncrew.org/rentarower ) with a job they have for us to do. These jobs range from raking to painting. When that is done we pick a date for the RaR to take place on. Then the renter just sits back and relaxes and leaves the rest up to us. For the rate of $50 per rower, you get 4 hours of hard labor. We then use the funds to purchase equipment like oars or new ergs.

Our New Truck

In 2011 Tropical Storm Lee ravaged the South Tier. The storm destroyed eight feet of insulation inside our boathouse, took away our shed, and flooded our pickup truck.

We are happy to present our very own 2012 Ford F-350 in Gem Green (Binghamton Crew Green). We are proud to report that it pulled our trailer to all of our fall regattas and we're looking forward to an easy tow to spring training and all of our spring regattas.

Rest in Peace, ND Chen

ND "Andy" Chen was one of the founding members of Binghamton Crew.

According to fellow teammate and alumn Malcolm Faulds '92, "he was THE main organizer in the earliest days of the crew. He had boundless energy, some crazy ideas, and infectious enthusiasm. I'll never forget the sales pitch he gave us in the fall of '88 in the West Lounge of the Student Union. Even though there was no boat, no dock, no land on which to place a dock, or anything else really, he talked about the team as if it were a fait accomplis. He had us running up Bunn Hill on winter training runs even though we had no water training or competitions in sight. With no background in rowing or any real justification for doing it, he introduced himself to Rogi, the coach of Cascadilla boat club in Ithaca, and sweet-talked him into basically giving us a wooden eight. I still have one of the original wooden oars from that boat. He also convinced Ward Michael Wilson to give us money for 2 ergs. We had those before we had the boat. The guy was amazing."

Java Joe's Coffee

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