The Victoria City Rowing Club athletes will compete at the 2019 Opening Day Regatta / Windermere Cup this weekend.
The event, hosted by the University of Washington, started 33 years ago. This year the Germany national men and womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s teams, the menB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s crew from Boston University, and UCLA women are the challengers. The regatta will be followed by the Seattle Yacht ClubB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Opening Day Boat Parade.
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This yearB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s regatta includes 23 races featuring athletes ages 14-70. More than 1,000 rowers earn a spot to compete. The first race will be at 10:16 a.m. and the last race will be at 11:45 p.m. The VCRC crews race at 10:22 a.m. in the MenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Masters 8+ 60+ followed by the WomenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Masters 8+ 50+ at 10:28. The juniors who qualified for this event only last weekend at the Brentwood regatta will be racing at 10:44 a.m. and 10:47 a.m. respectively in the Junior WomenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s and Junior MenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 8+.
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The not-for-profit VRC is a member-driven rowing club operating out of the Victoria Rowing Society boathouse on Elk Lake. For more information regarding programs visit .
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