BCRF & NU Crew are looking forward to an exciting and successful new year both on and off the water. We wish all our alumni and friends the best of luck in 2010!

Stay tuned for updates from the team's winter training, Ergathon, and spring racing. We also look forward to seeing many of you for BCRF's Alumni Day at the North Shore Channel Challenge this fall. Details will be posted as they're finalized.

Results are out after a rainy weekend in Boston. Here's how NU Crew did:

• Women's Collegiate 4+
  • Field of 29:
    18. Skidmore College, 20:58.861
    19. Northwestern, 21:01.235
    20. U of Central Oklahoma, 21.06.118
• Women's Lightweight 4+
  • Field of 13:
    9. Iona College, 21:43.169
    10. Northwestern, 21:49.017
    11. MIT Crew, 22.43.022
• Men's Collegiate 4+
  • Field of 36:
    11. Queens U. (Canada), 17:49.421
    12. Northwestern, 17:51.675
    13. U of Pittsburgh, 17:56.981

A full recap will be coming shortly. If you're interested in further results, check out the HOCR official website.

BCRF invites all alumni, friends, and family in the Boston area this weekend to come support NU Crew at the annual Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, MA. This year Northwestern is fielding three boats, a men's and women's collegiate 4+, and a lightweight women's 4+. The schedule is as follows:

• Saturday 10/17
  • 4:19 PM - Men's Collegiate 4+ (Bow #9)
  • 4:35 PM - Women's Collegiate 4+ (Bow #12)
• Sunday 10/18
  • 2:52 PM - Women's Lightweight 4+ (Bow #11)

Former NU rower Jenny Kim is organizing a group of Boston area alums to meet in Harvard Square at 3 PM on Saturday to watch the races and visit the team trailer. If you are interested in joining the group please contact Jenny or call Derek Roller (978-666-0488) on Saturday. For more information about the team's plans please contact team race chair Kunal Joshi by email. More information about the race is also available from the HOCR official website.

The Bubbly Creek Rowing Foundation invites you to bring your family and friends, pack some food and drinks, connect with fellow alumni and friends of NU Crew, and cheer the crew as it opens its 2009-2010 season at the North Shore Channel Challenge (NSCC)!

The NSCC features head races between varsity boats of several Midwest collegiate club crews. Races run south along the channel and finish near the crew’s current home, the Dammrich Rowing Center. The North Shore Channel is a great venue for viewing a regatta including multiple bridges with great views, a biking and running trail along side the majority of the course, and a grassy area near the finish for cheering.

For those interested in rowing competitively, this year the NSCC will include an Alumni & Friends Race, where boats comprised of NU Crew alumni and friends will race a shorter (approximately 2,500 meter) course. Alumni boats from other crews attending are also being invited to race.

In addition to the regatta, an informal post-race get together will be held at a local Evanston restaurant or bar.

NSCC Alumni Letter&Invitation
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NSCC Information Packet
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For more detailed information about the race (e.g., directions, parking, schedule, etc.) and how the event fits into our fundraising calendar, view or download the info packet above or continue reading.

UPDATE: Due to high flood waters, the MACRA has been relocated to Bass River Quarry in Ottawa County. This new location is approximately 15 minutes west of the Grand Valley State University. The links below have been updated to reflect this new information.

After weeks of practicing and a very successful home race, NU Crew is preparing for a month full of championship regattas!

NU Crew’s annual home race will be taking place this Saturday, April 18th at the Dammrich Rowing Center in Skokie, IL (last year’s location for the Alumni Row).

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of NU Crew alumnus Charles Sharp ('05). Those of us who knew Charles are deeply saddened by the loss. Charles was an extremely talented, creative, and caring man. We will miss him. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this difficult time.

Northwestern Crew's Holiday 2008 Newsletter is available now! You can view the newsletter online by clicking on the picture to the right.

Here's Kristin Behrmann's recap of Northwestern's performance at the 2008 Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA:

This year's 44th Head of the Charles Regatta took place this past weekend, October 18th-19th in Boston, MA, with great weather and fantastic results from the crew! Details are below!

BCRF would like to invite all of our alumni to the 2008 Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, MA on October 18th and 19th! Northwestern will race on Saturday, October 18th at 3:25pm in the Men's Collegiate 4+ (event 25) and then again at 3:37pm in the Women's Collegiate 4+ (event 26). While the team will only be racing in the afternoon, they will be arriving at the launch area in the morning in case anyone wants to drop by!