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Head of the Charles
Huskies Head East For Head Of The Charles
October 17, 2017 | Women's Rowing
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Washington men's and women's rowing teams will travel east to take part in the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta, the world's largest two-day rowing competition. The Boston-area event marks the first competition of the 2017-18 school year for the Huskies.
Washington will enter boats in four events: men's and women's championship eights, women's championship doubles and women's championship singles (see lineups for full boatings). Here is the schedule for those events (all times Eastern):
Saturday, October 21:
4:00 p.m. – Women's Championship Doubles (20 entries)
4:26 p.m. – Women's Championship Singles (23 entries)
Sunday, October 22:
1:48 p.m. – Men's Championship Eights (26 entries)
2:22 p.m. – Women's Championship Eights (36 entries)
Washington's women's program last sent an entry to the Head of the Charles in Oct. of 2010, when the UW finished seventh in the women's championship eights. The year before, the Huskies took second place.
The Husky entry in the women's championship eight features seven of nine individuals who rowed in the UW's women's varsity eight that won at the NCAA Championships (and an eighth – Katy Gillingham – will row in the women's double sculls). In all, the 12 women who will represent the UW on the Charles rowed in a winning boat at the 2017 NCAA Regatta last May.
"This is one of the landmark events in world rowing," said UW women's coach Yasmin Farooq, who has participated in the Head of the Charles as a coxswain or a coach more times than she can count. "These women did such a great job last year. Competing in this regatta is a reward for all of the hard work this group has put in."
Farooq, who gives seminars on navigating the three-mile course, which runs from Boston University's DeWolfe Boathouse under six bridges to the finish just before Northeastern's Henderson Boathouse, is excited to share her experience with the UW women.
"I think it's going to be a whole lot of fun," she said. "It's the toughest head-racing course in the world. The goal is to carve up the course – with all of the turns, obstacles and other boats in between – and then come out unscathed with all bodies, boats and oars in tact while achieving the fastest possible time."
Last year, Washington won the men's championship eight, beating a field of 26 crews with a time of 14.40.823, about 12 seconds ahead of second-place California. Harvard finished third and Yale took fourth. The men's eight was the only UW entrant in the regatta in 2016. The Huskies also won the championship eights in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
The Husky lineup in the men's championship eight includes five rowers who were in the top boat at the IRA championships last June, as well as two members of the second eight and one from the third. Both of those latter crews won national titles last spring.
"The Head of the Charles gives us a chance to get into a good rhythm at the start of the new year," UW men's coach Michael Callahan said. "This regatta is a world-class event and a great experience for our rowers. We're looking forward to competing again."
Washington will also have an entry in the men's alumni eights. That race is set to begin at 12:59 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Via the regatta's official website, you can watch live stream on the Regatta's official website. Live results are also available via HereNow.com.
On Sunday, Washington Rowing will host a complimentary Husky Hospitality Tent just upstream from the Eliot Bridge Enclosure on the Boston side of the river. The tent will be marked by the white blades of Washington and a UW flag. It is not part of the Reunion Village.
The Head of the Charles Regatta is free and open to the public. In addition to exhilarating rowing action on the challenging three-mile course, the Regatta offers a number of family-friendly activities for all ages. Make sure to check out the HOCR.org website for lots more information.
The following weekend, the defending NCAA champion women's team heads to Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., for the Head of the American (Fri.-Sat., Oct. 27-28) while the men's team will next compete in the UW's annual Head of the Lake, Nov. 5 in Seattle.
For more on Washington Rowing, follow the Huskies on Facebook, Instagram (@washingtonrowing) and Twitter (@UW_Rowing).
Washington will enter boats in four events: men's and women's championship eights, women's championship doubles and women's championship singles (see lineups for full boatings). Here is the schedule for those events (all times Eastern):
Saturday, October 21:
4:00 p.m. – Women's Championship Doubles (20 entries)
4:26 p.m. – Women's Championship Singles (23 entries)
Sunday, October 22:
1:48 p.m. – Men's Championship Eights (26 entries)
2:22 p.m. – Women's Championship Eights (36 entries)
Washington's women's program last sent an entry to the Head of the Charles in Oct. of 2010, when the UW finished seventh in the women's championship eights. The year before, the Huskies took second place.
The Husky entry in the women's championship eight features seven of nine individuals who rowed in the UW's women's varsity eight that won at the NCAA Championships (and an eighth – Katy Gillingham – will row in the women's double sculls). In all, the 12 women who will represent the UW on the Charles rowed in a winning boat at the 2017 NCAA Regatta last May.
"This is one of the landmark events in world rowing," said UW women's coach Yasmin Farooq, who has participated in the Head of the Charles as a coxswain or a coach more times than she can count. "These women did such a great job last year. Competing in this regatta is a reward for all of the hard work this group has put in."
Farooq, who gives seminars on navigating the three-mile course, which runs from Boston University's DeWolfe Boathouse under six bridges to the finish just before Northeastern's Henderson Boathouse, is excited to share her experience with the UW women.
"I think it's going to be a whole lot of fun," she said. "It's the toughest head-racing course in the world. The goal is to carve up the course – with all of the turns, obstacles and other boats in between – and then come out unscathed with all bodies, boats and oars in tact while achieving the fastest possible time."
Last year, Washington won the men's championship eight, beating a field of 26 crews with a time of 14.40.823, about 12 seconds ahead of second-place California. Harvard finished third and Yale took fourth. The men's eight was the only UW entrant in the regatta in 2016. The Huskies also won the championship eights in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
The Husky lineup in the men's championship eight includes five rowers who were in the top boat at the IRA championships last June, as well as two members of the second eight and one from the third. Both of those latter crews won national titles last spring.
"The Head of the Charles gives us a chance to get into a good rhythm at the start of the new year," UW men's coach Michael Callahan said. "This regatta is a world-class event and a great experience for our rowers. We're looking forward to competing again."
Washington will also have an entry in the men's alumni eights. That race is set to begin at 12:59 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Via the regatta's official website, you can watch live stream on the Regatta's official website. Live results are also available via HereNow.com.
On Sunday, Washington Rowing will host a complimentary Husky Hospitality Tent just upstream from the Eliot Bridge Enclosure on the Boston side of the river. The tent will be marked by the white blades of Washington and a UW flag. It is not part of the Reunion Village.
The Head of the Charles Regatta is free and open to the public. In addition to exhilarating rowing action on the challenging three-mile course, the Regatta offers a number of family-friendly activities for all ages. Make sure to check out the HOCR.org website for lots more information.
The following weekend, the defending NCAA champion women's team heads to Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., for the Head of the American (Fri.-Sat., Oct. 27-28) while the men's team will next compete in the UW's annual Head of the Lake, Nov. 5 in Seattle.
For more on Washington Rowing, follow the Huskies on Facebook, Instagram (@washingtonrowing) and Twitter (@UW_Rowing).
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