Upper
Merion Boat Club for Competitive and Recreational Rowing
THIS PAGE UPDATED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
Click here for King's Head
XIII Official Results
King’s Head XIV
Results
September
24, 2000
(You
need Adobe Acrobat Reader to see them. This is a free download, if you don’t
have it, from www.adobe.com)
King’s Head XIV Pictures
Courtesy
of Sandy Wiggins
General
Information
Upper Merion Boat Club is located on the
Schuylkill River, in Montgomery County, about 15 miles north and west of the
famous Boathouse Row in Philadelphia. The Club was formed in 1986 under the
guidance of Tom Pappanastasiou, who
still serves as our Commodore and general rowing guru. We currently have the
following boats available for club member usage:
·
3 quads - COME ROW OUR
"NEW" VESPOLI QUAD!
·
6 doubles (one of them
can be rigged as a pair)
·
6 singles
·
2 Alden/rec singles
·
3 quads - COME ROW OUR
"NEW" VESPOLI QUAD!
·
6 doubles (one of them
can be rigged as a pair)
· 6 singles· 2 Alden/rec singles |
As you can see, we are almost exclusively a
sculling club, but sweepies are welcome!
See below for directions.
Club
Rowing Times
Beginning with Daylight Savings Time, club rows
are held Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday
mornings at 7:00am. During Eastern Standard Time, club rows are Saturday and
Sunday mornings at 8:00am. Club rows are open to all rowers of all abilities.
This is an especially good time for new rowers to come out and try the sport
for free!
Membership
Categories and Fees
|
|
Annual Fee |
|
Student |
$90.00 |
|
Adult |
$140.00 |
|
Family |
$230.00 |
|
Student Summer |
$75.00 (no key) |
|
Social |
$30.00 |
|
Boat Storage |
$100.00 (if avail.) |
CategoryBoats
for Sale
·
Late 1960's Pocock 4x/4-.
The boat is in good shape for a boat that's thirty years old. It would be an
excellent boat for a novice crew or a beginning program. Wood hull, good
"bar" boat $1,000.00 or best offer.
·
Decorate you den wall,
various wooden sweep oars in fair condition, $100.00 each
·
For your gig or Alden,
various pairs of fiberglass sculling oars $80.00 a pair, some Concept II's some
others.
·
Call or email Tom
Pappanastasiou (610/337-3624) if you're
interested in any of these boats or oars.
Directions to Boathouse
From the junction
of the PA Turnpike (I-276), the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) and Route 202 in
King of Prussia, proceed North on 202 to Business 202 ("DeKalb St.
Bridgeport"). Bear left at the first light (staying on DeKalb) and go
straight through the next light (junction with Route 23). At the next light,
turn left into the parking lot for "Sunsational", proceeding about
300 yards along the river to the boathouse bay.
From I-95 North,
take the Blue Route (I-476) North to the Conschohocken Route 23 exit. Go west
on Route 23, following it to the junction with DeKalb St. Turn right on DeKalb
and at the next light, turn left into the parking lot for
"Sunsational", proceeding about 300 yards along the river to the
boathouse bay.
From the
Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) East or West, take the Conschohocken Route 23 exit.
Go west on Route 23, following it to the junction with DeKalb St./Route 202.
Turn right on DeKalb and make a left at the first light, into the
"Sunsational" parking lot. Follow about 300 yards along the river to
the boathouse bay.
Go
back to the top of this page.
King's
Head XIII - Regatta on the Schuylkill
Join us for our
thirteenth year of good rowing at the King's Head XIII, on Sunday, September
26, 1999 for a day of great competition in King of Prussia.
To get an entry form for next year's race, call or email Tom Pappanastasiou (610/337-3624) - he'll
FAX or mail you one immediately. But for even faster service, we've put our registration form
online. All you have to do is print it out and fill it in.
In addition to the information on this page, make sure you get a copy of the Release
Form, and check the schedule of events.
Finally, click here for a course map that you
can print out. Map courtesy of Julie
Cressman Design Services,. Contact her for help with your design needs.
Regatta
Information:
Awards:
o
Once again this year,
medals will be awarded to the first and second place crews in races that
have more than 4 entries
o
Trophies will also be
awarded to winning boats in sponsored events
Classes of
Participants:
o
High school
o
Youth
o
Novice singles
o
Master singles
o
Senior master singles
o
Veteran singles
o
Super veteran singles
o
Master's crews
o
Time handicapped events
o
Rec/Alden/Little River
Pro-Am
o
Lightweights
o
Club crews
Entry Fees:
o
Singles: $20
o
Doubles/Pairs: $30
o
Quads/Fours: $45
o
Eights: $55
Registration Deadline:
o
Postmarked on or before
September 19, 1998
o
Phone registrations, late
entries or incomplete entries will be assessed a $10.00 fee.
o
Do NOT register via email,
as you will be assessed a $10 incomplete entry fee
Payment Info:
o
Checks should be made
payable to "UMBCCRR"
o
Send checks to Tom
Pappanastasiou, 738 Hidden Valley Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. Day Phone:
(215)260-1121. Evening phone: (610)337-3624. FAX: (610)834-6556. Email: prgv45a@prodigy.com.
Check-In and
Weigh-Ins:
o
At the Boathouse on Sunday,
September 26 ONLY, from 7:30am to 11:00am.
Rowing
Links
·
Row2K, a great site by Ed Hewitt, has all the
info you could want on competitions, results, links, etc. VERY thorough.
·
The Schuylkill Navy also has a very good
site, with links to all the boathouse row clubs and info on local races /
regattas.
·
USRowing's site is much
improved these days. Check it out here.
For any information
about the UMBC in general or the King's Head Regatta, call or email Tom Pappanastasiou (610/337-3624).
Page designed and
maintained by Mike McCusker, who's also
Vice Commodore of the Club. Questions and comments about the page should be
directed to him. Page last updated 7 September 1999.
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