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Third Annual
'Pittsford Regatta'
Makes Canal Come Alive!
Oarsmen
and oarswomen (young and not-so-young) will make Schoen
Place their destination June 10-11, for the third annual
two-day Pittsford Regatta. Rowing (or sculling, as it's
sometimes called) has become a big-time sport in the Rochester
area. The success of Pittsfod's high school teams has
sparked a strong interest in the sport locally.
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Pittsford
rowers in action.
Photo by Cynthia Cable |
"We see this as an
event that will attract a lot of people to the canal ~
not just the teams and their friends and families, but
others interested in seeing a wonderful sports event,
full of color and action," says Greg Messner, President
of the PVBA. "We're planning to have light entertainment
in the form of strolling musicians, food concessions,
and sidewalk sales." |
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Co-sponsers of the event are the Pittsford
Village Business Association (PVBA) and the Pittsford
Crew Club. While the University of Rochester's Stonehurst
Regatta draws thousands of people to the Genesee River
each October for a major intercollegiate crew comptetion,
Pittsford is the first municipality to feature the sport
in this way.
Grand Mashall for the regatta will
be William B. Warren, III, of Brighton. Warren, a member
of the New York State Thruway Commission (which has
jurisdiction over the canal), has helped make development
of local rowing a high-priority goal. Pittsford teams
use training and storage facilities at the new boathouse
near the clover Clover Street locks named for Warren
and built with donated funds.
Local merchants are enthusiastic about
the addition to the Pittsford calendar. |
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A "duck race"
(in which numbered plastic ducks, purchased by the public,
are dropped from the canal bridge and carried by the
water to a finishing point ) will benefit Pittsford
Youth Services.
"We expect to have 150 high school
students competing, and we've invited the Rocehster
Rowing Club to schedule races during the regatta, as
well," says neurosurgeon Richard Feins, whose dedication
to the sport has sparked the development of Pittsford's
rowing program. "We'll have a full complement of
races ~ singles, pairs, fours, and eights." (The
latter terms refer to the number of rowers in each boat,
a number that determins the boat's length and configuration.)
Organizers are seeking sponsors willing
to donate trophies to be awarded to the winning teams.
If you're interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact
the PVBA at 383-1210. |
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News from the Village of Pittsford, New York |
Spring 2000 |
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