TUXEDO 1886 REGATTA

Tuxedo 1886 Regatta

On October 9th, the Club hosted its first-ever Tuxedo 1886 Regatta. The Regatta Committee of Phil Tavani (Chair), Joe Ehrlich, Chris Mahan and Mike Martinov were instrumental in bringing sixteen of the country's top rowers to Tuxedo for this special event.

The invitational regatta was set up as a one-on-one knockout style competition with eight people rowing in each bracket - men ’ s and women ’ s. Each race was a fitting 1886 meters. Starting with heats, winners moved to semifinals, and then to finals.

Competitors included:

Charlotte Buck – Tuxedo Grace Joyce – Green Racing Project Sera Busse – Green Racing Project Alison Rusher – Cambridge Boat Club Maggie Fellows – Boston Rowing Federation Lauren O’Connor – ARION/Saratoga Rowing Association Veronica NIcacio – ARION/Saratoga Rowing Association Sam Melvin – Tuxedo Greg Davis – New York Athletic Club Finn Putnam – New York Athletic Club Jacob Plihal – Green Racing Project Ezra Carlson – Green Racing Project Travis Taaffe – Tuxedo Liam Galloway – KTC Paul Verni – New York Athletic Club Alexandra Morss – New York Athletic Club

Top prize for the Men went to Ezra Carlson (who went on to win the Head of the Charles!) and top prize for the Women went to Grace Joyce.

Congratulations to all of the rowers and member volunteers for such a successful event.