New Year's Day Row with NRRA, 2001

Recently, I came across these photographs in one of my archives. They are from our 2001 New Year's Day Row/Race with the Norwalk River Rowing Association.

From what I remember of that day, it was clear and extremely cold. The river was completely iced over. At our request, the dam authority opened the Derby Dam about an hour before the race, and the flowing water cleared enough ice to allow us to row upstream to the Indian, and downsteam about as far as the pizza restaurant.

Jim Cooper of NRRA supplied these photos. Many (but not all, of course) were taken by Jim. If you recognize any of the folks that I couldn't identify, please let me know and I'll update this posting.

Enjoy!


Jim Cooper, Malcolm Watson, Ned Williams, Eric Dannemann. Look at all the ice on that cold, cold water!

Rick Dyer, Larry Sweet(?), John Poole, Baxter Walsh.

Jim Benz(?), Phil Negus, Norwalk guy I can't identify, Lisa Rock.

The previous two quads rowing upstream.

The eight: Maria (NRRA) coxing, not sure who the stroke is, Scott Davies, Norm Thetford, Marc Nemeth, not sure, not sure, not sure, Paul Roy with a very thick mustache that year(?).

The eight paddling upstream.

Ned Williams, with two oars frozen to his gloves.

Don Chartier -- Don was the organizer of the New Year's Day Row back in those days. I recall he didn't row that particular morning, giving up his own seat so some one else could go out.

Don viewing the river.

The Lisa Rock quad returns to the dock.

Inside the upstream bay of the NHRC boathouse.

Downstream oar rack and singles tucked away for the winter.

View of the upstream bay door. The boats have been put away, the carpeting picked up, and everyone is breakfasting in the club room! Unfortunately, no breakfast pictures were in this collection.