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WELCOME/ CONTINUED
HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA
Board of Directors
In partnership with the HOCR race
directors in 2013, BNY Mellon established the BNY Mellon College Championship Trophy for collegiate teams in the
Regatta’s Men’s and Women’s Championship Eights. Last year, the winners
were the Yale University men and the
University of California-Berkeley women.
We’ll be there to support the competitors again this year as they vie for top
collegiate honors.
BNY Mellon also has entered two of
its own rowing teams in this year’s Regatta: a Men’s Eights and Women’s Four
crews. These rowers represent a diverse
group from across BNY Mellon and will
compete on October 22.
The confluence of over 800 universities, colleges, and schools added
to the winding and challenging Charles
River makes the Head of the Charles
Regatta in Boston the ideal host for
such an event. Nowhere else in the
United States can the audience get as
close to the racing as one can here. Over
the weekend, tens of thousands of fans
will walk along the banks of the river to
watch these Olympic, youth, club, collegiate, and masters athletes compete.
Our thanks go to Race Director
Bracknell Baker and Bob Mannino, as well
as the rest of the Race Committee and the
Race Operations Group for their meticulous planning to ensure the Regatta’s success. We also wish to thank the nearly two
thousand volunteers on Regatta weekend
who donate their time and energy. Please
take a moment to thank them as you see
them along the riverbank.
We would also like to extend our
appreciation to Cambridge Boat Club,
host of the Regatta since 1965, and
faithful supporter of the Regatta in
countless ways.
Finally, thanks also to the Department of Conservation and Recreation
and the Board of Directors of the
Regatta for their continued hard work
on this event. The Head Of The Charles
holds a special place in Boston and
Cambridge and we welcome rowers and
spectators from around the globe to
enjoy it with us.
Row Hard.
Roger Borggaard
John Carlson
Blair Crawford
Timothy Fulham
Marcia Hooper
Stephen A. James
Katherine R. Kirk [CHAIR]
John M. Lambert
Mary C. Mazzio
Mary Jo Meisner
Charles Pieper
Jim Pierce
Christopher Richards
Richard Sampson
Denise Seegal
Edward J. Smith [EMERITUS]
Executive Director
Frederick V. Schoch
Assistant Director
Mason D. Cox
Director of Operations
Brendan Mulvey
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas H. Martin
Regatta Fellow
Ashley Amos - Operations Assistant
David Ringham - Special Assistant to the Assistant Director
Publicity Team
Elevate Communications, Inc.
Kevin Flight
Keith Gainsboro
2016 REGATTA RACE COMMITTEE
Race Directors
Brack Baker [Co-Chair]
Bob Mannino [Co-Chair]
Race Committee
Lib Diamond
Jamie Hintlian
Maureen Keefe
Nick Lloyd
Ami Mehr
James Poulos
Loryn Sheffner
Natasha Strom
Courtney Wilson
2016 PROGRAM PRODUCTION
Design
Carlos Ridruejo|Caridossa.com
Photography
Carlos Ridruejo|Caridossa.com
Mason D. Cox
CELEBRATING OVER FIFTY YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP
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Cambridge Boat Club, 2 Gerry’s Landing Road, Cambridge, MA.
The 2017 Head Of The Charles Regatta will take place on
Saturday and Sunday, October 21-22, 2017. For more information
call the Head Of The Charles general information number,
617 868-6200, visit www.hocr.org or email [email protected]
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FIFTY-SECOND HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA
AMERICA’S FALL ROWING FESTIVAL SINCE 1965