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Season Opener for Distance Rowers

Story by Carrie-Ann M.

Nineteen Hanlan scullers from the coastal rowing/distance group headed for Welland on Sunday May 4. Their hopes were high that Mother Nature would welcome them with some sunshine and calm waters for the 2014 Banana Belt Tour. Hanlan members were eager to get on the water; for some it was their first row of what has been a particularly cold, windy and late spring.

Rigging was done in a beautiful space where a large dock proved convenient for launching on the 15-kilometre course. In all, there were about 35 participants. Coincidentally the Tour rowed alongside Upper Canada College crews (one of Hanlan’s resident clubs) who were there for a training session. Everyone had a great row and smiles were the order of the day. My mom was experimenting with the video feature on my camera and she
managed to capture a quad led by Eric Hall and some ladies making the smoothest docking I’ve ever seen!

The water was very chilly that day, numbing fingertips almost instantly. But the anticipation of grabbing the oars and digging in outweighed the fear of the cold water beneath us.

2012 Tony Biernacki Sr Memorial Regatta

Susan Gustavison June 18, 2012

Hanlan Boat Club had a banner start to the competitive season of sprint rowing at the Tony Biernacki Sr Memorial Regatta held in Welland on Sunday June 17. Eight first place finishes were complemented by the many strong rows by all Hanlan crews. A great start to the 2012 season under our new coach Michael Sasi. A warm congratulations to all our athletes.

Women C 2x 1st Heather Talbot and Bonita Tenn
Women's E-G 2x 1st Deb Cumming and Susan Wright
Mens Lightweight 1x 3rd Harry Vanderlugt
Women's Lightweight 1x 1st Kate Sauks; 6th Angela Desand
Women's A-B 1x 3rd Kelly Brigley
Men's AA-A-B 1x 1st Ian Finlay
Men's E 1x 4th Richard MacFarlane
Women's B 4x 2nd Alison Collins, Heather Talbot, Bonita Tenn, and Kelly Brigley
Mixed B-C 2x 2nd Kate Sauks and Ian Finlay
Men's G 1x 1st Harry Vanderlugt; 3rd John Sherrick
Women's AA-A-B 2x Lee Sela and Megan Lewicki
Men's AA-A-B 1x 1st Alex Soutter
Men's F+ 2x 4th John Sherrick and Harry Vanderlugt

Hanlan

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Founded in 1975 by Sam Craig to establish the Upper Canada College Rowing Program, Hanlan Boat Club is home to two of the top high school programs in the country in Havergal and UCC, the University of Toronto Varsity Rowing Team (the oldest rowing program in Canada), a thriving Masters, Junior, and Senior Competitive Membership, and a growing stable of Community Programs.

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