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  • Novice Day, Saturday, June 9

    Novice Day is Saturday, June 9, 2012. Learn basic rowing technique off and on the water. More

  • HotDM Regatta Saturday, Sept. 29

    The 29th annual Head of the Des Moines Regatta is Saturday, September 29, 2012. More

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Novice Day is Saturday, June 9

– Nick Clark, Novice Director

Where: Grays Lake, south side at the concession/​dock area
Time: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Cost: $10 Equipment Rental Fee

Have you ever wanted to learn to row? Or know some­one who does? Novice Day 2012 is just around the cor­ner and I know if it’s any­thing like last year, club mem­bers will show up in full force for vol­un­teer­ing! Everyone was so amaz­ing last year that peo­ple we able to take breaks out of the hot sun and there was even the occa­sional puppy play time with club mem­bers’ dogs!

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Dam-​to-​Dam Half-​Marathon Row: June 2

— Julia Martinusen, President

If you’re not run­ning Dam-​to-​Dam, why not row it? The Vikings are ris­ing to the chal­lenge and would love to have some com­pany on our half-​marathon row in sup­port of our Dam-​to-​Dam race on June 2. We’ll launch at the boathouse at 7 am and row up to the I-​80 bridge, then we’ll row down­stream to the Botanical Center to cheer on the run­ners. Interested? Be sure to reserve your boat with Katherine Hauser and join us that morn­ing. Don’t want to row? Then be at the boathouse to cheer on the run­ners as they stride by. Just remem­ber to park your car by Union Park or you won’t be going any­where until after the race is finished.

May Gathering at Jasper Winery: May 31

— Brenda Copley, Membership Chair

Join other DMRC row­ers at Jasper Winery (near Gray’s Lake) on Thursday, May 31 (2400 George Flagg Parkway direc­tions). Live music plays from 6 to 9 pm, so stop by when you can. Since this gath­er­ing is the week before Novice Day, please wear any DMRC t-​shirt you may have. A group wear­ing DMRC garb is sure to be a great con­ver­sa­tion starter and a way to help spread the word about club membership.

Next up for June will be a post-​Novice Day get-​together to reward our­selves for a suc­cess­ful day. Details will be pro­vided as we get closer to the date.

Dedicated Rower

– Brenda Copley, Membership Chair

Donia Campbell was in Germany and had subs lined up to fill her spots on the nights she’d be miss­ing. As she was trav­el­ling home, another mem­ber of her 4-​person boat was injured at the last minute and put out the request for a sub a few hours before launch time. Meanwhile, Donia had been trav­el­ling all night and was in for a very rough land­ing — see the KCCI News Report. When she turned on her phone at 3:30 at the air­port, she got the word that her team was short a rower. She con­tacted a team­mate, col­lected her lug­gage, made a quick stop at home, then headed over to the boathouse. Despite suf­fer­ing from jeg lag, min­i­mal sleep, no real meal in hours, and sur­viv­ing a poten­tial rough land­ing (com­plete with emer­gency vehi­cles upon arrival), Donia joined Team IV and cox Apiram, and they were out on the water in time for their sched­uled 5:30 row. Now that’s the spirit!