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Atlanta Juniors Post Several Top-10 Finishes at the Hooch

November 5th, 2012 Posted by Races & Regattas 0 thoughts on “Atlanta Juniors Post Several Top-10 Finishes at the Hooch”

Atlanta Junior Rowing Association continued its fall campaign over the weekend by competing against teams from all over the country at Head of the Hooch, in Chattanooga, TN . The Atlanta Juniors brought their full racing squad, with varsity and novice men and women racing in several youth events. This regatta has continued to grow over the last few years, leading to an entry cap of 1200 boats racing on Saturday, and 800 boats continuing racing on Sunday. All teams gained valuable racing experience from this huge regatta, continuing to build towards the spring championship season with strong performances across the board.

Out of 13 events AJRA entered, the “A” entry placed in the top 10 finishers in 10 of these races. The “B” entries also placed well, coming in at the top of many team’s second entries, and even beating many teams’ first entries as well. With races on both Saturday and Sunday, the highlight performance came from the Varsity Women, with their Lightweight 8+ placing 3rd in a fast field, and bringing home bronze medals from Chattanooga.

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AJRA Has Strong Showing at Head of the Hooch

November 8th, 2011 Posted by Races & Regattas 0 thoughts on “AJRA Has Strong Showing at Head of the Hooch”
AJRA rowers were among the more than 1,600 crews Nov. 5th and 6th taking part in the Head of the Hooch’s 31st anniversary. The Head of the Hooch has continued to grow and is now the 2nd largest head race in North America.  Due to the volume of new boats, AJRA had to take some 4+ slots on Saturday, instead of the ususal 8+ events and there were also some rowers who had to return on Sunday for their events.  The full crowd of spectators enjoyed the gorgeous weather as they cheered on the athletes.
We are proud of our AJRA Varsity and Novice Rowers who returned from Chattanooga, Tennessee with some solid results.
Womens Junior 8+: 5th, 6th of 62
Womens Junior 4+: 23rd, 36th of 8+ 
Mens Junior 8+: 12th, 24th of 61
Mens Junior 4+: 34th, 42nd of 66 
 
 
Mens Junior Novice 8+: 5th, 17th of 36
Mens Junior Novice 4+: 28th, 29th of 45 
Womens Junior Novice 8+: 7th, 10th of 36
Womens Junior Novice 4+: 18th, 20th of 34
 
 
 
 
Mens Club 8+: 8th of 17
Mens Club 4+: 22nd of 38
Mixed Youth 8+: 25th, 29th of 31
Mixed Youth Novice 8+: 22nd of 24 
 
Coach Greenblatt commented “Overall, I thought this was a good way to end our fall season. While obviously some individual boat performances were better than others, bringing home multiple top-10 finishes across the teams really speaks to the depth of the program as a whole. I’m excited to see how this team uses this fall season’s speed as a springboard into sprint racing.”

Head of the Hooch 2011

November 1st, 2011 Posted by Races & Regattas 0 thoughts on “Head of the Hooch 2011”

This is it!  Our most competitive regatta of the Fall Season is this weekend, November 5th – 6th in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  2011  marks the 31st anniversary of the Head of the Hooch, which is the second largest regatta in the country.

The Atlanta Rowing Club organized a head race in 1981 called the Head of the Chattahoochee Regatta in front of their boathouse in Roswell, Georgia. The first race hosted only 105 boats. The regatta drew increasing numbers of rowers each year. By 1998 almost 500 boats raced in one day. The wait at the docks to launch and recover was becoming too long and trailers were stacked up in the park and on both sides of the adjacent Azalea Drive for more than a half-mile.

The Head of the Hooch Regatta, previously known as the Head of the Chattahoochee Regatta, is now a 2-day regatta held annually in Chattanooga. The Head of the Hooch Regatta is a 5,000 meter (3.1 mile) head race on the Tennessee River ending at Ross’s Landing Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. All boats are started sequentially and will race against the clock. It ranks as the second largest rowing regatta in the United States with over 9000 rowers and nearly 2000 boats entered for the 2011 event. More than 1200 of the boats race on Saturday alone, more than any other US regatta on a single day.  Competitors each year come from over 30 States and several foreign countries. The athletes’ ages span from high school crews to adult masters rowers aged 70 and above.

We hope to see plenty of parents and families at the beautiful Chattanooga Riverfront venue.   Please look for the AJRA tents and come cheer on our athletes.  There will be 1,600+ crews competing at all levels.  We are looking forward to watching some great rowing!

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