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FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EDWARD J . SMITH , JR
Welcome to the 42nd edition of the Head Of The Charles Regatta ! On behalf of the Regatta ’ s five Managing Directors , Katherine Kirk , John Lambert , Chuck Pieper , Roger Borggaard , and myself , as well as CFO Tom Martin , I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued patronage . Without the support and loyalty of nearly 7,500 athletes , a dozen sponsors and tens of thousands of friends along the shore , the Regatta would not be same .
During the year since the last event , our Race Committee has met monthly to review the Regatta ’ s future direction and to develop winning strategies for implementing changes . Thanks to the hard work of Co-race Directors Tom Tiffany and Greg Krom , several enhancements have been put into place , including revising practice schedules and protocols , shifting the Virgin Atlantic Row , Jetset , Row sprint to follow Friday ’ s evening pasta party and merging the two Rowing & Fitness Exposition tents into one , larger space . We hope you will enjoy these changes .
The Regatta is also always looking for ways to improve the experience for both rowers and spectators and 2006 has been an important year of technology upgrades . In addition to the giant video
PASSING BENEATH THE LAST BRIDGE OF THE COURSE
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