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FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
EDWARD J . SMITH , JR
Welcome to the 45th 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 long-time CFO Tom Martin and executive director Fred Schoch — I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to America ’ s Fall Rowing Festival .
Throughout the last four decades Cambridge Boat Club ( CBC ) has been the “ host club ” of the Head Of The Charles perfecting a successful head-style regatta . This year also marks the 100th anniversary of the Cambridge Boat Club . The Regatta was founded in 1965 by a core group from within CBC , and the event owes its start to the pioneering spirit of early event organizers . Well done CBC ; thanks for all your support and congratulations on your 100th .
Rowing is a sport filled with cycles and this fall the Regatta is the beneficiary of one such cycle in particular . In a post- Olympic year , international athletes from around the world , having just come off the intensity of the World Championship in Poznan , Poland are generally afforded a more relaxed cycle following such a focused training period . This allows more top ranked athletes to look to events like the Head Of The Charles regatta as a
SLIDING SEATS , FIXED RIGGERS
CELEBRATING A CENTENNIAL OF CAMBRIDGE BOAT CLUB . 1909-2009 FORTY-FIFTH HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA 7