Place	EntryName	Time	Class	Place in Class – All Rowers	Place in Class – Over 50	BoatManu	City	State	BoatClub
1	Tyler Peterson / Evan Jacobs	1:45:30	M 2X	1		Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
2	Jordan Hanssen / Richard Tarbill	1:55:13	M 2X	2		Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Lake Washington Rowing Club
3	Robert Meenk	1:55:31	M OW II	1		Maas 24	Seattle	WA	Lake Washington Rowing Club
4	Todd Silver / Rainer Storb	1:56:06	M 2X	3		Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
5	Dan Gorriaran	1:56:15	M OW II	2		Maas 24	Providence	RI	Narragansett Boat Club
6	Jeff Knakal / Theresa Knakal	1:57:03	MX 2X	1		Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
7	Rich Klajnscek	1:59:43	M OW II	3		Maas Flyweight 24	Gloucester	MA	Cape Ann Rowing Club
8	Scott Whitney	1:59:50	M OW II	4		Maas 24	Providence	RI	Narragansett Boat Club
9	Scott Cahill	2:03:25	M OW II	5		Maas 24	Sausalito	CA	Open Water Rowing Center
10	Mike Smith	2:03:34	M OW II	6		Maas 24		NJ	Nereid Boat Club
11	KC Dietz / Susan Kinne	2:04:01	W 2X	1		Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Lake Washington Rowing Club
12	Theresa Batty / Rob O’Brien	2:04:35	MX 2X	2	1	Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Lake Washington Rowing Club
13	Diane Davis	2:06:14	W OW II	1		Maas 24	San Francisco	CA	South End Rowing Club
14	Adam Kreek	2:06:48	M OW II	7		Maas 24	London	Ont	London Rowing Club
15	Josh Proctor	2:07:10	M OW II	8		Maas 24	Seattle	WA	Lake Washington Rowing Club
16	Howard Lee / Amanda Lee	2:07:14	MX 2X	3		Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Lake Washington Rowing Club
17	Ray Trudgeon / Brad Bauer	2:08:13	M OC2	1		Huki
18	Doug Kidder / Andy Toro	2:11:20	M OC2	2		Huki V2-Z	Berkeley	CA	Berkeley Rowing Club
19	Ellen Braithwaite / Tom Dexel	2:12:33	MX 2X	4	2	Maas 2x	Sausalito	CA	Either Oar Rowing Club
20	Bill Jaquette	2:12:52	M OW II	9	1	Maas 24	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
21	Susan Dandridge / Charlie Kanieski	2:13:33	MX 2X WHERRY	1		Richard Dandridge	Port Townsend	WA	Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club
22	Karen Hart / Jessica Lowe	2:13:52	W 2X	2		Maas 2x	Seattle	WA	Pocock Rowing Center
23	Dave Lee	2:15:47	M OW II	10		Maas 24	Oklahoma City	OK	Prairie Rowing
24	Shane Baker	2:20:07	M HPK	1		Huki	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
25	Josh Lehman	2:20:40	M OW I	1		Maas Aero	Santa Cruz	CA	UC Santa Cruz Open Water Racing Club
26	Traci Cole	2:23:09	W HPK	1		Think EVO	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
27	Elaine Baden	2:24:23	W HPK	2		Huki V2-Z	Berkeley	CA	Berkeley Paddling and Rowing Club
28	Bill Russell	2:28:24	M OW II	11	2	Maas 24		CT	Norwalk River Rowing Assn
29	Steve Bennett	2:29:35	M FSK	1		Necky	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
30	Michael Lampi	2:31:02	M PEDAL	1		Open Water Cycling	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
31	Ben Stevens	2:37:07	M OW I	2	1	original wood homebuilt 21’6	Bellingham	WA	unaffiliated
32	Steve Hiegel	2:43:34	M SK	1		Setus LV			unaffiliated
33	Mari Friend / Ann Wiltshire	2:45:23	W 2X WHERRY	1	1	Merry Wherry 2	Port Townsend	WA	PT Crewsers
34	Wayne Lysobey	2:46:48	M OW II	12	3	Maas 24		CT	Norwalk River Rowing Assn
35	Debbie Natelson	2:57:45	W OW I	1	1	Maas Aero	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
36	Pat Johnson	3:16:29	W OW II	2	1	Maas 24	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
37	Barb Hager / Dianne Roberts	3:22:15	W 2X WHERRY	2	2	Whitehull Spirit Tango	Port Townsend	WA	PT Crewsers
DNF	Rachel Dailey	——–	W OW II	DNF		Maas Flyweight	Newbury Park	CA	Unaffiliated
DNF	Jim Appleton	——–	M OW II	DNF	DNF	Maas 24			unaffiliated
DNF	Adrian Storb	——–	M OW II	DNS		Maas 24	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers
DNF	Herbie Weisse	——–	M OW II	DNF	DNF	Peinert Dolphin	Seattle	WA	Sound Rowers

Some folks have had difficulty coping with Regatta Central, so there are entries that do not show on the RC site. Here is a more complete roster:

Event ID	Description	Team	Avg Age	Boat Label	Custom-1
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Cape Ann Rowing Club	51	R. Klajnscek	Maas Flyweight 24
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Lake Washington Rowing Club	0	R. Meenk	Maas 24, white
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Lake Washington Rowing Club	0	J. Proctor	Maas 24′, white
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	London Rowing Club	0	A. Kreek	Maas 24
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Narragansett Boat Club	0	D. Gorriaran	Maas 24
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Narragansett Boat Club	0	S. Whitney	Maas open water 1x
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Nereid Boat Club	0	M. Smith	Maas 24
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Open Water Rowing Center	0	S. Cahill	Maas 24
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Prairie Rowing	63	D. Lee	Maas 24
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Unaffiliated	0	J. Appleton	Maas 24 Carbon, white
1	M 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	Sound Rowers		A. Storb	Maas 24
39	M 1x OW II (age 50 or >)	Norwalk River Rowing Association	0	W. Lysobey	Maas 24
39	M 1x OW II (age 50 or >)	Norwalk River Rowing Association	0	B. Russell	Maas24
39	M 1x OW II (age 50 or >)	Sound Rowers	68	B. Jaquette	Maas 24
39	M 1x OW II (age 50 or >)	Unaffiliated	57	M. Miller
6	M 1x OW II (age 50 or >)	Sound Rowers	58	H. Weisse
2	W 1x (open water II) over 22′ long (NAOWRC)	South End Rowing Club	0	D. Davis	Maas 24
40	W 1x OW II (age 50 or >)	Open Water Rowing Center	56	R. Jackson
40	W 1x OW II (age 50 or >)	Sound Rowers	0	P. Johnson	Maas 24
3	Mens 1x (open water I) less than 22′ long	Unaffiliated	0	B. Stevens	original wood homebuilt 21’6
3	Mens 1x (open water I) less than 22′ long	Unaffiliated		S. Hagerty	Maas Aero
4	Womens 1x (open water I) less than 22′ long	Unaffiliated	19	R. Dailey	Maas, Aero, red
42	Womens 1x OW I (age 50 or >)	Sound Rowers	52	D. Natelson	Maas Aero
43	Mens Open 2x (NAOWRC)	Lake Washington Rowing Club	0	J. Hanssen/R. Tarbill	Mass 2X
43	Mens Open 2x (NAOWRC)	Sound Rowers	35	T. Peterson/E. Jacobs	Maas 2X
43	Mens Open 2x (NAOWRC)	Sound Rowers		R. Storb/T. Silver	Maas 2X
11	Womens Open 2X (NAOWRC)	Pocock		J. Lowe/K. Hart	Maas 2X
37	Womens Masters 2x (over age 50)	Lake Washington Rowing Club	58	S. Kinne/KC Dietz	Maas 2X
7	Mixed 2x (NAOWRC)	Lake Union Crew	0	L. Meyer/	Maas 2X
7	Mixed 2x (NAOWRC)	Lake Washington Rowing Club	33	H. Lee/A. Lee	Maas 2X
7	Mixed 2x (NAOWRC)	Sound Rowers	0	J. Knakal/T. Knakal	Maas 2X
38	Mixed Masters 2x (over age 50)	Either Oar Rowing Club	0	T. Dexel/E. Braithwaite
38	Mixed Masters 2x (over age 50)	Lake Washington Rowing Club	0	T. Batty/R. O’Brien	Maas 2X
10	Mens (FSK) Fast Sea Kayak single	Sound Rowers	0	S. Bennett	Necky, Looksha II, 20
13	W (HPK) High Performance Kayak single	Berkeley Paddling and Rowing Club	51	E. Baden	Huki S1-X surfski, 21′, 17″, Yellow & Black
13	W (HPK) High Performance Kayak single	Sound Rowers	50	T. Cole
15	M SK	Unaffiliated		S. Hiegel	Cetus LV
27	Mens OC1 Outrigger Canoe	Sound Rowers		S. Baker
22	Mens OC2 Outrigger Canoe double	Berkeley Rowing Club	59	D. Kidder/A. Toro	Huki V2-Z
22	Mens OC2 Outrigger Canoe double	Unaffiliated	31	B. Bauer/R. Trudgeon
35	2X sliding seat wherry	PT Crewsers	62	A. Wiltshire/M. Friend
35	2X sliding seat wherry	Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club	0	C. Kanieski/S. Dandridge	Merry Sea
35	2X sliding seat wherry	Unaffiliated	61	D. Roberts/B. Hager
44	Pedal	Sound Rowers		M. Lampi

The colored highlights reflect events in which it is possible that a boat entered in the >50 years event will finish ahead of a boat in the comparable Open event. In that case, NAOWRC awards will be made in order of finish regardless of being entered in the >50 event. If an older athlete beats a younger one, so be it. They’re the champ! They also will get the ribbon commensurate with their finish in the >50 event.

The official course map, plus way points, has just been posted on the NAOWRC site.  Check out the map page on the menu bar.

The Port Townsend Safeway is contributing food for racers prior to the race. Bananas, bagels, muffins and candy will be at (or near) the registration table at the Northwest Maritime Center beginning early Sunday morning. There also will be coffee donated by Sunshine Coffee, another of our generous local sponsors. The community of Port Townsend has really come through for us, and we’re very grateful.

Microbrews from Port Townsend Brewery will be available at the post-race lunch. There will be two or three taps offering tastes of their offerings. Each entrant will get a free drink. Beyond that start, you may buy all you want. Taps open at 11 and remain open until the end of the ceremonies.

Getting to Port Townsend

Options in order of ease:

Rent a Car. Then either head south on IS 5 to HW 16 through Tacoma and on up to Port Townsend via HW 3. About a 2 hour trip.

Or head north on IS 5 to Seattle and take the Bainbridge Island ferry, a more scenic route that takes about 2 and ½ hours.

Take a Bus.

Rocket Transportation (877) 697-6258. Reservation required. Departs SeaTac Airport to local PT address between 11 to 12 am, 2 to 3, and 6:30 to 7 pm. Will return you to SeaTac between 9 to 10 am, 12 to 1 and 4 to 5 pm. $99 round trip, $70 for additional passenger.

Olympic Bus Lines (800) 457-4492.Departs SeaTac at 12:50 and 6:15 pm and returns you to SeaTac at 9:50 am and 5:15 pm. PT pick up and drop off are at Safeway (centrally located and near PT’s local bus terminal). $49 one way $79 round trip.

Public Transportation. (Gets cheaper but more difficult.)

Take the new Link Light Rail (A short walk from the Terminal) downtown to the University St. stop, walk about 6 blocks to the Bainbridge Ferry, then Kitsap Transit bus #90 to Poulsbo, transferring to Jefferson Transit bus #7 to Port Townsend. Some locals do this, but it takes careful checking of the various schedules to make connections.

If you have a friend who can pick you up or drop you off at the Bainbridge Ferry Terminal or Silverdale “Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter”stop, things get easier.

Each year the Maas Boat Co. builds special edition carbon shells for selected athletes, and this year for the Townsend Challenge they have built two carbon shells. One is a Maas 24 and the other is a Maas Flyweight. ADDED JUNE 2011: THE RACE EDITION FLYWEIGHT WAS STOLEN FROM THE LOCKED SPACE AT EVERGREEN ROWING IN TACOMA> LET US KNOW IF YOU SEE HER!!

The Race Edition is distinguished by the blue NAOWRC logo painted on the white deck. Each shell has the performance package (titanium pins, carbon stretcher, single action seat), bailer, bow ball, large fin, deck mounted Ritchie Compass, SpeedCoach Gold, Splash Guard, and Garmin GPS.

Sales will be managed by Steve at Evergreen Rowing, the Maas dealer in the Pacific Northwest. Contact Steve at evergreenrowing.com for details on options/accessories included in these shells and for pricing. We can swap out the performance package with the lower cost standard seat, stretcher and pins. Purchase of the GPS is optional.

Yes, that’s correct. Maas Boat Company and Prairie Rowing are offering space on the company trailer at no cost. Reservations are being managed by Deborah at Maas Boat Company (maasboats@maasboats.com) , and space is available on a first come/first served basis.  The trailer will be leaving Maas Boat Co. in Richmond on the Tuesday before the race and returning to the Maas Boat Company afterwards.  All boats need to be dropped at the shop.  At the moment the trailer is about ¾ full and is on a first-come/first-serve basis.

Featuring quotes from Diane Davis, Dan Gorriaran and Rich Klajnscek, Rowing News’ June issue has a fun article titled “Big Water:the origins of open water rowing.” There’s even a brief mention of NAOWRC and fun coverage of the Woodvale Challenge racing across the Atlantic as well as the Jamestown Counter Revolution and Blackburn Challenge. We’re eager to extend this story one chapter further with the race on June 20. Don’t forget that registration closes on June 13!

You are invited to row or paddle the course in advance of the race. Diane Davis and Robert Meenk (our defending 1X champions) will be doing just that on Sunday morning, May 23. They are meeting at the NW Maritime Center in Port Townsend at 7:30 a.m. Be there ready to go at that time!

We have a preliminary chart in PDF format if you’d like to see the course in rough detail. This chart is a close approximation of the race course. A more definite chart will be posted soon, and it will have GPS waypoints as well as pictures showing key navigation marks.