Greensboro Crew Hosts High Point for Straw Boat Regatta

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High Point rowers rig their boats for the Straw Boat Regatta at Lake Brandt.

Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Crew hosted High Point Rowing Club for a series of straw boat races on Lake Brandt on a chilly Saturday morning.

What was initially billed as the inaugural duel between rowers from the two clubs was transformed into a series of races between middle school, high school and Masters rowers racing in crews ‘drawn randomly from a hat.’

“This was a wonderful way for our community of rowers to come together and get to know each other,” said Mandy Greene, who coxed the winning Masters boat.

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The winning high school crew were so confident they had their photo taken prior to racing.

 

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The winning middle school crew at the Straw Boat Regatta at Lake Brandt.

 

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The winning Masters Crew at the 2016 Straw Boat Regatta for Greensboro and High Point rowers on Lake Brandt.