Ninth Place, Personal Best Time!

If you are a regular follower of this blog then you know that this weekend was the BIG regatta we've been waiting for: the Head of the Hooch. M wanted to get in the top 10 and they finished 9th, out of 39 boats. Great weather, great time. It continues tomorrow, but she only had the one race. Enjoy the pictures and captions. Too tired to touch them up in Lightroom, so you're seeing them straight out of the camera.

The venue: Ross's Landing

Smarty, KitKat, and Mr. Creativity having a great time

Notice the obvious lean to the left, not a good sign

They are closest to the camera heading toward the finish line; remember the race is a stagger start

Coach R holds M up as she tries to get her oar. By this time she was shaking pretty bad.

Coaches and the crew; happy with a job well done

Not a pretty shot, but the only one I have of her after she had her arm iced. We have to find a doctor to take a look at it. Hopefully it isn't too bad.

All in all it was a good day for rowing. At least for the girls. Our novice boys broke an oar at the start of their race. They finished 23 out of 25. And we heard that one of the boys' boats got caught up in the buoy at the finish line. But I was very proud of M and you would have been too!