| Greetings! First off – thank you for being an advocate for rowing in Maine, a hard working volunteer and/or a participant in our Megunticook Rowing programs. Here are a few updates of activities and upcoming events. Our early-bird contingent of ergometer enthusiasts have been toiling 5 mornings each week at our MidCoast Recreation Center ( MRC) facility. Morning workouts are led by the tandem team of Girls Varsity Coach Will Schaetzke and Masters Coach Don Seales. With high school winter sports wrapped up we expect our Junior athletes to return to the ergs to prepare for the spring rowing season. We have a new rule for Megunticook Rowing’s indoor workout space at MRC. An individual age 21+ needs to be present for activities in this space. This update was necessary to institute in order for Megunticook Rowing to be in compliance with MRC rules. Juniors should reach out to Masters, parents or their coaches via Slack to join them if they would like to use the space outside of the current practice schedule. Our Board has been meeting diligently to offer a participant Membership model for Megunticook Rowing. This will be instituted effective April 2024. Membership details have been hammered out for the past 35 months and now we’re about to introduce the features. Stay tuned! To manage membership, programs and other features, Megunticook Rowing will be using iCrew. Through iCrew, we can manage our roster of all our active USRowing Members; practice times; equipment rentals; coached programs and more. This is an incredibly powerful and efficient framework to manage our functions. This is not a new rule but yes, anyone who plans on being on the water as a Megunticook Rowing member must be a current member of USRowing. Why? They are our insurers. Meredith and Hugh will be rolling out an introduction of the iCrew signup features in the coming weeks ( I believe March 7th for a group forum kicking off the Spring 2024 season.) Docks In!! Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow meaning spring will come earlier…. we plan on Docks In on Sunday, April 21st. Mark your calendars to volunteer. In the meantime we’ve been shoring up our coaching staff for the spring and summer programs. I hope everyone will take part in the 2024 program offerings. We’re eager to hear your feedback for ongoing improvements so that we can provide the best possible rowing opportunities for all. Thank you John F RomainBoard President |
February News from the Board President
—by John Romain
• Feb 14, 2024
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