| Rowing, August 15, 2010
2010 US Rowing Masters National Championship, Cooper River,
NJ

Medal Count/ Results:
Gold:
Men’s Hwt. AA Single (C. Storm);
Men’s Ltw. A Double (R. Mannino, C. Storm);
Father/Son D Double (D. Besser, J. Besser).
Silver:
Women’s Open AA Double (C. McCarthy, A. Taggart);
Men’s HWT AA Four w/o (C. Storm, S. Rawl, W. Cooper,
C.Wyatt);
Bronze:
Women’s Ltw A Double
Women’s Ltw C Quad
Mixed B Quad
Men’s Club A 4x
(C. McCarthy, A. Taggart);
(S. Donahue, C.McCarthy, A. Taggart);
(A. Taggart, J. Besser, R.Mannino, C. McCarthy);
(C. Storm, Cooper, J. Besser, R. Mannino).
Backgammon, July 15, 2010
Summer Backgammon night at the Boathouse
Rowing, June 20, 2010
CROMWELL CUP, CHARLES RIVER POWERHOUSE STRETCH, BOSTON
Results:
1st Place: Women’s Master 8+:
[Kuo] Geihe, Mesedahl, Kloss, Skelley, Lippman, McCarthy,
Chang, Taggard;
1st Place: Men’s Open 8+
[Hoy] Winters, Bayley, Baker, Macris, Martin, Novak, Besser,
Webb;
1st Place: Men’s Masters Quad
DeBonis, Novak, Martin, Besser;
1st Place: Men’s Master B Single: Mannino;
2nd Place: Men’s Open 1x 500m Dash: Rubin;
2nd Place: Men’s Open 1x: Winters.

Rowing, June 5, 2010
NATIONAL LEARN TO ROW DAY
On June 5, 2010, UBC participated in National Learn to Row
Day. Several novice rowers from the Club and some UBC friends
and family had their first row on the Charles in a barge.
Experienced UBC rowers filled in some seats in the barge to
help coach Guerette demonstrate the rowing stroke. Photos
from the row follow.
Posted by the Rowing Committee





Fives, June 3, 2010
Club Champs
Sam Devens won the 2010 Fives Club Championship defeating
cousin Matt Iler, 21-13. The gallery was treated to an epic
battle with upwards of twenty match points. Congratulations
to Sam and Matt for their accomplishments!


Rowing, May 2, 2010
Sarah Perkins named to the 2010 Australian U-23 National
Team
Congratulations to UBC pre-elite member Sarah Perkins who
was named to the Australian Under-23 National Team. Sarah
will represent her home county of Australia racing in the
U-23 Women’s Quad at the 2010 World Rowing U-23 Championship
in Brest, Belarus this July. Go Union! Go Australia!

Posted by the Rowing Committee
Backgammon, April 28, 2010
Rites of Spring tournament
Champion - Drew Pluhar
Finalist - Richard Batchelder





Rowing, March 24, 2010
CHRISTENING OF THE JOAN A. CAMPBELL
On March 24th, at the annual Boathouse clean-up event, Union
christened our new lightweight double, the “Joan A.
Campbell.” The shell’s name recognizes the substantial
contribution made to the Boat Club by Joan Campbell, UBC’s
first women member. Joan was present at the ceremony along
with Head Coach Michelle Guerette and approximately thirty
members and friends. After a keynote address from Nick O’Connor,
Tony Philippi, acting as the shell’s sponsor, christened
her with water poured from an 1887 Sculling Championship Trophy
awarded to the Club.
Posted by the Rowing Committee


March 7, 2010, Rowing
On March 7, 2010, Union opened the spring rowing season by
traveling to Miami to compete in the Miami International Regatta.
Union was victorious in several events including the Mens
Master, Womens Master and Mixed Masters Fours. Full results
will be available shortly. Photos from the trip are below.
Posted by the Rowing Committee.



Rowing, March 7, 2010
Sarah Perkins Wins Silver at the Australian National Rowing
Championship
Congratulations to UBC pre-elite member and Australian citizen
Sarah Perkins on her Silver Medal in the Under-23 Women’s
Single at the 2010 Australian National Rowing Championship.
In what was quite an impressive several days of rowing, Sarah
advanced from her Heat (one of five heats with over 25 rowers
all together), won her Semi-Final convincingly and then went
on to take 2nd in the hard fought Final. Well done Sarah!
Sarah is pictured on the left (the Regatta Rules prevented
her from Racing in Union colors for the event).
Posted by the Rowing Committee
Rowing, Jan 16, 2010
Gov Keyes
The 2010 Gov. Keyes annual erg challenge was held last night
on court 2. With over 20 participants who raced less than
2 minutes and then consumed beer, gatorade, and smartfood,
it continues to be an event that gives back almost immediately.
Special thanks to Bob Mannino for signage and to Bob and Jim
Keating for helping with setup. On to the winners(a full lists
of scores will be available on request once I type them up):
Rowing Category
Open Men:
James Besser 1.22.8
Age Adjusted Men
Donald Besser 1.24.45(raw score 1.38.9)
Non-Rowing Category
Greg Saunders 1.37.1
Age Adjusted Non-Rowing
John Hemenway 1.31.4 age adjusted
As there were no notable "fly and die" type situations,
the Andrew Batchelor Award for Pacing Excellence was given
to Steve McKiernan, who managed the only true negative split
piece of the night. Steve accepted his copy of "Blasphemy"
by Douglas Preston wearing a BC High unisuit.
After the competition, there was an impromptu event- the 250
meter "gotta wear jeans and a scarf" street clothes
erg sprint for those who had come to spectate but had to get
on the machine. In the future, this event will be known simply
as Street 250 to establish more credibility. Some observers
suggested that talent would win out, while others were sure
that the lycra content of the jeans would be a determining
factor. In the end, Michelle Guerette won the open category,
Aleks Zosuls the men's category, Sarah Perkins won the age
and Uggs handicapped category, and Elizabeth Gay pulled her
first erg ever and won the Women's non-rower category. Pictured
are attached, including one of my daughter setting up their
monitors.
Thanks once again to all who participated and made the 2010
Gov Keyes another great UBC event!
Jeb Besser
Rowing Committee

5 February 2009, Puddle
The Winter 2009 Puddle is out...check it out online.
Previous issues here.
FIVES, January 6, 2010
TD Cup
The club’s top sixteen Fives players competed for the
2009 Turner-Devens Cup in December/January. In the finals,
Sam Devens (#2 seed) soundly defeated Matt Iler (#1), 21-12.
With his monster right-hand, Sam overpowered the competition
in 2009 and will go into the Fives Club Championship in April
as a heavy favorite.
Squash, November 7, 2009
Banker Cup - Doubles Squash at Harvard Club
Our own Roland Lemay won the Banker Cup handicap squash tournament
at the Harvard Club. Over 20 guys from the UBC competed. Congrats
Roland!

Rowing, October 25, 2009
Head of the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
UBC Women’s Club 8+
UBC Results:
Gold:
Men’s Master 2x 30+: Besser/Voight;
Mixed Open 2x: Schwegman/Mannino
Silver:
Women’s Open Ltw. 1x: Infantino;
Men’s Open 2x: Toto/McKiernan;
Mixed Open 4x: Mesedahl/Geihe/Baker/Besser
Bronze:
Women’s Open 1x : Perkins
Fourth:
Women’s Club 8+: (Shaw)Mesedahl/Geihe/Mulligan/
Dampeer/Schroth/Stark/Rotman/Lippman
Posted by the Rowing Committee
22 October, 2009
Collegiate Challenge - Semis & Finals
HOBART wins!





New in-house league to get the squash season started.
IVY vs. Hobart
&
Deerfield vs. NESCAC
Regular season results here.
Rowing, October 17-18, 2009
Head of the Charles
Chris Storm
Congratulations to Union’s own Chris Storm, winner
of the Men’s Club Single at this year’s Head of
the Charles Regatta©. Overall, under the leadership of
Head Coach Michelle Guerette, Union had a record number of
entries in this year’s Regatta and a number of impressive
finishes. Complete results from the HOCR and other Fall races
will be posted here soon.
Posted by the Rowing Committee
15 October, 2009
TRUB Cup
UBC beats T&R 8-7 in the innagural TRUB Cup (Tennis Racquet
Union Boat)
UBC will be hosting next years event in the fall.




24 September, 2009
UBC Fives Annual Dinner
India Wharf Rats Club, Boston
Thanks to Jamie McIntyre for a great evening.
Here is a photo of some of the warriors.

Back row L-R: J. McIntyre, S. Devens, N. Elfner, M. Klein,
M. Iler, S. Sinclair
P. Stockwell, C. Devens
14 July 2009, Puddle
The Summer 2009 Puddle is out...check it out online.
Previous issues here.
Rowing, August 16, 2009
2009 US Rowing Masters National Championships, Cooper River,
NJ

Results / Medal Count:
Gold:
Ltw A 2x (Storm/Mannino);
AA-A 4- (Storm, Conny, Nalty, Wyatt);
Father/Son 2x (J. Besser/D. Besser);
Silver:
C4x (McKiernan, Reppert, Shamir, Besser);
Hvy AA 2x (Wyatt, Storm);
Ltw C 4x (Malta boat with Mannino in 2);
Bronze:
A 4+ (Cox: Braun)(McKiernan, Besser, Nalty, Toto)
F 2- (Shamir/Reppert)
Hvy F 4x (Reppert Shamir, Clapp, Hellen)
Rowing, July 12, 2009
Cromwell Cup, Boston,

(Top three results):
1st Place: Men’s Masters A 8+ (Zosuls, Storm, Toto,
Diffey, Coffin, Palmer, Mannino, Reppert);
1st Place: Men’s Masters A 2x (Storm, Mannino);
1st Place: Mixed Masters 2x (C.B. Sands, Cataldo);
1st Place: Men’s Open 1x Dash (Cataldo);
2nd Place: Women’s Open 1x (Infantino);
2nd Place: Men’s Open 2- (Palmer, Coffin);
3rd Place: Women’s Open 1x (Garnier);
3rd Place: Men’s Open 8+ (Zosuls, Storm, Toto, Diffey,
Webb, Cataldo, Cooley, Newell)
Rowing, June 30, 2009
Schuylkill Navy Regatta, Philadelphia, June 13

1st Place: Men’s Masters 8+ (Zosuls, McKeirnan, Besser,
Diffey, Shamir, Reppert, Mannino, Storm);
1st Place: Men’s Masters Four ( McKeirnan, Besser, Diffey,
Shamir);
1st Place: Men’s Masters F Double (Reppert, Shamir);
2nd Place: Men’s Masters A Double (Storm, Mannino);
3rd Place: Women’s Open Single: (Infantino)
Black Fly Regatta, VT, June 27th
1st in Division, 2nd overall: Men’s Single (Chris Storm)
Posted by the Rowing Committee
19 May, 2009, FIVES
2009 UBC Club Championship
Champion: Matt Iller over Nick Elfner
DRAW



7 May, 2009, Squash
2009 UBC Club Championships:
Handicap
Draw Champion - Will Lyons
5.5
(A) Draw Champion - Spencer
Kurn
4.5
(B) Draw Champion
- John Gates
4.0
(C+) Draw Champion
- Hans Sherman
3.5
(C) Draw Champion
- Nick Godfrey
2.5
(D) Draw Champion
- Will Lyons
40+
Draw Champion
- Tyler Hindermann
50+
Draw Champion
- Bob Loring
60+
Draw Champion
- Jon E. Smith
















1 May, 2009, Backgammon
Rites of Spring
Draw
Champion: Andrew Zimmerman





25 April, 2009, Squash
2009 Club Hardball Doubles Champs
Draw
A Champions:
Tyler Hindermann/Roland Lemay
B Champions:
Chris Reigeluth/Curt Lewellyn
C Champions:
James McIntyre/Drew Pluhar
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27 January, 2009, Rowing
2009 Gov Keyes
A special thanks go out to all of you who participated in
the Gov Keyes 500 Meter sprint yesterday, from racing to setup
to drinking! 26 brave souls dared to take on the ergometer
this year, another great attendance number. Full results are
attached, but these are the highlights:
Rowers:
Men's Open Winner:
Jeb Besser 1.21.6
Men's Age-Adjusted Winner
Mike Cataldo 1.24.0(1:19.6 adjusted)
Women's Open Winner
Louisa Rowbotha.....er...Palmer 1.38.3
Women's Age Adjusted Winner
Joy Stark 1.45.0
Non-Rowers:
Open Winner:
Andy Mims 1.28.1
Handicapped Winner
John Hemenway 1.37.0(1.29.7 adjusted)
New rower/Haven't been in boat in 5 years category winner:
Duncan McIntyre 1.29.9
Of note- The margins were exceedingly tight in the age adjusted
division, with Gene Clapp running a very close second, and
Fred Eustis doing the same in the non-rower age-adjusted category.
Andy Mims set a pretty bar for future non-rowers- his time
was a full 5.9 seconds faster than any previous winner.
After this year, the rowing committee is strongly considering
a super domestique award for the biggest blowup at the end
of the piece- if there was such an award, it would have gone
to Andy Batchelor for his brave attack in the first 300 meters.
Mike Cataldo's time was the second fastest overall.
Thanks again to all who participated and to the winners, enjoy
the power of the written word!
The Rowing Committee
Full
results
17 January, 2009, Table Tennis
2009 Thirsty Paddle
Complete DRAW
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