Sculling in the Spring Season: April 2023

DSC Scullers Spring into Action at Sprint Regattas
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After positive showings at indoor rowing championships this winter, DSC’s scullers happily hopped off their ergs and returned to regattas on the water. The Oakland Estuary was the site of recent regattas for our high school and Masters teams.

Nathan and Sebastian took 2nd, and Abigail and Josie finished ahead of the A teams of three different clubs in their competitive doubles events.  They now look forward to competing in the USRowing Southwest Youth Championships on Lake Natoma, May 5-7.

Our Masters had an exciting day at the Boats Without Barriers Regatta on the Oakland Estuary, April 23rd. Marie-Odile and Michael were super excited, competing for the first time. In 1 km events, Elise raced in a single, Renaldo, Rebecca, Kim and Bob O. in a quad, and Marie-Odile and Bob L. in a double.  Later in 500-meter sprints, Kim, Paul, Michael, and Jean in one quad squared off against our “1 Good Hip” quad of Linn, Rebecca, Bev and Bob L. Theirs was the most exciting race in DSC history with a single second separating the two quads. It is still being debated which boat crossed the finish line first!  

Sample Sculling Sessions
On April 15th and 29th, experienced DSC volunteers introduced sculling to 19 “newbies”. We are excited that several committed to coming back in May to conquer the basics in our Learn to Scull program.
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DSC Scullers Active in Community Outreach
DSC has been actively involved in introducing both sculling and environmental awareness in two community events downtown: at Earth Day in Victory Park  on April 23rd and at the YMCA Healthy Kids Day event at Weber Point on April 29th. These events were led by Youth Asst. Coaches Jonathan, Ivy and Tania with lots of help from several DSC volunteers who personned our booths and taught many youngsters and adults to erg at both events.