Haxton, American, and Pumpkinhead Regattas Commence Racing October 26
The Head of the American, Pumpkinhead – Head of the Colorado, and Blake Haxton Fall Regatta are all scheduled for Saturday, October 26. Racers from the middle school all the way up to masters will be competing.
Upper Arlington Crew from Columbus, Ohio will be the host of the Blake Haxton Fall Regatta held on Griggs Reservoir.
“We have over 480 entries right now, and we’re very excited,” said race director Lisa Osborne. “It’s looking like we’ll have great weather, not like a typical October regatta. Also, this year we are going to have an extra launch dock. The regatta has grown significantly in the last few years, so we needed to accommodate our growth, entry, and team sizes.”
The dock purchase was a collaboration between Upper Arlington Crew, Washtenaw Rowing Center and the Kathryn Bennett Race Course.
“The men’s and women’s varsity eights have some really fast teams,” said Osborne regarding races to look out for. “We also have a good number of quads and doubles. We’re also happy to have some middle school racing at the very end of the day to get those kids excited about rowing. It’s a composite race for teams that don’t have enough to fill a boat and it’s just 1,000 meters. For many of them it will be their first race so it’s exciting to see them be able to participate and see what an actual race is like from launching, to crossing the finish line and hearing the horn.”
The Head of the American regatta is hosted by the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma in Gold Lake, California and invites high school, college and master rowing programs to race the 5K course, which snakes along the river’s north shore.
In addition to the California and Ohio regattas, Austin, Texas and Austin Rowing Club will be the site of the 40th annual Pumpkinhead – Head of the Colorado which features a 3K race starting at ARC’s dock on Lady Bird Lake. Junior, collegiate, adaptive, and masters rowers will all have the opportunity to compete.
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