Charm City Regatta, Baltimore

Following this season's theme of competing in only the grittiest, dirtiest, urban environments, TRRA MW  followed Stonewall on the Anascostia with Charm City on the Patapsco.  Never have so many rowed in so much . . . garbage.

27 rowers competed in everything from a single (Leslie!) to doubles to 8+.  And much like the old Avis commercial (we're #2 so we try harder), although it was a great effort, we came home with no medals (first place hardware only) but a number of 2nd places.

Highlight of the day (for me anyway, and I'm writing this) was the D 8+.  Looking good off the start on the high twenty, definitely in it, when something went awry and like cows returning to the barn at day's end the boat started a bee line for the launch dock.  Speculation is that something hit the rudder (hmm, my guess, garbage) shortly after the start and jammed it to a perpetual starboard list.  The boat managed to regroup, but had to stop three times in the race to adjust.  Still in all they did manage to pass a boat.

Next stop, that unincorporated area of the United States to our north, Ontario, where we will answer the question--is Canadian garbage any different than US?