row2k results:
Collegiate Men & Women: Michigan Invitational
March 31, 2012; Ford Lake MI

Thanks to Kemp Savage.

Conditions: Women's: Eastern Michigan University vs Grand Valley State Men's:University of Michigan, Notre Dame, and Grand Valley State University
9 mps NNE cross wind throughout the morning. Floating starts. No lanes.

Results
M Frosh 4+ 1st race 2nd race 3rd race ******
GVSU - 7:28.84 GVSU - 7:35.4 GVSU - 7:31.77
ND - 7:35.07 ND - 7:43.2 UM (Meg) - 7:43.63
ND - 7:57.85
UM (les) - 8:17.59
M 3V 8+ 1st race 2nd race 3rd race
UM LWT - 6:20.4 UM - 6:31.8 UM 6:33.1
UM 3V - 6:21.1 GVSU6:36.2 GVSU - 6:35.1
GV 3V - 6:32.1 ND - 7:29 ND - 7:01.5
ND 3V - 7:09.3
Women's 8+ 1st race 2nd race 3rd race
GVSU 2V - 7:25.8 GVSU 2V - 7:30.84 GVSU 2V - 7:29.8
EMU 1V - 7:32.5 EMU 1V - 7:44.64 GVSU 3V - 7:52.8
GV 3V - 7:55.5 GVSU 3V - 7:47.55 EMU 3V - 8:21.9
EMU 2V - 8:07.0 EMU 2V - 8:13.28 EMU 2V 8:30.4
M 2nd Frosh 8+ 1st race 2nd race 3rd race
ND 2F - 6:34.63 Two of these boats shifted to race in the 1F race and
UM 2F - 6:41.33 one boat split into fours to join the fours race.
UM 3F - 6:58.68
M 2nd Var. 8+ 1st race 2nd race 3rd race
UM - 6:11.13 UM - 6:09.7 UM - 6:16.28
GVSU - 6:20.09 GVSU - 6:15.31 GVSU - 6:20.34
ND - 6:28.78 UM LWT - 6:23.03 ND - 6:32.1
ND - 6:31.54 UM LWT - 6:33.31
M 1st Frosh 8+ 1st race 2nd race 3rd race
UM - 6:23.7 UM 1F - 6:24.94 UM 1F - 6:24.5
GVSU - 6:32.1 GVSU 1F - 6:28.33 GVSU 1F - 6:26.1
ND 2F - 6:42.52 ND 2F - 6:39.8
UM 2F - 5:50.78 UM 2F - 6:41.2

 

 

*****

Apparently, according to the notes, this last race was a disaster complete
with no fewer than 5 collisions, and all boats rowing more of a boomerang
course than a straight one. The results of race 3 should be taken lightly, but the 
lessons should be stories forever.

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