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Sag Harbor Community Rowing Hosted Its End-of-Season Races Saturday

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Rowing is half brawn and half art! 
MICHAEL MELLA

Rowing is half brawn and half art! MICHAEL MELLA

Sinéad FitzGibbon putting her quadriceps and back into it!  MICHAEL MELLA

Sinéad FitzGibbon putting her quadriceps and back into it! MICHAEL MELLA

A Ross School rower showing perfect form as the sun etches out each delightful detail. MICHAEL MELLA

A Ross School rower showing perfect form as the sun etches out each delightful detail. MICHAEL MELLA

Concentration to put every muscle into each stroke is written on Team Orange Andrew Orme’s face.  MICHAEL MELLA

Concentration to put every muscle into each stroke is written on Team Orange Andrew Orme’s face. MICHAEL MELLA

Neck and neck and giving it their all, three quad-scull teams nearing the finish line.   MICHAEL MELLA

Neck and neck and giving it their all, three quad-scull teams nearing the finish line. MICHAEL MELLA

In the final race that ultimately put Team Orange into overall first place seconds ahead of Team Pink, bowman Andrew Orme steers the boat and calls out the stroke pace timing, while red-haired Venetia Satow’s stroke into the water is what the other three oarsmen follow. Sebastian Corson is in seat two in front of Andrew and Luke Shannon in seat 3. These two middle oarsmen are considered the engine room on a quad scull.  MICHAEL MELLA

In the final race that ultimately put Team Orange into overall first place seconds ahead of Team Pink, bowman Andrew Orme steers the boat and calls out the stroke pace timing, while red-haired Venetia Satow’s stroke into the water is what the other three oarsmen follow. Sebastian Corson is in seat two in front of Andrew and Luke Shannon in seat 3. These two middle oarsmen are considered the engine room on a quad scull. MICHAEL MELLA

Sinéad FitzGibbon of the Luv Michael team rowing a single scull in beautiful ballet-like form.  MICHAEL MELLA

Sinéad FitzGibbon of the Luv Michael team rowing a single scull in beautiful ballet-like form. MICHAEL MELLA

With a picture-perfect fall backdrop, Team Green is seen here edging by the Luv Michael rowers.  MICHAEL MELLA

With a picture-perfect fall backdrop, Team Green is seen here edging by the Luv Michael rowers. MICHAEL MELLA

Two of the nine rowers on the first place Team Orange working their way up on third place Team Green. The reeds and evergreens in the background separate this body of water, Sag Harbor Cove, from Long Beach’s Noyack Bay.  MICHAEL MELLA

Two of the nine rowers on the first place Team Orange working their way up on third place Team Green. The reeds and evergreens in the background separate this body of water, Sag Harbor Cove, from Long Beach’s Noyack Bay. MICHAEL MELLA

Sag Harbor Community Rowing Director Lee Oldak has a full on-the-water life! He campaigns his Henderson 30 sloop Purple Haze in such regattas as the Sag Harbor Cup, the Whitebread ‘Round Shelter Island race and he never misses a BYC Wednesday night race. The Sunday before this rowing event, Lee sailed his JY15 into first place for the day and first place overall for the JY Fall Series.  MICHAEL MELLA

Sag Harbor Community Rowing Director Lee Oldak has a full on-the-water life! He campaigns his Henderson 30 sloop Purple Haze in such regattas as the Sag Harbor Cup, the Whitebread ‘Round Shelter Island race and he never misses a BYC Wednesday night race. The Sunday before this rowing event, Lee sailed his JY15 into first place for the day and first place overall for the JY Fall Series. MICHAEL MELLA

First place Team Orange, once again edging out second place Team Pink, in this quad-scull duel to the finish line. MICHAEL MELLA

First place Team Orange, once again edging out second place Team Pink, in this quad-scull duel to the finish line. MICHAEL MELLA

Team Yellow giving Team Green a run for its money!  MICHAEL MELLA

Team Yellow giving Team Green a run for its money! MICHAEL MELLA

High school kids putting their all into each stroke helped their Team Orange win gold. MICHAEL MELLA

High school kids putting their all into each stroke helped their Team Orange win gold. MICHAEL MELLA

There is no age limit as to who can row, as Team Green demonstrates in spades. MICHAEL MELLA

There is no age limit as to who can row, as Team Green demonstrates in spades. MICHAEL MELLA

Michael Mella on Nov 5, 2024
Sag Harbor Community Rowing and its longtime director, Lee Oldak, held its end-of-season team racing last Saturday, a fundraising series of single, double and quad rowing scull races to build... more

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