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Straits of Mare Island Rowing Association
Tenth
Anniversary
By Maureen Kocourek
4/2/10 SOMIRA—Straits of Mare Island Rowing Association is
celebrating our 10th year as a
community oriented rowing association. |
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Many of
our rowers have been involved in the sport for
20 years or more, and some are veterans of the
now defunct Vallejo Whaleboat Regatta, which
took place every October on the Vallejo
Waterfront for over 23 years.
We offer
the opportunity to anyone who wants to try
rowing on the Vallejo waterfront. If you decide
you like it, you can join our association. We
offer competitive racing as well as recreational
opportunities, something for everyone.
We compete throughout the Bay Area as part of the Bay Area Whaleboat
Rowing Association (BAWRA), racing against clubs from
San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda. Some
rowers from BAWRA recently competed in Australia, and
SOMIRA has had teams travel to New Bedford to compete in
their annual Independence Day Whaleboat Races. |
We are involved in the community in a number of ways. We clean the
Public Boat Launch area weekly and provide support for
other non-profit groups with their fundraisers. We have
a charity row on the Delta from Sacramento to Brannan
Island each year, soliciting sponsors and selecting
local organizations as recipients of funds we receive.
We collect turkeys for distribution to local
organizations for Thanksgiving and we donate to the
Community Christmas Card each year.
We are a large family.
SOMIRA is sponsoring the first race of the 2010 season for BAWRA on
Saturday, April 17th from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Come to the seawall and cheer for your local teams!
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