Megunticook master and junior rowers headed to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to compete in the Cromwell Cup on June 25. Hosted by Riverside Boat Club, the races were 1,000 meter sprints on the Charles River.

The conditions were terrific. First time competitor Amy Mitchell and her son Devin finished first in the Mother Child Flight 1, bringing home hardware once again for Megunticoook Rowing. 

Cabot Adams and Guptill finished 5th in the Men’s U23 2x time trial. Polly Saltonstall and Stephanie Lash improved their performance from last year and finished second in the Womens Masters 2x Flight 3. 

Iselin Bratz and Meredith Currier finished 2nd in the Womens Open 2x.

On June 30 on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Bratz and Maggie Gill competed in the Women’s Intermediate 2x Heat 2 where they finished third.

Adams and Guptill also competed in the Men’s Intermediate 2x time trial where they finished 18th. 

Next up was the RiverFest Regatta hosted by Lewiston Rowing. Held in Lewiston on Saturday, July 15, the Androscoggin River was full and swift due to all the heavy rainfall. Rowers enjoyed swirling currents of nine knots downriver then powered against that current after the turn to the finish. 

Guptill competed in the most popular event, the Men’s Masters Open 1x. Gill won the Women’s Jr 1x in 6:14 minutes. Gill and Bratz also won the doubles event. Adams and Guptill -finished 2nd. Mitchell and Guptill showed off their family power again in the Mixed Masters/Open 2x. In the fours event, the Mixed Jr 4+ coxed by Sofia Howell finished 1st. The Womens Jr 4+ also coxed by Howell finished second. In the Masters/Open 4+ coxed by Olivia Goodwin-Cook finished 3rd. 

RiverFest Regatta Lineups: 

Mixed Jr 4+: C: Sofia Howell; S: Flora Gurdon; 3: Laura Riordan; 2: Jake Roux; B: Cabot Adams

Womens Jr 4+: C: Sofia Howell; S: Maggie Gill; 3: Flora Gurdon; 2: Laura Riordan; B: Ruth Weiss

Womens Masters/Open 4+: C: Olivia Goodwin-Cook; S: Iselin Bratz; 3: Marnie Read; 2: Meredith Currier; B: Leslie Forand

The summer rowing program is underway on Megunticook Lake for all skill levels. Check the website and sign up today, megunticookrowing.org/

For more information contact Olivia Goodwin-Cook olivia@megunticookrowing.org

Megunticook Rowing is a 501c3 organization based in Camden. The mission is to strengthen minds, bodies and community through rowing. Since 2008, the program has grown from a handful of dedicated rowers with a couple of donated shells, to an organization that sends high school aged and masters rowers to in-state regattas and Boston’s Head of the Charles. Many junior rowers have gone on to compete in Division 1 programs. Just as important the Club Rowers and the Masters programs provide expert coaching to develop skills and a lifetime love of rowing. Come row with us! www.megunticookrowing.org

Megunticook Rowing thanks the following sponsors: 16 Bayview, Accent Painting, Adventure Advertising, American Flatbread, Artisan Boatworks, BayView Collection, Camden Classics Cup, Camden Coast Real Estate, Cascade Foundation, Jo-Ann Cook LCSW, Down East Magazine, Grand Harbor Inn, Hamilton Marine, Lord Camden Inn, Lyman-Morse,  Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Maine Coast Orthodontics.