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Photo Gallery


Champions 2007   (click on images for larger versions)
Crescent Junior Quad victorious
     
Jeannine and Jacqui winning medals in two countries this year.
Jonathan Lees bow, and Gerry Carr, stroke pull ahead at Canadian Henley Doubles Race.

Javier Murillo, head coach with young racers. Bratton, on right, checks gold content of his medal. 

      
Schuylkill Navy - 150 years old
  
Clete Graham, Commodore of Schuylkill Navy at the Navy's 150th Anniverary Bash    
  National Scholastic Champions 2006     
   Roman Catholic Quad after winning the 2006 National Scholastic Gold Medal   
   

 

  Rowathon    

Each year from 1992 through 1996, the club organized a Rowathon to raise funds and awareness about homelessness in Philadelphia. During those campaigns Crescent raised more than $50,000.
On the left the picture shows Dave Ragan stroking an octopede in an attempt to break the Guinness record for longest distance travelled in 24 hours by a human powered craft. Didn't break the record but we did raise over $4000 dollars rowing for 17 hours straight and 85 miles.
Bill Shea, 6-seat, said "We would have broken the Guiness Record if we had more Guinness in the boat."

On left, Joe Gallagher, Crescent Boat club, who directed the Rowathons.

On right, Kathy Morris, organizing the crews for fund-raising rows.

 

On the dock, St Joe Univ crew members who provided so much volunteer help to make the Rowathons happen at Crescent.
     
     
 The Raff Years

    Tom Rafferty and his wife, Rita, pictured above. Raff was instrumental in rebuilding Crescent Boat Club.

As the 1970's wore on, the club waned. Tom's energy, his commitment to his young rowers as their mentor as well as coach, infused new spirit and power into the club. A professional plumber by trade, Raff was forever bringing what looked like junk into the boathouse, and with that stuff, started bringing the old, sadly neglected building, back into shape. His great joy was Rita, his children and the people of his river.

He saw the winner in every kid he ever coached, and made sure that that belief penetrated their hearts. The Club misses him.

Above, Tom Rafferty congratulating Bob Coco, ____, and David Ragan after they won Pair-w race on the Schuylkill 1980s.

On right, Bob Coco, Steve Neczypor, and David Ragan in boathouse early 1980s.

 

 

 

 
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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