As always, we like to keep you posted on our favorite rowers, the Long Beach State Crew team—turns out, they’ve had a couple of weeks! Check out these stories and pics, provided by Beach Crew!
Generations Reunite At Legend’s
Friday, December 5th, at Legend’s in Belmont Shore, the team hosted an alumni dinner to kick off its first ever “Back to the Beach” weekend, part of an effort to reach out to alumni and keep the tradition strong. Rowers from the very first teams got a chance to eat and relax with the team’s newest members, along with everyone from the decades in between. The dinner was such a huge success, the team is considering making it an annual event.
Friends And Family Row!
We got a chance to get out on the water with the team at an ungodly early hour earlier this year, and on Saturday the 6th, the team afforded the same opportunity to their supporters with their Friends and Family Row—but first, they made them erg. Then five mixed 8’s launched and made the trip up and down Alamitos Bay.
Christmas Regatta
For the 41st year, the Long Beach Christmas Regatta, also known as the Bill Lockyer Christmas Regatta, was a huge success. This year, the Beach Crew team was a big part of that success, with a strong showing. Other universities in attendance were: University of San Diego, San Diego State, UC Irvine, Cal Maritime Academy, and University of Arkansas. Probably the most exciting heat of the weekend was the Men’s Novice come-back against University of San Diego. After falling only to USD in the eights, the 49ers fought back in both fours pulling ahead of USD’s and ended up winning first and third, respectively. Several boats from the Women’s team placed second only to USD.
The Regatta closed the successful “Back to the Beach” weekend.
Going To See the Queen
They usually row in Marine Stadium, so it must be a trip for these rowers to get out in the open ocean—this year they did so again on December 12th, making their annual trip to pay respects to the Queen. The Queen Mary, that is. Now, according to their website, the team is actually going to take a few weeks off to study for finals and enjoy the holidays. The rest of us will be shocked to learn that the crew team knows how to take time off.