CAMBRIDGE, Mass -- Cool temperatures and bright sunshine greeted Maritime rowers early Sunday morning on their arrival in Boston for our first return to the Head of the Charles in 3 years.  Conditions were pretty close to ideal for competitors throughout the day.

Both our men and women were entered in the highly competitive Championship Fours events so we knew we had our work cut out for us, but the goal was to give the best possible race effort on the world's toughest course against the country's best competition.  And we succeeded!

Maritime's men's varsity four included captain Jack Gerrior, Aidan Alusic-Bingham, Sean O'Connell, Jack Duguay, and Dane Franke.  They've raced together in this line-up most of the fall and had good results in each outing, including at Sunday's HOCR.  With two months of heavy training and a lot of strategic preparation specifically for this regatta, their boat expertly navigated the Power House stretch, five difficult turns and six bridges that cause coxswains and coaches sleepless nights leading up to race day.

The Buccaneers will close out thier 2021 Fall campaign on Saturday, October 30th at the Wormtown Chase on Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury, MA.