Ready, Row! USA

Ready, Row! USA was thrilled to be the media partner of USRowing for the first in-person convention since 2019. In particular, we'd like to thank the creative, positive, indefatigable, and ever-attentive Brett Gorman for connecting us with so many amazing people in rowing.

Oh, the rowing stories we heard! from rowing's movers & shakers & regular folks, like Janice Holzman, Row New York; Calvin Coffey, Olympic athlete & Coffey SimulatOar inventor; Josh Carlson, Concept 2 SkiErg specialist; Holly Austin, Ready Set Row; Paralympic coxswain Emilie Eldracher; Aquil Abdullah Olympic & Hydrow athlete; Sandra Cardillo, Watuppa RC ED & Head Coach; Fabio Selvig, Fillippi Sales & Marketing; Jalen Baldwin, SteadyState Network Changemaker Scholarship winner & coach at Cleveland Foundry; John Gartin, Executive Dir., Collegiate Rowing Coaches Assn.; Kyle Williams & Kamal Carter, A Long Talk; Ted Benford, Executive Dir., Community Rowing; Dave Powers, 776BC Performance Apparel; Rick Bayko, CRI Military & Veterans Crew; Don Ukrainec, H2Row boat shoe systems; Tom Rooks, USRowing Safety Dir.; Jenny Trayes, USRowing Community Engagement; Mary Whipple, Olympic coxswain; Ramona Cox, sports therapist.

Please visit https://readyrowusa.com/USRowCon23 for watch links and our full coverage. Help us get these amazing rowing stories out to the world by subscribing and reviewing on your favorite podcast apps, and by liking, commenting, and sharing on all the livestream destinations - Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube (search is your friend!). Please note: We're still uploading the 20 #rowcon23 interviews to podcast distribution, so stay tuned for the rest. We're getting there!

Many thanks to our fabulous sponsors:

• Burnham Boat Slings - mention the podcast at a regatta for some Burnham swag!
• Resolute Racing & Sykes USA - our producer rows a LW Sykes - try it out on the Charles River!
• GoodInklings Web Design & Management - mention the podcast for a free website audit!
• Pierce Press Publishing & Podcasting - wholesale discounts to 55% for podcast listeners!

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Welcome to Season 5 of Ready, Row! USA! We kick off our 2023 coverage with an interview with one of the rowing world's most admired figures: USRowing para high-performance director Ellen Minzner (replay on the website & audio on all major podcast apps).

Minzner discusses how US Paralympic rowing is embarking on groundbreaking research that will not only benefit the Paralympic program, but will have ripple effects for inclusive rowing programs everywhere. More on the research & associated grant here.

PLUS: Minzner previews her presentation on para/adaptive athlete development at USRowing's #RowCon23 on Sat. Feb. 4: Athlete Development: Para Athlete Development Model.

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UPCOMING: Ocean Rowing with Rannoch Adventure's CEO Charlie Pitcher; Jason Cottingham's interview with solo Atlantic Challenge rower Lara Vafiadis; and a full 3 days of interviews with the movers & shakers - and regular folks - of rowing at #RowCon23, USRowing's return to in-person annual gatherings; plus our regular Club Spotlights, Gadgets & Gear, and much more.

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hank you for tuning in to ROWAPALOOZA, the 3rd year/100th episode celebration of the Ready, Row! USA livestream and podcast! As always, the latest show notes and links, including giveaways and discounts from our guests, can be found on our website.

It's been quite a couple of years for all companies, and the rowing industry is no exception!

Ali Abrams of the go-to rowing apparel maker JLRacing and Fabio Selvig of Resolute Racing Shells and Sykes USA discuss recent disruptions in the supply chain, the outlook for pricing, US-based and offshore sourcing, and how the pandemic has affected their operations from Bristol, Rhode Island (Resolute), to Australia (Sykes), to El Salvador (JL).

Ali and Fabio take a frank look at the near- and long-term outlook for makers of rowing shells, equipment, clothing, and accessories. They also examine how the current environment in manufacturing trickles down to individual rowers in terms of availability, price, and quality.

ROWAPALOOZA #1: "Building Community, One Pandemic at a Time"

THIS EPISODE brings together Ruth Marr, Rowing the World; Matthew Lacey, executive director of the Rowing Industry Trade Assn.; and Ami Mehr, race director at the Head of the Charles Regatta. The trio discussed how rowers, organizations like Head of the Charles, and the companies that serve the sport are emerging/dealing with the pandemic. Is it over? What do we do if it's not? How about the supply chain and rower safety? Terrific guess, lively discussion.

Remember to use the hashtags #ReadyRowUSA and #ROWAPALOOZA as you travel around the internet and socials. It's a handy way to let us know when you want to bring something to our attention! And you never know when you might win a cool rowing gadget, great, or service! Subscribe on our YouTube channel for notifications of new episodes!

Replays for all seven Dec. 2021 ROWAPALOOZA episodes, plus updated show notes, podcast topic submission forms, and details about giveaways & discounts from our ROWAPALOOZA guests can be found at https://readyrowusa.com/rowapalooza. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of when we go live, during ROWAPALOOZA and going forward. And just in time for a holiday gift giving, each of the episodes will include additions to "Gadgets & Gear" feature.

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Meet the cast of "A Most Beautiful Thing," the Mary Mazzio/50 Eggs Films documentary that was made from Arshay Cooper's memoir, originally entitled "Suga Water." Boston rower, host Mona Graucci talks with Arshay Cooper, Alvin Ross, Preston Grandberry, Malcolm Hawkins, and Ray “Pookie G” Hawkins. The film, released in 2019 and directed by Olympic rower Mary Mazzio (50 Eggs Films), is drawing deep praise across the country.

The documentary explores the safety and brotherhood these young men found on the water (“we were in a place where we could not hear the sound of sirens”), as well as the trauma of violence and cyclical poverty that they endured first-hand. The documentary explores how these young men were able to support each other in re-imagining a different future for themselves, and how rowing and the water drew them to that opportunity. These young men came together, after 20 years out of the boat, to race this past summer, not only to celebrate the team’s founding, but the fact that they are still alive. This is their story.

Called one of the best documentaries to premiere at SXSW by Brian Tallerico of Roger Ebert, an “absolute must watch” by Deadspin, and “a movie for we could really use right now” by the Hollywood Reporter, A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING is narrated by the Academy-Award/Grammy-winning artist, Common; executive-produced by NBA Stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade along with Grammy-award winning producer 9th Wonder; and directed by award-winning filmmaker (and Olympic rower) Mary Mazzio. The film chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in this country (made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago), all coming together to row in the same boat.

Distribution: With AMC’s remaining closure, 50Eggs is pivoting and will begin streaming on Xfinity for US Xfinity customers on July 31, ramping up into the debut of the film on Comcast/NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform Peacock on September 1.

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