The End Is Nigh

27 April 2014Toby CH Whale Activist Privett ‘15

Sob controllably into your recently purchased 44th annual Brentwood Regatta blanket. Cry with unbridled sorrow as you lick the last trace of churro sugar from your shaking finger. Rip your unisuit into tattered shreds, throwing the remnants of what once your rowing outfit into the hungry mouths of awaiting seals. Phone your mom for moral support. Brentwood Regatta is coming to an end. Even though there were massive wind delays that pushed many of Saturday’s later races into roostersleep times, to call Sunday anything other than un utter success would be a disgusting misuse of words, worthy of such punishments as being drawn and quartered or a twenty-five dollar fine. Starting as early as 4:30 AM tired, disheveled rowers with bed head like none other competed stoutheartedly, their bodies ready for another hard dose of the sport that is rowing. After strong performances [in fact medal winning performances] by clubs and school such as Pocock Rowing Center, Sammamish Rowing Club, Mount Boaker Rowing Club, Bainbridge Island Crew, and our very own Brentwood College, many happy crews will be travelling home in their wildly large buses with hardware in their roughly callused palms. Just like the number of touchdown passes completed between 1994 to 2007 by NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, Brentwood’s 44th annual regatta had 149 races completed. This goes to show that this is no small teaparty of an event. Rowing clubs from far and wide and close and home were all in attendance, and all competed with respect and tip-of-the-hat worthy performances. Recognition must go out to several of the head rowing coaches at Brentwood college school for their extreme coordination tasks, albeit insanely difficult [due to sheer number alone amongst other factors, were successful in their goals. All of the athletes would like to sincerely thank Debbie Sage for helping to host this rowing extravaganza, your efforts have not gone unnotices. More thank yous are due to the myriads of volunteers, be they intrepid entrepreneurship students, bored out of their freaking mind parking signalers, or technologically advanced rooftop directors – they all deserve a whopping smack on the back for their achievments in one way or another helping this 44th annual bonanza flourish. Also thank you to the whale species. Loves of my heart, harbingers of justice. As foreign rowing clubs and schools head home in their respective vehicles Brentwood would like to hope that they are thinking of the fantastic experience that they all just had; from the tasty treats, to the rowing heats, to the boats in fleets, to the big dance meet, to the crews they beat, and how the whole regatta was a great time and one worth going back to next year because it was pretty neat. Thank you to all school for coming to Brentwood College. We look forward to seeing you next regatta. Toby CH Whale Activist Privett ‘15

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