The Rensselaer Crew Alumni Association (RCAA) aims to support, encourage, and advance the growth of both the current team and its alumni through fundraisers and networking events. 

It’s summertime, and we hope that you all are enjoying the warm water, sunny days, and vacations. 

George Gershwin wrote “Summertime” in his musical Porgy and Bess. Here are some alternate lines that can bring back hopefully fond memories: 

Summertime and practice starts early, 
Coach is yelling, 
and my oar feels too long. 
I’m not awake yet, 
but I’m on the water. 
If I catch a crab, 
I think I’ll cry. 
One of these mornings
You're going to wake up rowing.
Then you'll get in swing, 
And you'll take the lead. 
But till that morning
you‘ll keep on rowing
With cox and coach standing by.

 Head of the Charles Regatta 2022 

On your marks. Get ready. HOCR! The Head of the Charles returns for the October tradition in Boston on the 21-23rd. 

Interested in attending? How about pulling an oar?! RCAA is soliciting interest in entering a boat in HOCR (in prior years, we have entered a 4). Please complete this form so we have your contact info and can judge interest. This does not commit you to a seat but is purely to judge interest. Once we have enough interest, we will send out a call for a $50 refundable deposit to confirm your seat.

While we “love that muddy water” of the Charles River, RCAA plans to participate in various ways including volunteering, cheering, food, and general fun times, especially after the race at the annual post HOCR mixer (location TBD). Join us for a fun weekend to catch up with old and new friends, see teams from around the world and of all types, and enjoy Boston.

Summer Zoom Happy Hour returns

RCAA is hosting a Zoom happy hour on  2 Aug 7PM EST (moved from 27 July. Sorry for any confusion). Please join us to catch up with your friends, chat with the Board, make plans for HOCR and other events. We look forward to seeing you!

Check your email or FB for the link. Want to attend but aren’t a member yet? Sign up

RPI Crew Merch – Stickers & Pint Glasses 

Outfit your bar, water bottle, or car with RPI Crew pint glasses and stickers available on the RCAA website! 

The pint glasses have the RPI Crew “R” etched into the glass. They’re $10 each plus shipping (via USPS, rates vary depending on quantity ordered and location).

The stickers are also the RPI Crew “R” in full color. They’re screen printed on white vinyl and are durable bumper sticker material. They’re the same look as the stickers that the team sold a few years ago but on better material. These are perfect for your car, water bottle, travel mug, or laptop! Stickers are $5.00 each including first class USPS shipping. 

Annual Meeting

RCAA held its annual meeting on April 5, 2022 online. Elections were held and, following vote counts and officer selections on May 10, the results are: 

RCAA Boardmembers: 

Paul Lewandowski ‘89 – President
Andrew Rainville ‘17 – Vice President
Dan Catranis ‘16 – Treasurer
Bob Strobel ‘88 – Secretary
Nao Nozawa ‘13 – Alumni Relations Director
We look forward to meeting you at the July 27th social and at HOCR!