John Hooten, Jr., longtime coach at Vesper Boat Club and a four-time U.S. National Team coach, passed away on March 5th after falling out of his single on Lake Natoma. He was 66. Hooten, a Granite Bay, California-resident, coached at Vesper for many years, helping 32 rowers make the national […]
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Sarasota, FL— Vesper Boat Club’s Michelle Sechser, paired with Potomac Boat Club rower and Philly native Emily Schmeig, rowed to a bronze medal finish at the 2017 FISA World Rowing Championships, in Sarasota, FL. In the final of the lightweight womens’ double sculls, the USA duo sat back in 5th […]
Vesper’s Michelle Sechser Earns World Championships Bronze Medal
April 25, 2015, Mercer County, New Jersey— At the 2015 USRowing National Selection Regatta I Vesper Boats showed success in first step towards the 2016 Rio Olympics. All seven Vesper boats which raced at the NSR made the A finals. • Men’s Pair: Yohann Rigogne and Tom Peszek finish 2nd […]
Vesper Athletes Successful at National Selection Regatta I
The 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands will feature a few familiar faces from Vesper Boat Club. This is the largest contingent of rowers to have worn the V on their backs since the mid-80s. They will depart Philadelphia on August 15th to compete in the regatta from August […]