Seattle rowers triumph

Anne Browning of Seattle's Pocock Rowing Center and Caryn Davies won the championship women's double sculls title at the 41st annual Head of the Charles regatta on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass.

The Pocock Rowing Center double, who also represented Radcliffe Alumnae, joined Seattle master's crews from the Lake Washington Rowing Club, Conibear Rowing Club and Martha's Mom's Rowing Club to win their events at the largest two-day annual rowing regatta in the world.

Browning and Davies rowed the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 38.34 seconds.

Another winner from Seattle was Susan Kinne of the Lake Washington Rowing Club in the senior masters double sculls for women aged 50 and older. Kinne and partner Joan Linse of Corvallis, was clocked in 20:32.72.

In the senior masters fours for women 50 and older, Seattle's Conibear Rowing Club, Martha's Moms Rowing Club of Seattle and the Seattle Yacht Club finished 1-2-3 in a 15-crew field.

Conibear clocked 20:33.681 to successfully defend its title.

In the senior masters eights for women 50 and older, Martha's Mom's defeated the Lake Union Crew, the defending champion, by just over two seconds.

Martha's Moms' time was 19:08.17.

In the masters eights for men 40 and older, defending champion Pocock Rowing Center was edged by Philadelphia's Penn AC Rowing Club.

The only college crew from Washington in the regatta was the Washington State varsity women, who finished 10th in the championship eight event.

Head of the Charles Regatta

At Charles River, Cambridge, Mass.

All races 3 miles

Seattle finishers

WOMEN'S EVENTS

Championship Double Sculls — 1. Anne Browning (Pocock Rowing Center) and Caryn Davies (Radcliffe Alumne) 18:38.346; 5. Britton Nixon/Maria Picone (Pocock Rowing Center) 19:09.881; 15. Julie Nichols (Pocock Rowing Center) and Renee Hykel (Penn AC) 20:19.161; 17. Abelyn Broughton/Michelle Trannel (Pocock Rowing Center) 20:26.984. Senior Masters Double Sculls (50+) — 1. Susan Kinne (Lake Washington Rowing Club) and Joan Linse (Corvallis, Ore.) 20:32.722. Senior Masters Fours (50+) — 1. Conibear Rowing Club 20:33.681; 2. Martha's Moms Rowing Club 20:45.505; 3. Seattle Yacht Club 20:52.016. Senior Masters Eights (50+) — 1. Martha's Moms Rowing Club 19:08.173; 2. Lake Union Crew 19:10.459; 11. Seattle Yacht Club 20:54.630. Masters Eights (40+) — 16. Conibear Rowing Club 19:31.985. Championship Single Sculls — 19. Reilly Dampeer (Pocock Rowing Center) 21:34.195. Grand Masters Single Sculls (50+) — 5. Deliane Klein (Pocock Rowing Center) 25:49.000. Youth Eights — 5. Green Lake Crew 19:56.792; 13. Holy Names Academy 20:26.942. Masters Fours (40+) — 7. Green Lake Crew 23:41.972. Masters Double Sculls (40+) — 8. Vivian Hatfield/Patrice Jackson (Pocock Rowing Center) 24:08.155. Youth Fours — 16. Holy Names 22:40.680. Masters Single Sculls — 16. Kate Berry (Bainbridge Island Rowing Club) 26:23.225. Championship Eights — 10. Washington State Univ. 17:30.866

MEN'S EVENTS

Masters Eights (40+) — 2. Pocock Rowing Center 15:25.108. Club Fours — 3. Pocock Rowing Center 17:34.000; 7. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. 17:57.062; 12. Lake Union Crew 18:09.298. Senior Masters Double Sculls (50+) — 5. Mark George/George Naden (Green Lake Crew) 19:19.707. Senior Masters Eights (50+) — 7. Pocock Rowing Center 17:25.100. Senior Veteran's Single Sculls (70+) — 9. Art Wright (Green Lake Crew) 26:34.533. Championship Double Sculls — 5. Lake Washington Rowing Club 17:34.847. Championship Single Sculls — 26. Greg Spooner (Lake Washington Rowing Club) 19:25.502; 37. Todd Beyreuther (Pocock Rowing Center) 20:51.199. Youth Eights — 16. Green Lake Crew 17:46.963. Masters Single Sculls — 8. Martin Schwartz (Pocock Rowing Center) 20:57.659