KASCHPER

Fairport Mayer Fred May with AHA certificate sof Appreciation

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Kaschper Racing Shells: Jack St. Clair kindly supplied us with the International double scull that we've used for training and the trip. If you think you might want to get into sculling, Kaschper manufactures some of the best boats in the world. Contact Jack directly at:

Jack St. Clair
St. Clair Services
8811 Duveen Drive
Windmoor, PA 19038
PH: 215-402-0230
CELL: 215-920-7463
FAX: 215-402-0235
rowsaint@comcast.net 

JL Racing: The right clothing for rowing is critical during a long trip such as this. Thanks to the kindness of JL Racing, who oufitted us for the trip, we were able to row in comfort. We fell into the Canal twice - the first and last day of the trip - and the clothing remained comfortable and dried quickly in the aftermath.

New York State Canal Corporation: This trip would not have been possible without the Canal Corporation. 

Steve's family and friends: There isn't enough space on the web to list everyone who gave their time, effort and dollars in support of this efforts. Here are just a few: 

Dr. James Corasanti: Dr. Jim knows a fine wine and a great cigar. He is a renouned Buffalo-based gastro-enterologist (which is good because he also is a food-lover of some renoun). To my mind, he is a wonderful and selfless human being who gave us a place to stay and connected us with Trina Tardone-Steinhart.

Trina Tardone-Steinhart: Trina was instrumental in connecting us with the Communications directors at the American Heart Association, who, lead by Jim Van Steegan, made certain we had TV and print media throughout Upstate Region. And we were all over the dial for 10 days.

Bonnie and Fran Enjem: Drove the SAG wagon for 7 days. Helthe d our riggers. Helped find us food and lodging. Gave us a place to stay. Donated gas, food, etc.

Marlo and Mark Sausville: Marlo drove the SAG wagon the last critical day. Mark, an upstate coach, connected us with Channel 6 and got that last TV interview.

Sal and Lisa Nicolette: Sal drove the SAG Wagon on day 9. Donated dollars. Showed us a good time at a great restaurant. Lisa organized the Wine tasting in Utica and strong-armed her friends to help.

Rob Esche: NHL Goalie. Restauranteur, boat enthusiast (power and sail) donated his Utica restaurant (Aqua Vino), appetizers and good conversation to help ensure that everyone had an incredibly good time. And by the way, the food and service are both excellent.

Zack and Brian: Two complete strangers we met at the Wine Tasting drove the SAG wagon for part of day 9; filling the last hole in the support program. These are two stand-up guys who deserve praise for giving of their time for a good cause.

Lockmasters from Lock 7: Who threw us a line when the lock was full of boats and we were sufficiently distracted to flip. For what it's worth: we learned that sculls and locks don't mix under New York State Law when the lock is full. You have to hug the wall - which means your oar has to be parallel with the lock wall. When you grab for the rope with the hand holding the parallel oar, you are pretty much toast. Bottom line: Don't enter a lock when other boats may be entering at the same time. If you are under a time crunch, call several hours ahead to the lock master and find out what traffic is expected at your ETA. Have a plan B in case you have to exit.

Greg Skover: Greg is a fellow sculler who was kind enough to give us the use of his SUV and a place to store the boat during training. He also rowed with us during training.

Yavuz Kuban: let us borrow his Jeep to pick-up the International from Jack St. Claire. And his boat carrier. And his spare oars. Currently, he's following the rowing gods to Turkey and elsewhere.

Pam Kitty: Loaned us the use of her Jeep for the trip. She also organized and supplied the medical kit to help ensure our well being during the trip, and guarantee a safe return. (I used every band-aide and gauze pad in the pack) Pam also questioned Alan repeatedly to make sure preparations for the trip were complete. She happens to be Alan's wife.