A team from Riverfront Recapture will compete in the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston the weekend of Oct. 17-18, 2015.

A team of high school rowers from West Hartford high schools will compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta on Oct. 17-18, 2015. Submitted photo

Submitted by Carol Davis

Riverfront Recapture’s High School Rowing program is sending one boat to compete in the 51st “Head of the Charles” Regatta in Boston this weekend.

They will be competing against rowers from all the world in the “Mens Youth 4+” category.

The rowers, who all attend schools in West Hartford, are Nick Fisher (Conard), Josh Vallera (NWC), Joe Duva (Conard), and Brian McCauley (Conard). The coxswain is Jonathan Dumeer of Glastonbury, a student at Watkinson.

Brian and Jonathan competed for Riverfront Rowing at the Head of the Charles in 2014, and also rowed in the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships in June.

Riverfront Recapture, Inc. is a community boathouse that offers learn-to-row and competitive rowing programs to anyone in the greater Hartford area.

Back row, from left: Josh Vallera, Nick Fisher, Joe Duva, Brian McCauley. Front: Jonathan Dumeer. Submitted photo