Compiled, researched and written by Gary Lundeen ’75. Please send any additions and/or corrections and vintage photos to the NavyLights Staff Historian.
1V W-4 L-2 4th Grand EARC [Won by Harvard]
2V W-3 L-3 4th Grand EARC [Won by Harvard]
3V W-1 L-2
1F W-5 L-2 6th Grand EARC [Won by Harvard]
2F
4-14-73 Monsignor Bonner High School on the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F |
| 1- Navy |
| 2- Monsignor Bonner |
Race report and boating are not available.
4-14-73 Princeton University and Rutgers University in Princeton, New Jersey
| 1V | 2V |
| 1- Princeton 6:23.9 | 1- Princeton 6:33.2 |
| 2- Navy 6:31.8 | 2- Navy 6:45.1 |
| 3- Rutgers 6:41.3 | 3- Rutgers 6:58.0 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Keith Pennington Carl ’75; 2- James Clayton Snead ’73; 3- Paul John Ryan ’73; 4- Andrew Edward Schneck ’73; 5- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 6- William Folwell Comly ’73; 7- Steven Clark Hall ’75; Stroke- Craig H. Taylor ’75; Cox Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
2V: Bow- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 2- Dennis Duane Stone ’75; 3- Carl David Westfall ’74; 4- Robert Edward Blase ’75; 5- Derek Francis Offer ’74; 6- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; 7- Dennis Michael DiAntonio ’75; Stroke- Robert Gerard Smith ’73; Cox- Wayne Allen Thornton ’74
4-21-73 Georgetown University on the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F |
| 1- NavyA 6:42 |
| 2- NavyC 6:49 |
| 3- NavyB 6:53 |
| 4- Georgetown 7:19 |
There were 20 knot winds and the water was choppy
Boatings
Class of 1976
NavyA: Bow- Randall Louis Pinetti; 2- Alex Young Cobble; 3- Edward Arthur Harper; 4- Gary Douglas Harrell; 5- Matthew Steven Clarke; 6- Stephen Clark Nimitz; 7- Keith Thomas Weaver II; Stroke- Thomas Phillip Cook; Cox- Peter Martin Ellis
NavyB: Bow- Lucien Dibell Memminger; 2- Johnny Bert Green; 3- Robert Hollis Lundell; 4- Douglas Brian Duke; 5- Steven Carter Dunn; 6- Jeffrey Lawrence Grover; 7- George Leslie Wood III; Stroke- Calvin Paul Langford; Cox- Theodore Louis Mencke
NavyC: Bow- David Eugene Sweede; 2- Randall Keith Schmitt; 3- James Robert Pottle, Jr.; 4- Philip Bruno Kumpis; 5- Thomas Michael Smith; 6- Mark Henley Clements; 7- John Jeffrey Pearsall; Stroke- Daniel Eugene Nally; Cox- Michael Patrocinio Agor
4-21-73 Georgetown University, German National Crew, and Potomac Boat Club on the Potomac River in Washington, DC
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy 6:27.0 | 1- Potomac Boat Club 6:28.8 | |
| 2- German Crew 6:31.8 | 2- Navy 6:37.1 | |
| 3- Georgetown |
Notes:
Georgetown did not have a junior varsity boat.
No time is available for the Georgetown varsity crew.
Boatings
1V: Bow- Carl David Westfall ’74; 2- William Folwell Comly ’73; 3- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74 ; 4- Andrew Edward Schneck ’73; 5- Paul John Ryan ’73; 6- James Clayton Snead ’73; 7- Steven Clark Hall ’75; Stroke- Craig H. Taylor ’75; Cox Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
2V: Bow- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 2- Robert Lee Miller, Jr. ’74; 3- Derek Francis Offer ’74; 4- Robert Edward Blase ’75; 5- Keith Pennington Carl ’75; 6- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; 7- Dennis Michael DiAntonio ’75; Stroke- Robert Gerard Smith ’73; Cox- Wayne Allen Thornton ’74
4-24-73 St Andrew’s High School on the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland
| 1F |
| 1- Navy |
| 2- St Andrew’s |
Race report and boating are not available.
4-28-73 Harvard University (Haines Cup) on the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F |
| 1- Harvard 6:04.8 | 1- Harvard 6:18.7 | 1- Navy | 1- Harvard 6:10.1 |
| 2- Navy 6:11.1 | 2- Navy 6:26.3 | 2- Harvard | 2- Navy 6:16.6 |
Note:
No times are available for the third varsity race; however, in the race report Navy is recorded finishing 0.4 seconds ahead of Harvard.
Boatings
1V: Bow- Derek Francis Offer ’74; 2- William Folwell Comly ’73; 3- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74 ; 4- Andrew Edward Schneck ’73; 5- Paul John Ryan ’73; 6- James Clayton Snead ’73; 7- Steven Clark Hall ’75; Stroke- Craig H. Taylor ’75; Cox Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
2V: Bow- Walter Joseph Donovan, Jr. ’74; 2- Dennis Duane Stone ’75; 3- Dennis Michael DiAntonio ’75; 4- Robert Edward Blase ’75; 5- Keith Pennington Carl ’75; 6- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; 7- Carl David Westfall ’74; Stroke- Robert Gerard Smith ’73; Cox- Wayne Allen Thornton ’74
3V: Boating not available
1F (Class of 1976): Bow- Randall Louis Pinetti; 2- Alex Young Cobble; 3- Edward Arthur Harper; 4- Gary Douglas Harrell; 5- Matthew Steven Clarke; 6- Stephen Clark Nimitz; 7- Keith Thomas Weaver II; Stroke- Thomas Phillip Cook; Cox- Peter Martin Ellis
5-6-73 Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Navy 6:22.1 | 1- Navy 5:53.3 | 1- MIT 6:34.4 |
| 2- MIT 6:22.6 | 2- MIT 6:02.0 | 2- Navy 6:38.7 |
| 3- Navy3V 6:16.2 |
Notes:
Due to inclement weather the races were moved from Saturday to Sunday, 6 May. Penn and Navy were scheduled to race for the Callow Cup; however, Penn had to return to Philadelphia on Saturday and could not row in Sunday’s race.
At about 25-seconds into the junior varsity race, Navy’s 2V experienced equipment difficulty, and a second start was made at about the 300 meter mark.
Boatings
1V: Bow- Carl David Westfall ’74; 2- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; 3- Keith Pennington Carl ’75; 4- James Clayton Snead ’73; 5- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 6- Andrew Edward Schneck ’73; 7- Paul John Ryan ’73; Stroke- Craig H. Taylor ’75; Cox Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
2V: Bow- Dennis Michael DiAntonio ’75; 2- Dennis Duane Stone ’75; 3- Gary Arthur Lundeen ’75; 4- Robert Lee Miller, Jr. ’74; 5- Steven Clark Hall ’75; 6- Robert Edward Blase ’75; 7- Derek Francis Offer ’74; Stroke- Robert Gerard Smith ’73; Cox- Wayne Allen Thornton ’74
3V: Boating not available
1F (Class of 1976): Bow- Randall Louis Pinetti; 2- Alex Young Cobble; 3- Edward Arthur Harper; 4- Gary Douglas Harrell; 5- Matthew Steven Clarke; 6- Stephen Clark Nimitz; 7- Keith Thomas Weaver II; Stroke- Thomas Phillip Cook; Cox- Peter Martin Ellis
5-12-73 EARC Championships on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts
| 1V | 2V | 1F |
| 1- Princeton 6:15.5 | 1- Harvard 7:18.2 | 1- Harvard 7:17.2 |
| 2- Harvard 6:19.5 | 2- Princeton 7:26.2 | 2- Penn 7:25.2 |
| 3- Penn 6:24.3 | 3- Penn 7:26.9 | 3- Princeton 7:29.0 |
| 4- Navy 6:27.5 | 4- Navy 7:29.5 | 4- Yale 7:35.1 |
| 5- Rutgers 6:32.5 | 5- Rutgers 7:31.2 | 5- MIT 7:38.5 |
| 6- Cornell 6:33.0 | 5- MIT 7:31.2 | 6- Navy 7:38.6 |
Boatings
1V: Bow- Carl David Westfall ’74; 2- James Mitchell McGarrah ’73; 3- Keith Pennington Carl ’75; 4- James Clayton Snead ’73; 5- Henry Joseph Netzer ’74; 6- Andrew Edward Schneck ’73; 7- Steven Clark Hall ’75; Stroke- Craig H. Taylor ’75; Cox Mark Bertsch Cavallo ’73
2V: Bow- Dennis Michael DiAntonio ’75; 2- Dennis Duane Stone ’75; 3- Walter Joseph Donovan, Jr. ’74; 4- Robert Lee Miller, Jr. ’74; 5- Derek Francis Offer ’74; 6- Robert Edward Blase ’75; 7- Paul John Ryan ’73; Stroke- Robert Gerard Smith ’73; Cox- Wayne Allen Thornton ’74
1F (Class of 1976): Bow- Randall Louis Pinetti; 2- Alex Young Cobble; 3- Edward Arthur Harper; 4- Gary Douglas Harrell; 5- Matthew Steven Clarke; 6- Stephen Clark Nimitz; 7- Keith Thomas Weaver II; Stroke- Thomas Phillip Cook; Cox- Peter Martin Ellis
Jope Cup : Harvard (36), Princeton (34), Penn (30), Navy (24), Rutgers (19), Cornell (18), MIT (17), Yale (15), Dartmouth (10), Columbia (5)
Coach: Philip A. (Phil) Dales III [Cornell ’70]
Plebe Coach: Byron N. Macfarlane, LCDR, USN [USNA ’59]
Officer Rep: A. J. Casseri, LCDR, USN
Captain: William F. Comly ’73
Managers: Gerald A. Burger, Jr. ’75, Hugh A. Willis ’76
Spirit: William F. Comly ’73