Photo by Colleen Reynolds

(Oct. 8, 2009) — Crews, including ones representing Rutherford’s Nereid Boat Club and the Lyndhurst-based Passaic River Rowing Association, dug deep into the water at the ninth-annual Head of the Passaic Regatta Sunday, Oct. 4. The 5-kilometer course stretched from approximately one-half mile north of the Nereid boathouse to a point slightly south of the PRRA boathouse. Approximately 400 oarsmen and oarswomen competed in the regatta, which featured 44 races in sculling and sweep rowing in masters, open, youth, novice and recreational categories. The annual event is one of the largest recreational races to take advantage of the local waterway.