PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 13, 2006 – RegattaCentral® (www.regattacentral.com)North America’s leading regatta management solution for the sport of rowing has joined Row for the Cure® in the fight against breast cancer.

Through an ongoing relationship with Row for the Cure®, RegattaCentral® will donate regatta registration and management services for each Row for the Cure® regatta. Row for the Cure® participants and supporters can also make contributions to local affiliates of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in participating Row for the Cure® cities through a secure, online donation tool provided by RegattaCentral and available at www.RowForTheCure.com.

“Over 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women this year. Some of them will be masters rowers,” said Steve Lopez, President of RegattaCentral® in Columbus, Ohio. ”Row for the Cure® is an important way to help raise awareness within the rowing community of the life-saving importance of early detection of breast cancer and to help fund local breast cancer education and treatment programs,” he said.

Proceeds from each Row for the Cure® benefit the local affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, where 75 percent of the money raised stays in the community for education and treatment of breast cancer. The remaining 25 percent of monies raised support national breast cancer research projects.

“Row for the Cure® is a great way for the rowing community to help fight breast cancer while participating in a sport they love,” said Row for the Cure® founder Kathy Frederick, a masters rower at Portland’s Station L Rowing Club. "Our relationship with RegattaCentral® will help rowers throughout the country easily participate in Row for the Cure® regattas.”

Row for the Cure® regattas, hosted by local rowing clubs, are third-party fundraising events benefiting local affiliates of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Since the regatta’s inception in 1994 on Portland’s Willamette River, Row for the Cure® has expanded to 11 U.S. cities, raising more than $500,000 in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease.

In the U.S., Portland, Seattle, Pullman (Wash.), Philadelphia, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Austin, Jacksonville, Grand Rapids, Dayton and Westerville (Ohio) host Row for the Cure® regattas, while Frankfurt, Germany, will host Europe’s first Row for the Cure® this fall.

To learn more about a Row for the Cure® regatta in your city or to start your own regatta, please visit www.RowForTheCure.com  or www.RegattaCentral.com.

About RegattaCentral®
RegattaCentral (www.regattacentral.com) is North America’s leading regatta management solution for the sport of rowing. Since 1999, RegattaCentral has provided a comprehensive suite of online regatta management tools including registration, roster management, results management, third-party results integration and news distribution solutions used by regatta directors and coaches at over 160 Collegiate, Elite, Masters, Junior, and Indoor regattas across North America. Designed to simplify regatta management at all levels with secure online payment, 24x7 administrative access, and best-in-class telephone support, RegattaCentral is the official regatta management solution for USRowing®.

About Row for the Cure®
Row for the Cure® (www.RowForTheCure.com) regattas are third-party events benefiting local affiliates of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Since the regatta’s inception in 1994 on Portland’s Willamette River, Row for the Cure® has expanded to 11 U.S. cities, raising more than $500,000 in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease. USRowing and RegattaCentral® are official partners of Row for the Cure® regattas across the United States.