More amazing racing happened at the Regional Park Regatta. If you didn’t get a chance to see the results, check us out on social media or you can find the results on VASRA’s website: Regional Park Regatta Results. Although it’s spring break, there is a lot going on this week. Read on to find out how you can help.
1. FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER CANCELED THIS WEEK
2. ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR LUNCH THIS WEDNESDAY (3/27)?
3. STEPHENSON WEATHERSHIRT STORE OPEN UNTIL FRI, 3/29!
4. NOXONTOWN POND REGATTA, AKA ST. ANDREWS INVITATIONAL
5. REGATTA PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
6. SPRING SPORTS PHOTOS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
7. AT-A-GLANCE AND OTHER LINKS
ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK
- DM @Coach Mickey if you can help out with lunch this Wed., 3/27
- Order a Gortex Weathershirt by Fri., 3/29 if interested
- Sign up to help out at our St. Andrews Travel Regatta. (More info on the regatta itself can be found here.)
1. FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER CANCELED THIS WEEK: There will not be a Friday night dinner this week. Athletes should make sure they have a good dinner at home and rest up in preparation for travel to St. Andrews on Saturday morning!
2. ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR LUNCH THIS WEDNESDAY (3/27)? The girls team is going to be rowing to Bull Run during Wednesday’s practice. The athletes will have lunch and then row home. We are looking for a volunteer or volunteers to help with some logistics, mainly bringing supplies from our boat house to Bull Run and back (the kids lunches and some tarps for them to hang out on). It may rain so we will get more details on where exactly they will eat lunch, hopefully in one of the boathouses. Please DM @Coach Mickey via Slack if you are available to help and interested in joining the girls for lunch!
3. STEPHENSON WEATHERSHIRT STORE OPEN UNTIL FRI, 3/29! ACT QUICKLY. Boathouse has reopened their store through Friday, March 29 for the purchase of the popular Gore-Tex Stevenson Weathershirt only. There is a minimum order for 6 jackets so make sure to order yours through this link: https://woodsoncrew2.itemorder.com
4. NOXONTOWN POND REGATTA, AKA ST. ANDREWS INVITATIONAL: The Noxontown Pond Regatta, aka St. Andrews Invitational, takes place on March 30, 2024 in Middletown, DE. This venue is amazingly beautiful and you get to witness racing up close and personal on the same grounds where the movie Dead Poets’ Society was filmed! We still need parents to help with tearing down our area while the athletes are loading up the boats for the drive home. Volunteering at St. Andrews will satisfy your VASRA volunteering requirement!! Sign up here: St. Andrews Volunteers Needed.
For more information, to include a tentative schedule for the day, please check out our webpage dedicated to the trip: St. Andrews’ Invitational.
5. REGATTA PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: Thank you to so many parents and athletes who are taking photos and videos at our regattas! The BEST way to share your photos, to save them for posterity, AND to get them off your camera roll is to get them to the Woodson Rowing SmugMug site.
There are 2 ways to have your photos uploaded for the benefit of the team:
(1) You can upload them directly yourself. Each regatta will have its own gallery, so keep your eye on this newsletter and Slack for a new link each week.
UPLOAD YOUR POLAR BEAR REGATTA PHOTOS HERE: https://wtwoodsoncrew.smugmug.com/upload/bHRbvV/polarbear2024
UPLOAD YOUR REGIONAL PARK REGATTA PHOTOS HERE:
https://wtwoodsoncrew.smugmug.com/upload/rDcqVj/regionalpark2024
UPLOAD ST. ANDREWS PHOTOS HERE:
https://wtwoodsoncrew.smugmug.com/upload/7h7qMG/standrews2024
(2) You can also send them to Colin, our team photographer, and he will get them on the site. Send your photos via email: [email protected]
Please note: All the photos and videos posted in SmugMug are FREE to download, despite the tab which says “Buy photo.” That’s only if you want the site to print a physical copy of a photo.
Questions or problems? Contact our team photographer, Colin via Slack or email ([email protected]).
6. SPRING SPORTS PHOTOS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: The spring sports photos that our athletes took on Feb 29 are now available for purchase
BOYS TEAM: https://vando.imagequix.com/s1585061877
GIRLS TEAM: https://vando.imagequix.com/s1152002121
Any questions re: these photos should be directed to the Victor O’Neill Studios customer service team at [email protected]
7. AT-A-GLANCE AND OTHER LINKS
On-the-water practice – click the link for schedule, logistics and more!
2024 Racing Schedule
MARCH
- Sat. 3/30: Invitational at St. Andrews, Middletown, DE. Volunteers sign up here.
APRIL
- Fri. 4/5: Team dinner. Athletes & Volunteers only. Cafe B, directly after practice.
- Sat. 4/6: Tri-Meet, Anacostia River, Washington, DC
- Sat. 4/13: Bye Week. No racing.
- Sun. 4/14: Parent learn-to-row fundraiser. 9a-noon. Details TBD.
- Fri. 4/19: Team dinner. Athletes & Volunteers only. Cafe B, directly after practice.
- Sat. 4/20: Ryz Obuchowicz Regatta, Sandy Run
- Wed. 4/24: Panera restaurant fundraiser, 4-8p
- Fri. 4/26: SENIOR NIGHT & Team Dinner. Details TBD. Cafe B.
- Sat. 4/27: Al Urquia Regatta, Sandy Run
MAY
- Fri. 5/3:Team dinner. Truro Clubhouse (note new location).
- Sat. 5/4: Virginia State Championship (Day 1), Sandy Run
- Fri. 5/10: Last Team dinner. Cafe B, directly after practice.
- Sat. 5/11: Virginia State Championship (Day 2), Sandy Run
- Fri-Sat. 5/17-18: Stotesbury Cup Regatta, Philadelphia, PA
- Fri-Sat. 5/24-25: SRAA National Championships Regatta, Camden, NJ
(Only qualifying boats attend.)