Welcome to your special edition newsletter for our first travel regatta, the St. Andrew’s Invitational! Lots of details below. The current forecast looks favorable with partly cloudy skies, a low of 55 degrees and a high of 78 degrees. Wind will make it feel colder than the actual temperature though, so spectators and athletes should plan accordingly.

1. NOXONTOWN POND REGATTA, AKA ST. ANDREW’S INVITATIONAL
2. REGATTA PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
3. RESTAURANT NIGHT TOMORROW, FRIDAY, MARCH 28
4. PRACTICE TIMES NEXT WEEK (March 31 – April 4)
5. SPRING BREAK PRACTICE SCHEDULE (April 14 – 18)
6. HELP US HELP YOU!
7. GET YOUR SWAG
8. CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
SUPPORT THE TEAM!

1. NOXONTOWN POND REGATTA, AKA ST. ANDREW’S INVITATIONAL
Visit our special website page (under the Regattas tab) for ALL the information you need to plan for this event: St. Andrew’s Invitational.

Headlines:

Carpools should plan to leave the Fairfax area around 7 AM. Dress for practice.
Unload boats and Practice from 9:45a-12p.
Races from 1-3p(ish)
Make sure athletes are prepared with plenty of water, portable battery pack for phone charging and things to occupy their down time.
Many more details here.

2. 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, save them for posterity, AND get them off your camera roll is to get them to the Woodson Rowing SmugMug site.

Find the EASY UPLOAD LINKS for all your photos and videos on our website:
Woodson Rowing photo upload links.

Any photos or videos from St. Andrews this weekend can be uploaded here: https://woodsonrowing.smugmug.com/upload/SC4VPf/2025standrews

Questions, problems or photos from previous years to upload? Contact our new team photographer, Matt Olman, via Slack. THANK YOU, MATT!

3. RESTAURANT NIGHT TOMORROW, FRIDAY, MARCH 28

Don’t bother messing with dinner while you’re getting the family ready to drive to Delaware the next day! Come to Noodles & Co. on Main Street or Order for Pickup to benefit the team and make your life easier!

4. PRACTICE TIMES NEXT WEEK (March 31 – April 4)
There are some adjustments to practice times next week:

MONDAY, MARCH 31: Practice will be held 3:30-6:45p. The early arrival allows for time to unload the trailer after St. Andrew’s and still get a full practice in.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 – THURSDAY, APRIL 3: Regular practice times (4:15-6:45p).
FRIDAY, APRIL 4: No practice. The Director of Student Activities has cancelled all Woodson athletic practices since that is the night of Woodson Prom.

5. SPRING BREAK PRACTICE SCHEDULE (April 14 – 18)
From a physiology training perspective, ideally there would be 2 practices a day over spring break. However, from a logistics perspective, coaches understand that one large practice block may be easier to manage for families and carpools. As a result, the spring break schedule will be a compromise between these two forces. The spring break schedule is as follows:

MONDAY, APRIL 14: 8:30a-12:30p
TUESDAY, APRIL 15: 8:30a – 10:45a AND 4p-6:30p
WEDNESDAY APRIL 16: 8:30a-12:30p (Bull Run row. This is a long row out with a picnic lunch at Bull Run before the long row back. Stay tuned, we may need parent volunteers to meet the team at Bull Run with food and coolers).
THURSDAY, APRIL 17: 8:30a – 10:45a AND 4p-6:30p
FRIDAY, APRIL 18: 8:30a-12:30p practice, then Team Dinner at Woodson (6:30p report time for volunteers, 7p for athletes).
SATURDAY, APRIL 19: Ryz Obuchowicz Regatta at Sandy Run. Race and report times will be released on the Thursday or Friday before.

6. HELP US HELP YOU!
The St. Andrew’s Invitational is an amazing opportunity to get to know other parents/guardians because there is A LOT of downtime at this regatta. In addition, many Board members will be in attendance, so it’s the perfect time to learn about what we do and how we support the team. In other words, this weekend is the perfect time for the nominating committee to begin their work!

We need AT LEAST 2 parents, one representative from the boys’ team and one from the girls’ team, to serve on this year’s nominating committee. But the more the merrier. The nominating committee identifies parents with interest in serving on the Board in the 2025/26 school year and beyond! This is a great volunteering gig if you like to talk to people. To find out more, please contact Catherine Backmeyer on Slack or introduce yourself at St. Andrews!

7. GET YOUR SWAG
Our Uniform/Sportswear Chair, Cheryl, will be bringing some Woodson Rowing items to the St. Andrew’s Invitational, so be ready to grow your swag collection this Saturday! Check out options and more on our website at Woodson Rowing Spirit Wear. Please feel free to share the website and links with family members so that they can also sport their support near or far.

8. CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
This calendar is constantly updated as events are added. Scroll here for a quick rundown of what’s up and coming. Where relevant and/or available, links are provided for more information. You can also see a visual representation of our calendar on our website: https://woodsonrowing.org/calendar/

Graphics of our various schedules can be found at the links below:
Winter Conditioning (October through February)
On-The-Water Practice (late February through May)
2025 Regatta Schedule (March through May)

Important dates:

MARCH: