By Elliott Oakley ’13 Henley Royal Regatta begins today, in all of its prestige and glory. The Queen’s barge is moored (in all its royal glory) near the launch area, flying an array of UK related flags. The grass is perfectly manicured, though the same can’t always be said of the water. And, of course, […]
By Gage Wells ’15 Well, we’re through the qualifier. It’s been a very busy few days for the B Four. Prior to arriving in England we had only rowed in our racing lineup one time: the 1k time trial that put our boat together. So, after several days of training exclusively in small boats and […]
By Ed Crocker ’13 The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity and experiences for the men and women of VMR. On Friday after practice and a wonderful lunch served lakeside in Uster, Frank took us on an evening tour of Zurich. We visited a millennium-old nunnery, the largest clock face in Europe, […]
By Sarah Zillioux ’14 June 19 We arrived at Dulles airport on Wednesday evening. We received plenty of stares and questions walking around in our matching Henley blazers and polos. By 6pm we were boarded and ready to go. Greifensee June 20 We arrived in Switzerland 8am local time and got right to work transferring […]
By Jonathan Furlong ’12, ’13 After the disappointing performance at ACRA, we quickly returned to training, diving right back into two-a-days. The coaches felt we needed to develop a little more toughness to prepare us for the knockout style racing of Henley, which Frank described as “a regatta for those willing to fight to the […]
Trip Timeline July 8, 2013: The team heads for home for a well deserved break. The experience, unlike any other in the world, will stick with the team forever and serve as sincere motivation for those returning in the Fall. See you again here in 2015. Cheers! July 7, 2013: UVA alumni Kelsie Chaudoin ’08 […]