Dear VRA Family, Spring Season 2019 Is ON!! We cannot believe how fast this happened. It seemed like yesterday that we had another great State of the VRA in DC, and now the first race is already under our belts! Let’s go in chronological order: February State of the VRA was yet again successful and […]
You are cordially invited to attend the 6th Annual State of the Virginia Rowing Association Dinner on Saturday, February 17 in Washington, D.C. Join us as Head Coach Frank Biller reports on the current state of the team, recaps the successful fall season, and shares the exciting position the team is in for the coming […]
As it has been said, this is a “re-loading” year for the team, with very small third and fourth year classes to lead the way. Each training session is valuable for the younger guys to build experience and leadership. Since the Charles, there’s been a lot of progress and many individuals have been taking the […]
Last weekend the whole team traveled up to Philadelphia for the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. A passing nor’easter made for some wet and wild conditions, including rain, heavy river flow and gusty winds; we were lucky to get racing in! Despite the rough conditions, the team maintained good spirits and all are hoping for […]
Our fall season is in full swing. The Head of the Charles was this past weekend. Conditions were wicked windy. In total, VRA raced 6 boats; 3 undergrad and 3 alumni. The overall tone of the weekend was a bit bittersweet. We are delighted to report that no alumni were killed by hopping back into boats. […]
Come one, Come all! Join us in Charlottesville for the 2018 Class Day Races and Alumni Weekend on Saturday, November 17, 2018. The Day’s Programme is as follows: 0830 Team arrives at Boathouse. Classes get organized, assist with lunch set up, warm-up for racing. 0930 Racing begins! We’ll start the day off pitting the classes […]
During the second weekend in May, the team traveled to Philadelphia to compete at the Dad Vail Regatta, where competition was stiffer than ever before. Our five eights, double, and single found stiff competition at the largest colligate regatta of the year. Like always, Dad Vails fell during Finals, providing an excellent opportunity to practice […]
It was a pleasure to head to Oak Ridge, Tennessee for racing this weekend at an old Virginia favorite, SIRAs. Compared to our first couple of races, the conditions were picture perfect down in the ever-hospitable south. We traveled with five 8+s, two 1Xs, and one 2X. Women’s Single (1st of 8) Fourth year Ashley […]
This past weekend the team traveled with five eights back up to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for our second regatta of the year. Weather conditions and construction were nearly identical to our last trip up, both rough, although it did appear that several large piles of dirt had moved locations. Nevertheless, the Hoos had a good day […]
New this year, VRA participated in GivingToHoosDay on April 10, 2018. GivingToHoosDay is a “fun day of online giving” on which the entire University community came together to celebrate and support their favorite areas of the University. Donations to VRA on April 10, same as always, counted towards personal overall annual giving total to UVA; unlike […]