Steve Plott, ’70, once said, “Nothing unimportant ever happens in a boathouse.” We’ve all experienced the truth of Steve’s observation. Our years at the boathouse changed us forever. The sacrifice and commitment we shared on the water binds us as teammates from one generation to the next. Whether you helped start the program, worked to […]
Last year we asked you to help us make our budget by contributing at least $120,000 to the general fund. You met the goal! Thank you for your generosity! For perspective on our budget versus the budgets of several varsity teams we race, we spend less than $5,000 per rower, of which $2,000 comes from […]
Men’s rowing at the University of Virginia is thriving. This summer saw the team’s fourth trip to the Henley Royal Regatta, where the Hoos lined up against storied opponents, such as Eton College and Harvard University. Before racing in England, we raced at a regional championship at Lake Greifensee, Switzerland, where Virginia raced in small […]
For the first time since 2008, the Wahoos competed in the George Washington Invitational Regatta, in Washington, DC. The weather for the two-day regatta was nearly perfect, and the competition was excellent. Competing crews included the Naval Academy, Florida Institute of Technology, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, and UVa. Races were in dual format—just […]
The 2nd Annual Virginia Rowing Class Day Races took place under a perfect, clear sky. The Olympic-style format featured each year’s novice class racing its best athletes in singles, pairs, 4s, and 8s. New to this year’s racing format was the Coxswains’ Sprint, a nail-biting event. All races were 500 meters, thereby placing a premium […]
More crews raced on the first day of the 2013 Head of the Hooch than on any day of any other fall regatta in the United States. Unfortunately the Hoos did not win any gold, but by the end of the second day, 32 VRA athletes had secured medals (23 silver, 9 bronze). The first […]
The 2013 Head of the Charles Regatta was yet again a season highlight for UVa. For the fourth year in a row the weather was great, leaving many to wonder when the next snowstorm was due. Saturday’s clear skies and tailwind made for record-setting times in many events. With two UVa alumni 8s entered for […]
The Virginia Rowing Association enjoyed another year of strong results at the American Collegiate Rowing Association national championship regatta over the weekend. For the third year in a row, the regatta was held at the best racing venue in America: the 1996 Olympic course, in Gainesville, Georgia — eight lanes across, perfectly aligned buoys, a […]
The Drexel Dragons climbed to the top of the Dad Vail mountain on Saturday, winning the varsity 8 and freshmen 8 events, and claiming the silver medal in the JV8 event. Virginia was unable to stop them, though the Wahoos gave it everything they had. Saturday’s racing began with the single’s, pairs’, and heavyweight 4’s […]
Virginia raced at the first major championship of the spring season this weekend: the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, in Oak Ridge, TN. Of the six crews that raced for UVa (V8, JV8, 3V8, N8, V4, VL4), three won silver medals, and two won gold. Those 37 VRA athletes brought home three trophies as well, […]