HRR Update Twelve, from 51.5358° N, 0.9029° W Sebastien Simko, a rising fourth year and stroke of the four (the later, bucketed edition) has written today’s post. As our trip is in the final stages, we will only have a handful of more posts to come. By now many of you know that our run here […]
HRR Update Three, from 51.5358° N, 0.9029° W This update has been brought to you by the other half of the “small people squad” here in Henley. Newly minted alumni Samantha Needham is the coxswain of the four. She graduated with a double major in Anthropology and Spanish and will begin a career in the government […]
HRR Update 10, from 51.5358° N, 0.9029° W This update has been brought to you by Ellie Coles ’17 who is the varsity eight coxswain. After Henley she’ll put her double major in Chemistry and Archeology to work “hunting for dinosaurs”. The team made its final move of the trip from Nettlebed into houses in […]
HRR Update Nine, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from former team president Riley Hazard who graduated this May and will ultimately be off to work in Melbourne, Australia after stopping in Italy (bike tour) and Uganda (some work) on his way there from Great Britain after Henley concludes. We woke up earlier than […]
HRR Update Seven, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from rising fourth year Grant Janart. He sits in two seat of the four and hails from Rye, New York. Another British morning, but this time with a twist! Though we had the usual porridge and tea breakfast, we experienced some overcast weather and a […]
HRR Update Eight, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from rising fourth year Connor O’Brien. Affectionally called O’Breezy by teammates, he has studied German so he was the translator in Switzerland and has transitioned into being the connoisseur of British tunes and car DJ; lots of Arctic Monkeys. Connor sits in bow of the […]
HRR Update Six, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Rising fourth year and resident Gonzaga HS expert Xeno Muller has taken a bit of time from his busy schedule to bring you this update. Today we woke up and had another breakfast of porridge before heading off to the course, starting to settle into a morning routine. […]
HRR Update Five, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from rising fourth year Stephen Hayes, who is three seat in the eight. Yesterday our trip in the beautiful country of Switzerland officially concluded. After arriving safely at Heathrow Airport, the VRA piled into two “Henley Taxis” and made it safely to our new home in […]
HRR Update Four, from 47.3478° N, 8.6793° E This update hails from Calvin Heimberg, a rising fourth year Architecture major, who sits in bow of the eight. Another day of racing at lake Greifensee! The coxless four had a rough start in the headwind, and finished behind the Swiss crews. They are looking forward to getting […]
HRR Update Three, from 47.3480° N, 8.5278° E Rising fourth year stroke seat in the eight and Team Captain-elect Chris Hastings has penned this update. Good morning from Zurich! The team arrived at the Zurich youth hostel Friday evening after a tumultuous last row at Sarnen. The team was eager to explore Zurich Saturday morning, having a […]