Rockett's Landing Collegiate Regatta

The Mason Crew Club participated in the 2nd Annual Rockett's Landing Collegiate Regatta on Saturday, April 10 in Richmond. Facing William and Mary, VCU, Liberty University, and University of Richmond in 4 separate events, Mason came away from the regatta with gold medals in three out of our four events. Both Mason varsity 4+'s that raced claimed victory in their races, the B boat winning by open water. The Mason varsity pair took second in their race. The most competitive event of the day was also Mason's last, the varsity 8+ race. Facing a fresh 8+ from William and Mary and rowing against the current of the James River, Mason's 8+ moved up from half a boat-length back to edge out William and Mary and take first. Despite lower-than-usual numbers, the Crew Club prevailed to have the best showing of any team at the regatta; a job well done by all our rowers and coxswains! Our next regatta will be against West Virginia University on Saturday, April 17 in Morgantown, WV.

Virginia Invitational Regatta

The Mason Crew Club participated in the Virginia Invitational Regatta on Saturday, March 20 on the Chickahominy river in Williamsburg, VA. Mason claimed victory over William & Mary in the Varsity 8+ race by open water. In addition, our men's Varsity 4+, B boat won its race against JMU and William & Mary, the Varsity 4+, A boat placed 2nd in its race against Liberty and William & Mary, and the Novice 4+ took 2nd in its first race ever. Congratulations to all Mason rowers and coxswains who participated! Our next regatta will be the Occoquan Sprints on Sunday, March 28, hosted by GMU at Sandy Run Regional Park.

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Spring 2010 Regatta Schedule

March 20, Virginia Invitational Regatta, Williamsburg, VA
March 28, Occoquan Sprints, Sandy Run Regional Park
April 10, Rocketts Landing Collegiate Regatta, Richmond, VA
April 17, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
April 25, Alumni Regatta/Picnic, Sandy Run Regional Park
May 2, Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championship, Sandy Run Regional Park
May 6-8, Dad Vail Regatta, Philadelphia, PA
May 21, American Collegiate Rowing Association Championship, Oklahoma City, OK

Driving to the Boathouse

All rowers and coxswains,
This message was sent out to the coach of every school that rows out of Sandy Run Regional Park by the park manager. Please take heed of this; with our numbers somewhat lower than in the past, we do not need club members missing on account of their driving.

EXCESSIVE SPEED WARNING


The safety of the neighborhood and of the Sandy Run Regional Park
users is a serious issue with the vehicular traffic along Van Thompson
Road and inside the park. Fairfax County Police will be running radar
and issuing traffic citations throughout the season as you come to and
from the park. Since the Park Authority has serious concerns, the
following consequences will occur for speeding violations.

· First Violation: Rowers and coaches in a vehicle detected
exceeding the posted speed limit will be recorded and will miss that
day of practice.

· Second Violation: Rowers and coaches in a vehicle detected
exceeding the posted speed limit will be recorded and will miss a week
of practice and that week’s regatta.

* Third Violation: Rowers and coaches in a vehicle detected
exceeding the posted speed limit will be recorded and will not be
permitted to row at the Sandy Run Regional Park Rowing facility for
the rest of the respective regatta season or camp.



James R. Short, Manager
Bull Run Marina, Fountainhead
& Sandy Run Regional Parks
Office: 703-690-4392 ext. 100
Fax : 703-690-4640

Spring Break 2010

Last week, the Mason Crew Club held its annual spring break training on the sunny shores of the Occoquan. With the weather on our side for the majority of the week, we made excellent progress in both our technique and strength. Bob regarded this as "One of the best spring breaks of rowing on the Occoquan in the past 10 years." Thanks to all who made the decision to forgo the pleasures of a typical spring break and instead become more effective rowers and better teammates!

Homecoming

Congratulations and thanks to all those who participated in this year's homecoming activities leading to a second place overall finish in the team competition! Next stop, Williamsburg, Virginia on March 20 to compete in the Virginia Invitational Regatta, hosted by William and Mary.

Homecoming Week

Come out and support the Mason Crew Club this week as we compete in the Annual GMU Team Homecoming Competition festivities. We took gold in the first annual homecoming lip sync competition and will be marching in the parade on Saturday at 5:00PM!!