Welcome back to all club members! The fall season is off to a great start, with a lot of new membership and several full boats on the water everyday. The regatta schedule for this fall will be as follows:
October 9: Occoquan Challenge @ Sandy Run Regional Park
October 16: Occoquan Chase (hosted by GMU Crew Club) @ Sandy Run Regional Park
October 22: Head of the Charles Regatta @ Boston, MA. Only the varsity 8+ will race.
November 5: Head of the Occoquan (HOTO) @ Sandy Run Regional Park
Of special importance here is the Occoquan Chase, which is the club's largest fundraiser of the year. While all members will be helping in the setup/running of the regatta, we will need novices to help with concessions, shirt selling, and dock mastering. It is important that all club members are in attendance at this regatta.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Spring Break 2011
The Mason Crew Club finished up our annual spring break training week on Saturday, March 19. Thanks to all the dedicated rowers and coxswains who showed up consistently for this crucial week of 2-a-day practices, and also thanks to coaches Bob Spousta and Greg Muir. Our spring regatta season will kick off on Sunday, April 3, when we host the Occoquan Sprints at Sandy Run Regional Park. The season will continue through the American Collegiate Rowing Association Regatta at the end of May. The tentative regatta schedule below is accurate.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Spring 2011 Tentative Regatta Schedule
April 3, Occoquan Sprints, Sandy Run Regional Park
April 9-10, Knecht Cup, Camden, NJ
April 16, Kerr Cup, Philadelphia, PA
April 23, Rocketts Landing Collegiate Regatta, Richmond, VA
May 1, Mid Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championship, Sandy Run Regional Park
May 13-14, Dad Vail Regatta, Philadelphia, PA
May 28-29, American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) Championship, Gainesville, GA
April 9-10, Knecht Cup, Camden, NJ
April 16, Kerr Cup, Philadelphia, PA
April 23, Rocketts Landing Collegiate Regatta, Richmond, VA
May 1, Mid Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championship, Sandy Run Regional Park
May 13-14, Dad Vail Regatta, Philadelphia, PA
May 28-29, American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) Championship, Gainesville, GA
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
HOTO 2010
The Mason Crew Club participated in the annual Head of the Occoquan (HOTO) at our home waters, Sandy Run Regional Park, on Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7. As a club, we fielded more boats in this regatta than any other this fall, with 6 boats entered. In the first race of the day the varsity 8+ set the standard for the day by holding off Pitt to place 3rd out of 17 crews. The varsity's efforts were matched by the novice 4+, which came in 4th of 16 crews. Shortly thereafter the novice 8+ rowed their first race as a boat, taking 13th of 20 crews. Finally, 2 varsity 4+'s rowed to finish off the day for Mason, with the first 4+ taking 3rd and the second 4+ taking 15th of 31 crews.
In addition, Sunday brought another race for our club, with the racing of a quad. The first GMU quad in some time took 1st place of 3 crews in one of the regatta's last races.
Congratulations to all Mason rowers and coxswains on their outstanding close to the 2010 fall season! From now until the ice breaks on the Occoquan we will be in land training: erging, lifting, and working on land to get as strong as we can for the spring season.
In addition, Sunday brought another race for our club, with the racing of a quad. The first GMU quad in some time took 1st place of 3 crews in one of the regatta's last races.
Congratulations to all Mason rowers and coxswains on their outstanding close to the 2010 fall season! From now until the ice breaks on the Occoquan we will be in land training: erging, lifting, and working on land to get as strong as we can for the spring season.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Head of the Charles 2010
The crew club once again made our fall trip to Boston for the Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest rowing event in the world. The varsity 8+ competed in the Club Eight event on Saturday, October 23 on the Charles River.
The Head of the Charles is widely considered to be one of the most challenging, if not the most challenging race course in rowing. Crossing under six bridges and winding through numerous turns past thousands of spectators, it is a test of not only the strength and stamina of the competing rowers, but also of the decisiveness and skill of the coxswain. Starting in the choppy waters at the mouth of the river near downtown Boston, the race finishes on a significantly narrower course 3.2 miles upriver. The Mason varsity 8+ started 13th in the race based on last year's results. For all the obstacles of the course and a driving head wind, the race was without drama for our boat. The boat crossed the finish line with a time of 16:46.026 and a place of 20th out of 42 crews. Finishing in the top half of the field means a guaranteed entry in next year's regatta, which means that the Mason Crew Club will have the privilege of competing in this event once again in 2011.
In addition to the varsity 8+ on Saturday, Bob Spousta, our coach, competed in the veteran singles [60+] event on Sunday morning, October 24, and finished 6th out of 46 scullers with an adjusted time of 19:53.440.
Information about this year's and next year's regatta can be found at the regatta website at hocr.org. Race photos will be forthcoming courtesy of sportgraphics.com. Congratulations to the Mason varsity 8+ on rowing a solid race and securing an entry for next year and to Bob Spousta for his (as always) excellent showing at this year's Charles!
The Head of the Charles is widely considered to be one of the most challenging, if not the most challenging race course in rowing. Crossing under six bridges and winding through numerous turns past thousands of spectators, it is a test of not only the strength and stamina of the competing rowers, but also of the decisiveness and skill of the coxswain. Starting in the choppy waters at the mouth of the river near downtown Boston, the race finishes on a significantly narrower course 3.2 miles upriver. The Mason varsity 8+ started 13th in the race based on last year's results. For all the obstacles of the course and a driving head wind, the race was without drama for our boat. The boat crossed the finish line with a time of 16:46.026 and a place of 20th out of 42 crews. Finishing in the top half of the field means a guaranteed entry in next year's regatta, which means that the Mason Crew Club will have the privilege of competing in this event once again in 2011.
In addition to the varsity 8+ on Saturday, Bob Spousta, our coach, competed in the veteran singles [60+] event on Sunday morning, October 24, and finished 6th out of 46 scullers with an adjusted time of 19:53.440.
Information about this year's and next year's regatta can be found at the regatta website at hocr.org. Race photos will be forthcoming courtesy of sportgraphics.com. Congratulations to the Mason varsity 8+ on rowing a solid race and securing an entry for next year and to Bob Spousta for his (as always) excellent showing at this year's Charles!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The Occoquan Challenge
The Crew Club kicked off the fall racing season on Sunday, October 3 at the Occoquan Challenge. A head race unlike any other on the East Coast, the Challenge calls for crews to execute a hairpin 180-degree turn in the middle of the race.
Our first race of the day was in the championship 8+ race with the varsity 8+. Mason took 8th of 12 crews, having been edged out by William & Mary by 6 seconds and by Mary Washington by a mere 4 seconds. Moving quickly from the 8+ into 4+'s, Mason made a great showing in the Club 4+ race, with our "A" 4+ taking first place, our Alumni 4+ taking 2nd, and our "B" 4+ taking 6th out of 13 crews. With over a month of training and racing on the water remaining for the we still have plenty of time to improve on this fairly solid start.
That said, we ARE still looking for anyone interested in rowing/coxing for the club. Feel free to send an email to Club President, Danny Lewis at dlewisd@gmu.edu, or head coach Bob Spousta at rspousta@gmu.edu if you have any interest in joining our club.
Our next race will be on Sunday, October 17, when the Mason Crew Club will host the Occoquan Chase on our home waters at Sandy Run Regional Park.
Our first race of the day was in the championship 8+ race with the varsity 8+. Mason took 8th of 12 crews, having been edged out by William & Mary by 6 seconds and by Mary Washington by a mere 4 seconds. Moving quickly from the 8+ into 4+'s, Mason made a great showing in the Club 4+ race, with our "A" 4+ taking first place, our Alumni 4+ taking 2nd, and our "B" 4+ taking 6th out of 13 crews. With over a month of training and racing on the water remaining for the we still have plenty of time to improve on this fairly solid start.
That said, we ARE still looking for anyone interested in rowing/coxing for the club. Feel free to send an email to Club President, Danny Lewis at dlewisd@gmu.edu, or head coach Bob Spousta at rspousta@gmu.edu if you have any interest in joining our club.
Our next race will be on Sunday, October 17, when the Mason Crew Club will host the Occoquan Chase on our home waters at Sandy Run Regional Park.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Fall 2010 Regatta Schedule
October 3, Occoquan Challenge, Sandy Run Regional Park
October 17, Occoquan Chase, Sandy Run Regional Park
October 23-24, Head of the Charles, Boston, MA
November 6, Head of the Occoquan, Sandy Run Regional Park
October 17, Occoquan Chase, Sandy Run Regional Park
October 23-24, Head of the Charles, Boston, MA
November 6, Head of the Occoquan, Sandy Run Regional Park
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