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 […]
The American Collegiate Rowing Association regatta continues to show why it is, arguably, the best championship regatta in the United States. Among other things, it is contested at the best regatta venue in America; the competition is truly national; the format includes by far the most boat classes of the national championships; and the regatta’s […]
Hoos’ Performances Run the Gamut in Philly As always the Dad Vail regatta was unpredictable. Late Saturday afternoon the race organizers completely rescheduled the Sunday race schedule due to a forecast for heavy thunderstorms. On Sunday morning, however, the team opened their hotel shades to clear skies that never darkened. On the course, the racing […]
Wahoos Win SIRA Men’s Point Trophy for 3rd Year in a Row The SIRA regatta gets bigger and more competitive every year. Nevertheless, for the third year in a row, the Hoos compiled enough points to bring the men’s point trophy home to Charlottesville. In all, 21 VRA athletes left Oak Ridge with medals. The […]
The Hoos 2016 spring racing season kicked off on Saturday, in Philadelphia, at the Murphy Cup Regatta, hosted by Temple University. The weather cooperated, and regatta officials started every race right on time. By the end of the day, 46 Virginia Wahoos were wearing hard-won medals around their necks. The men’s and women’s pairs had […]
Even after proving itself to be one of the top club crews in the U.S. over the past few years, UVA Rowing earned enough team points at the ACRA championships on Sunday to be named the most-improved program of 2015. The Hoos arrived in Gainesville, GA, on Wednesday evening, and spent the next two days […]
Hoos Take on Philly For the first time in who-knows-how-many years, the weather in Philadelphia—for the 2015 Dad Vail Regatta—was good! No 25 mph winds, no torrential storms, just calm water and pleasant temperatures. It was a little disconcerting. The competition, however, was the same as always: extremely intense. Deep fields made for a lot […]
The Hoos were entered in nearly all the major events at this year’s Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, and hopes were high. Both Saturday’s and Sunday’s races were delayed by heavy fog, and lightning threatened to derail the grand finals. The weather held out, though, and the Hoos raced their way into the grand finals […]