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THIS FRIDAY May 9 :
After school, come to TBC to de-rig and load the boats.
SATURDAY
Rowers need to be at Visitation by 5:45 am to be on the bus to the regatta.
Race Schedule
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St. Andrew's results - click schedule
link, below, and scroll below regatta schedule (table).
2008 Schedule
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Please note the 2008 season schedule
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From Ellen Stuhlmann: The room block reserved for the
Visitation parents at the Windsor Suites is now sold out. Almost all
hotels in downtown Philly are booked for 5/15
to 5/16. Last night I searched for available rooms and discovered
that the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue and the Best Western
Independence Park are not sold out -
rooms are available at these properties for $400++. There are hotels
at the airport with vacancies including the Sheraton. If you search
Expedia or
Hotels.com you will find properties
in outlying suburbs. Next year we will reserve a much larger room
block!You do not have to book a room for your daughter; team
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Times are to be determined. Typically, races on the Anacostia start at 9:00. The Ted Phoenix (novice only) and VA States (Varsity only) are all day affairs.........
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Stotes info posted
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Visi Crew Handbook |
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The
Visi Crew hand book is now available for download. |
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All rowers MUST bring running shoes to
every practice.
Team members need to be prepared for land
training in case weather doesn’t permit us to conduct practice on the
river.
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Next
Race: May 10, 2008
The
Virginia State Championship
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weekend we take our first three 8's to Occoquan. |
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2008 Photos! Do not use the "button" above
for 2008 - instead, click here:
http://visicrew.smugmug.com/ |
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DOCK DUTY
May
2 Murphy
May
5 Schultz
May
6 de Dreuzy
May
7 Keany
May
8 McGlynn
May
9 Byrne
May
12 Garvey
May
13 Farrell
May
14 Ziaii
May
15 Grimm
May
16 Jasinski
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COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
listed on "Boosters" page. |
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Please click
here for detailed description of
each position. |
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Directions to
Occoquan -
Sandy Run Park
10450 Van Thompson Rd Fairfax
Station,
VA 22039:
From Washington, DC: From the
Washington Beltway (either 495 or 95),
take the 95 south exit towards Richmond.
Continue on I 95 South about 15 miles.
Just after crossing the Occoquan River
take the Route 123 exit North (Exit 160)
and proceed approximately 3 miles to
Hampton Road. Turn left at the light and
go approximately 1 mile to Van Thompson
Road and turn left. Follow Van Thompson
to parking lots.
From McLean and
points north along Route 123:
Travel south on route 123, Ox Road,
until you reach the traffic light at
Hampton Road. Hampton Road is about 6
miles south of where Braddock Road
intersects 123. Turn right then go about
½ miles on Hampton Road and turn left on
Van Thompson Road (you will see power
lines overhead just in front of you).
After about ¼ mile Van Thompson bears
sharply to the left at a well weathered
barn and continues down a hill to the
entrance to Sandy Run Park.
To Sandy Run
Park Boathouse, Launch area and Regatta
Headquarters: From the upper
parking lots, continue straight on Van
Thompson Road and you will come to a
large bus/trailer parking on both sides
of the road. From here, the road
continues steeply down hill, past the
portable toilets on the right, the large
boathouse on the left, the small
headquarters (sign-in) building on the
right and continues down past the racks
to the docks and lunch area. To Sandy
Run Finish line: From the upper parking
lots, there are three routes to the
Finish Line: (1) by shuttle bus on the
emergency access road, (2) by foot on
the path from the upper parking lot and
(3) by foot on the path from just below
the boathouse. The shuttle bus route
begins in the upper parking lot to your
left as you enter the park. The ride
takes 5 minutes and costs 75 cents and
takes you to the Finish Line. The path
form the upper parking lot is about ½
mile and meets the shuttle bust road by
the Finish Line. The path from below the
boathouse is about ¾ mile total. It
joins up with the upper parking lot path
about ¼ mile from the boathouse (just
down the hill from the upper parking
lot). The paths are winding and hilly.
It can take from 15 to 25 minutes to
hike from the boathouse to the Finish
Line. At the grandstand there is a
concrete viewing area, a concession
stand and bathroom facilities. There is
no access to the starting line.
Do you have a question about rowing? Do you know
the difference between rowing and sculling? If the
starboard is on the cox's right, what is on the rower's
right? If all rowers are in unison, how does the
college offer ONE girl a scholarship? Soon, a
"Frequently Asked Questions" column will be added as a
link, so send any questions you want to see there to
mwhitaker@medlawservices.com
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