Update From The Road

On the road headed up to Oakland. Stay tuned for updates.

Long Beach Novice Regatta (and Varsity Sculling)

The season opened with a quick trip up PCH to Long Beach at the LB Novice and Varsity Sculling Regatta.

With no prior sculling experience in the bank we set out to "do the best we can".  The driving force behind the weekend was not to worry so much about results, but to focus on getting a chance to line up and race.  We left the Varsity 8+ at home to practice with Whitney and I set out with the lucky volunteers to see what we could manage.  Overall I suppose the most rewarding part of the day was that nobody flipped a boat or damaged any equipment.  Bravo.

Results on www.row2k.com :
http://row2k.com/results/resultspage.cfm?UID=8388199&cat=2

We will be traveling up to Oakland a week from today (March 4th-5th) to race Long Beach, Marina, Marin, Los Gatos and Oakland.  From there on out we will be able to see where we stand against the entire field.

NAC Varsity Practice 2-15-11

NAC Varsity Practice 2-15-11

Checking In

The entire Novice team as well as a few Varsity rowers will be heading up to Long Beach for the President's Day Regatta on February 19th.  This race is specifically geared towards Novice racing and some Varsity sculling events.  With having such a small and inexperienced team this year we are focusing our energy on trying to move the sweep boats and I would suspect similar results to our efforts in December at Long Beach. While an opportunity to line up next to somebody and race is a valuable experience, we are entirely focused on our March 5th race in Oakland, CA.  There we will be matched up against the fastest programs in the Southwest Region (Long Beach, Marina, Los Gatos, Marin, Oakland) and finally get to showcase all of the work we have been putting in over Winter thus far.  Below you will find our race schedule for the entire year and both itineraries for February 19th in Long Beach/March 5th in Oakland.

2011 Spring Racing Schedule

Long Beach President's Day Regatta Itinerary - February 19th

Oakland North vs South Dual - March 5th

NAC vs MAC Scrimmage 1-23-11

Today the Marina Aquatic Center drove an hour down the 405 Freeway to trade pieces with us on our home water.  The temperature was a balmy 75 degrees, the water was nearly perfect and the races were tough.  Both programs traded pieces down the 2k course with some wins and losses for all the boats involved.  Craig – Marina's Head Coach – and I agreed that this is a great start to what looks to be a very competitive year throughout the Southwest region.  Attached is a video from the last 2 minutes of the day where we mixed Newport and Marina rowers into the same boats (swapped bow pair and 5/6 seats).  Our next encounter will be in Long Beach in Marine Stadium on February 19th for the Long Beach Novice (and Varsity small boats) Regatta.

NAC Varsity Practice 1-11-11