Masters Women 2011 Sprint Races

Sat, June 4 - Stonewall Regatta, Washington DC - TEAM FOCUS RACE (date to be confirmed)

 

Sat, June 25 - Catch the Cooper - Camden NJ - TEAM FOCUS RACE

 

Sat, July 16 - Cambridge Invitational Regatta - Boston MA (Limited to 10 men and 10 women, averaging 45 years)

 

Sun, July 24 - Diamond State Masters Regatta, Middletown DE - TEAM FOCUS RACE

 

Thurs-Sun, Aug 11-14  - USRowing Masters Nationals, Oklahoma City OK (optional)

Thanks for your input on our sprint races, both in the survey and at our meeting.  After discussing the options with Dan and conferring with MM, we have put together the MW 2011 sprint race schedule.  There are some races our team has attended the past few years, like Pittsford and Midwest, that were not the best choice this year, although it is quite possible we will attend them in the future.  In addition to your input, the main consideration in putting together the schedule was to maximize attendance at fewer, more competitive regattas.  Thus, Stonewall, Catch the Cooper, and Diamonds are our three focal races of the summer, and we hope everyone will try to attend these races.

 

Although we preferred to have the same race schedule as the men, our teams did not agree on Diamonds vs. Canadian Henley.  The vast majority of MW selected Diamonds over Henley.  If any MW want to join MM to race at Henley, that is fine; our focus, however, is Diamonds and that race should take priority.

Finally, there is a small group from each team that is interested in attending Masters Nationals in Oklahoma City.  Although that will not be a team focus this year, those crews that are interested will prepare for this race after Diamonds.

 

Our team will take a 2-week break in mid summer after Diamonds, and we will get those exact dates to you soon to help you with your summer planning.  

Let us know if you have any questions.

Let's get ready to race!

Maureen and Joanne