Westdale Rowing Community

Hey everyone, here are the necessary details for this weekend’s Mother’s Day Regatta:

Weigh-ins

Weigh-ins open at 6:30 and close at 8:30. Please find a coach and they will go with you to the weigh in area. Only those racing in weight class events need to weigh in. Only Hannah will need to do so this week.

Arrival and Departure Times

You must arrive at least 2 hours before your first race to ensure your boat is rigged and oars taken down. The exceptions to this are: If arriving 2 hours early would have you arriving BEFORE 7am. Please arrive no earlier than 7am. OR; if arriving 2 hours early would not have you at the course after the first Westdale race of the day (8:35am). This means you need to be at the course by 8:35am at the latest.

Athletes cannot leave until the whole trailer has been loaded. Please assume you’ll be at Henley Island until at least 5:30pm.

Location

This regatta is located on Henley Island, in St. Catharines. There is parking on the island for $5 cash.

Henley Island Dr, St. Catharines, ON L2N 4P5

Westdale will be at the Leander trailer, located on the grass field. Feel free to shoot me an email (meegan@westdalerowing.com) if you’re having a hard time finding us.

ID

Please bring ID that shows your date of birth. It is not required to launch for this regatta, but the officials have the right to ask to see ID.

Schedule

We will have begin land warm-up 50min before race time, meet at the trailer 40min before, and launch 30 min before. Below is the schedule for each individual crew:

Sr M4x (Ben, Adam, Michael, Connor)

Heat 2, Lane 4

Boat: Wolter

7:00am: Arrive and rig boat

7:52am: Begin land warm-up

8:02am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

8:12am: Launch

8:42am: RACE

12:02pm: Final

Sr W4x (Emerson, Claire, Giselle, Hannah)

Heat 1, Lane 2

Boat: Jenny

7:00am: Arrive and rig boat

7:59am: Begin land warm-up

8:09am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

8:19am: Launch

8:49am: RACE

12:34pm: Final

Sr W4+ (Giselle, Yohanna, Matilda, Jola, Jaalanne)

Heat 2, Lane 7

Boat: Stank

7:38am: Arrive and rig boat

8:48am: Begin land warm-up

8:58am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

9:08am: Launch

9:38am: RACE

1:38pm: Final

Sr M4+ (Mateos, Nate, Lucas, Calvin, Alec)

Heat 1, Lane 4

Boat: Kent

7:59am: Arrive and rig boat

9:09am: Begin land warm-up

9:19am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

9:29am: Launch

9:59am: RACE

2:18pm: Final

Sr W1x (Emerson)

Heat 2, Lane 6

Boat: Go for Gold

9:40am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

9:50am: Launch

10:20am: RACE

2:26pm: Final

Sr M2x (Adam, Michael)

Heat 1, Lane 3

Boat: Trojans

9:47am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

9:57am: Launch

10:27am: RACE

2:58pm: Final

Sr M2x (Ben, Connor)

Heat 2, Lane 3

Boat: Jackson

9:54am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

10:04am: Launch

10:34am: RACE

2:58pm: Final

Sr W2x (Emerson, Claire)

Heat 2, Lane 6

Boat: Gage

10:22am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

10:32: Launch

11:02am: RACE

3:54pm: Final

Mixed 4x (Ben, Giselle, Connor, Hannah)

Heat 1, Lane 6

Boat: Wolter

10:36am: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

10:46am: Launch

11:16am: RACE

4:26pm: Final

Sr 63kg W1x (Hannah)

Final, Lane 2

Boat: Fuse

1:14pm: Meet at boat, last check over of equipment, make sure oars are down

1:24pm: Launch

1:54pm: Race

If you have any questions don’t to reach out!

Meegs

We will be running an OPTIONAL practice tomorrow morning from 5:45-7:45. Please fill out the form below if you will be coming:

https://forms.gle/yuhdGQr4k4VmZ6Lk6

Meegs

Please arrive at the regular practice time of 5:00am. We will not be working out, so dress appropriately. Those of you who have 7/16 wrenches please bring them. Those of you who don’t, go buy one this weekend!

Great work today everyone! Two more practices before the regatta. Here are the times from this morning

Event 6 – Sr M4x (Ben, Connor, Adam, Michael)

Event 10 – Sr W4x (Hannah, Claire, Emerson, Giselle)

Event 18 – Sr W4+ (Giselle, Yohanna, Jola, Jaalanne, Tilly)

Event 20 – Sr 63kg W1x (Hannah) 

Event 23 – Sr M4+ (Mateos, Nate, Lucas, Calvin, Alec)

Event 24 – Sr W1x (Emerson)

Event 28 – Sr M2x (Connor, Ben) & (Michael, Adam)

Event 35 – Sr W2x (Emerson, Claire)

Event 40 – Mixed 4x (Claire, Ben, Connor, Hannah)

Hey guys, sorry for taking so long to post this. Below are the boatings for this week:

Tuesday

Workout for Mike and Meegan’s groups: 75′ steady state w/ 20 stroke bursts @ rate 26 every 5′

Workout for Kalen’s group: 60′ steady state and tech work

Jenny – Emerson, Claire, Giselle, Hannah (w/ Meegan)

Wolter – Ben, Adam, Michael, Connor (w/ Mike)

Kent – Kate, Yohanna, Jola, Jaalanne, Tilly (w/ Kalen)

Stank – Mateos, Lucas, Calvin, Alec, Nate (w/ Kalen)

Wednesday

Workout: 3x2000m @ rate 28 in singles and doubles, 26 in fours

Mama – Hannah

Buena Vista – Kate

Gage – Claire, Emerson

Jackson – Ben, Connor

Trojans – Adam, Michael

Stank – Giselle, Yohanna, Jola, Jaalanne, Tilly

Kent – Mateos, Lucas, Calvin, Alec, Nate

Thursday

Workout for Mike and Cayley’s groups: 30′ @ rate 20, 20′ @ rate 22, 10′ @ rate 24, 5′ @ rate 26

Workout for Kalen and Meegan’s groups: 2×19′, 4’/3’/2’/1’/2’/3’/4′ @ rates 20/22/24/26/24/22/20

Go for Gold – Emerson (w/ Cayley)

Wolter – Claire, Ben, Connor, Hannah (w/ Cayley)

Buena Vista – Kate (w/ Mike)

Trojans – Adam, Michael (w/ Mike)

Stank – Giselle, Yohanna, Jola, Jaalanne, Tilly (w/ Meegan)

Kent – Mateos, Lucas, Calvin, Alec, Nate (w/ Kalen)

Friday

LOADING: Please bring a 7/16th wrench, we will be derigging our boats and loading them onto the trailer.

Saturday

OFF

Sunday

Racing!

I will post the crews for the Mother’s Day regatta soon. We do not currently know what times each race will be and what shells we will be using, but I will keep you updated.

If you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to reach out. See you all in the AM!

Meegan

Wolter – Hannah, Claire, Connor, Ben

Go for Gold – Emerson

TBD – Kate, Giselle

Workout – 8×3′ 1’@ 26 1’@ 28 1’@ 30, 90″ rest

Coach TBD – probably Meegan

Chili boots? Check

Chili spoon (carved from a larger spoon)? Check

Gage – Run 1: 9:42.2 ; Run 2: 8:55.7 ; Run 3: 9:27.3

Wolter – Run 1: Time not recorded ; Run 2: 8:21.6 ; Run 3: 9:13.8

Hannah – Run 1: 10:14.9 ; Run 2: 9:10.4 ; Run 3: 9:36.2

Trojans – Run 1: 9:57.0 ; Run 2: 9:53.4 ; Run 3: 10:02.1

Kent – Run 1: 12:32.2 ; Run 2: 13:36.4 ; Run 3: 14:14.7

Please note that times for most crews at the club were slower than usual this week. We will see improvements as we gain more experience and the water warms up.

Hey everyone,

Tomorrow’s practice has been changed from the ‘goose chase’ workout to 3x1500m timed pieces. Also, if you believe your boat and/or oars need to be adjusted, I will be staying late tomorrow to fix equipment. Just shoot me an email if you have an issue in mind.

On another note, we are planning on putting Mother’s Day entries in ASAP. I’m currently missing RCA numbers for two athletes, and date of birth from one. Please get this info to me ASAP. If you have filled out the regatta attendance form completely, this does not apply to you.

Currently only one athlete has informed me they cannot attend Mother’s Day. If you cannot attend and you have not informed me, please do so now.

Don’t hesitate to reach out (meegan@westdalerowing.com)

Meegan