On April 24, 2010 the YHS Crew community and W-L Crew community helped 
to co-host the Charlie Butt Regatta, a VASRA event named in honor of 
the long time W-L head coach Charlie Butt who actively served the 
rowing community of greater Washington from 1949 until his death in 
1992.  See Regatta Web site at http://www.charliebuttregatta.com/2010/The_Story_of_Charlie_Butt.html.

Alumni Parent, Ed Wilson, along with current YHS Crew Parent, Chris Walsh, 
headed up the Regatta Committee for Yorktown with Jack Goodman heading 
up the effort for W-L.  As all who attended can attest to, it was a 
great event start to finish with great water conditions for racing.

For Yorktown it was a day of significant accomplishment and promise 
for almost all of our crews.

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April 17, 2010
Mercer Lake Sprints
Mercer County, NJ

On a cold and windy day, 98 YHS athletes braved the choppy waters of 
Lake Mercer to test their fitness and skill versus some of the top 
high school, prep school, and club crews in the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-
West regions.

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Darrell Winslow Regatta
April 10, 2010
Sandy Run Park
Woodbridge, VA
Results can be found here: http://www.vasra.org/Results/2010/10Apr10_Occ_Regatta.htm

A very big day for Yorktown!

In the Patriots first official outing of the spring season, the team 
bagged first place finishes in all but one of the eight-oared events 
they entered (and that one non-win, was a 2nd of 6 in the Men's 1V).  
The women's team dominated the day with wins in the 1V8, 2v8, Frosh 8 
and Novice 8.  On the men's side flights were won in the Junior 8 and 
3V, with the 1V finishing 2nd open water up on the field, but 10 
seconds back of a powerful TJ crew.

The men's Novice 8 was third, the women's Novice 4 was third, the 
Men's Frosh 8 was second, the Women's Junior 4 was 4th, the Women's 
Light 4 was fifth.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR ATHLETES, COACHES AND PARENTS ON A GREAT 
FIRST REGATTA.  Let's all keep working hard!

This month's issue of Rowing News includes a great article about the course at the Occoquan.

For those who haven't had a chance to get to the gym recently, the new YHS Men's Crew State Champions Banner is on display.

Thanks to alumni parent Bob Herring for the picture.

Congratulations to Yorktown Crew who was number 8 of the Arlington Sun Gazette's 25 sports highlights of 2009! The full story can be seen here.

Please join us in congratulating seniors Paige Monborne and Alex Gustafson on being named to USRowing's Scholastic Honor Roll which recognizes high school seniors who have excelled in both academics and rowing. The full USRowing press release can be found here.

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