The annual Head of the Occoquan (HOTO) claims to be of the largest end-of-season regattas in the United States and one of the most challenging courses in the country, in part because of its sweeping turns. It's held on the Occoquan Reservoir at Sandy Run Regional Park in Virginia, just a 45-minute ride from Bethesda. HOTO is a two-day […]

The Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta is a 2000-meter course held on Lake Mercer in Windsor Township near Princeton, New Jersey. (Note that this location is an hour north of Philadelphia and about a three-hour drive from Bethesda.) WJ Crew varsity boats will be competing--further details available on the WJ Crew listserv.  Please use the signup form for trip […]

This is a novice-only race and a half-day event. Here are pictures of 2013 and 2012 to get you in the mood. More details will be available on the WJ Crew listserv.

The Bill Braxton Regatta is the final regatta of the fall season for our varsity rowers. Because of the November date, rowers and spectators in past years have had to deal with a variety of weather conditions. Held for many years on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, it was moved in 2011 to the Cooper River […]