Week one of the spring season is in the books. Saturday brought not only great weather but great results from the team. In total, the team took home 3 third place finishes, 2 second place finishes and 2 first place finishes (women’s lightweight 4 and men’s lightweight 8)! Great job Hornets! And, thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to help and make setup, cooking and cleanup run smoothly.

Here are some additional news items for this week:

Practice
The team will continue practicing Monday - Friday out of the team boathouse. Friday’s practice may run a little long so the team can load boats on the trailer for a practice/scrimmage Saturday at Ann Arbor Huron (see below).

Saturday Scrimmage
This Saturday, rather than a light practice on Ford Lake, the team has been asked to participate in a 2-team practice/scrimmage with Ann Arbor Huron. This will take place at the Ann Arbor Huron Boathouse (1325 Lake Shore Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48106). We do not have a start time yet, but it is anticipated that it will be from 9:00 - 11:00 am. This purpose of this is to have a more formal practice and test ourselves against competition we will face later this spring. There will be no food or trailer setup. Parents are welcome to drop their kids off at the the Ann Arbor Huron practice site or at the team carpool in the Saline H.S. bus loop where they can carpool with team drivers. Further clarification on start times and carpool times will come out later this week. Here is a link to the Ann Arbor Huron boathouse from their website. http://www.huronrowing.org/resources/the-boathouse/

Great Gatsby
Planning Just a reminder for those on the Great Gatsby planning committee, we have another meeting this Tuesday, April 19, at 7:00. This meeting will be at the Brill’s house.

Parents Bonding
The “Adult Team Bonding” is this weekend! Kelly and I, will be hosting the team parents at our house on Saturday, April 23 for the early season festivities. This is a great chance for parents to meet each other and socialize outside of the flurry of activity surrounding a regatta. Please join us from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Just bring yourself and lively spirits. We will provide the the rest including beer, wine, pop and snacks. Please RSVP to me at christopherdfrick@gmail.com.

Salt Springs Sprints Regatta
The next planning meeting for our May 14 home regatta is next Monday, April 25 7:00 pm. This meeting will be at the Christen’s house, 208 Tower Drive, Saline.

Spring Break Training Trip
While plans are being finalized for next year’s spring break training trip to Florida, we do not want the memories of this year’s trip to fade. Please send any pictures and video you would like to share to Mike Ward (mike@wardfam.org). Mike will be putting together a brief slideshow to post on the team site so everyone can see what a great time and experience it was for the rowers and their families.

Thanks again for everyone’s help last Saturday. See all the parents at our house this Saturday. GO HORNETS!!!

Chris Frick