Entries for Rowing ACT Regatta #4 to be hosted by the Canberra Girls Grammar School on 4 February 2012, close 5pm Wednesday the 25th of January. Clubs that have not submited their entries by the deadline will not be able to participate.
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Entries are now open for the 2012 Australian Rowing Championships and Interstate Regatta to be held at Champion Lakes in Western Australia. Entries close at 11pm AEDT 15 February. It is recommended that crews make their entries early to avoid any conjestion that typically occurs towards the close of entries. This will also ebsure you have time to seek help with making your entry if required.
There are a number of changes to the format of the regatta and these are included in the Key Points summary, WA 2012. In addition, an indicative race schedule for the revised format is available for download here. Coaches, managers and crews should check the indicative program when making entries so ensure they do not enter in events that are likely to clash.
Bulletin 2 for the regatta will be released shortly. Please check ROMS, the Rowing Australia and other State Association websites to keep up to date with information about the championships.
Rowing Western Australia is excited to be hosting the 2012 Championships and looks forward to welcoming athletes, coaches and spectors to the first Australian Championships and Interstate Regatta to be held at Champion Lakes. The Master Championships held at the venue in 2010 were are great success and 2012 promises to be even better.
ACT based still water rowers in the Canberra Vikings surfboat crew were undefeated when winning every stage of the world’s longest and toughest ocean surf boat race. The 190km race down the NSW South Coast was held in seven daily stages from the 1st to the 7th of January. Seven of the eight Vikings rowers were former or current still water rowers: Riley Owen, Anthony Pardy, Henry Gundry and David Wright (from ANUBC), Lawrence Sandrall and Mitchell Punch (Canberra Rowing Club), Iain Brambell (a former Canadian International rower) were joined by journeyman surfboater Lee Boswell, and sweep/organiser Gavin Hunt. This Vikings crew dominated the race from start to finish, reflecting the strong endurance base that still water rowing provides, and superb organisational support from the Vikings club.
In the women’s category, a strong Torquay crew based on a contingent of Mercantile and MULRC still water rowers were winners of the overall race, but with Canberra Vikings filling third place, and Broulee Capitals fourth. The Vikings crew included current and former still water ACT rowers Christabelle Northam, Leiley Wallace, Imagen Cowan, Mel Greck, Taryn Langdon and Emma Wawn, while Amanda Brien and Pip butt were members of the Broulee Capitals.
These crews are showing that off-shore rowing is already a hit with Australian still water rowers, and that the George Bass Marathon is an amazing event for those involved.