Rowing ACT has received a report of a large tree in the water in the stretch of water between the Yarramundi reach rowing course and Scrivener Dam. The lake maintenance contractor has been notified and it should be removed soon.
In the meantime, please take extra care when navigating this section of the lake!
The rowing course will be closed tomorrow from 7.30 – 10.30am for the ANU Sprint Regatta.
Competitors are reminded that reverse flow will be in place.
The 500m course will start at 1,100 meters and finish at 600 meters. The start and finish will be marked by big orange marker buoys.
The following crews have been selected to represent the ACT in the Interstate Events at Australian Masters Rowing Championships 2016 at Lake Kawana, QLD. We wish them all the best with their preparations and good racing. Go ACT!!
Women’s Interstate D 8+
Coach: Kym Fisher
Cox: Dermot Balaam
Str. Sue Donoghoe
Bow. Judy Walsh
Men’s Interstate D 8+
Coach: Renae Domaschenz
Cox: Renae Domaschenz
Str. Steve Mcglynn
Bow. Peter McCartney
Women’s Interstate D 4x-
Coach: Geoff Brown
Str: Dearne Grant
3: Salina Rowland
2: Mary Quilty
Box: Fiona Blackwell
Men’s Interstate D 4x-
Coach: N/A
Str. Martin Little
3: Damien Pentony
2: Leigh Gordon
Bow: Stephen Trowell
Dear ACT Rowing Community
I invite you to the annual RACT End of Season Forum.
This End of Season forum is open to all local rowing members and supporters and provides the opportunity to give feedback on matters that are not covered in the Regatta-Sub Committee Terms of Reference.
The End of Season Forum provides an environment where all supporters and members can make suggestions.
All suggestions welcome from rowers, parents, volunteers and supporters.
End of Season Forum
Date: Wednesday 25th May 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Canberra Girls Grammar Aquatic Centre, Alexandrina Drive, Yarralumla.
Quite separately, the Regatta Sub-Committee establishes regatta dates and the scheduling of regatta events (see below).
The Regatta Sub-Committee will:
iii. meet before the start of each season;
The Chair of the Regatta Sub – Committee may:
iii. confine discussion to establishing the regatta calendar and order of events
Please also be advised that information regarding the Regatta Sub-Committee 2015 will be circulated shortly.
Regards
David Bagnall
President – Rowing ACT
Dear ACT Rowing Community
I invite you to the annual RACT End of Season Forum.
This End of Season forum is open to all local rowing members and supporters and provides the opportunity to give feedback on matters that are not covered in the Regatta-Sub Committee Terms of Reference.
The End of Season Forum provides an environment where all supporters and members can make suggestions.
All suggestions welcome from rowers, parents, volunteers and supporters.
End of Season Forum
Date: Wednesday 25th May 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Canberra Girls Grammar Aquatic Centre, Alexandrina Drive, Yarralumla.
Quite separately, the Regatta Sub-Committee establishes regatta dates and the scheduling of regatta events (see below).
The Regatta Sub-Committee will:
iii. meet before the start of each season;
The Chair of the Regatta Sub – Committee may:
iii. confine discussion to establishing the regatta calendar and order of events
Please also be advised that information regarding the Regatta Sub-Committee 2015 will be circulated shortly.
Regards
David Bagnall
President – Rowing ACT
Congratulations to Canberra Rowing Club for taking out the Men’s, Women’s and overall Premiership Point Score for the 2015-16 ACT season.
Congratulations must also go to:
BMRC is hosting an event to thank our Boat Race Officials for what that they do for our community. The ACT Rowing 2015-16 season was one of the biggest on record and without the tireless efforts of our BROs it would not have been possible.
Rowers, parents, partners, children – all are welcome!
Date and Time: Sat 7 May 2016 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Venue: Black Mountain Rowing Club
Cost: $10 pp (under 18 y.o. free) to include nibbles and your first drink. BROs attend for free.
RSVP: SECRETARY@BMRC.ORG.AU BY SAT 30 APRIL 2016
Rowing Australia announced National teams for the Under 23 and Under 21 competitions and the ACT has good representation in several crews. These athletes join Hannah Every-Hall (Canberra Rowing Club) who will compete in the Olympic Qualification Regatta at Lucerne in May to qualify for the Olympics, and World Champion Kathryn Ross (ANU) who will compete in the Para Olympics Trunk and Arms Mixed Double.
Today’s announcement lists Luke Letcher (Black Mountain) and Caleb Antill (ANU) in the Men’s under 23 Quad Scull, and Cara Grzeskowiak in the Women’s Under 23 Single, to compete in the World Championships in Rotterdam in August. All three scullers are part of the next generation of rowers who can step up to Olympic places after Rio.
Under 21 sculler Tyron Boorman (Black Mountain) will compete in the Trans Tasman Challenge against New Zealand. The kiwis are always tough competition and this regatta is a great stepping stone for athletes transitioning from junior ranks.
The recently arrived Sydney student Romola Davenport, who rows for ANU locally, has also been selected in an Australian Women’s under 19 quad. Romola is an ANU student and we look forward to her progress through the future.
Head coach Andrew Randell should be pleased with these results, and that local coaches have also been selected. Andrew has been announced as coach of the Olympic women’s double, Vicky Spencer is coaching Cara, Rene Domaschenz is coaching the Under 21 women and Gordon Marcks is coaching Kathryn’s Para double.
Great results for Andrew and his team of ACTAS coaches.
I am the second owner and bought it in 2014 from the AIS where it had minimal use. The boat is in great condition and has served me very well over the past few years. There are some very minor chips and marks as you’d expect from a boat it’s age. It hasn’t been crashed or repaired in any way and is ready to be rowed. Inspections welcome and won’t disappoint.
Brand: Sykes
Price: $7500
Year: 2013
Mould: M37
Rower Weight: 90 – 105kg
Boat Weight: 14.5kg
The Back arms, seat and foot stretcher are all full carbon.
Anodised alloy wing rigger
Anodised alloy slides
New Wave shoes
Impeller not fitted but wiring still remains
GoPro mount on the stern is easily removed
Velcro strips for minimax and biomechanics equipment can also be easily removed
Contact Caleb Antill: Mobile – 0458469087, Email – Caleb.Antill@gmail.com
ANU Boat Club will be hosting a sprint regatta on the 30th of April this month. Event flyer – ANU Sprint Regatta Flyer
Entries close on the 22nd April 2016 at 10:00pm.
It’s starting to get colder and darker in the mornings. As we approach winter it is more and more important that rowers think about safety.
Please ensure that the Watercraft Safety on Lake Burley Griffin Traffic Flow Guide is followed and that all boats (rowing boats/tinnies) are lit in the dark with white light visible from 360o. Remember that overtaking vessels have a legal obligation to keep clear and give way to boats on your starboard (bow) side.
The Rowing Australia On Water Safety Guidelines are useful resources outlining safe use of waterways for rowers.
If there is an incident (collision, near miss and winter capsize – between 1 June and 30 September) a Rowing ACT Incident Report Form should be completed and submitted ASAP to safety@rowingact.org.au with a copy being kept in the club.
Keep safe – and shout loudly if a rower is on collision course in your direction, they maybe unaware that you have stopped or are even there!