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Black Mountain Rowing Club’s 20 year old single sculler Luke Letcher had wins in the Under 23 single sculls over both days of the Holland Beker on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam, over the weekend. Luke was competing with other Australian Rowing team scullers at this International event as preparation for the World under 23 Championships in Varese, Italy in late July. Luke recorded personal best times on both days of competition in very fast but bumpy conditions. Luke’s ability to handle these difficult tail conditions is an indication of his technical improvement under National Sculling Coach Lyall Macarthy.

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Winter Time Trial Number 2 Results and Small Boat Point Score

Saturday Small Boat event was held in a beautiful Canberra day.
A bright crisp morning for the competitors. A slight breeze from the north and temperature of around 6 degrees presented great conditions for the event.

View or download the Saturday Small Boats. NB.Amended results showing missing club entry

Sunday Big Boats
The big boat event was held in beautiful Canberra conditions that were even better than the previous day. A bright crisp day with little of now wind. Temperature of 7 degrees.

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ACT Rowing today announced that it has initiated a program to sponsor the development of rowing club coaches.

Specifically this initiative will sponsor coaches to develop their skills by attending conferences, gain accreditation, and participate in camps and selection events. Beneficiaries will be ACT Club coaches, who aspire to coach High Performance crews and are committed to coaching in the future..

RACT President David Bagnall agrees with ACTAS Head Coach Andrew Randall, that good coaches drive the development of our sport and that the Association can provide incentives for coaches to increase their knowledge and skills, and achieve better outcomes.

“It is critical for the growth […]

Rowing ACT has confirmed Weston Park as the official site for future regattas. Please see the full message from Pat Davoren, Secretary of Rowing ACT.

Secretary’s letter

Applications are now open for the position of Executive Officer for Rowing Australian Capital Territory.

This is a hands-on role, responsible for leading all operational aspects of the sport of rowing in the ACT while achieving the strategic objectives of the organisation. As Executive Officer you will be tasked with engaging the rowing community, building membership and event capacity and managing stakeholder relationships, while running the day-to-day business operations of this sport in the ACT.

Further details including details for submitting applications can be found in the Role Statement.

Applications to be submitted vie email by 12 […]