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Provisional Results are available for Saturday small boats, Sunday big boats

Urgent Notice — Please Note The revised start list below
Winter Time Trial #3 *REVISED* Start Lists

Revised Saturday Small Boats. Revised Sunday Big Boats

Call for volunteers to assist in the running of the Time Trials. Let us know your availability through the Rowing ACT email. Contact Us

Points scores to date are available for Saturday small boats and Sunday big boats.

Some past performances that may be of interest to all competitors are in the Great Times list. Challenge yourselves to better times.

Note the all ACT Australian junior men’s quad recording 12:47.81 in June 99  then, with a minor crew change, backed up the following month to record another sub-13 minute result.

The regatta sub-committee have asked the Rowing ACT Management Committee to introduce Rower Scores into local regattas to replace the former status rules. While acknowledging that this will be a big experiment for all concerned, the experience in Victoria of this scheme is very positive. Why did the Victorians introduce the Rower Score?

Rowing Victoria found that 48% of new rowers are aged 23+ years, that 33% of rowers are 35 years +, BUT that 80% of newcomers leave every year. They felt the drop out rate from newcomers is due to inflexibility of competition rules, and that training commitments […]