The annual B2B race is being held again on this coming Australia Day. As in
previous years the race is for mixed eights only:
There must be a minimum of 4 women rowers (excluding the cox). Fancy Dress is
commended. We will reward best fancy dress with a prize.
The next ACT regatta is the Canberra Girls Grammar School Regatta on 30 January.
Entries must be submitted through your club and they close with ACTRA on
Wednesday 20 January. This regatta introduces two additional events for double
sculls – Men’s and a Women’s Grade A events which have been positioned at event
numbers 16 and 17 in the standard event list.
The ACTRA executive has approved and published the order of events for the ACT
Rowing Championships scheduled for 13-14 March 2010. The list can be found
here. Masters
and Under 19 competitors should look at the notes at the end of the list.
The following rowers have been successful in earning a place in the ACT representative squads. We wish them good luck as their pre-regatta training moves into full swing. Final crew and coach announcements are expected later in January.
*Interstate Women’s Eight*
Lauren Burraston, Yasmin Burraston, Emma Cook, Sarah Cook, Didi Egerton-Warburton, Amy Fowler, Rhiannon Hughes, Louise Kilby, Kerry Knowler, Michaela Ledger, Sonia Mills, Christabelle Northam, Shannon Narracott (cox).
*Interstate Women’s Youth Eight*
Emily Caudle, Amanda Clifford, Imogen Cowan, Natalie Graf, Lara Hutchison, Lizzie Kaye, Colette Lipp, Caitlin McCormack, Pip Marques, Nicola Metcalf, Katelyn Mundy, Sam Shaw, Ourania Stamatis, Shannon Taylor, Jessica Williams, Rebekah Beattie (cox), Nicole Sims (cox).
*Interstate Men’s Youth Eight*
Matt Barnier, Nick Barnier, Dane Buckhorn, Dylan Conolon, Daniel Del Rio, Matt McCormack, Callum McKenzie, Angus Moore, Riley Owen, Scott Sheridan, Nick Purnell (cox).
*Interstate Men’s Single*
David Wright
*Interstate Lightweight Men’s Quad*
Still undergoing selection – squad to be confirmed.
The National Capital Authority (NCA) has issued an Extreme
Alert Level for blue-green algae in East Basin, Lotus Bay and
Yarralumla Beach in Lake Burley Griffin.
Secondary-contact (such as rowing, fishing, boating and
canoeing) will still be permitted, however people should
not engage in secondary-contact recreation unless:
* they are experienced;
* they are informed of the algae risks and what to do if
contact occurs;
* they do not engage in primary-contact during the
recreation; and
* shower facilities, with suitable water, are available
for washing after the recreation.
In particular, contact with algal scum should be
avoided. Clothing that has been in the water should
be washed to remove any blue-green algae residue.
Water event organisers should ensure all participants are
aware of the blue-green algae alert level, the associated
exposure risks, and provide adequate shower
facilities. A media release can be found here and further information at the
NCA website.
David Bagnall, ACTRA president, announced today that Anthony Pardy has been
selected as the ACTRA Administrative Officer. This position became available as a
result of Simon Tulloh recently standing down as Executive Officer. Anthony
comes to ACTRA after many years involvement as a senior rower at ANUBC who also was
the organiser of the successful University Games Regatta this year, and he has had
extensive experience in both the hospitality and sports industries. David
congratulated Anthony and thanked the other applicants for the position.
The 2010 Nationals will include club events (double sculls and coxless fours for men and women) that have rules that exclude elite athletes and composite crews. More info in the RA bulletin.
The RA response to the _Crawford Report_ can be found here.
RA is in the final stages of the revision of the _Level 2 Rowing Course_ (Club/School coach) and is expecting it will be released in January.
ACT Health has released revised guidelines for management
of lake use in relation to blue-green algae. The management strategy can be found
here, and the release letter summarising the changes is
here.
My reading of these revised guidelines is that where previously mandatory lake
closures for all users were put in place in extreme conditions (above 125,000
cells/ml) with ‘lake closed’ signs, the NCA will now advise the public that
contact with water, or part thereof, poses an increased risk for secondary contact
users following advice from ACT Health. The risks associated with secondary contact
use at this alert level may be reduced provided that:
This looks as though the impact on our sport will be significantly less than
last season, even if we get similarly high blue green algae readings. I commend ACT
Health for listening to the various lake users and modifying its guidelines.
On behalf of the Assocaition I wish all our rowers, officials and volunteers a
happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
AIS/ACTAS will be conducting a time trial this Friday (18th) from 7.00am
until approximately 8.00am. The course is from the white poles in the
vicinity of the AIS boatsheds in Yarralumla to the entrance of Kingston
Boat Harbour.
There will be 40-50 boats taking part and is part of a monthly series of
time trials conducted by the AIS and ACTAS for prospective national team
members.
Safety boats and marshals will be on the course.
Lake closures are not requested for these time trials which are
effectively part of our normal training and we rely on the continued
cooperation of other lake users to have run safe and fair trials.
Please proceed with caution if in the area at that time and follow
instructions from the safety marshals where directed.
Details of the 2010 ISRA Regatta have been published here. This large schools regatta is being held on 20-21 February 2010
at Yarramundi Reach, Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. Entries close 09 February
2010.