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The Old Splash  News Archive 2005
08 Dec 05	National Camp in Canberra - Time Trials this Saturday In addition to the NTC time trial mentioned below, the national camp will be conducting time trials on Saturday between 0800 and 1000. This will be from Black Mountain Peninsula to Kingston. Please be considerate.
05 Dec 05	NTC Time Trial - Saturday 10 December There will be a time trial between Black Mountain Peninsula and Kingston on Saturday morning. The participants take the most direct route and ask that other lake users keep out of the way from 0700 to 0800 hours. National Camp in Canberra A national camp is being held in Canberra from 6 Dec to 16 Dec. There is likely to be a number of time trials both on the rowing course and from Black Mountain Peninsula to Kingston. Please be considerate to our national representatives.
03 Dec 05	Canberra Grammar School Regatta - Results The results for the CGS Regatta on Saturday, 3 December is published here. Dragon Boat Regatta - Sunday 11 December Canberra Dragon Boats Association will be holding a Dragon Boat Regatta in the area adjacent to the Canberra Yacht Club and Lotus Bay on 11 December from 08.00-13.00 on Sunday 11 December. Please keep clear.
02 Dec 05	Canberra Grammar School Regatta - Final Draw The draw for the CGS Regatta on Saturday, 3 December is published here. The results will be appended to the draw, probably on Saturday afternoon. Don't forget that withdrawals (scratchings) must be made in writing on the official form. Copies of the form are available from the officials at the finish on race days. Low Level Algae Alert for Lake Burley Griffin The National Capital Authority has detected low levels of blue-green algae at Acton Beach and at Weston Park. Further information can be found on the Authority's web site informative weekly bulletins. If you have been rowing on Yarramundi Reach in the past few days you will have seen plenty of green algae on your boat and on any white clothing (if you splash like me).
28 Nov 05	Canberra Grammar School Regatta - Draft Draw The draw for the CGS Regatta on Saturday, 3 December will be published here in draft form during Tuesday, and then in final form on Friday. For Sale - Two Coxed Quads Canberra Girls' Grammar School are offering the following for sale: 2 x LJ stern coxed quads. These have had major re-fits. 2 x sets of 8 sweep blades. Timber handles, 363cm, great for novices For further information, please contact Dafydd Gwynn-Jones, Head of Rowing on 02 6202 6456 or Win your own Olympic Class, Single Scull CGGS Rowing Club is raffling a new Olympic Class Single Scull made by Race 1, Sydney. Minimum weight, Carbon Fibre Monocoque construction, Nomex Honeycomb core, Wing riggers, Adidas rowing shoes. Tickets can be purchased by contacting at $5.00 each. The raffle will be drawn on Sunday, 26 February 2006 at the 2006 ISRA Championships in Canberra. An example boat is available to view at the CGGS Rowing Shed.
22 Nov 05	ACT Academy of Sport Rowing Scholarships The recommendations made to the ACT Joint Management Committee for ACTAS scholarships this season are as follows: Men: Dan Coombes (ANU); Chris Ritchie (ANU); Mack Wilcox (ANU); James Crouch (ANU); Ben Southwell (ANU); Ben Davis (CRC); Andrew MacKenzie (Coach) Women: Kate Lord (BMRC); Sarah Cook (CRC); Tara Huntly (CRC); Yasmin Burraston (ANU); Gordon Marcks (Coach) Junior Women: Emma Cook (CLRC); Brydie Foran (BMRC); Taryn Langdon/ Bec Sattin (Coaches)
20 Nov 05	Radford College Regatta - results The Radford College Regatta final draw and results are available here. Canberra Grammar School Regatta - Call for entries The CGS Regatta is on Saturday, 3 December. Entries must be submitted to ACTRA by your club by 4pm on Sunday, 27 November.
15 Nov 05	Radford College Regatta - Preliminary draw The Radford College Regatta preliminary draw should be available here some time during Wednesday. WinTech Racing boats rep in Canberra Rob Walker from WinTech Racing will be at the Radford Regatta this weekend. You can read about this company and its products here.
07 Nov 05	Radford College Regatta - Call for Entries The Radford College Regatta entries are due this Sunday, 13 November at ACTRA - earlier at your club. This regatta is using regatta program B and is being held on 19 November. Col Panton Marathon - Results The results of Sunday's marathon are available here. Congratulations to the winners from Capital Lakes in an M4x-. The fastest boat (Skippers Trophy) went to the ANU M8+. The fastest women's boat (Black Pete Plate) to Canberra RC W8+. The fastest 4+ to Canberra RC MM4+. ACTRA-Radford College Regatta - Results Results for Saturday's regatta can be found here (below the draw).
04 Nov 05	ACTRA-Radford College Regatta - Final Draw The final draw is available here. Col Panton Marathon - start list The start list for Sunday's Col Panton Marathon is here. Instructions for the race are here. Bow numbers will be available for collection by club reps from the judges' area on the finish line at Saturday's regatta. No further correspondence will be entered into on handicaps ­ other than for mistakes/typos that anyone might pick up.
03 Nov 05	ACTRA-Radford College Regatta - Preliminary Draw The preliminary draw is available here. If you have a problem with it, please contact your club's regatta secretary. The final draw will replace the preliminary draw tomorrow afternoon. It will be posted before this news page is updated tomorrow night.
31 Oct 05	ACTRA ACT Representatives Selection Policy The selection policy for those wishing to represent the ACT at the 2006 Australian Rowing Championships is now available as a Word document. ACTRA Racing Rules Over the last two weekends there have been sessions held for rowers and coxs that explained changes to the racing rules being introduced for this coming season. The regattas will be run in accordance with the Rowing Australia Racing (that by a quirk of coincidence are not available until the end of November); with local variations specified in the ACTRA Rules of Racing [pdf]; and the Status Rules [pdf]. The main effect is that race starts will be different than previously used in the ACT.
30 Oct 05	Masters Handicaps in ACTRA Regattas Details of the masters event handicapping approach are now available at the end of the Standard Regatta Program of Events page.
29 Oct 05	Lake Burley Griffin Closure - 5-6 November The National Capital Authority is closing Central Basin for a Country Challenge Ski Racing Series event for the periods 1200-1800 on Saturday, 5 November, and 0800-1800 on Sunday 6 November. Note the early Sunday time and that the Col Panton Marathon is on before then.
25 Oct 05	Regatta Competitors' Briefings - Time for sessions The Boat Race Official briefing on Saturday 29 October 2005 will be held at 8:30am at both sites. Members of North Canberra clubs will meet at Black Mountain Rowing Club shed. Members of South Canberra clubs will meet at CGGS shed at Yarralumla Bay. Col Panton Marathon - Call for Entries Entries for the Col Panton Marathon must be submitted through your club by 4pm this coming Sunday, 30 October. Competitor instructions can be found here. Regatta call for entries - ACTRA-Radford College Regatta Entries are due this Sunday (through your club) for the first regatta of the 2005-6 season.
19 Oct 05	Regatta Competitors' Briefings ACT Rowing Association Chief Umpires will hold a compulsory coaching morning for all competitive rowers on Saturday 29 October 2005. Members of North Canberra clubs will meet at Black Mountain Rowing Club shed. Members of South Canberra clubs will meet at CGGS shed at Yarralumla Bay. The Boat Race Officials will take all Club captains, rowers, coxswains and coaches through the new rules of racing. Note that due to a clash with the CGGS Fete, a special session is being held for CGGS competitors on Saturday, 22 October at the CGGS Aquatic Centre. Rowing Coaches Courses Information on upcoming coaching courses that will be conducted by the Association has now been released. These courses are using the new national coach accreditation scheme, but are still in the transition phase. In summary we will be conducting: Level 1 ­ 13 November Level 2 ­ 23, 27 November and 4 December.   This will be the last Level 2 (old level 1) course to be conducted for which people may nominate on the basis of their rowing experience and not have had completed the new Level 1 course.   The Association is also be seeking nominations from current Level 2 coaches for a Level 3 course to be held in early 2006. All currently registered level 2 coaches will be contacted.
18 Oct 05	Boat Race Officials Required The ACT regatta season commences in two weeks and ACTRA needs volunteers to assist with running the regattas. Clubs or members are asked to submit nominations for the upcoming season to , Coordinator Boat Race Officials or his able assistant (m:0412  268 753), as a matter of urgency. ACTRA AGM held - changes to the committee At the ACTRA annual general meeting, Alan Borger was elected Treasurer, and David Bagnall and Mark Partridge were electred as members in place of Dafydd Gwynn-Jones and Peter Wright.
11 Oct 05	NTC Time Trial - This Friday and Saturday morning ACTAS will be conducting the second of the NTC time trials this Friday and Saturday. The course is from Black Mtn Peninsula to the entrance of Kingston Boat Harbour. The first boat will start at 7am. Non-competing rowers and coaches are asked to stay clear of the course during the time trial. The area between Black Mtn Peninsula and Commonwealth Avenue will see the competitors traveling towards East Basin on the wrong side of the lake between approx 700am and 730am. As a result, non-competing rowers must proceed with extreme caution and follow any instructions from safety marshals. Club officials are asked to please circulate this information within their clubs so that their members are aware of the trials. Winter Time Trial Prize Presentation Breakfast The presentation breakfast was successfully held last Sunday with a good roll up to Lennox Gardens. Zoe Hare (BMRC) won the Cirulis Plate for women's single sculling, and Gary Harvie (ANU) won the Kwaitkowski Cup for men's single sculling.
07 Oct 05	Capital Lakes RC Trivia Night - 15 October Here is challenge for clubs.  Which is the smartest club?  Find out at the CLRC Trivia night by organising tables or just coming along to represent your club.  For those that need help there will be hints and answers for sale.  There is a range of prizes for the worthy ones. Date: Saturday 15 October in the Belconnen Labor Club at 7pm - 8 persons per table at $10 each. Water Skiing Trial on Lake Burley Griffin The National Capital Authority is pursuing a trial of water skiing on Lake Burley Griffin. There are no dates yet, but there is a proposed location and statement (below) for water skiing access. Comments are being coordinated through each rowing club. Statement: "An announcement is expected to be made on the Trial Water Skiing Training Area in East Basin next week by our Minister.  A map showing the proposed location of the training course is attached (note its closer to Kings Avenue bridge) and it is proposed that training occurs after 8.30am for max of 4 hours per day and with only 2 weekend days per month over the trial period".
05 Oct 05	Winter Time Trial - Prize Presentation Zootie-Free Breakfast The 20th anniversary winter time trial just doesn't lie down. A 'zootie-free' breakfast is on this sunday! Come along, celebrate the winter winners, enjoy a champagne breakfast and catch up with fellow WTT competitors away from the boat shed - there is a commemorative prize for all competitors to collect. when:   10.00am for 10.30am presentation                 Sunday 9 October 2005 where:  Lennox Gardens                 (southern side of Nara Grove across the road from the Hyatt)                 Flynn Drive, Yarralumla dress:  casual/smart casual cost:           free to all competitors, officials and children                 $10 for other invited guests Please RSVP through your club.
29 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial - Photos There are photos of the last Winter Time Trial available here at Fair Dinkum Photos. The photos of the second WTT are still there also.
28 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial final point score We now have all the Winter Time Trial results and cumulative points over the 4 weekends. The points can be found on the results page for the last weekend.
22 Sep 05	Motor Boat Safety The Water Police are assisting the safe use of Canberra's lakes by issuing some guidence on use of motor boats. You can find the information here. Note that there are random inspections taking place, even early in the morning. Key things you need to take care of (ie don't take a motor boat onto the lake until you have these things in order): driver has a motor boat licence; boat has a permit from the the NCA; boat contains the required safety items: Required (minimum) safety equipment for Lake Burley Griffin is: Sufficient PFD's. PFD's in poor condition may be considered unserviceable (ie not count) for a variety of reasons. Assessment factors include: torn covers, blackened and stained fabric (no longer bright & obvious), reflective tape that's no longer reflective, or the jacket bulk squashed wafer thin from use/abuse as a seat cushion (resulting in reduced buoyancy). On a practical note, PFD's should be "readily available", not tangled, or jammed in a location or gear sack requiring time & effort to extract. Torches, with an output capable of being used as an emergency light source, need to be available, and need to work. Bailers are to have a lanyard. Anchors, danforth or plough type, and rope, with a length (approx 1m) of chain Fire extinguisher Paddle. Both the police, and ACTRA, advise that non-compliant boats/driver stay off the lake until corrected. Motor Boat Drivers Licence Test To assist compliance with the safety mentioned above, CGGS Rowing Club has arranged a testing evening to be conducted at their boat shed at 6pm on Monday 10 October. The evening is open to coaches of other clubs as well. Please contact Dafydd on 62026456 or at for further information and booking. Licence tests can also be arranged in with the NSW Maritime Authority in Queanbeyan.
21 Sep 05	ACTRA Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the ACT Rowing Association is finally upon us. It will be held at Sports House 100 Maitland St Hackett on Thursday 22 September 2005 commencing at 6.00PM. A notice of meeting can be found here [pdf], Winter Time Trial #4 Results - Saturday results - correction There has been a correction to a miskeyed time in the W1x results. Points for small boats are still being checked.
20 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial #4 Results - Saturday results The results of the small boats time trial on Saturday 10 September are here. Points for small boats are still being checked.
14 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial #4 Results (correction to Sunday's points) There are some corrections to the doubles results for last weekend's Sunday time trial. It is here. Saturday results are still not ready. University of Canberra Rowing Club Trivia Night The UC Rowing Trivia Night is on Tuesday the 20th September, it should be an awesome night so come along and support the UC Rowing team for the Australian University Championships. For details see here.
12 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial #4 Results (Sunday's only) The results for last weekend's time trial (Sunday only) is here. Saturday results are expected to be available shortly. 2005 ACTAS Long Distance Time Trials - safety warning ACTAS will be conducting the first of the NTC time trials this Friday and Saturday. The course is from Black Mtn Peninsula to the entrance of Kingston Boat Harbour. The first boat will start at 7am. Non-competing rowers and coaches are asked to stay clear of the course during the time trial. The area between Black Mtn Peninsula and Commonwealth Avenue will see the competitors traveling towards East Basin on the wrong side of the lake between approx 700am and 730am. As a result, non-competing rowers must proceed with extreme caution and follow any instructions from safety marshals. Club officials are asked to please circulate this information within their clubs so that their members are aware of the trials. Details of the long distance time trials that are part of high performance selection process are now available here.
09 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial #4 Start List final The final version of the start list for this weekend's time trial is here.
08 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial #4 Start List changes The start list for this weekend's time trial is being updated with some 'late' entries and the final list will not be posted until Friday evening. The problems in finalising the start list is a result of a few key people being away, and the usual problem of late and irregular entries. Sorry for any inconvenience.
07 Sep 05	Winter Time Trial #4 Start List The start list for this weekend's time trial is available here. World Rowing Championships - Sonia Mills - World Champion In case you have not been paying attention, the World Rowing Championships were held last week. Australian crews did quite well, with the ACT's Sonia Mills being a member of the World Champion Women's 8. You can read more details at the Rowing Australia web site, and at the FISA web site. Youth Cup Results The Youth Cup was held last weekend in Adelaide with a contingent representing the ACT. The results can be found on the Rowing SA web site [PDF]. If someone who was there can summarise the results and give some background - could be shared here. 2005 ACTAS Long Distance Time Trials Details of the long distance time trials that are part of high performance selection process are now available here.
26 Aug 05	Winter Time Trial #3 Results for Sunday The response to the request below has shown that unfortunately the Sunday time trial results are not retrievable. Therefore, the Sunday time trial has been declared a non-event and ACTRA will not charge clubs entry fees for crews entered on this day. If you paid seat fees for your entry on Sunday, your club will decide what refunds are due and to whom. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
23 Aug 05	Winter Time Trial #3 Results (Sunday draft) Draft results for the Sunday time trial are now available here. These results may have some errors and competitors are invited to check them and provide feedback on corrections. Please note that the start times were accurately recorded, but we do not have an accurate record of the start order against which to marry up those start times. The finish times and order of finish are all correct. Feedback can be sent to .
22 Aug 05	Winter Time Trial #3 Results (Saturday only) The results for the Saturday time trial are now available here. The progressive points score for small boats is also available here. Sunday results will be available in a day or so.
19 Aug 05	Warning: Car Break-ins We have some more information about the early morning car break-ins. From the police: Be aware that four vehicles were broken into at Yarralumla Bay and Black Mountain peninsular last week. Victims lost cash, cards, phones and personal items after having windows smashed and/or doorlocks forced on their vehicles. The thefts were unusual in that they occurred early morning (6.00-7.00am) effectively making rowers the target. A small amount of stolen property was recovered in Grevillea Park (down from the Boathouse Restaurant).   One of the victims saw the offenders leaving in an old model white station wagon.   If anyone sees suspicious activity occurring, they should contact Police Communications immediately on 131444 (24hours). Please also remind your club members to not leave valuables in their cars. If anyone has further information on these (or other) incidents, please contact the Water Police office on 62457393.   Thanks, Cameron Knight Senior Constable Water Police
18 Aug 05	Winter Time Trial #3 Start List - Revised Version A revised start list for this weekend's time trials can be found here. The revision was as to correct a handicap and has changed some bow number allocations. Don't get your hopes up that the handicapper has decided to treat you generously - there is no joy thinking that way. Coaching Course - Sunday 28 August Rowing Australia has restructured its coaching course accreditation scheme to provide 4 coaching levels as opposed to the previous 3. The old level 1 coach is now reclassified as a level 2 with the new level 1 providing a basic introduction to coaching rowing at the community level. The Level 1 course is aimed at parents, teachers, outdoor rec instructors, boat race officials and senior school students. No prior coaching experience is required but a minimum age of 16 years is required.   ACT Rowing has granted approval to the Capital Lakes Rowing Club to conduct the first level 1 course under the new syllabus. The Course will be held on Sunday 28 August (all day) and is open to all clubs to nominate members interested in attaining the level 1 qualification. Numbers will be strictly limited so it is essential to contact the Course Convener, David Butt on to register your interest as a matter of urgency. Course Cost will be $125.00 (including lunch and refreshments). It will be the intention of Rowing ACT to conduct a number of these courses over the coming months, together with a level 3 course, should there be sufficient interest.
17 Aug 05	ACTRA Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the ACT Rowing Association will be held at Sports House 100 Maitland St Hackett on Thursday 22 September 2005 commencing at 6.00PM. A notice of meeting can be found here [pdf], and a position nomination form here [pdf]. 2005-6 Regatta event list and Masters Handicaps The ACTRA regatta sub-committee is still considering options for the event lists for next season, as well as performance based handicaps for masters events. If you are interested, talk to your club's representative. Winter Time Trial #3 Start List The start list for this weekend's time trials can be found here. For sale: Single Scull #1 AUSROWTEC single scull, suit rower up to 85 - 90 kg. Empacher mould & racing weight. Excellent condition, new shoes, slides and swivels. Also comes with oars, stroke coach and car cradle. $3,500 neg. Phone tony green on 6260 6252 at home or 6260 9780 at CGS. For sale: Single Scull #2 Ausrowtec racing single scull. Suit up to 80kg. $3,500 With Croker oars, Cradle and StrokeCoach. Contact: Cara Hickey on 0408 697 198.
15 Aug 05	Warning #1: Car Break-ins Please note there has been a spate of cars break-ins in recent days around Lake Burley Griffin. Please bring to the attention of all your rowing colleagues, as it would appear they are targeting rowing sheds in particular. Warning #2: Safety on the Water With the water temperature in Lake Burley Griffin about 9º, it is good to have a reminder about safety on the water [PDF 104Kb].
09 Aug 05	Winter Time Trial #3 - Calling for entries Entries for the third WTT of 2005 are due at ACTRA on Sunday, 14 August. Entries must be through your club and you should check when your club is closing entries. No late entries will be allowed.
06 Aug 05	Central Basin Closed Friday to Monday 12-15 August The Salute to the WWII Veterans event is closing all or part of Central Basin over this period. The northern half is closed for the whole time noon Friday to 1pm Monday. The whole basin is closed on Saturday 10am to 2pm, and then again on Sunday 9am to 7pm. Buoys will be placed to indicate the closed area. The National Capital Authority is controlling this.
01 Aug 05	Australian U23 Squad - Report on results The U23 Australian Rowing Team has finished their overseas campaign. The Aussies encountered a higher level of competition compared with previous years as this was the first year FISA recognised the Regatta as an official World Championship, prompting many countries to target the event in this post-Olympic year. The Regatta was an opportunity for the up-and-coming rowers to prove they had the ability to jump to the senior level, and many countries will be sending their athletes to the Senior Championships in Gifu, Japan. Finals day saw four Aussie crews competing in the A finals into headwind conditions on the Bosbaan course. Overall two crews ended up on the podium -- the W2x won SILVER and the LW2x achieved BRONZE. The ACT athletes and their crews finished as follows: ML4- Mack Wilcox, James Crouch, Andrew MacKenzie (c) -- 9th overall (3rd in B Final) W4- Sarah Cook, Tara Huntley, Gordon Marcks (c) -- 6th overall (6th in A Final) ML4x Christopher Ritchie, Phil Bourgignon (c) -- 5th overall (5th in A Final) While Gordon, Dafydd, Andrew, Phil and Chris have returned to Canberra, Mack, Jim, Sarah and Tara have remained overseas for some well-deserved travel. We wish them a safe journey home from Europe. The Australian Senior Team will be competing in the World Championships in Gifu, Japan between 28 August - 4 September. The ACT will be represented by Sonia Mills (W8+) and Craig Jones (M4x). For news and results visit: www.fisa.org, www.w-rowinggifu.jp, www.rowingaustralia.com.au, and here of course.
31 Jul 05	ACTRA 2005 Youth Cup Team - 2 - 4 Sept 2005 - Adelaide The team has been announced as: Manager: Bob Cook Head Coach: Dafydd Gwynn-Jones (CGGS)  Men's Team  Women's Team  Ian Mongan - Coach  Taryn Langdon/Bec Sattin - Coach  Jason Cain (ANU)  Emma Cook (ACTAS/CLRC)  Jack Chenoweth (ANU)  Sarah Cook (ACTAS/CRC)  Lachlan Culqohoun (CRC)  Katie Duncan (CGGS)  Wayne Curtois (CRC)  Brydie Foran (ACTAS/BMRC)  Reese Graham (ACTAS/CRC)  Tara Huntly (ACTAS/CRC)  Robin Pagan (CRC)  Michaela Ledger (CLRC)  Tom Watkins (CRC)  Christabelle Northam (ACTAS/CGGS)  Marcus Wolfhagen (CRC)  Merryn Steer (ACTAS/LTRC)  Hugh Burnet - Coxswain  Clare Winkworth (CGGS)    Tegan Burnett - Coxswain
29 Jul 05	Winter Time Trial #2 - Photos Photos were taken of the competitors in last weekend's time trials. The photos can be found at Fair Dinkum Photos and are for sale. I hope your photo is more flattering than mine. Oar Repair Opportunity - Croker visit Jo Croker, from Croker Oars, will be in Canberra to do any urgent or on the spot oar repairs over the weekend of 10 - 11 September. She will be working out of the CGGS shed in Yarralumla Bay. Jo will happily carry out repairs & maintenance over that weekend or for major jobs, she can take oars away and return them within a week. Jo can be contacted by phone on 0425 331331 or by .
24 Jul 05	Australian U23 Squad - News from Europe #6 & 7 News from Andrew McKenzie and Gordon Marcks on Saturday's racing (including some photos).
22 Jul 05	Winter Time Trial #2 Start Lists Start lists for both Saturday and Sunday are available here. Not tab at bottom of page for Saturday and Sunday. Australian U23 Squad - News from Europe #5 News from Gordon Marcks on the first day's racing (including some photos).
21 Jul 05	Australian U23 Squad - News from Europe #4 News from Gordon Marcks after the opening ceremony including photos. The heats commence this evening our time. Results can be found on the FiSA site. The W4- (with Sarah Cook and Tara Huntly) came second in their heat and now progress through the reps on about 1700hrs our time tomorrow. Chris Richie in the ML4x will also progress through the reps after a 4th place in his heat. We still have Mack Wilcox and James Crouch to race this evening in the ML4-.
19 Jul 05	Australian U23 Squad - News from Europe #2 & 3 News from Sarah Cook and the coaches Gordon Marcks and Andrew MacKenzie including photos.
18 Jul 05	Australian U23 Squad - News from Europe Gordon Marcks has sent a news bulletin which can be found here.
01 Jul 05	U23 Rowers Depart for World Championships The ACT is significantly represented in the U23 Australian Rowing team for 2005. The team departs on Saturday morning for their overseas campaign. Mack Wilcox (ACTAS/ ANU) and James Crouch (ACTAS/ ANU) are members of the Lightweight men's coxless four (LM4-), and are coached by Andrew MacKenzie (ACTAS/ ANU). Christopher Ritchie (AIS/ ANU) is a member of the Lightweight men's quad (LM4x) and will be coached by Phil Bourgignon (AIS). Sarah Cook (ACTAS/ CRC) and Tara Huntley (ACTAS/ CRC) are part of the Women's coxless four (W4-), and are coached by ACTAS head coach/ program director Gordon Marcks. The U23 team will be managed by Dafydd Gwyn-Jones who is the rowing program director at Canberra Girls Grammar. Former Canberra Grammar School student Fergus Pragnell is competing in the Men's eight (M8+). The U23 team will be competing at the World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland between Fri 8 July and Sun 10 July. They will then proceed to a training camp in Tilburg, Netherlands before moving onto Amsterdam for the World U23 Championships Thurs 21 July to Sun 24 July. Europe is 8hrs behind Canberra time. For news, photos, live racing, and results, visit the following websites: www.fisa.org www.rowingaustralia.com.au www.ruderwelt-luzern.ch www.wu23.org and here of course. The ACT rowers would like to thank their coaches, the ACT rowing community, state and national institutes, sponsors, friends and family for the support they have given during the build up to this campaign.
14 Jun 05	ACT Youth Cup selection criteria The selection criteria for this year's Youth Cup in Adelaide are now available from . Hurry if you are interested.
13 Jun 05	David Banks - celebration of his life David, a well liked and keen member of our rowing community, died in the recent Lockhart River plane crash. There will be a celebration of David's life next Saturday, 18 June 2005. It is being held in the Members' Dining Room of Old Parliament House at 1pm for 1:30pm. All friends and colleagues are invited. Anne and the family thank everyone for their support.
12 Jun 05	Disher Cup Regatta results The Disher Cup regatta was held last weekend and the results are now available here. General information on the Disher Cup is available here. There was a protest lodged on the result of the men's eights race (Disher Cup), that is still to be resolved. Unfortunately we have not been given the names of any of the crews. If you know some of them, please contact us. Clubs ACT Sportstar Award for May - Susan Linacre Susan won a May 2005 ClubsACT Sportstar Award for Masters competition. You can read more about it on the ACT Sports web site.
30 May 05	Disher Cup Regatta - this weekend The Disher Cup Regatta is being held this weekend. The program is: 8:30am W8+ starting at the Carillon; 8:45am M4+ starting at Hospital Point (Museum); 9:00am W4+ starting Hospital Point (Museum); and at 09:15 the M8+ racing for the Disher Cup start at the Carillon. This event is for crews from ANU, ADFA, RMC and UC. Other crews please keep away from the course during the racing. Some information on the Disher Cup can be found here. ACTAS Rowing Scholarships 2005-6 Selection Criteria The selection criteria are now available here. Contact Gordon Marcks if you have any questions. Australian Youth Cup - first bulletin available You can find the first bulletin for the Youth Cup (being run in Adelaide in September) on the South Australia Rowing Association web site. Selection criteria for the ACT team will be published soon. Australian Rowing News - May edition now available You can read the news on the Rowing Australia web site. It includes news of the money the Federal Govt is spending on sport, the Tax ruling on athlete income, RA Board meeting subjects discussed, something about 'Member Protection', and a note about 'Rowing MagOZine' first edition being due out in June at newsagencies; High Performance news (including from last weekend's World Cup); Elite Club funding list; new coach accreditation course implementation news; regatta news.
26 May 05	Australian Rowing Team competing in UK - continued Information a bit harder to come by is that the ACT's Jaime Fernandez (stroke of the M8+ at the Sydney Olympics) will be rowing in the legends sprint race at the World Cup. The Brits are rolling out their gold medal M4- (in which Steve Redgrave won his 5th Olympic rowing gold medal) and have invited all the other crews as well. Jaime is filling in for one of the Australian crew who cannot make it there. There is some information hidden away on the World Cup site. Rowing Australia is issuing a few bulletins lately with the Masters Championships and the international events commencing. Go to the RA web site for details.
25 May 05	Australian Rowing Team competing in UK The Rowing Australia web site has some information about a contingent of Australian representatives competing at the Rowing World Cup being held at Eton's new rowing course. This course will be used for the World Championships next year. Our Craig Jones (M4x) and Sonia Mills (W2- & W8+) will be competing there. Details of the World Cup regatta are available on the FISA web site.
20 May 05	ACT Rowing Association Special General Meeting - Thursday 19 May This meeting accepted the financial statement for the 2003-4 financial year and discussed the ACTRA strategic review. The financial statement finalisation was delayed due to the death of the Honorary Treasurer last year. Brendan Lynch, the author of the strategic review gave a brief presenation of the findings and then lead a discussion of the issues facing rowing in the ACT. ACTRA is setting up small working parties to develop ideas in the 4 areas of: Sport Development; People Development; High Performance Development; and, Organisational Development. If you wish to contribute to one or more of these groups, please contact ACTRA as soon as possible. A strategic plan is expected to come out of this process.
13 May 05	ACT Rowing Association Special General Meeting - Thursday 19 May This meeting in on this coming Thursday at 6pm at the ACTRA offices. An agenda is available here. All are welcome, although only Club's can vote. Come and find out what is happening for your sport in the ACT.
09 May 05	Vale David Banks David Banks has died in the Queensland plane crash on the weekend as you might have seen in the media today. David has been a great participant and friend to rowing over many years at CGGS, CGS and as a boat race official. He has been a keen masters rower at CGS. His children have been keen contributors as well. We will all miss his friendship and help. The ACT rowing community sends its sympathy and support to his family. Winter Time Trials The dates of the winter time trials have been released. They are: 25-26 June; 23-24 July; 20-21 August; and, 10-11 September. The details will be issued shortly. Disher Cup Regatta A date has been agreed for this year's Disher Cup Regatta - Saturday, 04 June 2005.
08 May 05	Australian Rowing Championship highlights show on Fox Sports 1 Foxtel channel Fox Sports 1 will have a one hour program on the 2005 Australian Rowing Championships. It starts at 09:30pm. The program features the ten main finals, starting with the national schoolgirl and schoolboy finals and culminating with the King's Cup itself. There's also a 'behind the scenes' look at preparations by the Queensland eight and its quest to end a 66-year 'drought', and at Tasmania's Simon Burgess as he prepared for a record seventh straight win in the Penrith Cup. Expert commentary is provided by four-time Olympian Bo Hanson and Athens women's eight member Vicky Roberts, while winning crews are interviewed by either James Tomkins or Rebecca Joyce. We are assured by Gordon Bray, through our Robin Poke (who assisted in putting it together) that it's well worth seeing.
04 May 05	Australian U23 Rowing Team Fundraising Dinner A fundraising dinner is to be held on Saturday 4 June for the U23 men's and women's 4- crews. These crews have locals Sarah Cook, Tara Huntly, Jim Crouch and Mack Wilcox. These athletes and their crewmates need your assistance to pay the high cost of representing Australia at the World Championships in the Netherlands in late July. A flyer can be found here (MS Word format) or contact or Katelyn Gray on 0421 579 797
01 May 05	Australian Masters Championships The rowing championships at Rockhampton include ACT representative races. Insufficient numbers have nominated for the crews so far and so an urgent call is being put out for people who might be interested. Please contact the ACTRA office before Thursday, 5 May. NOTICE OF ACTRA SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING 1. Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the ACT ROWING ASSOCIATION will be held at SPORTS HOUSE 100 MAITLAND ST HACKETT, THURSDAY 19 MAY 2005 COMMENCING AT 6.00 PM 2. The meeting has been convenved by the Executive Committee to: i. formally present and seek adoption of the 2004 Audited Accounts. ii. Conduct a review of the Associations Stagegic Directions report and set procedures in place for the preparation of the 2006 - 8 Strategic Plan iii. Conduct an Open Forum for Ordinary Members to raise issues for the Executive Committee's consideration. 3. Rule 34 of the Constitution will apply to voting entitlements in regard to item (i) Pat Davoren Secretary 28 April 2005 ACTRA Committee meeting minutes - March 2005 These minutes are available from here.
18 Apr 05	National Rowing Team announced Rowing Australia has announced the national team for international competition this year. You can read the complete list on the Rowing Australia web site. ACT people included in the teams are: Craig Jones M4x; Sonia Mills women's sweep squad; Chris Ritchie U23LM4x; Mack Wilcox, James Crouch & Andrew McKenzie U23LM4-; Sarah Cook, Tara Huntly & Gordon Marcks U23W4-; Dafydd Gwyn-Jones manager of U23 team. In addition, ex Canberra Grammar rower Fergus Pragnell (now rowing from Sydney) made the U23M8+. Well done everyone - including those who pushed for selection.
07 Apr 05	Dragon Boats National Championships- 8-10 April This regatta is being held on the Yarramundi Course for the next 3 days. Racing will start at 0800 on Friday, and 0700 on both Saturday and Sunday. Other lake users are asked to respect this event and keep out of the way. Of course, spectators are very welcome. National Rowing Regatta Entry System Rowing Australia is leading a project to develop a national rowing regatta system that will be internet based. The initial aim is to support entries, results display and provision of linked web sites for all Australian associations and clubs. Other ideas are being considered for later versions. Current expectations are that a trial will be available for use in a couple of months. Rowing Australia see this initiative as bringing our sport in line with other Australian sports that have national sites that are comprehensive information sources, an example being tennis. Taste standards may prevent me continuing to use garish colours on ACTRA's site (that is a flippant comment for Andrew :^) 2000m Rowing Course for Lake Burley Griffin - investigation There was some coverage on the ABC today on planned investigations of the feasibility of a 2000m course on LBG. A short article is available here.
04 Apr 05	Greg Welsh Memorial Regatta - Saturday, 2 April 2005 The results are available here. ACTRA Committee meeting minutes - February 2005 These minutes are available from here. NSWRA/NSWIS Elite Development Coordinator This position is being offered by NSWRA and NSWIS. Applications close 15 April. Details from this job web site. NSW Masters Rowing Championships - 14-15 May 2005 NSWRA is now calling for entries to this event. Entries must be made through your club by 1430hrs 2 May 2005. This event is at SIRC.
31 Mar 05	Greg Welsh Memorial Regatta - Saturday, 2 April 2005 The final draw is available here. The results will appear in place of the draw, as if by magic, probably on Saturday afternoon.
23 Mar 05	47th Head of the Yarra - 26 November 2005 The Head of the Yarra is for 8s and is run by the Hawthorn Rowing Club. More details are available at the regatta's web site. It is run a week before the Henley on the Yarra regatta. Australian Rowing Championships - highlights video A one hour video of hightlights will be shown on Foxsports on Monday, 9 May at 2130hrs.A 2 hour DVD can be purchased from NSW Rowing Association.
22 Mar 05	ACT Academy of Sport Junior Rowing Scholarships - Applications invited The ACT Academy of Sport is seeking applications from interested athletes to apply for positions as junior scholarship holders within the ACTAS rowing program. Scholarships will support successful candidates up until November 2005 and will be awarded on the basis of performance and predicted elite potential. Applications must be submitted by 1 April 2005. More information can be found here [PDF].
21 Mar 05	ACT Rowing Championships - 19-20 March 2005 The results are available here and a direct link to the season point scores is here. Thank you everyone for a great championship regatta, but don't forget the... Greg Welsh Memorial Regatta - Saturday, 2 April 2005 Entries for the Greg Welsh Memorial Regatta close with ACTRA at 4pm on Sunday, 27 March, earlier with your club. This is a fun regatta with no race longer than 1000m. There are events for coaches and parents. Have a go. An event list is available here. NSWCIS Schoolgirls Head of the River - 20 March 2005 This regatta was held last Sunday at SIRC (Penrith), which is why Canberra Girls Grammar School rowers were not competing at the ACT Championships. CGGS came 3rd in the schools' pointscore with many good performances. Results are available from the NSW RA web site here.
18 Mar 05	ACT Rowing Championships - 19-20 March 2005 The final draw is available here. Australian Under 23 Rowing Team Manager - Dafydd Gwynn-Jones I am running a bit behind with the news here, but on 2 March Rowing Australia made one of its most important announcements of the year that CGGS's Dafydd would be the team manager to take the Australian under 23y.o. rowing team to Amsterdam for the rowing championships there. Other appointments were also announced and can be seen on the Rowing Australia web site.
15 Mar 05	ACT Rowing Championships - 19-20 March 2005 A draft draw should appear here during Wednesday. Australian Masters Rowing Championships - selection of ACT representatives     Nominations Due to the late notice calling for nominations and the upcoming holidays, the closing date for nominating to represent the ACT has been extended to Thursday 17 April 2005.     Selectors: Rowing ACT is inviting nominations for the position of Selector (3) for the Australian Masters Championships. Applications should be submitted in writing, and include a short personal summary of rowing experience by Friday 1 April 2005. Applications may be forwarded by , Fax 257 1083 or by mail to Sports House, 100 Maitland St, Hackett 2602. Safety - lights on boats We are receiving reports of near collisions in the early mornings, due to the failure of boats to carry the required lighting. With the current position of daylight saving the early mornings (6.00pm) are extremely dark and I would ask all clubs to take particular care at this time. If you don't have a light for your boat - don't row until after dawn.
11 Mar 05	ACT Rowing Championships - 19-20 March 2005 Entries for the ACT Rowing Championships close this coming Sunday, 13 March with ACTRA, earlier with your club. A final event list is provided here. Masters rowing planning on attending the Australian Masters Championships should and representing the ACT should read the note below. Australian Masters Rowing Championships - selection of ACT representatives The ACT Rowing Association has issued selection process for masters athletes wishing to represent the ACT at the Australian Masters Rowing Championships at Rockhampton on 3-5 June 2005. The interstate events are Mens' 8, Womens 8, Mens' 4X and Women's 4X. Note that the selection process requires applicants to compete in certain events at the upcoming ACT Championships. The process and an application form can be found here.
07 Mar 05	Black Mountain RC Regatta - Cancelled This regatta was cancelled due to strong winds. ACT Rowing Championships - 19-20 March 2005 Entries for the ACT Rowing Championships close this coming Sunday, 13 March with ACTRA, earlier with your club. Clubs are expected to ensure that their athletes away at the Australian Championships are entered correctly by the standard closing time. A final event list is provided here. This list has been recently changed to provide more flexibility for masters crews. Australian Championships - on now The Australian Championships started today. Results and news bulletins (some by Canberra's own Robin Poke) are available from the Championships web site. Australian Masters Rowing Championships - 3-5 June 2005 Bulletin No1 [pdf] is available from the Rowing Queensland web site, and an event list [pdf] is also available.
03 Mar 05	Black Mountain RC Regatta - Final Draw The final draw is now available here, ahead of schedule. Note that there are special difficulties with traffic around the regatta due to the triathlon centred on Black Mountain Peninsula. Details of the arrangements are provided here.
02 Mar 05	Black Mountain RC Regatta - Preliminary Draw The preliminary draw is now available here. The final draw will replace this one on Friday morning - even though this might not be reported on this home page until Firday evening. Note that there are special difficulties with traffic around the regatta due to the triathlon centred on Black Mountain Peninsula. Details of the arrangements are provided here.
28 Feb 05	NSW Championships - ACT Results A press release can be found here [68kb PDF] that provides a summary of the good results ACT athletes achieved last weekend. Well done everyone involved.
24 Feb 05	Black Mountain RC Regatta - 5 March 2005 This is the next regatta in Canberra. The standard point score regatta event list applies. Entries, from your Club, are due to be lodged with ACTRA by 4pm on Sunday, 27 February. Entries will close earlier with your club. Greg Welsh Memorial Regatta - 2 April 2005 The second of these fun regattas has a draft event list available here. Entries close with ACTRA at 4pm on Sunday, 27 March. National Adaptive Rowing Team - Call for nominations Rowing Australia is calling for nominations for the world championships in Japan later this year for adaptive rowers. Entries close in just a few days (28 Feb), so hurry! See the RA web site for details. NSW Rowing Championships - this weekend Go well all those ACT athletes taking part! ACTRA Committee minutes - January 2005 These minutes are now available from the usual place. National Selection Erg Test - 17 March A compulsory erg test is being performed by 14 ACT athletes on this date. We wish them all the very best.
17 Feb 05	Daramalan College Regatta ­ 12 February 2005 The results of this regatta can be found here. I also need to inform you that the results have been there since Saturday afternoon - and I didn't tell you! The results, and also the draw versions prior to each regatta, are being posted so quickly that this home page sometimes cannot keep up. Black Mountain RC Regatta - 5 March 2005 This is the next regatta in Canberra. The standard point score regatta event list applies. Entries, from your Club, are due to be lodged with ACTRA by 4pm on Sunday, 27 February. Entries will close earlier with your club. Regattas elsewhere The annual ISRA Regatta is at the Sydney regatta centre this weekend. There are many entries from the ACT at this regatta. Seats entered are: Black Mountain 49; CGGS 86; Daramalan 26; and Radford 76. This regatta starts with heats late on Saturday afternoon (after the Sydney Rowing Club Regatta finishes), and continues through Sunday. The NSW Rowing Championships are at the same venue a week later and a fortnight before the Australian Rowing Championships, also at Penrith. The draft draw for the NSW Championship regatta is published on the NSW Rowing Association web site and includes many ACT athletes - in fact there are few races without an ACT entry in it. The first draw for the Australian Championships should be out soon. ACTRA Committee minutes - December 2004 These minutes are now available from the usual place.
09 Feb 05	Daramalan College Regatta ­ 12 February 2005 The draft draw for this regatta is available here. The final of this regatta program will be published about noon on Friday at this same link. Trailer Space to NSW & Australian Championships  CGGS will be taking its large boat trailer to both NSW & National Championship regattas. There will be some space available for any interested clubs or individuals. To help offset costs, there will be a charge of $10 per seat. Please contact for further details and departure times. Places will only be confirmed on receipt of the appropriate fee. A cheque to CGGS Rowing Club will suffice. Australian Championship Regatta - Bulletin #3 The third bulletin is now available from the regatta web pages.
04 Feb 05	Daramalan College Regatta ­ 12 February 2005 Entries for this regatta close on Sunday, 6 February with ACTRA, earlier with your club. All entries must come through your club. Standard event list is here. ACT Crews Selection announcement The following crews have been announced for the coming Australian Championships. The Women's 8+ will be selected shortly. Men's 8+  Nigel Collins  SYD  Jaime Fernandez  CGS  Henry Gundry  ANU/AIS  Bruce Hick  CRC  Craig Jones  CRC/AIS  Mitchell Punch  CRC/ACTAS  Ben Southwell  ANU/AIS  Adrian Webster  SYD  Coxswain: Camilla Mather    Coach: Brett Hayman   Men's Lightweight Four  Dan Coombes  ANU/ACTAS  James Crouch  ANU/ACTAS  Chris Ritchie  ANU/AIS  Mack Wilcox  ANU/ACTAS  Coach: Andrew Mackenzie  ANU/ACTAS Women's Youth 8+ NORTHAM Christobelle CGGS KILBY Louise CGGS FORAN Brydie TS/BMRC STEER Merryn TS/LTRC WOODS Emma CLRC LEDGER Michaela CLRC COOK Emma TS/CLRC TAPP Laura CGGS COXSWAIN: Mollie Bain CGGS COACH: Daffyd Gwynn-Jones CGGS Men's Youth 8+ COOK Ben CGS HAWKE David CRC GRAHAM Reese TS/LTRC STEPHENS Elliot CGS STEVENS Christian CGS O'DONNELL Thomas CGS YORKE William CGS TRUNDLE Alexi CGS COXSWAIN: Tristan Dakin CGS COACHES: Jamie Fernandez /Tony Green CGS/CGS DHL Australian Rowing Championships - Interim Program An interim program is available for the championships for planning purposes. In particular, the order of events on Sunday is different to the past few years. The time between events in the final program will be no less than shown in the interim one. National Team (U23 & Senior) Nominations Rowing Australia is in the process of finalising the list of those nominating for national selection. There are 7 ACT athletes and 2 coaches on the nomination list. There are a total of 323 people nominating as rowers, scullers, coxes and coaches.
31 Jan 05	Canberra Grammar School Regatta ­ 29 January 2005 The results for this regatta are available here. Internet connection problems caused these to be incorrect when first posted on Saturday evening. ACT Rowing Championships ­ Program of Events A program of events has been issued for the ACT Rowing Championships. It can be found here (PDF). 2005 DHL Australian Rowing Championships ­ 7-13 March The Nationals are on at the Sydney International Regatta Centre this year. Being so close to Canberra, you should consider a trip there to support our ACT athletes. If you wish to stay over neght near SIRC, you should book ASAP. ACT Academy of Sport E News ­ 31 Jan 2005 The latest edition of ACTAS E News is now available at the ACTAS web site e-news page.
28 Jan 05	Canberra Grammar School Regatta ­ 29 January 2005 A final draw for this regatta is available here. Daramalan College Regatta ­ 12 February 2005 Entries for this regatta close on Sunday, 6 February with ACTRA, earlier with your club. All entries must come through your club. Standard event list is here. Bridge to Bridge Australia Day Race ­ Results The results for this race can be found here.
27 Jan 05	Canberra Grammar School Regatta ­ 29 January 2005 A draft draw for this regatta is available here. The final draw will appear here mid Friday.
23 Jan 05	Youth Olympic Festival - Final Results The final results of the competition are now available on the Rowing Australia web site. There is also some commentary. Hopefully we can bring you some comments from an ACT perspective once people return home. The ACT results are: W1x: Steer 5th, Northam 8th in B final M1x: Ponder 7th, Graham 8th in B final W2-: Huntly, Cook 1st in A final; Kilby, Lutton 7th in B final M2-: Stephens, Cook 1st in B final (within 10secs of A final time);          Yorke, Hawke 8th in B final WL2x: Winkworth, Cook 8th ML2x: Stevens, O'Donnell 8th W4x: Steer, Cook Northam, Winkworth 7th M4x: Cook,Hawke, Stephens, Graham 8th W4-: Kilby, Lutton, Huntly, Cook 2nd M4-: Yorke, Stevens, Ponder, O'Donnell 8th W8+: Winkworth, Cook, Steer, Northam, Kilby, Lutton, Huntly, Cook, c:Bain 8th M8+: O'Donnell, Stevens, Yorke, Graham, Ponder, Hawke, Stepohens, Cook c:Burnett 8th
20 Jan 05	Bridge to Bridge Race ­ 26 January 2005 The annual Bridge to Bridge race is on Australia Day. A flyer can be found here [260kb]. Youth Olympic Festival - First Day Results The results of the first (for small boats) of two days of competition are now available on the Rowing Australia web site. There is also some commentary. The stand out result for the ACT is the win in the women's pair by Sarah Cook and Tara Huntly. The next day of racing is Saturday.
17 Jan 05	Canberra Grammar School Regatta ­ 29 January 2005 Entries for the next point score regatta close next Sunday, 23 January, with ACTRA. Entries must be submitted through your Club and will probably close before Sunday. We are expecting some Sydney schools to compete as they will be in Canberra for their rowing camps. A flyer can be found here. Boat Race Officials ­ RECRUITMENT & TRAINING The ACT Rowing BRO Panel is seeking volunteers from clubs and elsewhere who would like to be trained as a Boat Race Official for the remainder of the 2004-2005 Regatta Season. Training is provided, as is a uniform (shirt and jacket). Training takes about 3 hours and will be based on ACTRA's Rules of Racing and boat-driving instructions (using the BRO boats). If you are interested, please contact Kevin Mongan ­ phone 6258 5971 or . Come along and join an organisation that is nationally recognised for its efficient conducting of regattas and courtesy and helpfulness to rowers. Australian National Rowing Championships ­ Entries by 04 February to ACTRA Entries to the Nationals must be made through ACTRA. Direct entries are not accepted. Although the entries only need to get to the regatta organising committee on 14 February, ACTRA requires all entries to be submitted to it by 4 Februrary. Bulletins about the Nationals are available from the NSW Rowing web site. Masters Rowing Handicaps ACTRA is considering changes to the handicapping system for masters races. Currently the handicaps are based on age categories. The handicaps being considered would add a perforrmance component. All clubs are being consulted. Rowing Australia Selection Policy The current 2005 Rowing Australia Selection Policy, Event Supplement (includes national team nomination form) and Informative Summary can now be found on the RA website.
03 Jan 05	Learn to Row Program - Lake Tuggeranong The Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club is running a learn to row program during 10-14 January. It is getting late to register, but if you are interested, please contact Taryn on 0417 148 059 or Michaela on 0400 421 836, or email . Rowing Australia - National team selection policy The selection policy is now available on the Rowing Australia web site. This includes team managers, selectors and medical staff - for which expressions of interest are currently being sought. Australian National Rowing Championships The championships are being held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre this year and entries close on 14 February. Details can be found on the NSW Rowing Association web site. Rules for the use of ACTRA motorboats The ACTRA committee have agreed to a set of rules on the use of ACTRA motorboats other than at regattas. It is available from the About ACTRA page of this site.
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