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The Old Splash  News Archive 2006
22 Dec 06	ACTRA Rules of Racing - Update The ACTRA Committee adopted new Rules of Racing at a recent meeting. These are now available here (PDF) or through the ACTRA Info link to the left. Rowing Australia December Newsletter now available The newsletter is now available from the Rowing Australia web site.
14 Dec 06	ACTRA Planning Level 3 Coaching Course - Put Your Hand Up ACTRA will run a Level 3 coaching course beginning in the new year if there is sufficient interest. The 10 modules will be presented over approx 3 months. Members who have been actively coaching and attending seminars/professional development opportunities can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning for some of the modules (details on this can be found on the Rowing Australia website). There are 36 hours of lectures/workshops and 30 hours of post course coaching practical to be completed. The course is run at cost and will be between $850 - $1000. This covers manuals, professional presenter and assessor fees, registration and manuals. To make the course viable, we need another 4 nominees. For further details on the course and prerequisites, please consult the Rowing Australia website  or contact ACTRA. Please send expressions of interest to ACTRA by Wednesday 20th December.
05 Dec 06	ACTRA Rowing Workshop Series - Rigging  - Venue and Start Time The venue of the rigging workshop is the Canberra Rowing Club boat shed at Yarralumla Bay, starting at 6pm.   NTC Time Trial This Friday Morning Please keep clear of the time trial course (Black Mountain Peninsula to Kingston) on Friday morning between 0700 and 0800. Rowing Australia Selection Camp Rowing Australia is hosting a National Team selection camp at the AIS from the 5th – 15th December. There will be 2 morning training sessions from approx 7:30am – 11:30am and an afternoon session from approx 4pm – 6pm.  Some suggestions on good neighbourly behaviour can be found here.  The visiting athletes on National camp are all vying for spots on the Australian team and to represent our country at the Beijing Olympics. It is a great opportunity to watch the best rowers in the country and some of the best in the world. Thank you for your patience.
03 Dec 06	ACTRA Rowing Workshop Series - Rigging The next in this great series of workshops is on this coming Thursday, 7 December starting at 7pm. In this workshop is presented by Gordon Marcks, Head Rowing Coach for ACTAS.  The topic is: Effective rigging and rigging for technique. This will be an interactive workshop where Gordon will share some of the techniques used to optimise boat set up for individual rowers, and discuss the impact of rigging on technique. The venue will be announce here in a day or two.
02 Dec 06	Black Mountain RC Regatta - Results The results of the BMRC Regatta can be found here.  Note that races after event 54 are not included due to crews racing out of order and the cancellation of the final events due to the wind. Updated Rower Scores will be circulated soon.  Well done to all rowers who competed in the variable conditions.  A big thank you to Black Mountain Rowing Club for hosting the event and to Peter Wright and John Gasson for being instrumental in the coordination and preparation for the Women’s Sculls Challenge. It was a wonderful event and one that I hope to see continue in future seasons. We would also like to acknowledge Kate Lundy for taking the time to present the prizes to the finalists of the Sculls Challenge and to Marty Rabjohns for his expert commentary and superb MC’ing in the finish area.  Once again the BRO’s did a great job and had to make the difficult call to finish racing early due to changes in the weather conditions.  It was great to see a good representation of media attending the regatta, thanks to all at the finish line for your contribution to the atmosphere. National Time Trial and AIS Rowing Camp There is a Rowing camp being conducted by the AIS from 5 to 15 December. There is also an NTC time trial this coming Friday morning starting at 0700 and running to about 0800 (Entries close 5pm Tuesday, 5 December). Please keep clear of the time trial course on Friday morning (Black Mountain Peninsula to Kingston) and be patient and considerate to the visiting athletes. They are trying to do great things and might need some space to do that in. CGGS Regatta Channel Vision coverage Channel Vision was at the CGGS Regatta and shot a fair bit of video. It was running on the TransACT Channel Vision channel 50 during the week after the regatta, but highlights can be seen on the Channel Vision web site here. The full video (about 1 hour) will be repeated on TransACT channel 50 in a couple of weeks. Lake Burley Griffin Water Quality Testing The National Capital Authority performs water quality testing each week other than during the winter. You can find the reports here. It seems water quality is fine at the moment and the green algae in some parts of the lake is not a harmful type.
29 Nov 06	Black Mountain RC Regatta - Draw Released The draw for this weekend's BMRC Regatta has been released. Here is the schedule; lane draw; and  program. The 2006 BMRC Women's Invitation Stakes is scheduled for Race 53 at  11:48am. ACT Youth Eight Selection for 2007 Australian Championships Supplementary information has been issued on the selection policy for the men's and women's youth Eights for the National Championships. This information can be found here and is in addition to previous selection policy documentation found here.
28 Nov 06	AIS Re-advertise for "Breaking-the-Drought" Rowing Coach The AIS has re-advertised for rowing coaches who wish to be involved in the development of 4 female athletes as part of this exciting program. Details are here [PDF].
24 Nov 06	Black Mountain RC Regatta - Women's Single Scull Race of the Year BMRC is offering total prize money of over $2,000 for "2006 BMRC Women's Invitation Stakes". See all on this JPG [113Kb] ACT Youth Olympic Coxs Announced Congratulations to Hugh Burnet and Ali Long who have been selected as the ACT coxswains for the 2007 Youth Olympic Festival to be held in January in Sydney. The Youth Olympic teams are now well into training and are looking forward to providing some good competition at the event. RA Coaches Conference Presentations CD ACTRA has received its copy of the RA Coaches Conference presentations on CD. It is available to view through arrangement with ACTRA Executive Officer Camilla Hayman.
23 Nov 06	ACT Representatives Nomination for National Championships 2007 - URGENT Attention Nominations for ACT representative teams to compete at the 2007 Kings Cup Regatta have been extended to 5pm Monday 27th November. The selection policy and nomination form are here.  Please see point 2.1 item 9 stating that should there be insufficient nominations for a particular boat, then that particular boat will not be entered in the event.   Note that coaches nominating for positions on the team are required to submit a coaching resume.  Also attached is the . Rowers who are intending to nominate for ACT representative teams but are currently affiliated to another state must complete an Application for Interstate Transfer form and return it to ACTRA by next Wednesday 29th Nov. ACTRA must endorse the application prior to it being submitted to Rowing Australia by 30th November.   Please contact ACTRA with any questions.
22 Nov 06	Nominations – ACT Selection Panel Rowing ACT is seeking nominations for persons to make up the panel to select rowers, coxswains and coaches for the 2007 Kings Cup Regatta. Three selectors make up the panel and a Chairman of Selectors will be elected from among the panel. Selectors must have a sound understanding of high performance rowing and knowledge of local rowers. They must be prepared to act in the best interest of the ACT rowing community and conduct a transparent selection. Please forward your nomination, along with the name and contact details of a club representative who supports your nomination by 5pm Friday 24th November to Brendon Prout, President - Rowing ACT, or fax 6257 1083   Kings Cup Coach Nominations Coaches who nominated for positions on the 2007 Kings Cup team are requested to present a Resume of coaching experience and performance of crews coached. Please forward to Brendon Prout, President - Rowing ACT, or fax 6257 1083. These are due at 5pm Monday 27th November.
19 Nov 06	Black Mountain RC Regatta - 2 December - Call for Entries Clubs must submit their entries to the BMRC Regatta this coming weekend. See your club for the closing time. The event list is expected to be the same as for the last regatta which is available  here. ACTAS Scholarships 2006-7 Announced Following the completion of selection events for ACTAS scholarships and confirmation at the Joint Management Committee meeting last Friday, I am pleased to announce that scholarships will be offered to the following athletes for the 2006/07 season: SENIOR HEAVYWEIGHT MEN James Crouch (ANU) Craig Jones (CRC) Mitchell Punch (CRC) Ben Southwell (ANU) SENIOR LIGHTWEIGHT MEN Dan Coombes (ANU) Mack Wilcox (ANU) SENIOR LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Yasmin Burraston (ANU) JUNIOR MEN Nicholas Barnier (CGS) Zac Cleaver (CRC) JUNIOR WOMEN Emma Cook (CLRC) Erin Neil (CLRC) Christabelle Northam (CGGS)
18 Nov 06	CGGS Regatta - Results The results of todays regatta are available here. Rower status scores recalculated after this regatta are available  here. The weather was just about perfect , the Boat Race Officials (as usual) did a great job, as did CGGS in hosting the regatta. As a big thank you to Kinross Wolaroi School who travelled from Orange to provide some top competition.
15 Nov 06	CGGS Regatta 18 November - Draw Available The draw for this weekend's Canberra Grammar School Regatta is available here as a schedule; draw; and program.
13 Nov 06	Lake Burley Griffin Closure - World Triathlon Championships The National Capital Authority has announced that the Northern end of Central Basin - Nerang Pool to Aspen Island is closed as follows: 0800-1000 Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 November  0600-1000 Sunday 19 November In addition, Lady Denman Drive will be closed on Sunday 19 November from 0600-1530. This will seriously restrict access to Black Mountain Peninsula and the rowing clubs there. Alexandrina Drive is also closed for part of Saturday, 18 November. Peter Macartney from Canberra Rowing Club is in the Australian team.
12 Nov 06	ACTRA Workshop - Rowing Management and Big Boat Coaching - THIS TUESDAY The next workshop in the ACTRA series is 7pm this coming Tuesday, 14 November at Sports House, 100 Maitland Street Hackett. Cost is only $5. The speaker is Brian Richardson who has been the Head Coach in Australia and Canada. As a rower, Brian competed at two Olympic Games and has coached teams to 4 Olympic Games winning numerous medals including Olympic Gold.  He will be talking about:  MANAGEMENT OF COACHES AND ROWERS, COACHING BIG BOATS • Technical changes from small boats to big boats • Psychological changes from small boats to big boats • Selection processes for big boats • Where to seat rowers in a boat • Building trust within a crew • Managing crew dynamics and personalities • Managing different coaching styles • Communicating with coaches • Allocating coaches with crews Rowing Australia November Newsletter available The RA Newsletter is now available from the RA web site. This edition includes articles on: Corporatising RA; Talent Id program funding; 'Breaking the Drought Single sculler developments; new AIS scholars start work; FISA Rowing Awards; Coaching tip from Noel; National events list; Athlete profile (Sarah Hubbard). Queensland Rowing employment opportunities The University of Queensland is advertising for a boatman and a program coordinator. See their web site for more details.
08 Nov 06	National Selection Time Trial this Friday morning A 5km time trial will run from Black Mountain Peninsula to Kingston harbour this Friday morning between 7:30am to 8:30am. Please keep out of the way, as athletes will be taking the most direct route. Please avoid coach boat washes as well. The athletes normally warm up in Tarcoola Reach (western side of Black Mountain Peninsula) and care needs to be taken in this area also. ACT Representives Nomination for National Championships 2007 - URGENT Attention As previously advised, nominations are due Thursday, 09 November if you are interested in trying out for this team. Contact your club, ACTRA or ACTAS head coach Gordon Marcks immediately if you have not yet nominated and wish to.
07 Nov 06	CGGS Regatta 18 November - Call for Entries Entries for the Canberra Girls Grammar School Regatta on Saturday, 18 November 2006 are now open. Entries close this coming weekend - see your club for details. A list of events being offered is available here. Updated Rower Status Scores (after the Daramalan Regatta) are available here. Lost iPod - Daramalan Regatta One of our visiting school rowers lost an iPod in the spectator area of the rowing course on last Saturday. If you found it, please contact ACTRA to arrange its return.
04 Nov 06	Daramalan College Regatta - Results The results of today's regatta can be found here. Thanks for a great regatta this morning; I hope everyone enjoyed the racing. Big thanks to Daramalan College for hosting the day.  Rowers scores and club point score to be circulated over the next few days. Lake Burley Griffin Closure - weekend 25-26 November The National Capital Commission has advised that West Basin (Yarralumla to the Museum) is closed to general vessels between 1200 - 1800hrs on 25 November, and 0900-1700hrs on 26 November. This is for the ACT Dinghy Titles Regatta.
03 Nov 06	Coaches Meeting - ACT Youth Crews Preparation On Monday 6th November at 5:45pm there wil be a meeting of coaches at Canberra Girls Grammar boatshed.  Main agenda item will be youth team preparation for Youth Olympic Festival, Youth Eight at Nationals and Youth Cup in September.  Any coach who has an interest in this area is invited to attend.  This will be a monthly meeting of coaches who are ACTAS, TID, Elite Development and State team and attendance is also open for any club coaches. Contact Gordon Marcks on 6207 4393 (BH) for additional information. FISA Awards Announced tomorrow The annual FISA Awards will be announced tomorrow at the annual coaches conference. Read about the finalists here. ACT Sport E-Flash Newsletter issued The newsletter is available here and their web site is here. ACT Club Development Network - Last workshop of 2006 Sport & Recreation ACT’s final club development workshop for 2006 will be held on Tuesday 28 November 2006 at the National Hockey Centre in Lyneham. The workshop topic,  Defusing Conflict and Anger in Sport, provides ground managers, officials and others that frequently deal with volatile situations with strategies to redirect hostile people and defuse confrontational situations. Contact Brett Maron at ACT Sport and Recreation Development p: 6207 1696.
01 Nov 06	Daramalan College Regatta - Draw released The final draw has been released for this weekend's regatta being run by Daramalan College. It can be found here: --> schedule; draw; draw2; program.
30 Oct 06	ACTRA Workshop - Briefing on RA Coaches Conference 2006 - Cancelled Unfortunately due to insufficient interest, the workshop scheduled for Tuesday evening about the Rowing Australia coaches conference has been cancelled.  ACT State Team Selection for 2006-7 Season The selection criteria for the ACTRA 2007 Kings Cup Team is here. For seniors, the main selection event will be the 5km time trial to be held on Friday, 10th of November. As an ACTAS and national selection event, all participants who wish to be considered for national teams or ACTAS scholarship will be required to compete in single sculls. However, athletes who are not wishing to be considered for ACTAS scholarship will be able to compete in pairs if they wish. These athletes, if any, are asked to contact me directly. Please contact Gordon Marcks at ACTAS if any more information is required.
25 Oct 06	ACTRA Workshop - Briefing on RA Coaches Conference 2006 The next Rowing ACT workshop will be on next Tuesday night, 31 October, where Camilla Hayman will present a summary of the recent Rowing Australia Coaches Conference. The sessions summarised will be: Where is Australian Rowing at? National Technical Model Effective Mentoring Establishing Physical Literacy Programs New Zealand’s Success Story Managing Recurring Injuries The workshop will be at Sports House, 100 Maitland St, Hackett from 7 – 9pm.  Please RSVP if you would like to attend by Friday 27th at 5pm.
24 Oct 06	Daramalan College Regatta - Saturday, 4 November - event list The list of events for the Daramalan College Regatta is available here. ACTRA Youth Olympic Selection Trials - Saturday, 28 October A time trial will be held on the Yarramundi Reach course from 0630 to 0700 on this coming Saturday. Please keep all power boats out of the Reach during this time. It would best if all non-participating rowing boats would also keep away from the course. Nominations for selection close this coming Friday, 27 October. More information is available here.
22 Oct 06	Daramalan College Regatta - Saturday, 4 November - calling for entries Entries for the Daramalan College Regatta must be submitted by your club to ACTRA by 4pm next Saturday, 28 October. Entries will close earlier with your club. The standard list of events will be offered. Coxs' Course - 26 October The Coxs' Course is still going ahead this coming Thursday. If you have not booked, you might be able to get in if you contact ACTRA immediately. This should be a really interesting course/presentation by people who really know their stuff. You will even get to find out what was happening to the cox in the photo on the flyer advertising this course. Breaking the Drought Women's Rowing Coach wanted The AIS has advertised for a Rowing Coach to be part of the "Breaking the Drought" talent id and development program. Details can be found here.
21 Oct 06	Lake Tuggeranong RC Regatta - Results The results from this morning's regatta hosted by Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club can be found here. Congratulations to all who competed. We wish to acknowledge Gippsland Grammar and Catholic College from Sale, Vic for visiting and providing some excellent competition. Also, thanks to Taryn and the team from LTRC for the outstanding effort that went into organising the first point score regatta of the season, and thanks to the BRO’s for their effort that made racing progress very smoothly and on time. We were also fortunate to have local WIN TV visit to take some footage. We look forward to continued support from the station, 666 ABC and the Canberra Times to provide some exposure for our sport in the local community. Club point scores will be circulated hopefully on Monday
18 Oct 06	Lake Tuggeranong Regatta - Final Program The final program for this Saturday's regatta on Yarramundi Reach is available here in small pdf format - schedule, draw, program. NTC Time Trial - 10 November details Details for the next NTC time trial have been released and are available here. Col Panton Marathon photos Some photos from the 43rd Col Panton Marathon can be found here.
17 Oct 06	ACTRA October Newsletter The October newsletter is now available here [1.3Mb pdf]. Lake Tuggeranong RC Regatta - location clarification The regatta this coming Saturday (and all the ACTRA regattas this season) is being held on Yarramundi Reach, Lake Burley Griffin. The location was incorrectly stated as Lake Tuggeranong in the Canberra Times on Monday, and on the ROMS regatta entry system. ACTRA Workshop - Rowing Technique by Lyall McCarthy The third ACTRA workshop will be held on Thursday, 19 October starting at 7pm at Sports House, 100 Maitland Street Hackett. This should be a great session and should not be missed by anyone interested in rowing better and faster.
15 Oct 06	Col Panton Marathon Results The results of this morning's Col Panton Memorial Marathon are available here. ACTRA Workshop - Rowing Technique by Lyall McCarthy The third ACTRA workshop will be held on Thursday, 19 October starting at 7pm at Sports House, 100 Maitland Street Hackett. This should be a great session and should not be missed by anyone interested in rowing better and faster.
14 Oct 06	Disher Cup Regatta Results The results of this morning's Disher Cup Regatta are available here. An electronic version of the program is available here. Results of previous events are here, and an overview of the Disher Cup is available here.  Congratulations to all who took part and particularly to ADFA who made a clean sweep of all events contested. Lake Tuggeranong RC Regatta - Entries Closed Entries for this regatta closed at 4pm today. All entries can be seen by all rowers registered in ROMS. Note that these are only entries, and not a draw. The draw will be reviewed before being published on this site on Wednesday. We expect that draw to be the final. To get access to the entries on ROMS, your club regatta administrators can issue you with a user name and password. Your Rower Status Score is also available from your club regatta administrator. Recalculated RSSs will be published by ACTRA after each regatta.
12 Oct 06	Col Panton Rowing Marathon - Start List The eagerly awaited start list is now available here. Lake Tuggeranong RC Regatta - Call for Entries The Lake Tuggeranong RC Regatta is on Saturday 21 October. Entries for this regatta close with ACTRA at 4pm on this coming Saturday, 14 October - They will close earlier with your Club. This will be the first regatta that uses the new Rower Status Scores for determining what events crews can enter. Your club administration shold know how this works and how it affects you. This is also the first regatta that requires entries to be submitted by clubs directly into the ROMS entry system. Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club Learn to Row Program - correction An incorrect phone number has been fixed on the LTRC Community Learn-to-Row program flyer [900Kb pdf] linked from our new Learn to Row link in our index. The display of the Learn to Row page has also been corrected now.
11 Oct 06	Disher Cup Regatta - this Saturday 14 October The 2006 Disher Cup regatta will be hosted by the Royal Military College – Duntroon. A media release is available here. The order of events is as follows: 0800 Men’s coxed four start 0815 Women’s coxed four start 0840 Dragon Boat race 0900 Men’s eight start 0945 Presentations Drug Education Presentation by Victoria Roberts (Aust. Rep Rower) Next week Sport & Recreation ACT will be hosting an Australian Olympic Committee “Live Clean Play Clean” Drug Education presentation on Tuesday October 17 at the AIS. Please check out the program’s website for further information.  The presentation is aimed at educating Australia’s aspiring athletes (eg ACTAS squad members, SSO junior development squad members) on the issues surrounding drugs in sport. It is a fantastic opportunity for junior athletes from your organisation as well as their parents and coaches.
10 Oct 06	NTC Time Trial - Friday 13 October - entries closed, info available Entries have now closed for the time trial that will be held this coming Friday between Black Mountain Peninsula and Kingston. Please keep clear of the direct route between 6:45am and 7:45am. Information about the time trail can be found here. Rowing Australia Masters Rowing Survey - correct link provided A survey is being run electronically off the Rowing Victoria web site, but for the Rowing Australia Masters Committee. If you would like to complete the survey you can find it here. This link has been corrected from the one provided yesterday.
09 Oct 06	NTC Time Trial - Friday 13 October A time trial will be held this coming Friday between Black Mountain Peninsula and Kingston. Please keep clear of the direct route between 6:45am and 7:30am. Entries for this time trial close with Gordon Marcks on Tuesday, 10 October at 5pm. Disher Cup - Saturday 14 October The annual Disher Cup race and associated events are being held this coming Saturday. The races run from Central Basin to Water Police station at Yarralumla Bay. The starting time has not been officially notified but is probably 8am or 8:30am as in the past. Presentations are made on the Water Police point immediately after each race.
08 Oct 06	ACTRA Regatta Standard Program The standard regatta program has been updated and the new one is available here. Col Panton Rowing Marathon - new trophy donated The Cootapatamba Cup has been donated to ACTRA as a trophy for the first 4x across the line in the Col Panton Rowing Marathon each year. Details are here, on ACTRA's trophy page. Head of the Shoalhaven & Sprints Regatta The head race and sprints regatta are now both being held on Saturday, 4 November at Nowra. A flyer is available here. Entries through Rowing NSW. Note that this clashes with our Daramalan College Regatta.
05 Oct 06	Australasian Master Games - Correction We made a mistake when advertising the AMG last week. It is on next year, 2007, not the year after. Go here to see the details. ACTRA Race Briefing - Sunday 15 October Immediately after the Marathon, there will be a briefing at Black Mountain Rowing Club for all new rowers about competition and race/regatta regulations and procedures. This is a valuable workshop for all novices and those new to racing. Geoff Northam, the Head Boat Race Official will be conducting the briefing. After the conclusion of the Marathon, please make you way over to the BMRC shed. Learn to Row Programs - Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club The LTRC is organising both high school and community learn to row programs on Lake Tuggeranong. I new Learn to Row page has been created to promote these initiatives. It is linked from the ACTRA web site menu on the left.
02 Oct 06	ACTRA Regatta Standard Program The standard regatta program has been published and is available here. It is also linked off the top of the Events & Results page linked in the menu to the left.
30 Sep 06	Col Panton Rowing Marathon - correction The flyer for the Marathon incorrectly advertised the date of the race as 15 November. It is of course Sunday, 15 October. A corrected flyer can be found here. General information on the Col Panton Rowing Marathon can be found here, including some of the past results.
29 Sep 06	ACT 2006-7 Regatta Schedule confirmed The ACTRA Board has now confirmed the ACT Regatta program for the 2006-7 season, that entries will be made through the regatta entry system called ROMS, and that regattas will be scheduled and run using RP7 Regatta Management software. The entry and regatta management software changes are a move away from the software used in the ACT which has been developed over a many years. The move includes a change to rower status determination to a points system. There will be a workshop on the changes for club delegates within the next few weeks. Col Panton Rowing Marathon - Call for Entries The annual Col Panton Rowing Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, 15 October. Entries are due to ACTRA on Sunday, 7 October which means they will need to be lodged with your club earlier than that. A flyer for the event can be found here, and competitor instructions can be found here. Australasian Master Games - Web Site Created A web site has appeared for the 2007 AMG in Adelaide. It can be found here.
27 Sep 06	ACTRA Workshops - Technique and Injury - Ivan Hooper The Ivan Hooper slide presentation has been fixed and is now available here [Warning 5.9Mb PDF]. Sorry if any inconvenience caused. Coxs Course - Thursday 26th October There has been a good response regarding the coxswain’s course. We can confirm that this will take place on Thursday 26th October, 5-7pm at the Canberra Girls Grammar Aquatic Centre, Alexandrina Dr, Yarralumla. Cost will be $10. Refreshments will be provided and Rowing Australia Coxswains manuals will be available for purchase at $10 each. Please see a flyer here. Rowing on Foxtel Fox Sports 2 is showing Rowing World Cup and Championships events this week. Look in your program guide for details. Rowing Australia organised this with Foxtel. Rowing Australia Adaptive Rowing & Competition Administrator Rowing Australia is seeking applications for the position of Adaptive Rowing and Competition Administrator. See the Rowing Australia web site for more details.
26 Sep 06	ACTRA Workshops - Technique and Injury - Ivan Hooper We now have the Ivan Hooper slide presentation available here [Warning 5Mb PDF]. Fixed vs Dynamic Ergometers is discussed here, and the use of ergometers for training is discussed here. Emails Direct from ACTRA ACTRA will email news to you direct if you wish. We hope to have this set up as an automated service in the future,  but for the moment, you will need to send an requesting that you be put on the email list. Rowing Australia September Newsletter The September newsletter is now available on the Rowing Australia Web site. National Selection Trials - Requirements Information has been released by Rowing Australia regarding the conduct of the NTC time trials which is particularly relevant for anyone who wishes to be considered for 2007 National Team and/or the 2008 Olympic Team.  The main points for the ACT trials are that all remaining NTC trials will be conducted in single sculls (as per previous advice). Anyone who is intending to nominate for this years' team or the Olympic team should note that participation in the National Approved Plan (NAP) events are compulsory (with a few exemptions such as current "A" team members etc.).  You can contact Gordon Marcks at ACTAS Rowing for any clarification.
21 Sep 06	Winter Time Trial Presentations - This Saturday Thank you for your patience whilst we have been finalising the Point Score for the Winter Time Trials. It can now be found here ­ congratulations to all who competed. The presentations will take place this Saturday morning, 10:30am at Black Mountain Rowing Club. Gourmet breaky provided! The prizes awarded will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the overall handicap in the M1x, W1x, 2x, 4x, 4+ or 4-, 2-, 8+; fastest M1x and W1x; and the 1st place getters for each Time Trial in the M1x, W1x, 2x, 4x or 4- and 2-. ACTRA Workshops - Technique and Injury Ivan Hooper gave a very interesting workshop last week on technique and injury. He has kindly allowed us to publish two discussion papers, and there will be a slide presentation soon. Fixed vs Dynamic Ergometers is discussed here, and the use of ergometers for training is discussed here.
12 Sep 06	Australian Youth Olympics - January 2007 The first bulletin is now available of the Australian Youth Olympics Rowing Regatta and you can find it here. ACTRA has also released ACT selection information that can be found here. ACTRA September Newsletter The September newsletter can be found here. [1.3Mb PDF]
11 Sep 06	Winter Time Trial #4 - Results The results of last weekend's time trials can be found here (Saturday) and here (Sunday). The presentation morning and BBQ is still going to be at 10am 23 September. ACTRA Workshop - Technique and Injury The next Rowing ACT workshop will be held this Thursday. Ivan Hooper (ex-rower, AIS physio and Rowing Australia Sport Science and Medicine Coordinator) will be giving an informative talk on the Effect of Technique on Injury and also on an often neglected side of training ­ Stretching and Flexibility. The evening will commence at 7pm at Sports House, 100 Maitland St, Hackett. Refreshments will be provided and the night will conclude by 9pm. Please advise ACTRA if you wish to attend for catering purposes. Note that the workshop can contribute to Recognition of Prior Learning for Coaching Courses. A $5 contribution is requested. NTC Time Trial Entries Close tomorrow - Tuesday! You have until 5pm to enter the first selection time trial on this Friday, 15 September. Contact Gordon Marcks for any information. ACTRA Annual Report Available Online The Annual report is available here, and the Treasurer's Report as a separate document is available here. ACTRA Regatta Calendar Adjustments Some adjustments have been made to the ACTRA Regatta Calendar for 2006-7. The Disher Cup has been confirmed for 14 October; the dates of the NTC Time Trials have been corrected (moved a couple of days); ISRA is not being held in Canberra in 2007; CGGS is hosting one day of the ACT Championships Regatta. New Australian Rowing e-Magazine See here for something new in Australian rowing news.
07 Sep 06	Winter Time Trial #4 - Start List The start list for this weekend can be found here. Bow numbers will be at Canberra RC for south side clubs, and at Black Mountain RC for north side clubs. The BBQs being held this weekend at Canberra RC and Black Mountain RC (see below) are not a replacement for the presentation morning and BBQ on 23 September.
06 Sep 06	NTC Time Trial Information Please find information regarding the up-coming ACTAS/AIS NTC Time Trials here. Please contact Gordon Marcks if any further information is required. p: 02 6207 4393 (BH) m: 0407 787 270 Youth Cup Regatta - More Results In my rush to put some Youth Cup results on our web site, I overlooked that as well as the 4th place in the W2- Div 1 by Christabelle Northham and Brydie Foran, the ACT scored three more A Final results being: 5th places to Emma Cook in the W1x Div1; 5th to Erin Neil in the W1x Div2; and, 6th to the W4- with Grace Peaty, Veronica Tamsitt, Christabelle Northam & Brydie Foran. ...and now there are some photos here [700Kb for the index page]. Winter Time Trial #4 - A time of Barbeques Canberra RC will be holding its usual post-WTT BBQ this Sunday, and is joined this time by Black Mountain RC who are having a breakfast BBQ this Sunday morning to follow the last winter time trial for the year. There will be bacon and eggs, and snags and drinks on sale. Members, families and supporters welcome. When: 10.30am Sunday 10 September. Where: Yarralumla Bay (Canberra RC) and Black Mountain Peninsula (BMRC). All volunteers and officials are especially invited as a big thank you for efforts and assistance during the Winter Time Trial Series. ACTSport SportStars of the Month September Newsletter The September newsletter is now out and can be found at the ACTSport web site.
04 Sep 06	Youth Cup Regatta Results The results from the Australian Youth Cup Regatta held in Adelaide last weekend are available on the South Australian Rowing Association web site here. The best result from the ACT crews was a 4th place in the W2- Div 1 by Christabelle Northham and Brydie Foran. Several other got in the A final. Third hand information provided to this site is that it was quite rough on West Lakes which tends to upset ACT rowers used to flat water. Strength and Conditioning Conference - Gold Coast 24-26 Nov There is a "National Confernce" on strength and conditioning coming up. You can find details here. I found the web site more than a bit slow to load - so be patient.
31 Aug 06	Winter Time Trial #4 - Entries due this weekend & Points Available To encourage you entering the last winter time trial for 2006 - the points so far this winter are now available here. Entries close this weekend with your club.
28 Aug 06	World Championships Results - Finals Its best if you go to the Rowing Australia web site to see the Australian results and news summary, or the FISA site for overall results and commentary. We have copied a couple of photos from the Rowing Australia site so that you can see our ACT athletes enjoying themselves. There is Craig Jones racing in the M2x, Sarah Cook with the W8, and showing off her Bronze medal; and Sonia Mills racing in the W4x, and making her Bronze medal look like gold. The turnout at the Rugby Union Club last night was great, and all had good fun watching the races together. Winter Time Trial #4 - Entries due this weekend The last winter time trial for 2006 is less than two weeks away. Entries close this weekend with your club. Last chance to be in the running for great prizes and prestige. Water Safety - Keeping to the correct side This is another reminder about Water Safety. Please be aware at all times of where you are located on the lake and ensure that you are on the correct side. All clubs should have a lake flows map posted in their shed, please take the time to review it. If your club doesn't have one, please ask ACTRA and we will get one to you. The easiest way to remember the rules ­ Keep Bow Side to the Bank. There has recently been a near collision in East Basin where a squad was on the wrong side.   We would like to thank everyone for being aware of the new buoys in Tarcoola Reach and adhering to the correct side in this black spot.
23 Aug 06	World Championships Results - Days 1 & 2 A positive start for the Australian Team competing at Eton this week. On the first two days there were the following results. There are some good things to look at on the Rowing Australia coverage, and of course there is the FISA web site for full results and why Day 3 racing was cut short.   W4- Final A M2- Final A W2- Final B W1x Semi C W2x Semi A M2x Semi C (Craig Jones) M4- Final C LM2- Semi A LW2x Semi A LM2x Semi A LM4- Semi A W4x Final A (Sonia Mills) M4x Semi A W8+ Final A (Sarah Cook) M8+ Semi A Sydney University Boat Club looking for full time coach If you are interested in being a full time coach at SUBC, contact Mr. Greg Harris, Executive Director, Sydney University Sport, Sports and Aquatic Centre G09, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 or email to g.harris@susport.usyd.edu.au or fax 02 9351 4962. Applications close Friday 1st September.
22 Aug 06	Powerboat safety The Water police are reminding us of the need for water safety and in particular the requirements for powerboat usage on the ACT lakes. All powerboats need to have a current permit sticker (recently 2006-7 ones were mailed out), and required safety equipment, and the driver's powerboat licence. ACTRA Rowing Level 2 Coaching Course - 12, 17, 24 September Rowing ACT has previously advertised a Level 2 Coaching Course to be held in September this year. Registrations were due to close tomorrow, 23 August. Unfortunately there has not been enough interest to warrant this going ahead at the moment. The close of registrations has been extended to Monday 28 August at 5pm. Please advise as soon as possible if you or any of your members would like to participate in the course. I have attached the course information for your reference. World Championships Finals in Canberra - just like being there In case you missed the advertisement below, Black Mountain RC has organised Sunday, 27 August to view the World Championships Final day live on a large screen at the ACT Rugby Union Club, 51 Blackall Street. The bar and Bistro will be open from 1830hrs and the finals run through until just after midnight. $5/head with under 18s needing to be accompanied. Enquiries to Pam Nash on 0416 133 389 or . There is now a flyer advertising it here [600Kb PDF]. New Coxmate Products Coxmate is releasing enhanced in-boat electronic devices (sound, speed and rate) and is emailing around specifications. They should appear on the Coxmate web site soon or you can ask Coxmate for the infos.
21 Aug 06	Winter Time Trial #3 - Results Corrections Corrections have been made to the weekend's results. Mack Wilcox did 15:35.01, not 16:35.01. This places him 6th on the handicap placing's. Also on Sunday, crew #82 was a 4+, not a 4x. These corrections have been made to the results page. 2006 DUNLITE Murray River Rowathon It is only seven weeks to the Rowathon and three weeks to the date by which the organisers would like you to submit your entries (September 8th). Some participants have already sent their entry forms. This year's Rowathon will be held on Saturday, October 7th. You can read more about it on the Rowathon home-page.
20 Aug 06	Winter Time Trial #3 - Results The results for this weekend's time trials are available here. World Championships Finals in Canberra Black Mountain RC has organised Sunday, 27 August to view the World Championships Final day live on a large screen at the ACT Rugby Union Club, 51 Blackall Street. The bar and Bistro will be open from 1830hrs and the finals run through until just after midnight. $5/head with under 18s needing to be accompanied. Enquiries to Pam Nash on 0416 133 389 or ACTRA Rowing Development Workshop #1 - Last Thursday This workshop was held last Thursday with a small and bright audience. David Bagnall gave a fast paced and facinating history of rowing in the ACT. He promised(?) to commit it to writing so that it can be added to this web site and the Australian Rowing History site. Geoff Northam outlined the role of boat race officials and the personal rewards of officiating. Taryn Langdon spoke to a paper that provides some assistance to those starting rowing and their families. Finally, Camilla Hayman rounded out the evening by providing an overview of ACTRA, how it works and what it is attempting to achieve in the next few years, as based around its Strategic Plan. For sale: Rowing Ergometer Johnson Ergometer in good order, $400, contact Simon Tulloh on 0409 454 744. Digital images available on request. Located in Canberra.
18 Aug 06	Winter Time Trial #3 - Start List The start lists for tomorrow and Sunday is available here.
15 Aug 06	For Sale - Single Scull in Sydney 1999 K12 Empacher Single Scull Weight: 14.4kg. The boat is reportedly in good condition, and suitable for Heavyweight Male Sculler. Currently stored at Drummoyne Rowing Club, the boat includes a Gold NK StrokeCoach and Boat Sock for transport. Price: $7000. Contact: David Taylor - 0408447621.
14 Aug 06	ACTRA Annual General Meeting - Thursday 24 August Please note that the 2006 Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 24th August and that nominations for positions on the committee close this Thursday, 10th August. Nomination form is here. Lake Closure - Friday 18 August The 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan Dedication Ceremony will take place on Friday 18 August 2006.  As part of this ceremony, a formal gun salute will take place at Rond Terraces.  An exclusion zone will be enforced by the AFP Water Police from 10.00am - 10.15am, Friday 18 August 2006, at the northern end of Central Basin, from the western edge of Nerang Pool to the eastern edge of Aspen Island, to facilitate the firing of the guns. ACTRA Rowing Development Workshop #1 - Rowing in the ACT This Thursday 17th August Who: Camilla Hayman (Executive Officer), Geoff Northam (Head Boat Race Official, David Bagnall (coach, committee and club mem- ber) and Taryn Langdon (coach, committee and club member) Where: ACT Sports House, 100 Maitland Street Hackett. 7-9pm Topic: What is rowing? What is the structure of rowing in the ACT? How can I volunteer? A fantastic opportunity for new faces to be introduced to the rowing scene. We are also on the hunt for family and friends to assist in the running and preparation of events. Australian Rowing News (Blog) - a new Australian rowing web precence Someone has started a newsy Australian rowing web site with aspirations to do as well as Rachel Quarrell's British one. You can support this site by visiting it reguarly and providing some news tidbits. Boat Transport from Europe to Australia Is anyone looking to get a boat from Europe out to Australia within the next few months, for the purposes of combining shipping and reducing costs?  A Queenslander's boat is coming from Germany in September, and it couldn't fit it in the AIS container so its getting it shipped separately. Joint shipping will save costs. If you are interested contact Gary Merritt or  joannedwhite@gmail.com. World Championships Start next week The World Rowing Championships start next week at Eton, UK. There are some stories starting to appear on the FISA web site and some should start appearing on the Rowing Australia web site soon. Sarah Cook is one of our ACT team members and she said a earlier today: "...I have been a bit of a hermit for the past couple of months. We have been training very hard for what seems like an eternity but we're finally at the business end of the season. "We have been in Varese in northern Italy for the last week doing a speed camp... The lake here, for those of you that havn't seen it, is an awesome training venue. We train out of the Gavirate rowing club at the base of the mountains, on this side of the lake we have the Alps as a backdrop, its quite amazing. The weather has been pleasently warm and not too windy. Though last night we had a spectacular thunderstorm at about mid night which everyone got up to watch! But aside from the odd bit of rain, things have been pretty good. "The eight and our small boats are starting to come together, we've been doing some really consistently fast speeds and everyone is getting pretty fired up! We are sharing the lake with the British team (when i say share, i mean they have their half of the lake and we have ours!) There have been a few heated telephone calls as a result of rebel crews straying beyond the boundaries (we may have been one of them today...) We all leave for London on Tuesday though which is very exciting, and its a week today until racing begins." For Sale - CGGS VII Canberra Girls Grammar School is selling a KIRS 8+. 2001 Construction, 17.5 model, white, wing riggers, new shoes throughout. Very good Condition. Suit Schoolgirls or Schoolboys or as a club boat. Available immediately. Contact: Dafydd Gwynn-Jones, CGGS Head of Rowing or ph: 02 62026456.
08 Aug 06	ACTRA Annual General Meeting - Thursday 24 August Please note that the 2006 Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 24th August and that nominations for positions on the committee close this Thursday, 10th August. Nomination form is here. ACTRA Rowing Development Workshops Rowing ACT is committed to providing all members with ongoing opportunities to further develop their knowledge about the sport. A series of workshops has been set up and we have been fortunate to secure some very well respected professionals to spend some time with us. Please note that the very first one is Thursday next week, 17 August. The first presentation is a great chance not only to introduce new faces and their families to our wonderful sport, but also to outline how resource intensive rowing can be and explain ways that they could contribute to making Rowing ACT the best run rowing organisation in Australia. For the full list of workshops, see the ACTRA August Newsletter. ACTRA August Newsletter Please find the first edition of the Rowing ACT newsletter here [PDF 700Kb]. We hope you find it an informative and enjoyable read. We look forward to getting your feedback. This edition includes: Development Workshop information; Point score; Water Safety; Events; Youth Cup info; Coaching course info; news; and Bagg's Blog. Winter Time Trial #3 - Entries close next weekend The third winter time trial is on 19-20 August and entries close at your club this coming weekend. The weather forecast is great for this weekend - don't miss this one! Let's see if we can break the 100 boat barrier on Saturday again. Victorian Institute of Sport gets new CEO The Victorian Institute of Sport announced today that Anne Marie Harrison has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer from August 2006.  Anne Marie comes to the position after seven years as the inaugural Executive Director of the Scottish Institute of Sport. Her time in Scotland culminated in 2006 in Melbourne with the most successful Commonwealth Games ever by the country, finishing in 6th place on the medal table with 29 medals including 11 gold. Prior to that she had six years as the Chief Executive Officer of Vicsport. Anne Marie has worked in the sports industry for over 25 years covering the spectrum of Governing Bodies (10 years in the sport of gymnastics), the Olympic movement and Peak Agencies. [Info supplied by Rowing Australia] AIS Scholarship Coach position vacant Attached is the call for applications for the position of AIS Scholarship coach. Please note the closing date is Friday 18th August.
31 Jul 06	ACTRA Office closed for a week The ACTRA office will be unattended from 1 to 8 August 2006. For emergencies you can still ring the ACTRA mobile 0411 108 814. ACT 2006-7 Regatta Program Finalised ACTRA has finalised the regatta program for the 2006-7 season and the Events list has been updated with this information. The most recent changes are a correction to the date for the Col Panton Marathon; the removal of the Greg Welsh Regatta from the program at this stage; a new proposed date for the Disher Cup races. Rowing Australia Team Manager Vacancy Rowing Australia invites all suitably qualified candidates with extensive team management experience, both in Australia and on tour internationally, to submit an expression of interest for consideration as the manager and/or assistant manager of the 2007 and 2008 Australian Senior A Rowing Teams. You should contact Rowing Australia for further information. South Australia Rowing Association Vacancy - Development/Coaching SARA is advertising for a development officer/coach in the Riverland region. Find the details here or at the SARA web site. Aust. Sports Commission Sports Leadership Grants for Women Applications are open until 15 September for grants of up to $10,000. Go to the Aust. Sports Commission web site for details. Australian Representatives International Competitions The U23 World Championship regatta was held a bit over a week ago. Ex ACT rower Fergus Pragnell got 2nd in the A final of the M4+, but otherwise not much ACT interest. Full results on the FISA web site and Aussie results on the Rowing Australia site. Some of the senior crews have already left to prepare for the World Championships at Eton, UK, and others are leaving this weekend.
27 Jul 06	Rowing Australia News - July 2006 edition The Rowing Australia News is now available from the Rowing Australia website. You can follow the link from the RA homepage or get it direct here. Contents include: From the CEO; High Performance; Development; Competition; Other News, and; 2006 Events of Interest.
26 Jul 06	Rowing Victoria looking for a Members Services Coordinator There is a full time position being advertised by RV. You can find some detail here. Applications close on Monday 7 August.
25 Jul 06	ACTRA Winter Time Trial #2 Results The results of last weekend's time trial are available here. Congratulations to all who took part on two beautiful days for rowing. ACT Sport & Recreation "Thanks" Awards - Nominations Open Nominations close on Friday 4 August for the ACT Government "Thanks" Awards. More details are available here [pdf 244Kb]
24 Jul 06	ACTRA Regatta Point Score 2005-6 Season - Official Results The mathematical alchemists have finished their work and the point scores for last season have now been officially published by ACTRA. You can find them here. Congratulations to: Black Mountain Rowing Club for taking the overall point score convincingly. A result of organising well and having good depth in all categories. Well deserved. Black Mountain Rowing Club for blitzing the Women's comp. Canberra Rowing Club for doing just enough to win the Men's comp. Black Mountain Rowing Club showing a respectable margin to win the Masters comp. Canberra Girls Grammar winning the Girl's comp fairly comfortably, but Shoalhaven really showing they are starting to be a genuine force. Canberra Grammar winning the Boys' comp more than easily.
20 Jul 06	ACTRA Winter Time Trial #2 Start List The starting list for the Time Trial this weekend is available here. Bow numbers: numbers for Black Mountain RC will be left at the Black Mountain Rowing Shed. Bow numbers for all other clubs for both Saturday and Sunday will be left at Canberra Rowing Club ready for collection on Saturday morning. The shed will be open from about 5:30am.   Officials: all officials are requested to be at Black Mountain Rowing Club no later than 8:45am. This is to synchronise watches, review weather conditions, review safety rules, notify officials of changes to the draw and allocate positions. This will be done quickly to allow officials to attend to any club duties prior to racing beginning.   Uniform: Rowers are requested to wear club zooties to make identifying easier at both the start and finish.   There will be a Triathlon event held on Black Mountain Peninsula on Sunday morning. The road will be closed just after the Rusty Robertson turn off between 10am and 11am (you will still be able to access the BMRC car park). However from about 7:30am right through to 11am there will be road marshals in the area. Please exercise caution in the area, watch for cyclists, runners and spectators and obey the Stop, Slow, Go signs.
19 Jul 06	ACTAS Coaching Courses Information regarding upcoming Level 1 (October) and Level 2 (September) Coaching Courses is available here. If you wish to be accredited and you have prior experience, please follow the 'Recognition of prior experience' guidelines on the Rowing Australia website under Coaching.  The ACTRA Executive Officer is in the process of organising a Level 3 course. Details to follow later.
11 Jul 06	ACT Sports Hall of Fame induction invitation The 2006 ActewAGL ACT Sport Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon to be held on Friday August 18 2006 at the National Press Club of Australia from 12.00pm- 2.30pm. RSVP Tuesday August 8 2006. This year ACTSPORT will be inducting Barry Barnes (Basketball), Tony Campbell (Race Broadcasting) and Steve Walters (Rugby League) into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame. This is an opportunity for the community to come together to recognise and reward those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the ACT Sports Industry. 2006 DUNLITE Murray River Rowathon The rowathon is only 12 weeks away and entries need to be submitted within 7 weeks. There is at least one ACT crew entering this year. See the website for details.
10 Jul 06	Winter Time Trial #2 - Entries Entries for the first Winter Time Trials are due from clubs this coming weekend. All entries must be made through a club. No late entries accepted. See your club for details on how to enter. Singles and pairs only accepted for Saturday. No singles or pairs accepted for Sunday. Clubs are to use the entry form found here when submitting their consolidated entries to ACTRA. Universities Trans-Tasman Rowing 2006 The Trans Tasman Series was held in Sydney between 3 and 8 July. The competition involved university crews from Australia and New Zealand racing each other over a 3.4km course on the Parramatta River, a 5km course on the Nepean River, and a 2km course at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. Each country boated a men's and women's eight, a men's lightweight four, and a women's lightweight quad. ACT rowers Daniel Coombes (ANU), Christopher Ritchie (ANU), Tom Watkins (CRC) and Mack Wilcox (ANU) were selected as the Australian University Lightweight Coxless Four. The rest of the Australian team was made up of Sydney University Boat Club rowers. The Aussie LM4- won all of their races by large margins against their Kiwi counterparts, and thus retained the Sam Le Compte Trophy named after the well-known Tasmanian coach who trained many Olympic and World Championship crews. Unfortunately, New Zealand emerged as the overall winners of the competition, having defeated the Australians in every race in all the other boat categories. Nevertheless, the Aussie lighty four were able to hold their heads high at the post-competition celebration -- a boat cruise of Sydney harbour at night. The Australian University Lightweight Four would like to particularly thank the following people: James Tyree for his dedicated and long hours of coaching; John Bowes of Sydney Rowing Club for lending out a boat and oars; the event organisers -- Alan Bennett and Phil Bourguignon of Sydney University Boat Club; Joe and Jack from Powerhouse Hotel, Glebe; Doug from Castle Hill Inn. Thanks also to Edmund from Riverview Bakers Delight, and Natalie and Ali of Thai-Tanic Restaurant in Glebe for their sponsorship. For more info please visit the ANU Boat Club web site.
06 Jul 06	Lake Users Group Meeting 21 June - notes available Notes from the 21 June Lake Burley Griffin Users Group meeting are available here. This includes mention of the Immigration Bridge, water quality testing and rowers not showing awareness of ferries using the lake (a dangerous thing to ignore).
04 Jul 06	ACTAS Rowing 2007 Scholarship Criteria The criteria for the 2007 ACTAS rowing scholarships as recently accepted by the Joint Management Committee can be found here. Please contact (m:0407 787270) if any further information is required. Lake Burley Griffin Navigation Buoys To improve on water safety, a 3 buoys have been placed in a line between Kurrajong Pt and Black Mountain/Daramalan boatsheds. This has been an area of particular safety concern. All traffic proceeding to Yarramundi Reach should keep to the north of the line, and all traffic returning from Yarramundi Reach should keep to the south of the line. Please observe this new safety measure as well as existing safety measures such as using a 360degree flashing light when out between sunset and sunrise. Vigilance is still paramount and lake users who do not adhere to traffic rules may find themselves held personally responsible for damage and their club's insurance may not cover them for the damage incurred. Lake traffic flow can be found here. Thanks to John Simson for his efforts in putting these buoys out. Rowing Australia Coaching Conference 6-8 Oct 2006 If anyone who has not booked yet is interested in making up a group booking from the ACT (and receive a discount) contact on the details below by 5pm Monday 10 July and we can arrange a booking together. w: 02 6277 3334    f: 02 6277 3884    m: 0417 148 059
29 Jun 06	ACT Rowing Association Annual General Meeting - Thursday, 24 August 2006 We would like to advise you that Rowing ACT will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 6pm, Thursday 24th August. We look forward to having the opportunity to update our members on Rowing ACT's activities during the last financial year and share some of our future initiatives. The notice of meeting can be found here, and the nomination form for office holders and committee members can be found here. Note that only clubs can vote (Rule 34 refers), but everyone is welcome to come and listen can contribute.
26 Jun 06	Winter Time Trial #1 - Results The results are available here.
23 Jun 06	ACT Youth Cup Team Selections Rowing ACT would like to thank all athletes who nominated and trialled for the 2006 Youth Cup to compete in Adelaide, 1 ­ 3 September. Congratulations are extended to the team who will represent the ACT:  Men Reese Graham (ACTAS/CRC) Nicolas Barnier (CGS) Bradley Carron-Arthur (CGS) Sam Casey (ANU) -LW Zac Cleaver (CRC) Wayne Curtois (CRC) Riley Owen (CLRC) Tom Watkins (CRC) - LW Hugh Burnett (Coxswain)  Women Lauren Burraston (ANU) Emma Cook (ACTAS/CLRC) Brydie Foran (ACTAS/BMRC) Jodie Groothof (BMRC) - LW Ellen Hart (CGGS) - LW Erin Neil (CLRC) Christabelle Northam (CGGS) Grace Peatey (CGGS) - LW Veronica Tamsitt (CGGS) Alison Long (Coxswain) Manager: Camilla Hayman Head Coach: Gordon Marcks Men's Coach: Paul Cowan Women's Coach: Dafydd Gwynn-Jones
22 Jun 06	Winter Time Trial #1 - Start List The start list for the first Winter Time Trials of 2006 is available here. Note that first boat is away at 9:30am on both days. Please listen for instructions at the start and ensure you move up to the start promptly and carefully. ACTAS Rowing Scholarship aspirants As per (draft) 2007 ACTAS Rowing Scholarship Criteria, all athletes who wish to be considered should have entered this Saturday's part of the ACTRA Winter Time Trial. Further to this there is a 6000m ergometer test scheduled for Monday 26th of June. This will be conducted at the ACTAS shed in the morning and athletes intending to do this should contact (m:0407 787270) as soon as possible to confirm their start time. Australian Team Results in Second Rowing World Cup Regatta The full results can be found on the FISA web site. The Australian perspective can be found on the Rowing Australia web site. For our ACT representatives: Sonia Mills was 3rd in the W2x 0.12secs behind another AUS crew 2nd and only 1.5secs from 1st. Then she came 6th in the W4x. Sarah Cook was 4th in the W2- 4.5secs behind 3rd place AUS crew. She then came 4th in the W8+ only 6.11secs behind winners ROM. Craig Jones did not race as he was ill. Brendon Prout - ACTRA President Some of you will be aware that Brendon Prout has been dealing with some medical issues recently. I can now advise you that Brendon went into hospital last Saturday for a major operation on a recently detected throat cancer. The recovery period for this is expected to be around 3 to 4 months.   The ACTRA Committee has given Brendon leave from his position as the ACTRA President for this period. The Committee will review Brendon's recovery and intentions with him around the time that nominations fall due for the ACTRA Committee elections, prior to Annual General Meeting in August.   Brendon has worked tirelessly on behalf of ACT Rowing for many years and is an excellent representative of our sport. He has often had to go in to bat hard on behalf of the ACT at territory and national forums, helping to secure and maintain hard won funding for ACTRA programs. Most recently Brendon has been busy pushing the case for a 2000m course on Lake Burley Griffin with the National Capital Authority. Brendon has also been very active as the President of Canberra Rowing Club.   I am sure you will join me in wishing Brendon a successful operation and a speedy recovery.   Nick Hunter Vice-President ACT Rowing Association
14 Jun 06	Lake Burley Griffin traffic rules Gordon Marcks, Head Rowing Coach at ACTAS, has some comments on safe winter rowing on Lake Burley Griffin: "With our return to the water, also comes the reminder about adherence to the traffic rules and the need to do your best to minimise any risk to yourself as well as others. The traffic rules are well documented, publicised and accepted and anyone who chooses to cut-corners exposes themselves to being held liable for any damage or injury in the advent of an accident. If an athlete is negligent they can expect to be held personally responsible and may find that [their Club's] insurance will not be used to pay for the damage. Some areas of particular concern are: The turn around in East Basin and Scrivener Dam, The long stretch between Museum Point and Spinnaker Island, The turn in front of Black Mtn Rowing Club going towards the course,  The start and finish lines on the course and The area directly in front of the AIS. "Great care needs to be taken in these areas, and even if you are on the correct side be vigilant and on the look out at all times for other rowers who may have inadvertently found themselves in the wrong. There have been a few near misses where everyone thinks they are in the right. "Please report ALL collisions and even near misses as soon as possible directly to [your club] so that [they] can follow them up, hopefully making the lake a safer place for everyone." Note that lake traffic maps are available through the ACTRA Info link on the index to your left. We are currently negotiating with the Water Police and NCA to place a new turning buoy near Black Mountain.
13 Jun 06	Youth Cup Selections Erg testing (2000m) will be completed this week with CGGS girls doing it at the CGGS shed Wed morning. All others will be done at the ACTAS boatshed on Friday morning as per the times in the spreadsheet here. ALL athletes will need to complete the erg this week please. The start times are listed so get there with enough time to warm up before that. The sculling trial will take place on the course with the first boat starting at the 1500m start at 8.00am. Men are asked to be in position at 7.55 and wait for the coaches instructions. Women should be there at 8.00am for an 8.05 start. The start list is attached but the order will probably change once we have the erg results in. Just remember: boys start at 8.00am and girls at 8.05am. Athletes who nominated as lightweights will NOT need to do the scull trial due to there be a requirement to have three lightweights in the team. Selections will be made following the completion of the sculling trial and the team will be announced as soon as possible after that. Youth Cup Meeting There will be a meeting held on Saturday morning (17th) at the ACTAS Boat shed regarding the upcoming Youth Cup. Whilst it will mainly concern the Youth Cup event, any interested coaches are invited to attend. Please advise your availability to by COB Friday. The meeting will be held after the sculling trial so approximately 8:30am. Agenda: * Emphasis for training the youth cup team * Coaching/management staff for the youth cup * Anything else.... Please contact Gordon Marcks on 0407 787 270 if you have any questions. Winter Time Trial #1 - Entries Entries for the first Winter Time Trials are due from clubs next Monday, 19 June at 8am. All entries must be made through a club. No late entries accepted. See your club for details on how to enter. Singles and pairs only accepted for Saturday. No singles or pairs accepted for Sunday. Clubs are to use the entry form found here when submitting their consolidated entries to ACTRA.
07 Jun 06	ACTRA Executive Officer - new contact details Please note there are changed fax and mobile numbers for Camilla Hayman, the new ACTRA Executive Officer. Contact details can be found here. Rowing Australia News: May 2006 The latest edition of the electronic RA News is available from RA's web site. In it you can find: From the CEO ·         Munich results ·         New members of the rowing family ·         Adaptive Rowing and the Paralympic Games High Performance ·         Impression from Europe, 2006 ·         2006 International Tours - Planning and Execution ·         Images from the water Development ·         Croker Oars 2006 Rowing Australia Coaches Conference Competition ·         Australian Master Rowing Championships Other News ·         ANZAC Day service ·         Sculling: Training, Technique & Performance by Paul Thompson 2006 Events of Interest Athlete Profile Croker Oars 2006 Rowing Australia Coaches Conference The Rowing Australia Coaches conference is being held 6-8 October on the Gold Coast. Read all about it here. If you are a qualified coach, you should have already received a personal invitiation. If you haven't, it means you have not kept your contact details up to date and you should contact ACTRA to ensure you are correctly registered as a coach. For sale: Rowing Ergometer Johnson Ergometer in good order, $400,  contact Simon Tulloh on 0409 454 744.  Digital images available on request.
06 Jun 06	ACT Rowing Association appoints new Executive Officer The President of ACTRA, Brendon Prout, yesterday announced the appointment of Camilla Hayman to the role of ACTRA Executive Officer, effective immediately. Camilla replaces Ross Jones who recently resigned to take up an appointment with ACT Soccer (or was that football?). Brendon added:  "As most of you would be aware Camilla brings to the position an acute understanding of rowing issues across all strata within Canberra, and further afield across Australia. Please join with me in welcoming Camilla to the appointment."
01 Jun 06	Hi, a bit of a break on the ACT rowing news front, but here is a good load of news in an attempt to catch up... NCA Lake Burley Griffin Survey The National Capital Authority is conducting a survey on impressions of LBG. You should complete the survey online here and support our sport and our sympathetic use of the lake. Australian Masters Rowing Championships About 80 ACT masters rowers attended the AMRC at Nagambie Victoria 19-21 May. The ACT contingent entered about 10% of the seats racing at the regatta. The number of medals won is still being counted, but there were 17 wins by Canberra Rowing Club crews (including composites). We believe no young rowers were injured in the running of the event. Results can be found on the Rowing Victoria web site. Our National Representatives at Munich World Cup The Australian senior rowing team is in Europe at the moment and raced at the first World Cup Regatta in Munich last weekend. The ACT's Craig Jones (M2x), Sonia Mills (W8 & W2-) and Sarah Cook (W8 & W2-) were racing. Sonia is doing a nice bit of reporting for the Rowing Australia web site [click on the "Impressions from Europe" link in the middle of the page]. The results can be found through the reformated and complex FISA WorldRowing web site. Winter Time Trials Don't forget that the WTTs start in 3 weeks. Start organising. Also, please be careful of your navigation when practising the course, especially when there is mist. Winter Rowing There have been a couple of collisions recently and some wildly irresponsible and dangerous steering in the past couple of weeks. Every crew member has a responsibility to know the traffic conventions and follow them. Also, if the sun is below the horizon - you must have a flashing white light on the bow of your boat. If you don't have a working light on your boat - don't go out. ACTRA State Team Info and Elite Devepment Program nominations Iinformation and a nomination form for the Rowing Australia Youth Cup to be held in Adelaide this September are attached here [pdf 88Kb]. Dates for the Youth Cup are 1st - 3rd Sept. Other state team selections coming up are: Youth Olympic Festival, Penrith NSW, 17-21 January 2007 Kings Cup Regatta, Nagambie Vic, 11th March 2007 Rowing Australia Youth Cup, Nagambie Vic, 31st Aug - 2nd Sept 2007 More information about the selection process for these teams will be released shortly. A nomination form for athletes to be considered in the ACT Elite Development Program is available here [pdf 60Kb]. ACTAS Scholarships - Draft Selection Criteria DRAFT selection criteria for 2007 ACTAS scholarships are available here [pdf 100Kb]. This will be put to the Joint Management Committee for approval in June. The draft will give any potential scholarship holders an idea of the probable criteria. In particular, the requirement to race in the ACTRA Winter Time Trials, NTC Time Trials and the inclusion of regular 6000m and 2000m ergometer testing. Any athlete who believes they should be considered for an ACTAS scholarship for the 2007 season may also wish to contact Gordon Marcks at ACTAS so that he can ensure that you receive any relevant information. Croker Oars 2006 Rowing Australia Coaches Conference The Rowing Australia Coaches conference is being held 6-8 October on the Gold Coast. Read all about it here. If you are a qualified coach, you should have already received a personal invitiation. If you haven't, it means you have not kept your contact details up to date and you should contact ACTRA to ensure you are correctly registered as a coach. Stretching and Injury Prevention Workshop ACT Sport and Recreation's 3rd FREE Workshop of its series will be held on Tuesday 13th June at the AIS. The workshop details (and future workshops) are available here [pdf 236Kb]. These said to be a great professional development opportunity. Please contact ACT S&R for details and booking
01 May 06	Winter Time Trials - Competitor Information available A flyer for the WTTs is now available here [80Kb]. The dates are: 24-25 June 2006 22-23 July 2006 19-20 August 2006 09-10 September 2006 23 September 2006 for the presentation event
30 Apr 06	Australian Representitives from ACT Chosen We have informal information that the following ACT athletes have been chosen to represent Australia this year in open international competition. Craig Jones is in the men's sculling squad. Craig has represented Australia many times before, starting in 2001, and including the single scull at the Greece Olympics in 2004. Sonia Mills is in the women's 4x. Sonia won WC gold last year in her first time representing Australia. Sarah Cook is in the women's sweep oar squad. It is Sarah's first time representing Australia as an open category athlete after winning silver in 2004 in the under 23 W4-, and representing Australia last year in the U23 W4- again to come 6th. They leave Australia in a few weeks to compete in two World Cup regattas.
28 Apr 06	Australian Masters Championships - ACT Representative Crews The masters crews to represent the ACT in the Interstate races at the Australian Masters Rowing Championships have been annouced. The Championships are being held at Nagambie in central Victoria during the period 19-21 May. The Interstate crews need to have an average age of 50years or over.  Men's 8 Alex Hodges (bow) Ian Robertson Mike Body Scott Pagan Louis Res Craig Kentwell Randal Lawrence Peter Macartney (str) Ann Whelan (cox)  Women's 8 Margaret Pentony (bow) Kath Wellman Anita Preiner Kathy Finlay Jo Searle Jeanette Gasson Elaine Bissaker Sue Donoghoe (str) Belinda Burnet (cox) Nigel Harding (coach)  Men's 4x David Nash (bow) David Bagnall John Gasson Stephen Trowell (str)  Women's 4x Margaret Pentony (bow) Susan Linacre Pam Nash Amanda Brian (str)
31 Jul 06	ACTRA Office closed for a week The ACTRA office will be unattended from 1 to 8 August 2006. For emergencies you can still ring the ACTRA mobile 0411 108 814. ACT 2006-7 Regatta Program Finalised ACTRA has finalised the regatta program for the 2006-7 season and the Events list has been updated with this information. The most recent changes are a correction to the date for the Col Panton Marathon; the removal of the Greg Welsh Regatta from the program at this stage; a new proposed date for the Disher Cup races. Rowing Australia Team Manager Vacancy Rowing Australia invites all suitably qualified candidates with extensive team management experience, both in Australia and on tour internationally, to submit an expression of interest for consideration as the manager and/or assistant manager of the 2007 and 2008 Australian Senior A Rowing Teams. You should contact Rowing Australia for further information. South Australia Rowing Association Vacancy - Development/Coaching SARA is advertising for a development officer/coach in the Riverland region. Find the details here or at the SARA web site. Aust. Sports Commission Sports Leadership Grants for Women Applications are open until 15 September for grants of up to $10,000. Go to the Aust. Sports Commission web site for details. Australian Representatives International Competitions The U23 World Championship regatta was held a bit over a week ago. Ex ACT rower Fergus Pragnell got 2nd in the A final of the M4+, but otherwise not much ACT interest. Full results on the FISA web site and Aussie results on the Rowing Australia site. Some of the senior crews have already left to prepare for the World Championships at Eton, UK, and others are leaving this weekend.
27 Jul 06	Rowing Australia News - July 2006 edition The Rowing Australia News is now available from the Rowing Australia website. You can follow the link from the RA homepage or get it direct here. Contents include: From the CEO; High Performance; Development; Competition; Other News, and; 2006 Events of Interest.
26 Jul 06	Rowing Victoria looking for a Members Services Coordinator There is a full time position being advertised by RV. You can find some detail here. Applications close on Monday 7 August.
25 Jul 06	ACTRA Winter Time Trial #2 Results The results of last weekend's time trial are available here. Congratulations to all who took part on two beautiful days for rowing. ACT Sport & Recreation "Thanks" Awards - Nominations Open Nominations close on Friday 4 August for the ACT Government "Thanks" Awards. More details are available here [pdf 244Kb]
24 Jul 06	ACTRA Regatta Point Score 2005-6 Season - Official Results The mathematical alchemists have finished their work and the point scores for last season have now been officially published by ACTRA. You can find them here. Congratulations to: Black Mountain Rowing Club for taking the overall point score convincingly. A result of organising well and having good depth in all categories. Well deserved. Black Mountain Rowing Club for blitzing the Women's comp. Canberra Rowing Club for doing just enough to win the Men's comp. Black Mountain Rowing Club showing a respectable margin to win the Masters comp. Canberra Girls Grammar winning the Girl's comp fairly comfortably, but Shoalhaven really showing they are starting to be a genuine force. Canberra Grammar winning the Boys' comp more than easily.
20 Jul 06	ACTRA Winter Time Trial #2 Start List The starting list for the Time Trial this weekend is available here. Bow numbers: numbers for Black Mountain RC will be left at the Black Mountain Rowing Shed. Bow numbers for all other clubs for both Saturday and Sunday will be left at Canberra Rowing Club ready for collection on Saturday morning. The shed will be open from about 5:30am.   Officials: all officials are requested to be at Black Mountain Rowing Club no later than 8:45am. This is to synchronise watches, review weather conditions, review safety rules, notify officials of changes to the draw and allocate positions. This will be done quickly to allow officials to attend to any club duties prior to racing beginning.   Uniform: Rowers are requested to wear club zooties to make identifying easier at both the start and finish.   There will be a Triathlon event held on Black Mountain Peninsula on Sunday morning. The road will be closed just after the Rusty Robertson turn off between 10am and 11am (you will still be able to access the BMRC car park). However from about 7:30am right through to 11am there will be road marshals in the area. Please exercise caution in the area, watch for cyclists, runners and spectators and obey the Stop, Slow, Go signs.
19 Jul 06	ACTAS Coaching Courses Information regarding upcoming Level 1 (October) and Level 2 (September) Coaching Courses is available here. If you wish to be accredited and you have prior experience, please follow the 'Recognition of prior experience' guidelines on the Rowing Australia website under Coaching.  The ACTRA Executive Officer is in the process of organising a Level 3 course. Details to follow later.
11 Jul 06	ACT Sports Hall of Fame induction invitation The 2006 ActewAGL ACT Sport Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon to be held on Friday August 18 2006 at the National Press Club of Australia from 12.00pm- 2.30pm. RSVP Tuesday August 8 2006. This year ACTSPORT will be inducting Barry Barnes (Basketball), Tony Campbell (Race Broadcasting) and Steve Walters (Rugby League) into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame. This is an opportunity for the community to come together to recognise and reward those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the ACT Sports Industry. 2006 DUNLITE Murray River Rowathon The rowathon is only 12 weeks away and entries need to be submitted within 7 weeks. There is at least one ACT crew entering this year. See the website for details.
10 Jul 06	Winter Time Trial #2 - Entries Entries for the first Winter Time Trials are due from clubs this coming weekend. All entries must be made through a club. No late entries accepted. See your club for details on how to enter. Singles and pairs only accepted for Saturday. No singles or pairs accepted for Sunday. Clubs are to use the entry form found here when submitting their consolidated entries to ACTRA. Universities Trans-Tasman Rowing 2006 The Trans Tasman Series was held in Sydney between 3 and 8 July. The competition involved university crews from Australia and New Zealand racing each other over a 3.4km course on the Parramatta River, a 5km course on the Nepean River, and a 2km course at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. Each country boated a men's and women's eight, a men's lightweight four, and a women's lightweight quad. ACT rowers Daniel Coombes (ANU), Christopher Ritchie (ANU), Tom Watkins (CRC) and Mack Wilcox (ANU) were selected as the Australian University Lightweight Coxless Four. The rest of the Australian team was made up of Sydney University Boat Club rowers. The Aussie LM4- won all of their races by large margins against their Kiwi counterparts, and thus retained the Sam Le Compte Trophy named after the well-known Tasmanian coach who trained many Olympic and World Championship crews. Unfortunately, New Zealand emerged as the overall winners of the competition, having defeated the Australians in every race in all the other boat categories. Nevertheless, the Aussie lighty four were able to hold their heads high at the post-competition celebration -- a boat cruise of Sydney harbour at night. The Australian University Lightweight Four would like to particularly thank the following people: James Tyree for his dedicated and long hours of coaching; John Bowes of Sydney Rowing Club for lending out a boat and oars; the event organisers -- Alan Bennett and Phil Bourguignon of Sydney University Boat Club; Joe and Jack from Powerhouse Hotel, Glebe; Doug from Castle Hill Inn. Thanks also to Edmund from Riverview Bakers Delight, and Natalie and Ali of Thai-Tanic Restaurant in Glebe for their sponsorship. For more info please visit the ANU Boat Club web site.
06 Jul 06	Lake Users Group Meeting 21 June - notes available Notes from the 21 June Lake Burley Griffin Users Group meeting are available here. This includes mention of the Immigration Bridge, water quality testing and rowers not showing awareness of ferries using the lake (a dangerous thing to ignore).
04 Jul 06	ACTAS Rowing 2007 Scholarship Criteria The criteria for the 2007 ACTAS rowing scholarships as recently accepted by the Joint Management Committee can be found here. Please contact (m:0407 787270) if any further information is required. Lake Burley Griffin Navigation Buoys To improve on water safety, a 3 buoys have been placed in a line between Kurrajong Pt and Black Mountain/Daramalan boatsheds. This has been an area of particular safety concern. All traffic proceeding to Yarramundi Reach should keep to the north of the line, and all traffic returning from Yarramundi Reach should keep to the south of the line. Please observe this new safety measure as well as existing safety measures such as using a 360degree flashing light when out between sunset and sunrise. Vigilance is still paramount and lake users who do not adhere to traffic rules may find themselves held personally responsible for damage and their club's insurance may not cover them for the damage incurred. Lake traffic flow can be found here. Thanks to John Simson for his efforts in putting these buoys out. Rowing Australia Coaching Conference 6-8 Oct 2006 If anyone who has not booked yet is interested in making up a group booking from the ACT (and receive a discount) contact on the details below by 5pm Monday 10 July and we can arrange a booking together. w: 02 6277 3334    f: 02 6277 3884    m: 0417 148 059
29 Jun 06	ACT Rowing Association Annual General Meeting - Thursday, 24 August 2006 We would like to advise you that Rowing ACT will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 6pm, Thursday 24th August. We look forward to having the opportunity to update our members on Rowing ACT's activities during the last financial year and share some of our future initiatives. The notice of meeting can be found here, and the nomination form for office holders and committee members can be found here. Note that only clubs can vote (Rule 34 refers), but everyone is welcome to come and listen can contribute.
26 Jun 06	Winter Time Trial #1 - Results The results are available here.
23 Jun 06	ACT Youth Cup Team Selections Rowing ACT would like to thank all athletes who nominated and trialled for the 2006 Youth Cup to compete in Adelaide, 1 ­ 3 September. Congratulations are extended to the team who will represent the ACT:  Men Reese Graham (ACTAS/CRC) Nicolas Barnier (CGS) Bradley Carron-Arthur (CGS) Sam Casey (ANU) -LW Zac Cleaver (CRC) Wayne Curtois (CRC) Riley Owen (CLRC) Tom Watkins (CRC) - LW Hugh Burnett (Coxswain)  Women Lauren Burraston (ANU) Emma Cook (ACTAS/CLRC) Brydie Foran (ACTAS/BMRC) Jodie Groothof (BMRC) - LW Ellen Hart (CGGS) - LW Erin Neil (CLRC) Christabelle Northam (CGGS) Grace Peatey (CGGS) - LW Veronica Tamsitt (CGGS) Alison Long (Coxswain) Manager: Camilla Hayman Head Coach: Gordon Marcks Men's Coach: Paul Cowan Women's Coach: Dafydd Gwynn-Jones
22 Jun 06	Winter Time Trial #1 - Start List The start list for the first Winter Time Trials of 2006 is available here. Note that first boat is away at 9:30am on both days. Please listen for instructions at the start and ensure you move up to the start promptly and carefully. ACTAS Rowing Scholarship aspirants As per (draft) 2007 ACTAS Rowing Scholarship Criteria, all athletes who wish to be considered should have entered this Saturday's part of the ACTRA Winter Time Trial. Further to this there is a 6000m ergometer test scheduled for Monday 26th of June. This will be conducted at the ACTAS shed in the morning and athletes intending to do this should contact (m:0407 787270) as soon as possible to confirm their start time. Australian Team Results in Second Rowing World Cup Regatta The full results can be found on the FISA web site. The Australian perspective can be found on the Rowing Australia web site. For our ACT representatives: Sonia Mills was 3rd in the W2x 0.12secs behind another AUS crew 2nd and only 1.5secs from 1st. Then she came 6th in the W4x. Sarah Cook was 4th in the W2- 4.5secs behind 3rd place AUS crew. She then came 4th in the W8+ only 6.11secs behind winners ROM. Craig Jones did not race as he was ill. Brendon Prout - ACTRA President Some of you will be aware that Brendon Prout has been dealing with some medical issues recently. I can now advise you that Brendon went into hospital last Saturday for a major operation on a recently detected throat cancer. The recovery period for this is expected to be around 3 to 4 months.   The ACTRA Committee has given Brendon leave from his position as the ACTRA President for this period. The Committee will review Brendon's recovery and intentions with him around the time that nominations fall due for the ACTRA Committee elections, prior to Annual General Meeting in August.   Brendon has worked tirelessly on behalf of ACT Rowing for many years and is an excellent representative of our sport. He has often had to go in to bat hard on behalf of the ACT at territory and national forums, helping to secure and maintain hard won funding for ACTRA programs. Most recently Brendon has been busy pushing the case for a 2000m course on Lake Burley Griffin with the National Capital Authority. Brendon has also been very active as the President of Canberra Rowing Club.   I am sure you will join me in wishing Brendon a successful operation and a speedy recovery.   Nick Hunter Vice-President ACT Rowing Association
14 Jun 06	Lake Burley Griffin traffic rules Gordon Marcks, Head Rowing Coach at ACTAS, has some comments on safe winter rowing on Lake Burley Griffin: "With our return to the water, also comes the reminder about adherence to the traffic rules and the need to do your best to minimise any risk to yourself as well as others. The traffic rules are well documented, publicised and accepted and anyone who chooses to cut-corners exposes themselves to being held liable for any damage or injury in the advent of an accident. If an athlete is negligent they can expect to be held personally responsible and may find that [their Club's] insurance will not be used to pay for the damage. Some areas of particular concern are: The turn around in East Basin and Scrivener Dam, The long stretch between Museum Point and Spinnaker Island, The turn in front of Black Mtn Rowing Club going towards the course,  The start and finish lines on the course and The area directly in front of the AIS. "Great care needs to be taken in these areas, and even if you are on the correct side be vigilant and on the look out at all times for other rowers who may have inadvertently found themselves in the wrong. There have been a few near misses where everyone thinks they are in the right. "Please report ALL collisions and even near misses as soon as possible directly to [your club] so that [they] can follow them up, hopefully making the lake a safer place for everyone." Note that lake traffic maps are available through the ACTRA Info link on the index to your left. We are currently negotiating with the Water Police and NCA to place a new turning buoy near Black Mountain.
13 Jun 06	Youth Cup Selections Erg testing (2000m) will be completed this week with CGGS girls doing it at the CGGS shed Wed morning. All others will be done at the ACTAS boatshed on Friday morning as per the times in the spreadsheet here. ALL athletes will need to complete the erg this week please. The start times are listed so get there with enough time to warm up before that. The sculling trial will take place on the course with the first boat starting at the 1500m start at 8.00am. Men are asked to be in position at 7.55 and wait for the coaches instructions. Women should be there at 8.00am for an 8.05 start. The start list is attached but the order will probably change once we have the erg results in. Just remember: boys start at 8.00am and girls at 8.05am. Athletes who nominated as lightweights will NOT need to do the scull trial due to there be a requirement to have three lightweights in the team. Selections will be made following the completion of the sculling trial and the team will be announced as soon as possible after that. Youth Cup Meeting There will be a meeting held on Saturday morning (17th) at the ACTAS Boat shed regarding the upcoming Youth Cup. Whilst it will mainly concern the Youth Cup event, any interested coaches are invited to attend. Please advise your availability to by COB Friday. The meeting will be held after the sculling trial so approximately 8:30am. Agenda: * Emphasis for training the youth cup team * Coaching/management staff for the youth cup * Anything else.... Please contact Gordon Marcks on 0407 787 270 if you have any questions. Winter Time Trial #1 - Entries Entries for the first Winter Time Trials are due from clubs next Monday, 19 June at 8am. All entries must be made through a club. No late entries accepted. See your club for details on how to enter. Singles and pairs only accepted for Saturday. No singles or pairs accepted for Sunday. Clubs are to use the entry form found here when submitting their consolidated entries to ACTRA.
07 Jun 06	ACTRA Executive Officer - new contact details Please note there are changed fax and mobile numbers for Camilla Hayman, the new ACTRA Executive Officer. Contact details can be found here. Rowing Australia News: May 2006 The latest edition of the electronic RA News is available from RA's web site. In it you can find: From the CEO ·         Munich results ·         New members of the rowing family ·         Adaptive Rowing and the Paralympic Games High Performance ·         Impression from Europe, 2006 ·         2006 International Tours - Planning and Execution ·         Images from the water Development ·         Croker Oars 2006 Rowing Australia Coaches Conference Competition ·         Australian Master Rowing Championships Other News ·         ANZAC Day service ·         Sculling: Training, Technique & Performance by Paul Thompson 2006 Events of Interest Athlete Profile Croker Oars 2006 Rowing Australia Coaches Conference The Rowing Australia Coaches conference is being held 6-8 October on the Gold Coast. Read all about it here. If you are a qualified coach, you should have already received a personal invitiation. If you haven't, it means you have not kept your contact details up to date and you should contact ACTRA to ensure you are correctly registered as a coach. For sale: Rowing Ergometer Johnson Ergometer in good order, $400,  contact Simon Tulloh on 0409 454 744.  Digital images available on request.
06 Jun 06	ACT Rowing Association appoints new Executive Officer The President of ACTRA, Brendon Prout, yesterday announced the appointment of Camilla Hayman to the role of ACTRA Executive Officer, effective immediately. Camilla replaces Ross Jones who recently resigned to take up an appointment with ACT Soccer (or was that football?). Brendon added:  "As most of you would be aware Camilla brings to the position an acute understanding of rowing issues across all strata within Canberra, and further afield across Australia. Please join with me in welcoming Camilla to the appointment."
01 Jun 06	Hi, a bit of a break on the ACT rowing news front, but here is a good load of news in an attempt to catch up... NCA Lake Burley Griffin Survey The National Capital Authority is conducting a survey on impressions of LBG. You should complete the survey online here and support our sport and our sympathetic use of the lake. Australian Masters Rowing Championships About 80 ACT masters rowers attended the AMRC at Nagambie Victoria 19-21 May. The ACT contingent entered about 10% of the seats racing at the regatta. The number of medals won is still being counted, but there were 17 wins by Canberra Rowing Club crews (including composites). We believe no young rowers were injured in the running of the event. Results can be found on the Rowing Victoria web site. Our National Representatives at Munich World Cup The Australian senior rowing team is in Europe at the moment and raced at the first World Cup Regatta in Munich last weekend. The ACT's Craig Jones (M2x), Sonia Mills (W8 & W2-) and Sarah Cook (W8 & W2-) were racing. Sonia is doing a nice bit of reporting for the Rowing Australia web site [click on the "Impressions from Europe" link in the middle of the page]. The results can be found through the reformated and complex FISA WorldRowing web site. Winter Time Trials Don't forget that the WTTs start in 3 weeks. Start organising. Also, please be careful of your navigation when practising the course, especially when there is mist. Winter Rowing There have been a couple of collisions recently and some wildly irresponsible and dangerous steering in the past couple of weeks. Every crew member has a responsibility to know the traffic conventions and follow them. Also, if the sun is below the horizon - you must have a flashing white light on the bow of your boat. If you don't have a working light on your boat - don't go out. ACTRA State Team Info and Elite Devepment Program nominations Iinformation and a nomination form for the Rowing Australia Youth Cup to be held in Adelaide this September are attached here [pdf 88Kb]. Dates for the Youth Cup are 1st - 3rd Sept. Other state team selections coming up are: Youth Olympic Festival, Penrith NSW, 17-21 January 2007 Kings Cup Regatta, Nagambie Vic, 11th March 2007 Rowing Australia Youth Cup, Nagambie Vic, 31st Aug - 2nd Sept 2007 More information about the selection process for these teams will be released shortly. A nomination form for athletes to be considered in the ACT Elite Development Program is available here [pdf 60Kb]. ACTAS Scholarships - Draft Selection Criteria DRAFT selection criteria for 2007 ACTAS scholarships are available here [pdf 100Kb]. This will be put to the Joint Management Committee for approval in June. The draft will give any potential scholarship holders an idea of the probable criteria. In particular, the requirement to race in the ACTRA Winter Time Trials, NTC Time Trials and the inclusion of regular 6000m and 2000m ergometer testing. Any athlete who believes they should be considered for an ACTAS scholarship for the 2007 season may also wish to contact Gordon Marcks at ACTAS so that he can ensure that you receive any relevant information. Croker Oars 2006 Rowing Australia Coaches Conference The Rowing Australia Coaches conference is being held 6-8 October on the Gold Coast. Read all about it here. If you are a qualified coach, you should have already received a personal invitiation. If you haven't, it means you have not kept your contact details up to date and you should contact ACTRA to ensure you are correctly registered as a coach. Stretching and Injury Prevention Workshop ACT Sport and Recreation's 3rd FREE Workshop of its series will be held on Tuesday 13th June at the AIS. The workshop details (and future workshops) are available here [pdf 236Kb]. These said to be a great professional development opportunity. Please contact ACT S&R for details and booking
01 May 06	Winter Time Trials - Competitor Information available A flyer for the WTTs is now available here [80Kb]. The dates are: 24-25 June 2006 22-23 July 2006 19-20 August 2006 09-10 September 2006 23 September 2006 for the presentation event
30 Apr 06	Australian Representitives from ACT Chosen We have informal information that the following ACT athletes have been chosen to represent Australia this year in open international competition. Craig Jones is in the men's sculling squad. Craig has represented Australia many times before, starting in 2001, and including the single scull at the Greece Olympics in 2004. Sonia Mills is in the women's 4x. Sonia won WC gold last year in her first time representing Australia. Sarah Cook is in the women's sweep oar squad. It is Sarah's first time representing Australia as an open category athlete after winning silver in 2004 in the under 23 W4-, and representing Australia last year in the U23 W4- again to come 6th. They leave Australia in a few weeks to compete in two World Cup regattas.
28 Apr 06	Australian Masters Championships - ACT Representative Crews The masters crews to represent the ACT in the Interstate races at the Australian Masters Rowing Championships have been annouced. The Championships are being held at Nagambie in central Victoria during the period 19-21 May. The Interstate crews need to have an average age of 50years or over.  Men's 8 Alex Hodges (bow) Ian Robertson Mike Body Scott Pagan Louis Res Craig Kentwell Randal Lawrence Peter Macartney (str) Ann Whelan (cox)  Women's 8 Margaret Pentony (bow) Kath Wellman Anita Preiner Kathy Finlay Jo Searle Jeanette Gasson Elaine Bissaker Sue Donoghoe (str) Belinda Burnet (cox) Nigel Harding (coach)  Men's 4x David Nash (bow) David Bagnall John Gasson Stephen Trowell (str)  Women's 4x Margaret Pentony (bow) Susan Linacre Pam Nash Amanda Brian (str)
31 Mar 06	Lake Closure - Tarcoola Reach 8&9 April - Wakeboarding time of year The eastern half (BM Peninsula side) of Tarcoola Reach will be closed on the weekend after next for the ACT Wakeboarding Carnival. The closure is between 0730 and 1800 hours each day. From past experience, rowing boats need to be very careful anywhere near this area as the wake boats do not stay contained in this area and the wakes definitely don't. Small boats and inexperienced rowers should keep right away. An accompanying safety (coach) boat is recommended. All traffic needs to pass as close to Weston Park as possible and you will need to negotiate with others using this narrow (and rough) channel to be as safe as possible. ACT Representatives for Interstate Masters Events - Call for nominations ACTRA is calling for nominations for the women's and men's eights and quads to represent the ACT in the interstate masters races. These will be held at lunchtime on Saturday 20th May as part of the Australian Masters Rowing Championships on Lake Nagambie. Darrell Ninham (CRC) and Stephen Trowell (BMRC) have been appointed as selectors. State Masters Representative crews are D category, i.e average Masters age of 50 or more.   It is planned to hold a race between the CRC and BMRC mens eights to determine the representative mens eight. Other crews will be determined according to the selectors' judgement of the fastest combinations that meet the age requirement. Seat racing may be conducted in small boats if necessary.   All those wishing to be considered are requested immediately to e-mail their details including contacts and dob to and also to fill in a nomination form (MS Word or PDF) and return to by COB 12 April. Web Site and Email Problems We had web site and email problems earlier this week. The problems should have all been resolved now.
15 Mar 06	Australian Rowing Championships We have some more results from the National Championships that finished at Lake Barrington last weekend In the club races, the ACT medalists are: Gold U19W2X, Emma Cook/Brydie Foran, CLRC/BMRC/ACTAS U19W1X, Emma Cook, CLRC/ACTAS U19B8+, Mardus/ Lawrence/ Tamsitt/ McColl/ Tridgell/ Miller J/ Miller T/ Barnier/ Ford, CGS U23W4-, Tara Huntly, CRC/ACTAS OW2x, Sonia Mills, CRC/AIS (added 20 March) Silver OW1X, Sonia Mills, CRC/AIS U19B2X, Zac Cleaver/Reese Graham, CRC/ACTAS U23W4X, Tara Huntly/ Yasmin Burraston, CRC/BMRC/ACTAS U23W2-, Tara Huntly, CRC/ACTAS LWM8+, Mack Wilcox, ANU/ACTAS Bronze U19W1X, Brydie Foran, BMRC/ACTAS SG1X, Brydie Foran, BMRC/ACTAS U23W2X, Tara Huntly, CRC/ACTAS U17B4X+, Mardus/ Lawrence/ Tamsitt/ McColl/ Winkworth, CGS Congratulations to all the above and well done to the many other fine performances recorded by ACT competitors in minor places and other finals. There was very difficult conditions for rowing on the early days of the regatta. If we have missed someone's result of note, please tell us. People who got excited about seeing Sarah Cook's (CRC/AIS) name in crews with good results will be disappointed to know that she was replaced due to injury and therefore did not race. Laying of submarine cable - It is happening now We were originally told the new submarine cable (probably needed for BMRC's new web site) would be laid last month. You might have noticed that it was laid last week instead. This week they are covering it (underwater). You need to watch out for the barge that floats above the diver(s) working below. It is not lit in the mornings even though it starts before 0700 (before sunrise). It has a nice flag on it though, and the workers are trying to keep out of the way. So watch out between the Water Police station and Black Mountain Peninsula - don't just look for flashing lights.
12 Mar 06	Australian Rowing Championships The National Championships finished today at Lake Barrington. The results can be found here. There were many ACT athletes competing and the Canberra Times covered some of the higher profile winners during the week of competition. In the Interstate races, the ACT results are: W1X 2nd Sonia Mills M1X 4th Craig Jones WLwt4x- [no entry] MLwt4- 6th Daniel Coombes, Cameron O'NeillThree, Chris Ritchie, Mack Wilcox WYth8+ 7th Veronica Tamsitt, Katrina Middleton, Michaela Ledger, Pippa Bradshaw, Kate Bishell, Christabelle Northam, Emma Cook, Brydie Foran,Cox Ali Long MYth8+ 7th Matthew Brown, Bradley Carron-Arthur, Richard Greig, Wayne Curtois, Reece Graham, Benjamin Wise, Benjamin Cook, Will Yorke, Cox: Robert Winkworth W8+ 5th Kate Duncan, Taryn Langdon, Kerry Knowler, Kate Lord, Sonia Mills, Sarah Cook, Tara Huntly, Burraston Yasmin, Cox: Ali Long M8+ [no entry]
06 Mar 06	Rowing Thefts It has been reported that we have had two break-ins in recent days where outboard motors and sound systems have been taken. In addition, many personal items were taken from at least one of the school tents at the ISRA Regatta. Please keep an eye out for suspicious behaviours and report them to the police. Every bit of information the police get helps them piece it all together.
05 Mar 06	Black Mountain Rowing Club launches new web site The BMRC launched a new we site yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 4 March) at a gala event held at its boat shed.
20 Feb 06	Head of the Lake Regatta (CGGS Regatta) - cancelled Further to previous advice the events from the ACT Schools Championship Regatta (Head of the Lake) are all being included with the ACT Masters Championship Regatta. The option of including some events in the Greg Welsh Regatta has been abandoned.
18 Feb 06	ACT Club Championship Regatta - 18-19 Feb Results The ACT Club Championship regatta results are here. Note that the point score table has not been updated as yet. Head of the Lake Regatta (CGGS Regatta) - postponed/split up The ISRA Regatta has become too big to allow the Head of the Lake (ACT Schools Championship) Regatta to run on the Saturday morning. Therefore, the Schools championship events will be scheduled for: Year 8 to 10 events to be incorporated into the Greg Welch Regatta on 4 March. SG/SB events to be incorporated into ACT Masters Championship Regatta on 25 March
17 Feb 06	ACT Club Championship Regatta - 18-19 Feb The ACT Club Championship regatta draw is here. This will be replaced by the results after the regatta finishes. Progressions to Finals: 2 heats - 1, 2 and 3 placings to final but one boat must be eliminated from each heat minimum. 3 heats - 1 and 2 placings to final. 4 heats - 1st placing plus next fastest two boats to final. 5 heats - 1st placing plus next fastest single boats to final. Heats converted to a final due to scratchings will take place at the allotted finals time in accordance with Rowing Australia rules.
9 Feb 06	Defence Force Training - Fri. 10 - Mon. 20 February ADFA will be conducting its Year One Familiarisation Training at the ADFA Boatshed, Yarralumla Bay between 0730 and 1700 daily.  They will be undertaking water activities from Yarralumla Bay extending out to the West Lake area of LBG.    These activities are no different to the past couple of years and will consist of High Speed water insertions and Canoe Water orienteering.  Water insertions will take place (weather dependant) on the N/W side of Springback Island and it is requested that water craft avoid this area if possible.  The instructors will being keeping an eye out for rowers coming from under the Sullivan's Ck bridge from ANU and will ensure that wake is kept to a minimum whilst they transit the area.   Water Orienteering will require the laying of approx 14 buoys in west lake and the bottom area along Black Mountain Peninsula.  Most are out of the traffic flows and those that do in some way impede will be removed daily so as to not be a concern for the early morning rowers.  They will be layed again at 0830.    The activities are designed to built confidence, courage, self-determination as well as be physically and mentally challenging for young Midshipman and Officer Cadets who have only recently joining the Australian Defence Force and those of Six other Nations.    If you have any concerns or queries please do not hesitate to call Petty Officer Phil Durnan (I/C ADFA Boatshed) on 02 6282 3871 or 0411 024 970,  or stop one of the safety boats on the day.
23 Jan 06	ACT Youth 8 Squads Announced The squads for the men's and women's youth 8s to compete at the upcoming National Championships have been announced by the ACT Head Coach, Gordon Marcks. The Squads are: Women's Men's FORAN Brydie [BMRC/ACTAS]  COOK Ben [UQ]  PHILLIPS Sarah [SUBC]  GRAHAM Reece [CRC/ACTAS]  NORTHAM Christabelle [CGGS]  GREIG Richard [CGS]  COOK Emma [CLRC/ACTAS]  BROWN Matthew [CGS]  BISHELL Kate [CGGS]  YORKE Will [CGS]  BRADSHAW Pippa [CGGS]  CARRON-ARTHUR Bradley [CGS]  MIDDLETON Trina [CGGS]  CLEAVER Zac [CRC]  TAMSITT Veronica [CGGS]  WISE Ben [CGS]  GASSON Monique [CGGS]  HILL Michael [CGS]  MINITER Amy [CGGS]  CURTOIS Wayne [CRC]  TBA (Cox)  Robbie Winkworth [CGS] (Cox)  Dafydd Gwynn-Jones [CGGS] (Coach)  Jaime Fernandez [CGS] (Coach)
16 Jan 06	Lake Closures - Several Lake Burley Griffin is to be closed to our use for rowing at the following times: Australia Day - entire Central Basin will be closed for the period 0900 & midnight on 26 January. There is some suggestion that it might be closed from midday on Wednesday, 25 January - so watch out for public notices on this. Canberra Triathlon Festival - Central Basin between Nerang Pool and Aspen Island will be closed 1700-1900hrs on Friday 27 January. Entire Central Basin will be closed for the period 0600 - 2100 on Saturday 28 January (that's right, the WHOLE day) Central Basin between Nerang Pool and Aspen Island will be closed 0600-1700hrs on Sunday 29 January.
2005 News Archive
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