An Amy Gillett Bike ride is being held in Canberra on Sunday 14th
March. This is the second day of the ACT Rowing Championship Regatta.
Rowers are probably aware that Amy Gillett (nee Safe) was a dual world Junior Champion rower and rowing Olympian. To support this worthwhile cause, ACTRA
proposes that the regatta will stop to applaud the leading peloton as it passes.
In addition, the ACT Championship womens 1X will be dedicated to the memory
of Amy Gillett. For those from Amy’s generation of elite rowers get on your
bike and contact Angie Holbeck.
Regards,
David Bagnall
Archive for month: February, 2010
Results during this Saturday’s regatta will be published here from time to time
during the regatta.
The ACT Championships are being held on 13-14 March – the weekend after Canberra
Day. Entries close with ACTRA on 03 March, earlier with your club. All entries
must be made through an affiliated club. The event list is available here.
Rowing Australia is seeking a National Education Coordinator to facilitate and
develop its education and development programs for coaches, officials and
athletes as well as developing and implementing new initiatives for Rowing
Australia’s Community Development Program. The preferred applicant will
possess relevant tertiary qualifications in education and/or sports
coaching/management and demonstrate high level communication, time management and
leadership skills. Applications close 12 March 2010. Details on Rowing Australia
website.
The ACT Championships are being held on 13-14 March – the weekend after Canberra
Day. Entries close with ACTRA on 03 March, earlier with your club. All entries
must be made through an affiliated club. The event list is available here.
Dear rowing supporters
I would like to thank our Boat Race Officials for running a superb ISRA regatta
over the weekend. This regatta is the biggest in the ACT and despite its bad
press last year, continues to attract many Inter-state schools despite competing
regattas in Sydney and elsewhere.
We continue to attract many excellent School rowing programs to compete. Gold
medals reflected good wins against tough competition, and I congratulate all
winning crews. All participants were involved in close racing, and would have
enjoyed the perfect conditions for much of the regatta.
Our Boat Race Officials did Rowing ACT proud. Despite having intervals of 4
minutes between races and strong cross winds, they still managed to get most of
the regatta away on time, notwithstanding the inability of Year 8 rowers to
maneuver their boats at the start.
Our volunteers keep our sport afloat.
This was a great co-operative effort, reflecting the best of the rowing community
in the ACT.
Thanks also to regatta convener Dafydd Gwynn-Jones, ACTRA Admin Officer
Anthony Pardy, and the army of parents who supported as traffic wardens, food
sellers, commentators and other roles from all of the participating schools
—
David Bagnall
President ACT Rowing
NO LONGER FOR SALE. NOTICE WITHDRAWN
Canberra Girls Grammar School is selling three of its boats – two coxed quads and one double scull. These boats are S&B built fibreglass & timber construction and make great learn-to-row boats. They are still being regularly used in the CGGSlearn-to-row program, but have now become excess to needs. They are cheap yet solid boats that would suit junior school students up to novice masters. Please contact Dafydd Gwynn-Jones at Canberra Girls Grammar School by or phone (02) 62026456.