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Call for entries Winter Time Trial #4, 18th and 19th August 2012

The forth of Rowing ACT’s 2012 Winter Time Trials will be held on the 18th and 19th August 2012. The format of the event is singles and pairs on the Saturday, doubles, quads, fours and eights on Sunday. Rowing ACT is willing to accept double entries on Saturday, however crews must be early novice. Clubs need to be aware these crews will NOT be competing in any official category and will not be awarded prize or point score rewards.

The course is 3km long and runs from near the Governor Generals wharf, around a turning boat near the 1800m start, down Yarramundi Reach, around Kurrajong Point and up Tarcoola Reach finishing at the first of the white timber piles, opposite the AIS in Lotus Bay.

The series winner for each category of boat is determined by a point score based on handicap times. Crews/scullers receive one point for each race they complete, plus one point for each opponent in that race that they beat on handicap time. Crews can accumulate series points provided they do not change more than 25% of their crew from one time trial to the next.

Entries should be via your club and sent by email to Rowing ACT . Entries close at 10pm on the Friday preceding the time trial (10th August). Larger clubs may collate entries into the template spread sheet below.

Download the “spread sheet template”:file_download/278.

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WTT #3 Official Results and Information Update

WTT #3 Saturday Small Boat event was postponed.

Poor visibility from the fog rolling in caused safety concerns. The event has been postponed until Saturday 4th August ( the following weekend ).
The Start List will be as previously published.

The Sunday Big Boat Event was run in beautiful conditions. Some fog around in the morning for competitors heading toward the start. The fog lifted quickly giving rowers great conditions.

View the Sunday Results.

* Please note WTT 2 Results now Official.

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WTT #3 Start Lists Available

Please find below this weekends start lists.

View or download Saturday Start List

View or download Sunday Start List

View the Course Map

Please take the time to read the following information.

INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPETITORS

• It is the responsibility of crews to ensure they are at the start on time (any crew who misses their allocated start time may be started at the end of the field). Crews should pay particular attention to the start time rather than boat number as some numbers may be missing.

• Clubs should ensure that scullers and crews have the skill and experience to complete the course under adverse weather conditions.

• Crews and scullers should take note of normal traffic rules on the way to the start.

• Slower crews should ensure that crews overtaking have space to pass on the most direct course.

• If you capsize during racing stay with your boat until a safety marshal arrives. Remember that your boat will float even when it is full of water.

BOW NUMBERS

Bow numbers will be available for collection from Black Mountain Rowing Club from 8am on Saturday.

OFFICIALS

Officials are required to meet at the Black Mountain Rowing Club at 8:45am on the morning of each trial for a briefing. Wherever possible bring a tinnie and a megaphone. PFDs will be supplied for all officials.

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Seeking Youth Olympic Team Manager

Rowing ACT is seeking a Team Manager for the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Team. The team will be traveling to Sydney to compete at the regatta on the 19th and 20th of January.

The team manager will be required to attend a Team Managers Workshop in Sydney on 27th September 2012. They will also be required to liaise with selectors to develop a suitable selection policy along with its implementation. The manager will travel with the team and provide supervision to ensure the AOCs guidelines are adhered to. For a detailed list of duties click here.

Expressions of interest should be emailed to actra@rowingact.org.au by COB on the 3rd August.

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RA News – London 2012, Olympics Games

Australia has 13 crews competing at the London Olympic Games. The rowing regatta will take place from Saturday 28 July to Saturday 4 August.

The AOC’s media team will constantly load race previews, reports and other articles about the Australian Olympic Rowing Team. To keep up with all of the latest news on our athletes and their performances please visit www.olympics.com.au.

The Rowing Australia website will feature daily image galleries.

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2012 Coaching Courses – REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

Rowing ACT will be conducting a single day Learn to Row (Level 1) coaching course on the 14th October and a two day Club/School (Level 2) coaching course on the 29th and 30th September. Registrations are now open. For more detailed information including instructions on how to enrol see the Upcoming Workshops page within the Coaching link above. Alternatively click here.

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Canberra’s Angus Moore Prepares to Race on the World Stage

The 2012 Under 23 World Rowing Championships in Trakai, Lithuania commenced last night. ACTAS/Canberra Rowing Club member Angus Moore will be racing in the Australian men’s eight who will commence their campaign in the second of two heats on Thursday (Tonight). They will race the local Lithuanians along with crews representing Spain, Romania and the United States at 2:17pm local time which is 9:17pm AEST.
You can follow Gus and the other members of the U23 Australian Rowing Team throughout the event at:

www.worldrowing.com

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RA News – Olympic ticket and accommodation package

Flight Centre Group Travel is pleased to advise that it has acquired some last minute Olympic rowing tickets which are available for purchase as part of a Supporters Packages for the London Olympic Games.

The Supporters Packages include a ticket in the grandstand for each session of the Olympic regatta, as well as accommodation options in and around Windsor, the central hub for all ground transport to the rowing course.

Any supporter not staying in Windsor will likely experience enormous difficulties with traffic and transport to the course. For peace of mind, and the easiest Olympic rowing experience, contact Amy Pocock at Flight Centre to book your Olympic Supporters Tour.

Availability of packages and tickets is extremely limited so contact Amy as soon as possible to confirm your Olympic experience!

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2012 – 2013 ACT Regatta Season Dates Confirmed

The Rowing ACT regatta dates for the upcoming season are now final. The Regatta Subcommittee met in late April to schedule the upcoming season and make recommendations to the Rowing ACT Committee who have now approved the below program. Regrettably following the Regatta Subcommittee meeting Rowing NSW amended their regatta schedule presenting a clash between the ACT Championships and the NSW Schoolgirl Head of the River. The Rowing ACT committee felt that there were major problems associated with rescheduling the ACT Championships due to constraints involving the extended National Championship/World Cup regattas, other inter-state regattas and the school end of term. We have retained the 9th and 10th of March as the ACT Championship weekend.

In addition the Regatta Subcommittee agreed to implement a new grading proposal previously outlined on the rowing ACT website here. The new grading system will replace the rower score grading system in favour of a much simpler system. The only change implemented by the Subcommittee was to replace Introductory with Novice. Guidelines for the new grading system are;

• Elite [E] (1800m). International Representatives, AIS athletes, those aspiring to represent, those who wish to compete against the best.
• Senior [S] (1800m) Experienced rowers, ACT and Inter-state Champions, School first crews.
• Intermediate [IA] (1500m). Rowers with several seasons experience, Year 10 Rowers at school, experienced and competitive masters rowers.
• Intermediate [IB] (1000m). Rowers who have progressed from beyond their first season.
• Novice [N] (1000m): Those in their first season of rowing.

While the final standard regatta Order of Events and ACT Championships Order of Events are yet to be finalised the typical Standard Order of Events incorporating the changes will be;

Standard Order of Events

2012-2013 SEASON DATES

1.Disher Cup Regatta – October 20

2.Col Panton Marathon Regatta – October 21

3.Capital Lakes RC Regatta (Point score #1) – October 27

4.Radford College Regatta (Point score #2) – November 10

5.Canberra Grammar School Regatta (Point Score #3) – November 17

6.Lake Tuggeranong Festival Cup (Point Score #4) – December 1

7.Black Mountain RC Regatta (Point score #4) – December 8

8.Head of the Molonglo – December 16

9.Australia Day Bridge to Bridge race – January 26

10.Canberra Girls Grammar School Regatta (Point Score #5) – February 2

11.Australian National University BC Regatta (Point score #6) – February 9

12.Independent Schools Rowing Association Regatta – March 2 & 3

13.ACT State Championships [Day 1 Marist College, Day 2 Canberra RC] (Point score #7) – March 9 & 10

14.ACT Schools Head of the Lake – April 7

15.ACT Masters Trial Regatta – April 20

16.Australian National Masters Championships Regatta – April 25 to 28

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