Archive for month: January, 2013

An Provisional Program of events is now available on the Rowing Australia AMRC Event Page. This program is the same as the 2012 Australian Masters Rowing Championships held in Ballarat, except there has been a minor change to the order on Day 4: moving the Womens Masters E 2x and Mens Masters F 2x to later in the session.

Race Days Expected Start and Finish Times

Racing events are planned to start at Midday on Thursday 25 April, and 8.00am on Friday 26, Saturday 27 April and Sunday 28 April. Racing events are expected to be completed between 4.30pm – 5.00pm on 25, 26, 27 April, and 3.00pm on 28 April. Heats, Semi-finals and Finals will be conducted based on the number of entries received and in accordance with the progression system. Consequently the days start and finish times outlined above may be revised after entries close based on the number of entries received.

Dates for opening and closing of entries will be advised shortly and details about: how to enter; the progression system; pre-competition information and rules; and full regatta program of activities, will be detailed in the event Bulletin No.2 to be issued early in February 2013 and available on the Rowing Australia website.

Anzac Day Special Events

In choosing to start the Regatta on Anzac Day, the Organising Committee (OC) is very aware of the importance of this day for many Australians. We have a number of events planned to commemorate this special day, including:

# a Welcome Ceremony at 11.00am on 25 April at the regatta village which will include a small commemoration service prior to the commencement of the days competition; and

# The Anzac Challenge – we are very pleased to be able to announce the inclusion of a special race on Anzac Day to be coordinated by the Australian Defence Rowing Association (ADRA). Rowing is now a recognised sport under the auspices of ADRA which aims to promote rowing as a sport within Defence, and establish a rowing presence in the wider Australian community. The history of rowing in the Australian military context dates back to 1919 when Captain H.C. “Clive” Disher, of the Australian Medical Corps, stroked the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) crew to victory against Oxford University in the final of the Inter-Allied Services event at the Royal Henley Peace Regatta in Britain winning the ‘King’s Cup’.

We are now calling for expressions of interest from current/ex-serving military members, and defence civilians to participate in this feature race on ANZAC Day 2013. Please refer enquiries and expressions of interest to the ‘ADRA Captain of Boats’, CAPT Nic Williams at nicholas.williams4@defence.gov.au, or nic-williams@bigpond.com.

The timing of this race on Anzac Day with be advised in future Bulletins.

Rowing Australia have advised that entries for the Sydney International Rowing Regatta are now open.

Entries for the Australian Open Rowing Championships, Australian Open School Rowing Championships and the King’s Cup and Queen’s Cup Interstate Regatta must be made through RegattaCentral.

As the 2013 Sydney International Rowing Regatta will be the first time many users have experienced the RegattaCentral system, a number of steps have been taken by RA to assist with the familiarisation of all users with the system. These, along with information on how to submit an entry via RegattaCentral are outlined on the SIRR website here

Rowing NSW recommends that all clubs, schools and members are familiar with the entry process for SIRR and consider commencing the entry process well in advance of the closing date.

In addition it is important to remember that should friends or family wish to attend the event tickets are required. No admittance will be granted without approved tickets. Tickets for to attend SIRR can be purchased on the Ticketek website here.

As you will have noticed it’s the time of the year again when many teams are visiting Canberra to complete training camps. I have recently received many emails and personally witnessed quite a few traffic violations which had the potential to cause serious injury. In addition last Friday there was a serious collision on the rowing cause where a coxless four T-boned a coxed quad at race pace. Fortunately no one was seriously harmed, however reports suggest if the four had been inches of the course they were on or the quad had not stopped when they had the consequences would have been dire.

Over the past week I have personally contacted each club hosting interstate visitors to insure they take responsibility for insuring the visitors are aware of the traffic patterns and regulations. Furthermore I have made sure to follow up with hosting clubs any reports of incorrect procedure.

I would like to also plead with local rowers to take extreme caution. We must all understand that the lake is incredibly busy this time of year and must make every effort avoid such incidents. We must all remain vigilant.

Personally I spent many years operating large commercial vessels. One of the most significant guidelines I learnt was to always make your intentions clear. That is, do not leave any doubt as to your direction and speed. I would ask all local rowers to follow local rules to insure we all set a good example, in addition to making sure we do not leave visiting crews with any doubts about our intentions which often lead to incorrect dangerous decisions.

Entries for Rowing ACT Regatta #5 to be hosted by the Canberra Girls Grammar School on 2 February 2013, close 5pm Wednesday the 23rd of January. Clubs that have not submited their entries by the deadline will not be able to participate.

Download the “Rowing ACT 2012-13 Standard Order of Events”:file_download/320

“Volunteers Needed”:file_download/344

Rowing ACT is also looking for more BRO’s and general volunteers to assist at Regattas. If you are willing to help out with this regatta or future regattas throughout the season, please email James at actra@rowingact.org.au.