Archive for month: March, 2014

RESULTS

Final results for 2014 Rowing ACT Schools Head of Lake Regatta – Results

For race by race results , click here or enter www.rowingact.org.au/r in your address bar.

Point Score Progress for 2014 Rowing ACT Schools Head of Lake Regatta – Points Scores

The Regatta Reverse Traffic Flow procedure dated 16/11/2011 will be in place throughout the Head of the Lake Regatta. The presence of the Reverse Flow Gate indicates reverse flow is in place.

View the Traffic Flow Procedures here

Weston Park Regatta Setup, Boating Arrangements

Weston Park will again act as the primary regatta hub. Regatta commentary will be broadcast in Weston Park as well as Lady Denman Drive. The First Aid facilities will be located in Weston Park.

View the Weston Park Regatta Setup Map

Parking

Within Weston Park adequate spectator parking is available in the car park at the end of Pescott Lane. The access route will be sign posted from Weston Park road.

Weston Park trailer parking is available in the car park at the end of Pescott Lane (accessed via Pescott Lane). When entering Weston Park follow the regatta parking signs. Please insure you park trailers as close to the boat park as possible. Trailers may enter the boat park and tent area however clubs are asked to limit their foot print to ensure there is adequate space available for other clubs.

As a condition of our venue permits no boats are to be launched from boat trailers at the Lady Denman Drive site.

Please ensure when viewing from the finish area you do not park illegally. Ample parking is available on Black Mountain Peninsular which is less than a 6 minute walk from the finish line. Parking along the sides of Lady Denamn Drive is illegal.

Catering

A Café is located adjacent to the car park off Pescott Lane which will open at 8am and serve everything you would expect from a typical café.

Weston Park Setup

Please insure you do not setup or drive vehicles or in the Additional Spectator Area as there are irrigation pipelines below the surface. This area is north of the dirt path leading from the end of Pescott Land to the water’s edge. Clubs setting up tents in this area are asked to ensure they do not use pegs longer than 200mm.

Program, Draw and Results

Download the Head of the Lake Regatta FINAL Draw

Download the Head of the Lake Regatta FINAL Program

For results as they occur click, here or enter www.rowingact.org.au/r in your address bar.

Withdrawals and Substitutions

To SCRATCH an entry, please txt: ‘SCRATCH: Club, Race #, Lane #, Stroke’s surname, and your name’ to 0450 769 464.

For SUBSTITUTIONS please txt: ‘SUB: Club, Race #, Lane #, Name out, Name in, and your name’ to 0450 769 464.

NOTE: ONE scratching/substitution per TXT message.

The 2014 ACT Championship regatta was held over the weekend in near perfect conditions for rowing on both days. As the visiting team from St Augustines (Sydney) observed “This is so much better than rowing on Hen and Chicken Bay in Sydney Harbour”. The Weston Park regatta site was able to accommodate the large number of visiting and local crews, their boats, trailers and tents, and provide a friendly village type atmosphere for spectators and competitors alike.

Highlights from the regatta included wins in the senior sculls for current National team members Keiran Kobelke (Mosman, NSW) and Hannah Every-Hall (Dutton Park, QLD) in the respective Men’s and Women’s single sculls races. These two scullers will represent Australia at the World Cup regatta in Penrith at the end of March and were fine tuning their race plans in Canberra. Best of the local scullers in these Championships were Nick Barnier (Canberra) and Cara Grzeskowiak (Capital Lakes). Barnier was only 7.3 seconds behind Kobelke indicating that he is overcoming his recent injury plagued seasons, and will have a good National regatta. The 18 year old Grzeskowiak has made rapid progress through the ranks of local scullers, and in coming second, beat several past winners of this Championship as well as recent Australian junior representatives. She has excellent prospects in the Australian Championships later this month.

In the Women’s Eight Championships, a rejuvenated ANU eight stoked by Jacqui Williams powered away from the start and were in command of the race throughout winning by 13.8 s from the best of the local school crews from CGGS. Third place went to Capital Lakes reflecting the vast improvement of the performance of this community club in recent Seasons.

The final race at the Championships was the Men’s eights, and it provided superb racing between Canberra Rowing Club (stroked by Matt McCormack) and Black Mountain Rowing Club stroked by Luke Letcher. These two crews swapped the lead in the early stages of the race with no crew establishing dominance over the other. In the middle stages of the race Canberra established a slight lead, but this was always less than a length, and as the finish approached Black Mountain wound up a high rating sprint. Canberra Rowing Club held on to win by by 0.43s, holding off Black Mountain’s explosive finish. Third placed were Canberra Grammar, 15.7s back. A great race to conclude the Championship Regatta in 2014.