Archive for year: 2015

The rowing season is upon us and Lake Burley Griffin is about to get busier. To ensure safety for all please consider the below reminder.

1. Ensure that the Watercraft Safety on Lake Burley Griffin Traffic Flow Guide is followed, including all boats being lit in the dark with white light visible from 360^o. Remember that overtaking vessels have a legal obligation to keep clear and give way to boats on your starboard (bow) side.
2. The Rowing Australia On Water Safety Guidelines are useful resources outlining safe use of waterways for rowers.
3. Keep safe – and shout loudly if a rower is on collision course in your direction, they maybe unaware that you have stopped or are even there!
4. Follow the Use of Tinnies Protocol (RACT BY LAW 35.). See below:

All tinnie drivers need to be aware of other unpowered craft (e.g. rowers and canoeists) and must show them reasonable courtesy. A tinnie driver must never deliberately endanger or interfere with rowers. For the comfort and safety of rowers, tinnie drivers are asked to follow the guidelines below.

i. Cut wash when passing unpowered craft travelling in the opposite direction. This is to be done in advance of passing unpowered craft to ensure wash created does not roll onto the unpowered craft;

ii. When a moving tinnie is being approached from behind by a faster unpowered craft, cut wash to allow the faster unpowered craft to pass;

iii. Where possible minimise tinnie wash in East and Central Basin as the hard walls allow wash to impact crews for some time;

iv. Minimise tinnie wash on Yarramundi Reach when travelling South towards the start line;

v. While keeping pace with crews being coached/timed travelling North on Yarramundi Reach towards the finish line, drivers are asked to make a reasonable effort to minimise the impact of wash on unpowered craft using the course.

vi. When safe to do so, it is recommended that tinnie drivers proceeding from finish to start on the rowing course do so close to the centre of the course. This allows drivers to cut power and minimise wash accurately.

vii. Precautions need to be taken to avoid passing unpowered craft within close proximity.

Member Clubs are also asked to:

i. ensure their tinnie operators are suitably licensed, trained and skilled to operate tinnies; and

ii. refrain from the use of loudhailers before 8 am close to residential areas including the Governor General’s residence.

Following the Col Panton Marathon this Sunday the 11^th October will be the presentation for the 30^th Winter Time Trial Series, the Head of the Molonglo and the Marathon.

The presentation will be accompanied by a $5 BBQ breakfast and will be held at Canberra Rowing Club. A Coffee Van will also be available.

Perpetual trophies will be awarded for the Winter Time Trial winners and Col Panton Marathon.

Prizes will also be presented for winners of various categories for the 30^th Winter Time Trial Series.

A list of WTT winners can be found here.

See you there!

On Wednesday 23 September the 50th Rowing ACT AGM was held.  The Board’s report and financial accounts were accepted by Member Clubs and ‘elections’ were held.  In this case, as the number of vacant positions equalled the number of nominations, appointments were deemed to be made via the operation of the Rules.

David Bagnall has been re-appointed as President and Pat Davoren and Vince McMahon as Directors.  The Board welcomes Robert Curtin as a new Director.  The Board will decide on roles when it next meets but in the interim you may view the composition of the Board.  All terms under the Rules adopted in December 2014 are for two years.

Vicky Newman decided not to stand again after a number of years on the Board.  David Bagnall thanked her for the very significant contribution.

Hello ACT Rowing community! My name is Gerard and I’m a member of CRC. For a University project this semester I’m looking into how speed coaches are currently being used by ACT rowers, coaches and coxswains, and how they could be improved. It would be fantastic if you could take the time to fill out this short (5-10min) survey it would really help me with my project.

Thanks very much for your time and I look forward to sharing my research with you.

Survey: http://goo.gl/forms/50G4qb2Ip8