Dragon Boat ACT will be utilising the regatta course for the Australian Masters Games regatta this weekend. Racing will be from 8am to 6pm Saturday 18th October to Monday 20th October. All clubs are schools are asked to move off the regatta course by 7:45am each day of racing.
A start platform has been positioned 5m back from lane 1 at 800m to go on the regatta course. Solar lights are attached to the start platform for visibility. Please take care on the regatta course during this period.
The 61st Annual General Meeting will be held Tuesday 28th October from 6:30pm at the Canberra Grammar School Rowing Centre, 11 Alexandrina Drive Yarralumla.
All members of the community are welcome to attend, however only one members from each club or school may act as the voting proxy for the meeting on any decisions required.
Nominations for the Elected Director and Presidents position are open, with nominations required to be sent to eo@rowingact.org.au before COB Tuesday 21st October. For more information on the nomination process, click here
An agenda for the meeting will be circulated prior.
The Nominations for the 2025 Interstate and Pathways Teams are now open. The policy for Senior and Youth Team Members can be found here. This policy is the same as 2024.
The 2025 Senior and Youth Team Interstate Processes can be found here. The nominations for Senior Team Members close Friday 20th December 2024, whilst nominations for Youth Team Members close Wednesday 15th January 2025. Nominations for both teams may be made here
Nominations for the 2025 School Pathways Squad are also open. The policy for the Pathways Squad may be found here. The processes for the 2025 School Pathways Squad can be found here
Nominations for the School Pathways Squads are now open and will close on Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 5pm. Nominations may be made here.
The Annual General Meeting for Rowing ACT Association Inc. will be held on Tuesday 29th October at the Canberra Grammar School Rowing Centre, commencing at 6:30pm.
All members of the community are welcome to attend, although only one member per club or school may act as a voting proxy.
During this meeting, there will be two director positions for election. If you are interested in, or know of someone who would be a suitable nominee for an elected director position, please fill out the following form and email it to Sarah at eo@rowingact.org.au by close of business Monday 21st October 2024.
We at Rowing ACT are so incredibly proud of our home grown legend, Nikki Ayers PLY who last night claimed Australian first ever Paralympic Gold Medal with double partner Jed Altschwager.
Nikki started from small beginnings here on Lake Burley Griffin with Capital Lakes Rowing Club Canberra and the ACT Academy of Sport not that many years ago, and we are so incredibly proud to have seen her grow to a Paralympic champion. From LBG to Nikki’s adopted training ground over with Rowing South Australia she and Jed have done the country proud.
Beyond the water, Nikki is true symbol of hope and achievement. She is an ambassador for Thrive with Pride, moonlights as a registered nurse when not smashing it as a paralympic rower and a great example of what determination and courage can lead to.
Nikki, all of Canberra is so very, very proud of you!
For more on Nikki and Jed’s incredible efforts, check out the Rowing Australia article on their race here.
As many would be aware, the Australian University Championships are being held in Canberra in September this year.
Rowing ACT will be responsible for the management of the Rowing event, and as part of this, we are seeking Expressions of Interest for a paid role as Competition Manager to support the Executive Officer and Officials during the competition week.
Interested individuals should send an email with their expression of interest to Kent Peters at president@rowingact.org.au
For more information, see the attached PD. Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact eo@rowingact.org.au
NCA are currently completing works on the rowing course. Please be aware that there will be a maintenance vessel in the lanes on the rowing course throughout the day over the next few weeks. The maintenance crew will not be able to move out of the way for boats on the course. Coaches and crews are requested to use vacant lanes when training on the course, and ensure to steer around the maintenance crew.
If you see the maintenance crew on the water, please give them a big thank you for their work. Rowing ACT is very excited by the possibilities a fully buoyed course brings and we hope our community are as well.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with RACT Executive Officer Sarah Davoren
With recent floods, Sydney International Regatta Centre is experiencing a severe algal bloom and as such Paddle Australia have relocated one of their Asia-Pacific regatta to Lake Burley Griffin. They will be running a competition on the Regatta course on Yarramundi Reach from Thursday 9th May – Saturday 11th May, with competition expected to start at 9am each day. Rowing ACT asks the community to avoid utilising the regatta course during their competition hours, and we will ensure to communicate the precise starting times where possible.
Paddle Australia will be utilising the Rowing ACT 1000m Start Platform, meaning that the platform will be moored on the 1000m start line for the duration of this competition. Lights will be attached to the platform for safety during the competition period, and we will do our best to ensure that the platform is moored in a safe location off the course as much as possible. Normal traffic flows will remain throughout this period.
Paddle Crews will training on Lake Burley Griffin from Monday 6th of May. Please keep an eye out for any crews during during training sessions (and welcome them to Canberra!).
Rowing ACT and Paddle Australia thank the community for your support. If anyone is interested in helping out, Paddle Australia has asked if we have anyone who could volunteer during the competition, which if you are available, we encourage you to help out. If you are available please get in contact with Sarah at eo@rowingact.org.au
If you have any issues, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with Sarah at eo@rowingact.org.au.
This Saturday 28 January an electric motor manufacturer will be visiting Canberra and provide everyone with the opportunity to test their products. This will be at the Black Mountain Rowing Shed from 9am, with all members of the rowing community encouraged to attend and ask questions of the manufacturer.
