It’s time to celebrate the season that was 2013-14.
It has been an amazing year at RRC with so much activity and progress both on and off the water. Remember way back at the start of the season we celebrated with our 150th gala dinner, then came the excitement and unrelenting training for Melbourne Head and HOTY and our Christmas hoe-down where we were serenaded with carols. Then the anticipation of a new year with the building work kicking off and club trips to Rutherglen, Tasmania, Ballarat and Geelong. Relive the memories from 7.30pm on Saturday 31st May at the Kingston Hotel in Richmond. We will congratulate the winners and offer thanks to all our coaches, coxes and volunteers. If you have photos, film clips or memories you want included in our season wrap up please let me know by contacting me at [email protected] Continue reading “Buy your tickets now for Presentation night 2014!”
Season Cutoff Dates: Time Trial and Regatta Points
With Presentation Night preparations well underway, the 2013-2014 season is coming to a close very soon!
Time Trial Entries
Any further times for the club’s annual time trial competition will need to be sent by email to the Head of Rowing ( [email protected] ) by 12:00 midnight on Thursday 1 May 2014.
Entries must include the names of all crew, the cox and the timekeeper/safety marshal (see below). Any entries received after that time will count for next season.
Entries are open in the traditional categories of:
- Women’s coxed tub four
- Women’s coxed tub pair
- Women’s tub single
- Men’s coxed tub four
- Men’s coxed tub pair
- Men’s tub single
Continue reading “Season Cutoff Dates: Time Trial and Regatta Points”
1st Floor Concrete Pouring
The first floor form work has been completed and REO for the slab has been delivered this morning (see left)
Caution Trucks Entering!!!!
Could everyone please take care around the shed area trucks will be coming and going for the concrete pour, delivery of precast panels and building materials over the next week or so. Continue reading “1st Floor Concrete Pouring”
Masters Season is here!
Saturday 29th March saw the masters season kick off at home on the Yarra River with 800m sprint races at Banks Masters Regatta.
Richmond were out in force and it was a successful sunny day in Melbourne with winning crews from all squads represented. The list of winners is an impressive one and the men’s squad unfortunately suffered a miscommunication on the official policy of making the women’s squad look good by winning several events. They even combined together to take out the mixed eight event: Continue reading “Masters Season is here!”
Aus Masters @ West Lakes (SA) 1 – 4 May 2014
In late breaking news, and in the neverending quest for grail-shaped bling (or wine – hey, this is masters season), RRC will be supporting the 2014 Australian Masters Rowing Championships, to be held at the West Lakes course ( close to Adelaide) with a keen group of masters tigers. Are you in the hunt?
Full details of the regatta can be found at
https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/index.jsp?job_id=3227
Continue reading “Aus Masters @ West Lakes (SA) 1 – 4 May 2014”
Presentation Night 2014
Time to celebrate the amazing season that was 2013-14.
We will be gathering at the Kingston Hotel in Richmond from 7.30pm on Saturday 31st May to relive the memories of the last year at RRC, congratulate the winners and offer thanks to all our coaches, coxes and volunteers. Continue reading “Presentation Night 2014”
Have you visited the new RRC website yet?
Richmond Rowing Club is proud to announce the activation of our new website. Still found at www.richmondrowing.com.au we have a newly designed site where we are hoping you will find lots of helpful information.
For example, check out the new calendar and events pages helping you plan your rowing and social diaries. For fundraising, redevelopment and regatta updates check out what’s happening via the blog.
For those of you competing in Banks Masters regatta next weekend click on the event page to link to the try booking seat fees site and don’t forget to note the RRC boathouse bar will be open after racing on Saturday 29th March.
This is an exciting development from our communications sub committee formed after last years club strategic planning and I hope to be able to bring you more updates as we build on other areas from the plan. I would like to say a huge thank you to Aaron Massey for all his hard work in designing the site and everyone who has offered help, input and time.
Club race crews for this Sunday (16th March)
Thanks to all those who signed up to club races this weekend.
The hat draw has been performed and we have three quads, which will race off and two eights which will race off. Here they are: Continue reading “Club race crews for this Sunday (16th March)”
Club races – Sunday 16th March
Following on from what no doubt will be a great evening at the clubhouse for the RRC Fundraising Quiz Night, we are having club races on Sunday March 16, reviving an old tradition the crews will be selected entirely at random from across the club, literally using a hat for the process! There will be a lunch after for $5 so it promises to be a fun day at RRC. Meet at 9:30am (please note this is an earlier start time than was first advertised due to a few conflicting commitments). We will aim to start at 10am and it will be great to see lots there.
Please complete the survey and respond NO if you’re NOT coming. This means we don’t have to second guess numbers attending for lunch. Which means we don’t waste money on food that isn’t required!
Club Fundraiser – Chocolate drive
Well done to all those who attended the quiz night this weekend, we are still tallying up the proceeds but it was a very successful evening and a big thanks to all those who made it happen – organisers, auctioneer and bar staff, Justin Thomas, Thalia Marshall, Jim Cooper, Vicki Brennan and Jemma Evans.
For those people still looking to help out with our 2014 fundraising drive we are asking club members to help sell chocolate to colleagues, friends and family. With a profit of $20-$30 on each box a contribution from everyone would significantly help us meet the redevelopment costs. Continue reading “Club Fundraiser – Chocolate drive”