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RRC Female Sweep Crews for Vic State Champs

Congratulations to the following rowers selected to represent the club in our priority female sweep events at the upcoming RV State Championships, to be held at Lake Wendouree (the historic 1956 Melbourne Olympics course) on Sunday 2 March 2014:
FC8+

  • Sophie Robinson
  • Gerry Goss
  • Tamara Mayfield
  • Zara Love
  • Lindsey Brown
  • Amy Williamson
  • Rochelle Stokes
  • Kate Dyball
FD8+
  • Ainsley Raggatt
  • Amy Williamson
  • Cat Hardie
  • Emily Dunn
  • Felicity Stark
  • Kate Kotzmann
  • Lindsey Brown
  • Sarah Knight
FD4+
“A” crew

  • Caroline Lewis
  • Thalia Marshall
  • Elizabeth Hagerty
  • Virginie Gregorie

“B” crew

  • Vanessa Rigby
  • Jemma Evans
  • Sarah Ryan
  • Elaine Hynes

To support these crews and give them the best opportunity on the big day, we have a number of club members prepared to sub in and cox at training, including Amanda, Norah, Lauren, Anthea and others I will be criticised for not having mentioned!   Thank you for your time and your generosity of spirit.
Upcoming Events On-Water
Here’s what we have on in the coming weeks and months:
1 & 2 February: Rogues Tour of Tassie – RRC members invade the Tasmanian State Pennant Regatta (L. Barrington)
Sunday 9 February: Wendouree Ballarat Regatta (L. Wendouree)
Sat/Sun 15 – 16 February: Sprint Season Training Camp (hosted by Wendouree Ballarat Rowing Club on L. Wendouree – see a theme here??)
Sat 22 February: Australian Henley Regatta (Yarra R.)
Sunday 2 March: Vic State Championships (L. Wendouree)
You should also note in your training diaries:
Saturday 22 March: Footscray City Regatta (Maribyrnong R.)
Sat/Sun 12-13 April: NSW Edward Trickett State Grade Championships (SIRC, Penrith Lakes, NSW – the 2000 Sydney Olympics course)
… and then on to the masters regattas…
A big, busy season all round.

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Invitation to attend signing of building redevelopment contracts

There will be a small event at the RRC Boathouse at 3pm on Tuesday 28th January when the contract with the builder for the redevelopment works will be signed.
The event will only take 15 minutes but will provide an opportunity for RRC and MLC to thank those who have been involved in the project.
All members are welcome to attend. Be on time, or you will miss it!

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Redevelopment works commence 3 February

Great news – the contract for the redevelopment has been awarded and works will commence on 3 February. The current plan is that the boathouse will be completed in September, ready for next season.
It has been a busy few weeks:
– Works were tendered in November / December and shortlisted prior to Christmas. Lloyd group was awarded the contract in early January
– We had to work really hard to get DEPI and City of Melbourne to give the RRC-MLC Lease priority and sign it off. They finally did so and we received our fully executed documents and DEPI letter of approval on 22 December.
– We obtained Ministerial Approval for the building works, again getting the DEPI letter of approval on 22 December.
– Together with MLC we have finalised an agreement between RRC, MLC and the builder that governs how the building project will be managed and the novation of the architects contract to MLC.
Current plan is for the building contract to be signed on Tuesday 28 January. MLC will be the signatory to  this contract as they are providing the full funding for the next stage of the project. Until now, RRC and MLC have funded the preliminary work 50:50 and RRC has held the contract with the architects.
The broad program of works is now drafted and will be published after the committee meeting on Thursday. The plan is broadly to do the front stairs first, then build the 2 new boat bays and then do the works to join the 2 halves together.
Access is likely to be maintained almost throughout the program. There will be a period of a few weeks in winter when there will be no access (and alternative plans will be provided) while the building is finished as the builder needs access to the hall and changerooms to do this.
Our thanks to the RRC team and the MLC team who have worked tirelessly together to make this happen. Thanks also to our City of Melbourne counterparts for their support and FMSA Architects for their dedication to the project.
Look for weekly updates on the building works and any implications for access / training here on the blog.

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Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January

At the RRC coaches’ presentation to rowers last Sunday, plans for the club’s sprint season campaign were revealed!
As detailed at the meeting, if your goal is to represent RRC at the upcoming Vic State Championships (Lake Wendouree, 1-2 March, with almost all RRC events likely to be on the Sunday), you must now nominate for the event or events in which you want to represent the club. Continue reading “Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January”

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Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January

At the RRC coaches’ presentation to rowers last Sunday, plans for the club’s sprint season campaign were revealed!
As detailed at the meeting, if your goal is to represent RRC at the upcoming Vic State Championships (Lake Wendouree, 1-2 March, with almost all RRC events likely to be on the Sunday), you must now nominate for the event or events in which you want to represent the club.
How you do this is set out below.
In nominating for an event, you need to keep the following in mind: Continue reading “Sprint Season Crew Selection Closes Friday 24 January”

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