Unfortunately we have been informed by our builders that due to the current site works occuring at the Richmond Rowing Club and due to a lack of power to the building we will be unable to hold this years AGM within our boathouse.
We have however been kindly offered the use of Mercantile’s boatclub and so we will be relocating a couple of doors down for the meeting on Saturday 26th July at 11am. Please see the previous blog post for details of the meeting and items to be discussed. We hope to see as many of you as possible present. We will be taking the opportunity to discuss some of the work that has been ongoing to plan for the upcoming season and update everyone on the progress.
Save the Date – Sunday Oct 5th!
As you will have all hopefully seen the boathouse redevelopment is moving at pace now (even despite the weather this week). There is still lots to do and a big thank you to everyone who has helped get us this far.
We still need more funds to purchase the racking for this new area and it is not too late for you to donate using this ASF form to make a tax deductible donation. Click through now, complete the form and email or send it to Anthea, our Secretary, [email protected]. Every bit you can donate will help us towards our target $20,000.
We have now fixed a date to celebrate and officially hold “The Grand Opening” of the new boathouse and it is Sunday 5th October, so make sure you save the date! You will notice it is in our online calendar along with a draft of upcoming events for the new season.
I am currently recruiting volunteers to help be involved in organising the event. Could I ask anyone who would like to offer their ideas and help to promote, organise and make this event the huge celebration it deserves to contact me, [email protected] and we can start the planning.
RRC Season 2013-14
Thanks to everyone who came along and celebrated what has been another great year for RRC on Saturday, I hope you all enjoyed the evening.
If you want to relive some of the highlights of the last season take a look at the photo/slideshow prepared for the event (apologies that the soundtrack does not work with the video due to copyright issues).
Congratulations to our award winners this season:
- John Sawyer Award (female rower of the year) – Geraldine Goss
- Mal Scott Award (male rower of the year) – David Micallef
- Don Edwards Award (cox of the year) – Rebecca Lionnet
- Presidents Award (for services to the club) – Jemma Evans
Time trial winners:
- F1x – G Goss (rowover) 8:51.27
- M1x – M Gehling (rowover) 8:43.9
- F2+ – S. Robinson, G. Goss. C: M Numa (rowover) 9:18.97
- F4+ – S. Robinson, G. Goss, R Stokes, K. Dyball, C: M. Numa 37:44
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”
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”
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!
Girl Power – Tough racing in challenging conditions at Victorian State Championships
With a team of 46 including rowers, coxes and coaches descending on Lake Wendouree the Richmond tigers were represented strongly in both numbers and presence at last weekends Victorian State Championships. With a final tally of 7 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) RRC had a very successful days racing and here’s a few of the highlights.
The female C8+ was represented with two crews from Richmond, both a C and D crew. Ballarat was living up to its reputation, with strong winds and an overcast, cold morning, leaving the girls shivering as they prepared to get on the water. Regardless of the temperature, everyone involved went into the straight final with fire in their bellies. Continue reading “Girl Power – Tough racing in challenging conditions at Victorian State Championships”
It's Henley, Dah-ling!
As always, RRC was out in its most fashionable race wear on Saturday for the Australian Henley regatta. The regatta has been held in Melbourne since 1903 and is based on the format of the Royal Henley Regatta in England. The format involves knock out rounds of two crews racing side-by-side from 800m down to the judge’s box.
Although Richmond’s participation in the event has been light in recent years, Saturday the club had representation from Ray Dennis in the Men’s Masters 8+ and from Geraldine Goss in the Women’s Masters 8+, while fielding a full crew of tigers in the Women’s C8+. Continue reading “It's Henley, Dah-ling!”