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Cygnet Weekly Update: Monday 29th June 2015
29th June 2015
Evening All,
A lovely weekend to be on the water, particularly up at Richmond, and particularly when Cygnet (and BBL) are winning pots! Yes indeed, Bart & Gav won their straight final at IM2 2- at Richmond Regatta on Saturday. In fact, notwithstanding the odd steering wobble (and forgetting their blades), they dominated their opposition Walbrook RC to notch a comfortable win - which is what you get when you've put the effort in getting to multi-lane regattas at Peterborough and Dorney recently. Very well deserved.
Our Novice 4+ fared less well, but reported a strong start and strong finish - bearing in mind this was the first proper regatta race for a couple of them. But a very tidy Vesta crew did for them in the middle half of the race (and went on to win the final).
And well done to the victorious BBL Quad.
It all gets a bit busy for the next few weeks, so bear with.
The next regatta in our sights is of course Henley Royal Regatta - and our club day this Friday. Cygnet aren't competing this year, but we will be seeking to impress the crowds with a row-past to mark our 125th anniversary. Hope to see lots of you at Old Blades for the highlight of the summer.
The following weekend (Fri 10th and Sat 11th) is Henley Masters Regatta - down a shorter version of the same course. Our Mas.B 2- have their first round on the Friday lunchtime, whilst both our Mas.B 4+s have byes to the semi-finals on Saturday. Watch this space.
And the following Friday (17th) is of course our House of Lords reception. Please bagsy your tickets now (website and booking form) so that we have an idea of numbers and your names can go down on the door so the bouncers (policemen with machine guns) will let you in.
This week
Tuesday evening - outings, Sue's sent out crew lists.
Squad Erg: 2 x 6k. Each piece broken down as follows - 3k @ 24, 2k @ 26, 1k @ 28 with 4 minutes light pressure for the rest period (Second weekly Erg: 5 x 1k (max rate 28) with 1 minute at light pressure between each one)
Thursday evening - outings, Sue's sent out crew lists
Thursday evening - post-outings dinner, this week Sarah T is cooking, please let her know if you're staying - details in Cris's social update.
Friday morning - outings, followed by the Ute and trailer being loaded to take the 8 to Henley
Friday day - Old Blades, Henley Royal Regatta
Saturday morning - outings will be self-organised to allow some to recover from the above.
Sunday morning - outings - crew lists to follow.
Sunday lunchtime - monthly BBL/Cygnet pub lunch, Sun Inn from 12.30, as per Cris's social email.
Also on Sunday, the Barnes Bridge Ladies are starting their next Get-Fit-And-Row course (10am). Whilst we plan to have a big push for our next Learn-to-Row in September, if you know of anyone who can't wait that long, we have agreed that some potential Cygnets can join this BBL course. If so, you may be asked to lend a hand in terms of sitting a boat or demonstrating how to erg.
Further ahead
25th and 26th of July is the mighty St Neots Regatta. Entries are already open, and both clubs are hoping to send strength in numbers, including mixed boats. If you haven't already, please do a) keep that weekend free, b) confirm you're available, and c) come with a flexibility to jump into any exciting crew combination you're put in. It's always a lot of fun.
I think that's all for now.
See you in the week.
D
Cygnet Weekly Update: Monday 22nd June 2015
22nd June 2015
Evening,
Not exactly busy at the boathouse this weekend, but we did have Bart & Gav proudly flying the Cygnet colours down the 2k course at Dorney. Racing two statuses above themselves at Senior, they had a good row in the time trial in the morning, and whatever the results on the website say, they definitely did start and finish their race in the afternoon final! Well done to them, and should stand them in very good stead for this Saturday - see below..
And this weekend we have crews to cheer on closer to home, with two of our (four) entries racing at Richmond Regatta on Saturday. Indeed, if you can make it to that rather lovely stretch of river for 2pm, you can cheer on two Cygnet crews in the space of 10mins:
Our IM2 2- of Bart & Gav has a straight final against Walbrook RC at 14.05, and
Our Nov 4+ of: Sue, Cris, Mike E, Alfonso, Jim R is racing Vesta at 14.15, with the final at 17.15.
Barnes Bridge Ladies also have a IM3 8 racing at 12.45 (final at 16.45), and an IM3 4x straight final at 17.55.
This week
Tues evening - outings, Sue has sent out crew list.
This week's erg: 10 minute warm up feet out; 2 x 1k @ 26; 2 x 500m @ 28; 3 x 250m @ 30.
Thurs evening - outings, Sue has sent out crew list. We hope to have Nick Rowett down coaching for the first time this summer too.
Thurs evening - post-outing food. Yours Truly is cooking - please let me know if you plan to stay.
Also on Thurs evening - boat-loading for Richmond Regatta - please lend a hand.
Sat morning - outings may well be disrupted owing to crew members racing at Richmond
Sat afternoon - come along to Richmond at 2pm to cheer on Cygnet.
Sun morning - outings at normal time - crew lists to follow.
u - Training outing for Henley Rowpast Crew. We're at least a man short for this outing, so please mark on the spreadsheet if you're available to jump into a motley crew of captains past and present.
Other Stuff
You'll be sick of me reminding you about the House of Lords reception on Fri 17th July. But not as sick as you'll feel if you forget to sign-up for it and miss out. Do it now, here: (website and booking form).
Finally, we will probably be running our next Learn-To-Row course in September, as usual. However, if you know of anyone interested now, who can't wait that long, please point them in the direction of me and/or Ian. Barnes Bridge are running one of their courses starting on 6th July, and there's an opportunity to join forces with them if there's interest.
That's all for now.
D
Cygnet Weekly Update: Monday 15th July 2015
15th June 2015
Evening All,
First up, well done to all those that raced at Barnes & Mortlake Regatta on Saturday. The good news is that we won some pewter!...
...albeit only in the category where we were absolutely guaranteed to win some pewter. Yes, the Mixed 4+ Jam Roly Polies of J Mee (cox, BBLRC), Matt B, Orla (BBLRC), Karen (BBLRC), and Sid were victorious over the Knickerbocker Glories in the first round, and the Gooseberry Fools in the final, so well done to them. And to Coach Sue and Jo B for pulling those four crews together - it's proving a good laugh commandeering Tideway Regattas as informal Club Days.
Honourable mentions also go to our IM3 4+, who were 2nd out of 3 in their heat losing out only to younger students. And to Guy, who despite being 'bumped up' from Mas.C to Nov 1x, won through a round. And of course, to the BBLRC Nov 8+ who have been through a roller-coaster of emotions as they won through to the final to de-novice, then got disqualified for an undeclared sub, then appear to have been undisqualified.
The next regatta Cygnet are represented at is Marlow at Dorney Lake this Saturday. Rather less of the novelty-mixed-blue-on-blue-events, and rather more of the deadly-serious-2k-versus-overseas-crews. Bart & Gav go off in the morning in Senior 2- for the time trial, which will allocate them to their final in the afternoon. Best of luck.
And the following week is Richmond Regatta on Sat 27th - please make sure you've made your availability clear on the spreadsheet that far ahead.
This week
Tues evening - outings, crew lists to follow.
This week's erg: is the same as last week. Partly because I'm lazy, and partly because according to the spreadsheet, a grant total of two Cygnets completed the erg last week (well done to Charlie & Cris, currently Cygnet's Premier Pair). 2 x 6k no higher than r22 - focusing on technique.
Thurs evening - outings, crew lists to follow.
Thurs evening - post-outing food. Helena is cooking, so please let her know if you plan to stay.
Sat & Sun mornings - set outings, crew lists to follow.
Further Ahead
Numbers are looking a bit thin on the ground at the moment, so please make sure you've got the following firmly ensconsed in your diaries (and do note the three events in July that are Not To Be Missed):
- Sat 27th June - Richmond Regatta. We'd like to have as many crews as possible entered, with lots of doubling-up.
- Fri 3rd July - Club Day at Henley Royal Regatta. Not To Be Missed #1
- Fri 10th & Sat 11th July - Henley Masters Regatta - we currently have two Mas.C 4+s and a Mas.C 2- entered.
- Fri 17th July - House of Lords reception. Not To Be Missed #2. Make sure you go tothe website and fill in thebooking form. And do remember to tell old friends of Cygnet and BBLRC that may no longer be on the distribution lists - all are welcome.
- Sat 25th & Sun 26th July - St Neots Regatta. Not To Be Missed #3.
- Sat 1st Aug - Henley Town & Visitors Regatta
Finally - if you fancy the chance to give coastal rowing a go, some of BBLRC will likely be going back to Herne Bay Regatta on Sat 18th July. Please let me/ Claire BBLRC Captain know if you're interested.
That's all for now.
D
