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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
Update to the update 9th June
9th June 2015
Now with race times for BMI on Saturday Full Draw Race Timetable
Alas no oppo for Neil at Mas.C 1x (again!), nor for Bates & French at Mas.B 2-,
but that's more than made up for by:Mixed IM2 4+:
09.38: Cream Puffs vs Gooseberry Fools
14.50: Knickerbocker Glories vs Jam Roly Polies
18.26: FINAL
Nov 4+:
11.01 Semi-final vs Parrs and RUMS,
13.15 FINAL.
IM3 4+:
12.04 Semi-final vs Putney Town and Imperial Medics,
14.14 FINAL.
Nov 1x (Guy, oh yes!):
10.34 Heat vs Putney Town,
15.28 Semi-final,
16.54 FINAL
Mas.E 1x:
11.33 FINAL vs Quintin and Medway Towns.
BBLRC have also got at least a Nov 8 and two Nov 1xs racing
D
Cygnet Weekly Update: Sunday 7th Jun 2015
7th June 2015
Good evening,
Focus this week is looking to Saturday's Barnes & Mortlake Regatta (13th). Draw not confirmed yet, but thanks all of you that confirmed availability and flexibility, as a result of which we've got over dozen Cygnets entered in 10 crews. So fingers crossed that as many as possible of the following crews get a race:
Mixed 4+ (with BBLRC) [Cream Puffs]: cox Ania W, 4 Sharon L, 3 Cris, 2 Tom B, 1 Rachel H.
Mixed 4+ (with BBLRC) [Gooseberry Fools]: cox Anna, 4 Sue, 3 Stu, 2 Jez, 1 Sian K.
Mixed 4+ (with BBLRC) [Knickerbocker Glories]: cox Neil P, 4 Dave F, 3 Clare SA, 2 Jo B, 1 Robin H.
Mixed 4+ (with BBLRC) [Jam Roly Polies]: cox J Mee, 4 Matt B, 3 Orla, 2, Karen G, 1 Sid.
Nov 4+: cox Sue, Nick R, Robin, Cris, Mike E
IM3 4+: cox Sue, Sid, Matt B, Nick R, Mike E.
Mas.B 2-: Dave F, Nick B
Mas.C 1x: Guy
Mas.C 1x: Neil P
Mas.E 1x: Jez
Given that there should be lots of us around for bits of the day, we've decided to move Neil's boat-fixing Masterclass to Saturday 13th, when people are around the boathouse between races at BMI Regatta. Please make the effort to watch and learn if you possibly can. When Neil moves away, the loss of his boat-mending skills will leave a significant hole (if you'll pardon the pun.
This week
Tues evening - outings, crew lists to follow.
This week's erg: 2 x 6k no higher than r22 - focusing on technique (Rock - opening and closing hip not bending back; Keep shoulders behind hips - when thinking of direction of travel during leg drive; Straight arm leg drive; Keep muscles in shoulders and neck relaxed).
Thurs evening - outings, crew lists to follow.
Thurs evening - post-outing food, tbc
Sat morning - unlikely to be set outings, given BMI Regatta during the day.
Sat - Neil's boat-fixing Masterclass - see above.
Sun morning - outings.
A few brief reminders
Do please turn up on time for outings, and remember that 'on-time' means at least 15mins before the stated on-the-water time. With our current faffing-quotient getting up beyond 15minutes, it's important to turn up promptly so that everything is ready to head off on time, and it isn't all left to the few punctual ones.
There's the Cygnets Bungalow working party starting on Monday 15th, for anyone that can. Please let me or Derek Bush know if you can help out.
And finally, there's still time to put your names down for the House of Lords reception on Friday 17th July. All details are on the website as is a simple booking form. Do it now (although of course, if you miss out on this, you'll only have to wait a quarter of a century for the next one...).
That's all for now.
D
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