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LVX Deneb Captain's Log
30th October 2019
Dear Cygnets,
I hope everyone had a good weekend.
Saturday:
Good first session on the water despite the strong wind, unfortunately the second outing couldn't go ahead, it merged with the LTR session in the shed/tank. (Thanks Laurent). It was followed by the Henley Lunch at Leander club. Nice venue, good food, lovely people. Good to see different generations of Cygnets, BBL, friends and family reunited. Many thanks to Stuart for organising the event; unfortunately the legendary Chairman's waddle down the river to the Flowerpot was cancelled due to bad weather, that didn't prevent us to have a "few" in Leander bar 'til the taxi arrived (Cheers!)Sunday:
Time Trial with BBL (Thanks Ladies, specially Beth for organizing). I don't have the times, but was good fun. Well done everyone!Safety:
After all the rain last week there is a lot of water coming down the Thames at the moment. The EA website gives the board status for each lock. Before any boats take to the water please check the board status for your reach and use your club risk assessment to determine if any boats are allowed out. http://riverconditions.environment-agency.gov.uk/ Hopefully the water will return to normal fairly quickly. Information about river levels can be found on the EA website https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levelsThis week training:
Please update your availability in https://www.fitclub.me/ for all the sessions/races - (including weights and ergs, so we can plan which of them are going to be coached) and log on your erg results - cut off day for outings Tuesday!
Monday:
Weights - Focus on techniqueTuesday: 19:00 to try to start together (19.15)
Erg: 5K test @ R26
Core and StretchingWednesday:
Weights - Focus on techniqueThursday: (LTR will be also there, so please share the shed)
Erg: 2x 2/2/2 km, @R18/20/22, 2 min rest (30min r20 split +5s)
Core and Stretching
Thursday Social: watch out Rupert's email.This Weekend Outings will follow
Have a nice Tuesday and a better rest of the week!
Cris
Dates for your Diary:
- 23rd November: HoR4s, 12.45
- 24th November: Vet 4s Head, 9.45 (Flood Tide)
- 7th December: Scullers Head, 11.30
LXIV Deneb Captain's Log
27th October 2019
Dear Cygnets,
I hope everyone had a nice weekend.
This week
Social :
Saturday 26th of October: Henley Lunch in Leander Club, with the legendary Chairman's waddle down the river to the FlowerpotThursday Social: watch out Rupert's email.
Training: (as per plan)
Please update your availability in https://www.fitclub.me/ for all the sessions/races - (including weights and ergs, so we can plan which of them are going to be coached) and log on your erg results - cut off day for outings Tuesday!
Monday:
Weights. Focus on techniqueTuesday: 19:00 to try to start together (19.15)
Erg: 2x20' @ R22, 3' rest, approx. 2k+12s
Core and StretchingWednesday:
Weights:Focus on techniqueThursday: (LTR will be also there ,so please share the shed)
Erg:3 x 10' @ R20, approx. 5k+3s 5' rest
Core and StretchingThis Weekend Outings will follow
Have a nice Monday and a better rest of the week!
Cris
Dates for your Diary:
- 26th October: Henley Lunch
- 23rd November: HoR4s, 12.45. Please lend a hand if you can
- 24th November: Vet 4s Head, 9.45 (Flood Tide). Please lend a hand if you can
Stan Collingwood
16th October 2019
David 'Stan' Collingwood
1947-2019
Cancer has claimed all too many of our rowing friends and colleagues lately. Sad to relate, therefore, its latest victim, Stan Collingwood, who died on Saturday, 12th October, at the age of 72, in St Theresa's Hospice, Darlington.
Rowing is all about characters and one person who amply fitted the mould was Stan Collingwood. Many clubs can claim an association with Stan, but, at Cygnet, we like to think we got in on the ground floor, electing D.S.Collingwood as an active member in January 1973. Although his birth name was David, to the world of rowing he will always be remembered as 'Stan the Man'.
Stan's stay at Cygnet appears to have been brief and the club annals do not record him rowing in any competitive crews. Perhaps more surprisingly, he avoided any committee or organisational entanglements, although he would later return as an impressive finishing coach and organiser of the Business Houses Head in the late 1990s.
Stan would grace many Tideway clubs in his time, but no club could truly contain him, and he was always destined for greater things in the guise of umpiring, coaching, commentating and organising. Chairman of Thames Region was but one of the many posts he would hold in the rowing universe. One medium that was tailor-made for Stan was Regatta Radio at Henley Royal Regatta and he would spend many happy hours regaling listeners with 'tales of the riverbank' in between races before the drone took over.
Stan always brought experience, enthusiasm and bonhomie to all he did. In 1998 he accepted an assignment to coach an aspiring Cygnet entry for the Thames Cup at Henley, professing that it would be unrecognisable by the time his ten weeks were up. Walking over Barnes Bridge late one summer evening and watching a technically near perfect Vlll passing beneath, I can confirm that in this, as in all things, he was as good as his word.
Later in his working life, Stan was delighted to inform us that he had again become a Civil Servant and might even consider rejoining Cygnet. Although he never did, there was always a space at the Cygnet bar whenever he cared to stop by. He will be much missed.
Stan donated his body to science, so there will be no funeral. However, a Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of Dave ("Stan") Collingwood will be held at 10.30am, Saturday 16th November at Holy Trinity Church, Hounslow. Dress code: Colourful, as befits a celebration! RSVP to Linda Collingwood
Paul Rawkins, 16th October 2019
