News & Events
Captain's Easter Log
6th April 2018
[Easter Egg surely? It's Yule Log - Ed]
Hope everyone had a good Easter. To work off the eggs, this week's erg is 6 x 750m at 2k pace. If you want to do a second erg, then 3 x 5km UT2.
This week:
Thursday - squad meeting 7pm for everyone wanting to race this summer, followed by boat loading for sculling camp.
Saturday/Sunday - Sculling Camp at The Bungalow. No organised Tideway outings.
Sign up here to make sure we get enough food in: https://doodle.com/poll/4i9hanf269ryvtrh
The Thames is currently on red boards, so we're watching the EA website and hoping for at least a drop to yellows by Friday. If we have to call it off due to river conditions, then it'll be show and row at the boathouse at the usual times instead.
Matt
Captain's Log 26/03
27th March 2018
Race News:
A weekend full of exceptional racing and strong performances.
Cambridge served up a generous appetiser with a 4-0 drubbing of Oxford on the Saturday, before the main course of the Vets Head on Sunday. The peak performance of the day from the Cygnet Masters "E" crew finishing 19/29 in category just a few seconds behind our friends from Rudergesellschaft Benrath.
Thanks from Warsaw RC to Sam for being a last minute supersub.
I hope many beers were sunk in the bar over the weekend; haven't had any reports back yet, so assuming it was business as usual.
This week:
Thursday erg: 6 x 500m at 2k pace, followed by dinner (and/or pub)
Saturday/Sunday - outings dependent on availability; 8pm Wednesday cutoff on fitclub.
With the lighter evenings now, seniors should consider boat lights if you're taking out a club boat after work during April.
Next week:
Thursday night - squad meeting and boat loading for Sculling Camp
Sat/Sun 7/8 April - Sculling Camp at Shepperton.
Look out for the main Scamp email later this week. In the meantime - please sign up here to give me an indication of numbers. (WAGs & HABs and other family members also welcome to hang out at the bungalow)
Regatta Season: Also updated in the Rowing Calendar
H Hammersmith Regatta 28th April.
H Chiswick Regatta 5th May
A Wallingford Regatta 6th May (Seniors Only)
H Borne Regatta 12th May
H Putney Town Regatta 19th May
A Twickenham Regatta 26th May
A Peterborough Regatta 2/3 June
A Metropolitan Regatta 2/3 June (Seniors option)
A Walton Regatta 9th June
H Barnes & Mortlake Regatta 16th June
A Marlow Regatta 23rd June (Seniors Only)
A Henley Qualifiers 29th June (Seniors Only)
A Richmond Regatta 30th June
A Henley Regatta 4th July (Fingers crossed :))Matt
Captain's Log 12/03
13th March 2018
Racing News:
Despite a forecast of wall to wall rain, a dry breezy HORR on Sunday saw Cygnet finish with a time of 21:16, 238th overall. Going off second in div5, Cambridge 99s came past early on, but nothing else threatened our serene progress towards the finish. The consensus view was of a good row, not bad for a scratch crew with only 1 outing under their belts.
A very large thank you to everyone who helped out with boating and hospitality over the weekend, with a special mention for Tom who seemed to be doing every job that came along.
This week:
Monday - weights
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - weights
Thursday - erg - 30 mins rate 24. + food from Sian - let her know if you're staying <sian_kunert[at] hotmail.co.uk>
Friday - off
Saturday - outings 7 & 10
Sunday - outings 7 & 10Availabilities to be finalised by 8pm Wednesday, please!
Vets Head 25th March
Cygnet has entered a Masters "E" crew into the vets head. Draw should be out tomorrow evening.:
Paul R, Andy R, Nick R, Nick W, Iain G, Mike C, Jeremy P, Cris C, coxed by Hannah S from BBLRC.
There will be a call for boating helpers upcoming; please come and help (and cheer on the crew after, followed by drinks in the bar.) Our friends from Rudergesellschaft Benrath are also coming over from Germany to race (and drink in the bar).
Sculling Camp 7-8 April
We are still looking for a trailer towing person for Scamp on 6th-8th April, please let me know if you can help out. More details and sign-up sheet to follow.
Future Plans:
Not enough interest for a novice VIII at the Veterans Head, so we're going straight into regatta training. Expect lots of standing starts and multiple short pieces of up to 5 minutes each.
We have a good series of local regattas, every Saturday from 28th April to 26th May, so please get an idea of your availabilities into fitclub until the end of May to help the captaincy with crew selection and planning.
For the seniors, there is also the opportunity of Wallingford Regatta on Sunday 6th May.
I'm expecting the bulk of the HORR 8 to get some good quality outings in over the next six weeks; and with the return of Ian and Scott to the squad the club can test itself against the big boys over 2km. (Availabilities, please!)
If we commit to racing, Gareth has promised to do some coaching.
And finally
If you weren't still in the bar after 8pm on race day, you're not only letting yourself down, but you're letting the club down!
Matt
