News & Events
Captain's Log 05/03
6th March 2018
The snow melted and the wind abated just in time for weekend outings. Some decent paddling on flat water this weekend made a welcome change from the cancellation of Hammersmith Head the week before. Unfortunately the forecast is for more wind next weekend ...
Big congratulations and thanks to all those who were elected onto the Cygnet and Boathouse Exec committees over the last 2 weeks. The clubs literally couldn't run without their volunteers. The Captain Oates Award for perseverance in the face of adversity goes to Marj for heroically minuting both AGMs.
Weekly Ergs
Thursday - Everyone - 2 x 1km at 5k pace. 4min rest.
Nice and short, so no excuse for not mobilising properly beforehand ...Tuesday - Non racers only - 3 x 5km UT2, 90s rest.
Heads Of The River Weekend, 10/11 March
No scheduled outings; do please come and cheer on BBL on Saturday and Cygnet on Sunday and join us in the bar afterwards for post-race banter and 6 nations rugby.
Still short of a launch driver for Sunday - let me know if you can help.
On a related note - if anyone has time for a launch fuel run this week before the heads, please could you do so and submit the bill to the club treasurer for reimbursement.
Veterans Head, 25th March
There are currently 4 people available on the fitclub, so as it stands there will be no novice 8 racing. Entries close at the end of the week, so I need to put the entry in by Thursday.
Sculling Camp, 7/8 April
Still looking for someone to tow the trailer down to Shepperton and back - please let me know if you can help. All you need is a trailer endorsement on your licence (B+E) and willingness to give it a go ... full moral support provided.
Kit Amnesty
If anyone has "acquired" a "spare" short sleeve cygnet tech top, size L, from the miscellaneous/uncollected kit box over the last 18 months or so, please let me know, so I can reunite it with its owner
Matt
Captain's Log 22/02
23rd February 2018
I'm away this weekend - Saturday problems to Cris, Sunday problems to Sam S.
- Saturday 7am for 7.30 on the water. Top of the tide. (High at 8am). Warm up to Chiswick Steps crossing, then spin and head up to UL with the flood tide. Back down to Chiswick Eyot and then home. UT2 (steady state) paddling - low rate 20, firmish pressure, working on finishing together and feeling like you have lots of time to extract the blade (together!) without rushing.
8+ (MAG) : Cris (cox), Alex, Vasil, Nick R, Niall, Barry, Eric, Bjarne, Ashley
4x (Cox) : Tom (steering), Jon B, Mustafa, Ranko
- Saturday 9.30am for 10.00 on the water. Work as per Alan's instructions.
Vets 8 (Marj), + Alex and Cris
8+ (MAG) : Niall (cox), Barry, Ashley, Magnus, Conor, Rupert, Joris, Mustafa, Kay, coached by Alan.
- Saturday 12 noon Club AGM - vote in the new committee and stand for any vacant positions.
- Sunday 7am for 7.30 on the water - make sure you're off the river by 9.15 (high tide) so you're well out of the way of race boating.
8+ (Marj): Becky (cox), Barry, Ashley, John S, Vasil, Ranko, Eric, Bjarne, Niall, coached by Sam S
1x/2x: Cris, Nick R
2x (Hamo): Laurent, Raph
- Sunday 10am (or in own time) - 5k erg test.
- Sunday 11am-12.30 - Hammersmith Head - cheer on the BBLRC crews racing and be glad you're not out there :)
Other news:
A Cygnet crew took to the water for some sparring against a BBLRC crew on Saturday morning. 2 hard pieces over the Hammersmith Head course were enjoyed by all; will try to set up another session for 3rd March.
The fitclub calendar is looking pretty sparse for the end of March; please get it filled in up to and including Vets Head on 25th March so we can decide if a novice 8+ is viable to enter.
Further ahead:
4/3 Boathouse Exec AGM - vote in another committee: this one keeps the water hot and the lights on inside the boathouse. Drawn from both clubs and always after new blood.
10/3 Women's Head - Come down and cheer on BBLRC whilst eating Cake
11/3 Head of the River - Cheer on Cygnet I
24/3 Boat Race - Cris and Niall will be in touch regarding watching from the club
25/3 Vets Head - Cheer on the Vets crews from both clubs, and the Cygnet Novices.
7/4-8/4 Sculling Camp - Learn to scull on still water in Shepperton. Looking for volunteers to tow the trailer, else we'll all have to spend 4 hours rowing up there.
Matt
Captain's Birthday Log 12/2
14th February 2018
Happy Birthday to Cygnet. 128 years young.
This week:
- Tuesday erg: 3 x 5km UT2
- Thursday erg: 30 mins rate 20
- Thursday lecture: club historian Paul Rawkins is giving a talk on Cygnet RC to the Barnes History Society. 8pm at St Marys Church in Barnes.
- Weekend: Final availability by Wednesday night please; outings at usual times (or thereabouts). Initially looks like Senior (ish) 8 Sat early, Novice 8 usual time, and a mixed bag of coxless boats Sunday early.
Further ahead:
25/2 Hammersmith Head - Novice 8
I can see 9 novices available for this: Kay, Joris, Mustafa, Eric, Tom, Magnus, Barry, Ashley, Rupert, and Becky to cox. Entries have to be in by Friday night, so can you all (or 8/9) please confirm back to me that you want to race before then and I'll get an entry put in. Training outings 10am Sat 17th and 24th, so do please make them if you can. (If you're not on the above list and want to race, also do let me know ...)
11/3 Head of the River - Senior 8
Crew is currently planned to line up as:
Niall, Sam, Nick R, Bjarne, Cris, Matt, Vasil, Alex. Cox TBC.
25/3 Veterans Head.
Anyone wanting to race Vets Head please fill in as available for the session on the fitclub. Initial plans was to race a novice 8 and the masters F crew. If we get three 8s wanting a race, we may be able to borrow a boat from another club, but that would need plenty of advance notice, so I'm going to set a deadline of Friday 23rd to show interest.
7/4-8/4 Spring Sculling Camp
In Shepperton, if we can find someone to tow the trailer there and back again. (Offers gratefully received). Otherwise we'll have to resort to a mass bungle-row.
Matt
