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Captain's Log 09/10
11th October 2017
Racing Post
A wet, windy, wintery day on the Rhine to make a change from the recent scorchers. Hoping for a sunnier one next year.
Rhine Marathon Results:
1. Cygnet Mas.C.4x/3.5x: 2h28 (Nick, Nick , Matt, BDF, Tichel )
A 9-minute PB for the club captain despite rowing the final 8km of the race with one blade. Maybe there is something to BDF's pre-race Fanta regime after all.2. BBL W.Mas.F.4x : 2h34 (Phillippa, Jo, Ali, Jackie, Florian)
Gold medals for winning their category. Congratulations from all at Cygnet.3. Cyg/BBL Mix.Mas.C.4x: 2h42 (Marj, Sue A nna , Cris, Neil, A. Steuermann)
A cracking debut race for supersub Anna, the mixed crew unfortunately suffered the worst of the wind on the day.Sadly, many pigs lost their lives to provide sustenance for the party over the weekend , washed down with copious amounts of Altbier, Killepitsch, Applepitsch and Fanta.
Big thanks to the cheer squad of Julian S, Alan, Sian, Rob, Anna Sue , Lars, and Liz for their support, and to RG Benrath for their magnificent hospitality.
Official photos here (and on Facebook once I get round to sifting for Cygnet-themed ones)
http://www.rcgermania.de/marathonrudern/fotostrecken/marathonrudern-2017/
Housekeeping
Availability by Tuesday night please, for weekend outing plans. http://www.fitclub.me/club/dashboard?clubId=15
This week :
Monday - Ergs: 3 x 6 km UT2 , 90s rest
Tuesday - Strength and conditioning , refresher from TIM for those who missed the previous iterations.
Wednesday - Ergs: 15 x 500m in pairs, AT
Thursday - Strength and conditioning
Friday - Off
Saturday - Outing 7am, Squad meeting 9am, Pairs Head 12noon
Sunday - Outings 7am, 10amFurther Ahead :
Cygnet Henley Lunch, 28 October - see Stu/Cris emails for details
Veterans Fours Head, 11 November
Fours Head, 12 November (Minimum of 5 crew points)
Scullers Head, 2 DecemberMatt Byrne
Captain's Log 01/10
2nd October 2017
Brief Notes
Quiet morning on some lovely flat water today, reports coming in of a busy morning on some bumpy stuff yesterday. Keep putting in the miles and we'll reap the rewards come race time.
Next weekend sees a small contingent head off to visit our friends at Ruder-Gesellschaft Benrath for some Altbier and Killepitsch drinking, as well as a short* paddle** down the Rhine on Saturday morning. Looking forward to an evening Waddle around the Altstadt post-paddling.
2 Cygnet quads have been selected for the paddle (BDF, Wylie, Nick R, and your correspondent vs Cris, Marj, Neil, and Sue) and there's also an Elite Veteran 4x from BBLRC for us to try to keep pace with.
The following weekend sees the Pairs' Head of the River, with 2.5 Cygnet crews entered - Bart & Gav in MasB2-, Chris and Tony in MasH2x, and finally Neil J and Otters from Auriol Kensington, also in MasH2x.
Keep an eye out for the calls for volunteers to help with the upcoming head races - we'll need some hands to push off boats, herd trailers, and hold megaphones so the events can run smoothly.
* - 42km from Leverkusen to Dusseldorf.
** - race
Housekeeping
Availability by Monday night please, for weekend outing plans.
http://www.fitclub.me/club/dashboard?clubId=15This week:
Monday - Ergs: 3 x 5km UT2 , 90s rest
Tuesday - Strength and conditioning
Wednesday - Ergs: 30' rate 20, AT
Thursday - Strength and conditioning
Friday - Off
Saturday - Outings usual times
Sunday - Outings usual timesFurther Ahead :
Squad meeting - TBC
Cygnet Henley Lunch 28 October - or see Stu/Cris emails for details
Veterans Fours Head 11 November
Fours Head 12 November (Minimum of 5 crew points)
Scullers Head 2 DecemberMatt Byrne
Captain, Cygnet Rowing ClubCaptain's Log 25/09
27th September 2017
A lovely sunny Sunday on the river for those who made it, a nice change from a grey Saturday. Good to see so many people enjoying Saturday mornings, but we need to push through to Sundays now if we want to go fast next summer.
As I'm a day late with this, availability by Tuesday night please for weekend outing plans. And remember that if you're not at the club on time, you may find that you've missed the boat. (And if you keep missing the boat, I'm going to stop picking you when there's someone else who's more likely to turn up available instead.)
Monday - Ergs 3 x 5k UT2
Tuesday - Weights
Wednesday - Erg 5 x 1km (pairs + 30s changeover) at 5k pace
Thursday - Weights
Saturday - Outings 7am, 10am
Sunday - Outings 7am, 10am
Matt Byrne
Captain, Cygnet Rowing Club
