7/5/08
Saturday - regatta on the Clyde
There will be racing this Sat., From Dawn till Dusk (good picture
- very scary).
First GRC race is at 8:45 - Pete Craig in Vet 1x.
Last GRC race is in Vet 4+ at 16:44 (deep joy!).
Have a look at the provisional race
schedule on the SARA web site. If you aren't racing, or are wanting
to have an outing between racing, try to schedule it so that you aren't
coming or going during the 'Long course' sections of racing. These
1500m. races will start at Polmadie bridge and go round the corner in front
of GRC. The 'Short course' races are over 500m., from just above the suspension
bridge. Both courses finish at the Clydesdale fence.
Also - if you are racing in an 'unfamiliar' combination, try to get a
decent practice outing in before your race if time permits, rather than
sitting around getting sunburnt (if the weather holds).
6/5/08
More 'Silver'
Douglas has added another million photos to his
gallery of the 'Silver' regatta.
Coming soon....
For those of us who'd rather watch the experts than do it ourselves:
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"The World Rowing racing season
is just around the corner, with two major events staged next week at
the Olympiaregattaverein in Munich: the first Rowing World Cup and
the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta.
Follow the racing live during
the event on www.worldrowing.com thanks
to the live race viewer, live commentary, daily race reports, and photo
galleries."
- Also on TV (from the Radio Times):
- Live Rowing - Sunday 11 May 9:30am British Eurosport
- Rowing World
Cup - Sunday 11 May 3:00pm BBC2 Scotland
- Rowing World
Cup - Sunday 11 May 5:30pm British Eurosport
- Rowing World
Cup - Monday 12 May 9:15am British Eurosport
29/4/08
SPR* - review
There are results and a brief review of the regatta on the SARA
web site.
Al has posted his vote of thanks to
everyone on the GRCMembers board.
As always, corrections are welcome (and I'm sure PT would
have won if he'd been racing!), but I believe that Fran's was
the only GRC success at the weekend, winning Women's Open sculls on Sunday.
* And the winner of the unofficial GRC reverse acronymic championship
of 2008 is - Russell!
- Sunny paddling and racing for a
satisfying points result or
sinking,
pitching and rolling; then
splendidly prepared rolls before
stacking,
packing and retiring......
- All splendid, positive replies from our singularly
personable Reverend! However......Stultifyingly
Poor
Regatta......
- And Malcolm might just get there to make these
splendidly prepared
rolls if
this
Scottish petrol refinery
suspends pensions reform thereby
stopping
petrol rationing at these
shyster price-hiking retailers......
And the last word:
- Tsk, someone's politicising repartee,
sensibly presenting
reports.
However, I forgot to add: Succeed proud rowers, for GRC.
While in the
tent: sell products! Retail!
But for me, nothing will change: much
more sculling practice required.
Sorry, can't help it. I know it's a problem. Do we have to go through
this for every regatta? I don't think I can stand it.
25/4/08
SPR*
It's the first big Scottish regatta of the summer and EVERYONE will be at Strathclyde Park.
You should have seen the miles
of correspondence this week about our catering
efforts. We need everyone to muck in, particularly first thing on Saturday
and last thing on Sunday.
Oh, and we do have some crews racing, too!
- (p.s. Crews need boats....
boats need transport to regattas.... crews need to put boats on transport...
If you're still confused read
this.)
The provisional draw is on the SARA
web site, along with various reminders
about Rowing Licences © (A.Walker, Prop.).
If you're racing,
make sure you check your race times early on each race day.
*Strathclyde Park Regatta or
Stupefying, Pointless and Repetitive or ....
Any other suggestions?
No rowing on the Clyde this weekend (26 and 27 April).
There will be NO SESSIONS at GRC this weekend!
16/4/08
How to save 50 pence.
That nice man Snapper
Ron in Aberdeen has produced a very impressive 15-page
programme for his regatta,
with a cover price of 50p but which is also downloadable in its entirety
as a .pdf document; which demonstrates (if proof were needed) that there
is no truth in at least one of the rumours about Aberdonians.
Sadly, entries, although substantial, are almost exclusively from Aberdeen. Sign of the times.
11/4/08
Upcoming regattas
From the SARA web site:
- and more:
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I'm moved...
As ithers see us...?
Always delighted to receive a present! Thanks, Lynda
and Karen (a.k.a. Kim
and Aggie, the Queens of Clean*), who could never be accused
of simply going through the motions.
* © R.Jones 2008
GRC 'Silver' Regatta
Man of many hats.
Karen has added a few(!) more photos.
This one captured Sandy's response when
asked if he could do a Racing Licence on the day as a favour.
Fran's first!
Malcolm put some photos of the regatta
on
GRC
Members. Click on the picture of Fran to go to the Picasa album (the
GRCMembers files don't seem to be directly link-able).
Double Trouble
Douglas has put some of his photos up
on his
own Picasa gallery .
Click on the photo, or link to it from the GRC
gallery.
Nature watch
"Sit up at the finish!"
Malcolm has some photos of the local fauna,
on GRC
Members. Click on the images to see bigger versions.
"Go to the M74 demo?"
"Yup!"
Inverness
PT does it again!
Good pictures on the Victor
Images web site.
- and again!
Malcolm took four pictures at Inverness.
This is the best!
Clyde Head
Four snaps of GRC people racing over 3000m on the Clyde.
Also some more, courtesy of Clyde on the Victor
Images web site. This one of Dan is
a fine example.
Photos from Zagreb
Some pictures of Saturday in Zagreb - a lovely day for a regatta.
The first 4 snaps show just how close TK and FC got to that elusive
medal! (No pictures from a rainy, windy Friday.)
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Want to learn to row?
- April-October : we have 'come-and-try' sessions at
11:30 on Saturday mornings at our boathouse. You can turn up a few times
and have a go.
If you enjoy it and want to carry on, you're welcome to join the club.
Sessions tend to go on for about an hour, depending on conditions and
the wishes of the participants.
Use the links on the right to find out more and get in touch.
- Colder weather means we will work with more advanced
crews in bigger boats and over longer distances.
Get in touch using the links on the right if that appeals.
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