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Lost Riggers 

Posted: 8/9/2010 

Launceston Church Grammar School have misplacing a set of mason riggers late last season (March/April). They should have labeled on the rigger either mason 1 or mason 2. If anyone has picked them up or seen them floating around it would be greatly appreciated by the LCGS boat club.
Please contact Ali Foot
Launceston Church Grammar School
Phone 03 63366000

 
 
 
Research Request - Tamar Rowing Club 

Posted: 6/9/2010 

Sally Schnackenberg is researching the history of the Mersey Rowing Club in Devonport from its inception through to the present time. This is a new project and other than her son being an avid rower for the past 15 years she has had no involvement with rowing.

Sally is particularly interested in primary documents – letters, copies of minutes, photographs etc. and also any stories that anyone may have to tell or memorabilia. Any information that she is given access to will be returned.

If you have information, stories or memorabilia please contact Sally at Devonport on 6424 1266, mobile: 0408 241 296 or email at schnackenberg@optusnet.com.au. 
 
 
Wintech Racing 2010 National Rowing Conference Update 

Posted: 6/9/2010 

Rowing Australia is proud to announce a partnership with Wintech Racing as naming rights sponsor for the 2010 National Rowing Conference. Wintech Racing has demonstrated their ongoing commitment and support of rowing in Australia and we welcome their association with this important initiative for the development of coaches, athletes and umpires within our sport.
Together we look forward to presenting an informative and stimulating conference.
We would also like to announce the confirmation of a keynote speaker for the Conference – Mr Malcom Speed, former International Cricket Council CEO, Australian Cricket Board CEO and ASC Board Member, will speak about “Speed’s 10 Principles of Survival”, appropriate for all people in positions of authority.

Malcolm joins presenters such as David Parkin (4 times AFL premiership winning coach), Neil Barras (expert in the area of coach mentoring), John Quinn (high performance coach – Australian track & field team and Essendon FC), Brian Douge (30 years delivering coach education programs across a range of sports) and Leigh Russell (CEO, Netball Victoria). Rowing specific material will be delivered by presenters such as Andrew Matheson, Noel Donaldson, Lyall McCarthy, Peter Shakespear, Wayne Diplock, Andrew O’Brien, Ivan Hooper and Tony Rice.
Patrick Rombaut, Chair of FISA’s Umpiring Commission, will be conducting a workshop for boat race officials as part of the Conference. He will also be presenting an elective session on current umpiring trends to Conference delegates.

Learn more about the presenters and their topics by visiting the Wintech Racing 2010 National Rowing Conference website at www.rowingaustralia.com.au/cc2010.html. New material is being added regularly to keep you up to date with the latest program information.

Registrations are now open and registration forms can be downloaded from the website above.

We look forward to seeing you in Canberra in December!

Naomi Wagstaff
Event Coordinator
02 6256 5999
 
 
 
Request for lost newspaper article 

Posted: 16/8/2010 

After the Youth Olympics in January 2001, when the Tasmanian contingent did so very well, there was a newspaper article about the group`s achievements. I kept it and had it laminated, but have subsequently lost it. I think I lent it to someone for them to copy but i have no recollection who that person was.

I am wondering if anyone has kept a copy of that article. I went into the State library and found something from the Mercury but it was not the same article I had originally. Maybe the article was from the Examiner or the Advocate?

Apart from Mollie Hill, some of the other participants in that rowing team were, Sarah Bird, Sam Lovibond, Robert Oakley, Kasper Hebblewhite, High Edwards, Jacqui Drummond, Jono Thompson, Scott Brennan.
If anyone can help, please contact Greg Hill @ ghill@friends.tas.edu.au] 
 
 
2010/11 Calendar now available. 

Posted: 9/6/2010 

The Calendar for the coming season in now available for download. It is in Adobe PDF format and will require the Adobe Reader to be installed. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the Adobe website.
 
 
 
Head of the River Photos 

Posted: 1/4/2010 

Matt and Dale from MD ProShots did a wonderful job photographing all the competitors in last weekend`s Head of the River regatta.
The photos are now available from their website: www.mdproshots.com/hor10/index.htm.
Rowing Tasmania appreciates the support that Matt and Dale give our sport. Please support them by ordering a copy of your favourite photo. 
 
 
Lost Rigger 

Posted: 29/3/2010 

A Ted Hale carbon fibre wing rigger. Misplaced during return journey from nationals.
Please call Gordon Stewart on 0408 494607 
 
 
National Championships - IMPORTANT 

Posted: 5/3/2010 

Live Video Streaming on the Internet


In conjunction with Rowing Australia, WCSN is offering a very special FREE subscription offer for a limited time only.


WCSN will be providing a LIVE webcast of Sunday`s action from the upcoming 2010 Australian National Rowing Championships to be contested between the country`s best crews in Nagambie, Victoria.


Also, rowing fans can watch all the finals highlights from the 2009 World Championships, and much more.


In order to view the rowing video footage all you have to do is simply register at www.wcsn.com.au


Registration is fast, secure and simple.


More details can be found on the Rowing Australia website, and then by following the WCSN logo link. 
 
 
New Lake Barrington Lodge Managers 

Posted: 21/12/2009 

Rowing Tasmania welcome Wally and Jan Croswell as the new Lake Barrington Lodge Caretakers.

Jan And Wally can be contacted on the following numbers

Jan 0439 911 382

Wally 0439 811 382

Home/Fax 6491 1382

Please make Jan and Wally welcome when you see them around.

 
 
 
Rowing Tasmania`s New Postal Address 

Posted: 2/12/2009 

Please note Rowing Tasmania`s new postal address.

All Rowing Tasmania mail shold be posted to:

P.O. Box 912
Launceston Tas. 7250. 
 
 
Changes to RT web site 

Posted: 9/9/2009 

As you will have noticed, there have been some changes made to the Rowing Tasmania website.


The new Rowing Tasmania logo appears on each page, along with the `rainbow` photo of Lake Barrington. We thank mdproshots. for their support of Rowing Tasmania through the use of this image.


Rowing Tasmania is working through the process of standardising its documents in PDF format, rather than the collection of Word, Excel and PDF files used in the past. As part of this process a number of documents have been updated on the Safety page, including Coach Boat Usage, Swamping Drill, Swimming at LBI and Traffic Rules.
On the SDO page, the Concept 2 Drag Factor Settings document has been revised.
New or revised documents on the Documents page include Insurance Policy Details, the Rowing Tasmania Registration form for 2009/10 (for rowers, coaches and coxes) and the Rowing Tasmania Affiliation form (for Clubs and Schools).


Please notify the website manager if you find any errors in these documents. 
 
 
RA - Club Administration initiative 

Posted: 21/8/2009 

RA is pleased to announce the introduction of a new ‘Club Administration’ page on the RA website which provides links to information relating to all aspects of a club’s development and administration.
The page is available at http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/dev_club-administration.shtm and it is envisaged that club administrators will be able to source information and resources which will assist in the management of their club.
The page provides links to information and guidance on a number of topics including:
  • Collecting, Keeping and Managing Information
  • Committee Management and Club Performance
  • Event Management
  • Financial Resources and Management
  • Grants Availability
  • Laws and Regulations
  • Local Community and Environment
  • Marketing Activities
  • Member Management, Feedback, Satisfaction and Leadership
  • Participation, Access and Equity Issues
  • Policies, Rules, Guidelines and Planning for Clubs
  • Risk Management
  • Role of Staff and Volunteers
  • Participation Programs including
    • Ethics
    • Code of Behaviour
    • Disability Sport
    • Indigenous Sport
 
 
 
State Championships DVD 

Posted: 1/3/2009 

Richard Harvey (DMCRC) has video-recorded the last 250m of each race at the recent State Championships and has transferred the video to DVD in MPEG4 format.
Copies of the DVD are available at a cost of $10 per disk.
Richard can be contacted by phone on 0417 671 100 or by email at rbh2@bigpond.com 
 
 
Accommodation at Lake Barrington - 2008/09 Season 

Posted: 19/8/2008 

Bookings for the Lodge for the coming season for regattas only can be made direct to:

Jim Gibson
Mobile: 0418 575 899
Work: 6331 7565
Email: jsgibson@bigpond.net.au

It is recommended that bookings be made early, as Regattas 5 and 6 are fully booked,
and the Head of the River has only 3 rooms left available.

Because of demand, preference will be given to those booking both Friday and Saturday nights for the regatta. 
 
 
High Performance Nutrition for Rowers 

Posted: 23/6/2008 

At the recent Development Camp, Sports Dietician Maree Taylor spoke about high performance nutrition for rowers.
A copy of the Powerpoint Presentation is available for download. The file size is 900k.


This file will also be available from the Coaching page on this site.  
 
 
Ban on wood fires at Lake Barrington 

Posted: 16/1/2008 

Wood fires have been banned at Lake Barrington in the camping ground area due to concerns with high fire danger conditions and possible flying sparks igniting other fuel sources, tents etc, this includes contained fire pots regardless of how safe you may think they are.
The BBQ rotunda is the only approved site for wood fires.
Please observe this notice so everyone can enjoy this venue. 
 
 
The Building of Joy 

Posted: 3/1/2008 

Julian Robertson has spent many evenings last year building a Derwent Skiff, the design by Alan Witt that won the Australian Wooden Boat Show design competition.
Julian describes the journey so far in this short article.
 
 
 
Lake Barrington 10 August 2007 3:00pm 

Posted: 13/8/2007 

I thought some of you might be interested in these photos taken at Lake Barrington taken last Friday afternoon at 3pm. If you can remember back to last season, then recall the regattas when the only way to access the ways was to wade through deep, claggy mud because the water levels had dropped so much....................now open up these pictures and see the other extreme!
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 
 
 
Back-splash in Rowing-shell Propulsion 

Posted: 12/7/2006 

An updated version of the paper on `Back-splash in Rowing-shell Propulsion`From Michael and Neal Macrossan can be found on the UQ webpage if you follow this link:

http://eprint.uq.edu.au/archive/00004046/

The paper is an interesting discussion of how to `reduce the braking effect of backsplash`.
 
 
 

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