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Captain’s Update 30/6/15

All
A quick update this week. Firstly, well done to everyone who raced this weekend. We came away with pots for the IM3 quad and the cygnet pair, and the IM3 8 had a very strong race and got through to the final. Also, well done to the Henley crew, who unfortunately go knocked out in the Quarter finals on the Saturday to Royal Chester, but well done for getting so far, you looked really strong and gave them a very tough race.
Two important dates for the diary –

16th July 8pm – Boathouse executive AGM

22nd July 6.45pm – BBL  Captains meeting (AGM with Captaincy elections)
Election forms are up in the club house for the executive positions and will shortly be going up for BBL captaincy. I have included a note at the bottom of this update with the BBL captain roles and current post holders from 2015 for information. Please feel free to chat with me or the current post holder about one of the roles if you are interested in standing or more details.
Please remember the next love your boat day is on Sunday (5th July) where we are also having an open day for new starters on the get fit and row course. Please come down to help as we have lots of jobs to be done and if you see anyone lost or even a passer by who looks slightly interested in finding out more about rowing please have a chat with them and send them towards me or one of the other helpers for a tour and a quick erg!
There will be plenty of us heading to Henley this Friday to soak up the atmosphere, watch some rowing and have a picnic; so I hope to see as many of you there as possible. Let Marj know if you are joining in for the picnic and what you’re bringing so we don’t all bring the same thing.
Also a reminder from cygnet over the House of Lords drinks and Canapés on the 17th July. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for most, to go into the exclusive areas within the houses of parliament and be one of the smug people sat on the best terrace on the river in London. We are definitely privileged to be invited, so why not join in! Have a look on the cygnet website for more information http://www.cygnet-rc.org.uk/event-house_of_lords.html . If you want to go and not sure who else is, just drop me a line as there will be other friendly faces you can go with! This is a one off to celebrate 125 years of cygnet rc.
The PLA is currently consulting on the new code if practice, so please take a look at
Thanks
Sian
 Vice-Captain

Captain, Clare Stuart-Adams, leads Captaincy meetings about crews, oversees the committee – makes the general decisions about crews and boats. Sits on the Boathouse Executive and ensures BBLRC continuity from season to season.

Deputy Captains, Sarah Powell & Katy Baldwin, arrange outings for Development & Performance Squads and enter all crews to races

Vice Captain, Sian Kunert, assists decisions and organises training camps and off tideway training session

Novice Captain, Sarah Thompson, looks after newcomers to the club and manages the Novice squad

Happy Mondays Captain, Jo Broadhurst, manages the Happy Mondays squad – our recreational rowers

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BBLRC News 15th June 2016

An update from Vice-Captain Sian – it’s a biggie, but worth a read with lots of important info, plus great news of pots galore at Barnes & Mortlake regatta last weekend.

Ladies,
An update from the last week and what’s coming up!

 

 BMI

Congratulations to all those who raced at BMI this weekend. We have had lots of excitement starting with the mixed 4s, where the Jam Roly Polies coxed by J came out on top by the end of the day (but not without a fight!). Our Novice 8 raced extraordinary well seeing off all of the competition in their category, and now we have 8 new seniors and a first pot to our lovely cox Anna! As well as all this we got a first sculling point for Sharon after some blue on blue (or pink and yellow) racing in the semi. Congratulations all.

 

 Henley

This week is the event of the Regatta year – Henley Woman’s; where we have Clemmy, Cara, Abi, Sarah T and Sue representing the club. For any one able to go and watch, the time trials are on Friday from 9.30am where the fastest 16 go into the Heats between 2 and 3.15pm. When the girls get through to the next round (fingers crossed, we think you can do it!) the quarter finals are Saturday between 5.30 and 6pm. The semi and final is on Sunday starting from 1.20 with the final at 4.20pm. Hopefully a few of you can get down to cheer them on. Good Luck Ladies!

 

Stroke Coaches missing

We are missing a lot of our stroke coaches. Can you please check your kit bags and around the club and return them asap – ask if you don’t know where they live.

 

Equipment / Boats

Also a reminder to wash the boats after every outing (as a minimum after all weekend sessions), we need to ensure all equipment is well maintained and cared for.

 We are also having the next love your boat maintenance morning on the 5th July please come down and help carry out essential maintenance to keep us on the water and our fleet in tip top condition. Attached is a summary of key information from Dave over what we can do on a day to day basis to avoid maintenance issues. Once we have earned our supper we will head over to the Sun Inn for the monthly Sunday lunch from 12.30!

 If you discover anything wrong with the boats please report it to fixme@bblrc.co.uk

 

Get Fit and Row

The current novice squad will be graduating to the intermediates at the end of the season. We are hosting an open day for the next GFAR on the 18th July. Please can you help where you can, either at the open day or volunteering at sessions throughout the 6 week course. I will add a sheet to the availability spreadsheet for volunteers and let you know when up. I will also send round a poster as soon as possible if you can forward onto friends, family and via your networks.

Web Updates

Our web mistress Helena has been doing a sterling job with the social media updates and is beginning to build on the more fixed content on the website. We have a new page to help with your social life with key dates in the rowing and social calendar to make a note of, so check it out on https://www.bblrc.co.uk/events/

Coastal Rowing

We have been invited again to try out Coastal rowing with the Herne Bay rowing club in their local regatta This is great fun although hard work (and a little scary in a small boat in the sea!) Please get in touch if you are interested in giving this a go or would like more information. The regatta is on the 18th July so a clash with our open day, but well worth attending if you want to try something different.

Save the date

Save the date for the BBL Xmas party – we are looking at the Saturday 5th December for this years event. Perfect excuse to have a few drinks after scullers head!

An update will be provided as soon as possible on inters and HM coaching when we know more, hopefully within the next couple of weeks. Until then please keep your availability up to date for races and outings and have fun!

Any questions please get in touch

Thanks

Sian

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What a WeHoRR!

Captain’s Log 17th March

Well that’s the key race of our head season over for another year and what a day it was! The sun shone for most of the morning although I did notice some of the novices coming in blue after an epic marshalling session. A first race for many of them, they did fabulously well. Great racing too from the other boats and hopefully a solid springboard into the fast approaching regatta season.

A big thank you to everyone who helped on the day in what ever capacity. Mentions to launch drivers and everyone who baked and womaned the stall. We had an incredible profit this year, making around £800!! Huge thanks to Michelle and Vicky for organising everything including the panini machine – who’d have imagined panini at Barnes Bridge!

Don’t forget to check our facebook page for pictures of the day too.

Right – time to start preparing for next year!

Clare