Thursday 26 July 2007

St Neots Cancelled & Coaching

Unfortunately St Neots RC have had to cancel their regatta this weekend due to flooding. Please see their website for more info. The next regatta on the calendar is Sudbury on August 4th - more details on previous post, entries to myself or Will H. by Sunday 29th July.

Will Mills has kindly offered to run a special coaching session at normal club time this Sunday (29th) - this will be a great chance to pracitse racing starts etc ahead of Sudbury and other regattas coming up later in the summer. Hope to see you there.

Tuesday 24 July 2007

Club Fun Day & BBQ, Sunday 19th August

Following the success of last year's event, Will Notcutt is co-ordinating another DRC regatta and he and Nicola will also be doing one of their famous BBQs. The plan is to meet at the clubhouse at 10am as normal and head out onto the water for some races (full details to follow when we have an idea of numbers, but will also be dependent on conditions on the day), followed by lunch back at the clubhouse.

See the poster in the clubhouse for more information and add your name to the list if you'd like to take part. Families, friends, rabbits and countrymen are all more than welcome to come and join in with the BBQ.

Normal session fees will apply for those taking part in racing. The BBQ is £5 per head; any profit will go to the club.

Sudbury Regatta, Saturday 4th August 2007

This is the annual summer event at our nearest rival club, so it would be great to get a good DRC contingent to splash some red and yellow kit around...oh, and pick up some pots too! The course is 650m upstream and I'm reliably informed that steering can provide a suitable challenge to even the most experience scullers. Full details and regatta poster are available at the Sudbury RC website. Please give your entry details (complete with ARA numbers) to myself or Will Harris by Friday 27th July.

Thursday 5 July 2007

Club Meal & St Neots Regatta

Club Meal, Saturday Evening 21st July - Cornelian
Futher to the many requests for more social events, there will be a club meal at Cornelian (the yummy French restaurant in Felixstowe, Hamilton Rd, disguised as a chocolate shop and run by Clio's parents). Please tell me if you'd like to come - more details to follow on times and menu, depending on numbers.

St Neots Regatta 28th & 29th July
This is one of the highlights of the local regatta season, complete with glass tankards, camping and a disco on Saturday night (oh, and races - 1000m on Saturday & 500m on Sunday - perfect for anyone who thinks they might have a sore head!). We would really like to see a big club turnout at what promises to be a great event. There are good views of the river for spectating and rumour has it that the Nottsies may be doing one of their legendary BBQs! Don't forget, you can bring your family and friends along too, so there's really no excuse for missing out!! Regatta posters can be downloaded from the St Neots website.

If you would like to race, please give myself or Will H. your completed ARA Regatta Entry Form (available to download from the ARA website) with your entry fee by FRIDAY 22 JULY.

Please note: you must have an ARA license in order to race (see ARA website for how to join), and should also equip yourself with kit in club colours, or you could be prevented from racing.