Thought I would pen a very brief update on a few subjects;
Suffolk Indoor Rowing Championships; Thanks to all who took part. I think I would be right in saying a great day was had by all. The sun was shining and 2k doesn't really hurt that much when everyone is shouting at you! Some great performances all round but a special mention to Woodbridge School A who were the recipients of the team prize.
Cambridge Spring Regatta; Again, another glorious day out in the spring sunshine. No wins but great efforts from our juniors Chris Lawrence, Em and Chezzi (in the new double'). All were entered as juniors and novice in their respective events and beat much larger and older oppposition in the course of the day. Em and Chezzi made it to the final of the womens novice 2X but sadly had to scratch for logistical reasons. Shame, because I'm sure they would have come away with the first pot of the season!
Fund raising; We now have just over 70% of the required funds for the Deben RC rebuild project committed from a number of partners. The most notable being Sport England and the Amateur Rowing Association. The ARA want us to start the rebuild in the autumn of this year so time is short to raise the remainder. All contributions welcome!
I think that's it for now. If I can find some batteries for my camera I will post some photo's from the Indoor Rowing event.
Tim
Friday, 22 May 2009
Saturday, 16 May 2009
Ramsholt Challenge
The Ramsholt Challenge
21st June, 2009
10am
Rules:
21st June, 2009
10am
Rules:
1. Row from the clubhouse, up the river to beyond the Wilford Bridge. Turn around and row back down to Ramsholt and then back up river to the clubhouse.
2. You are allowed to take one break (of any length) during the 20mile course.
3. The event is NOT a race - the aim is simply to complete the distance and raise as much money as possible for the clubhouse appeal.
2. You are allowed to take one break (of any length) during the 20mile course.
3. The event is NOT a race - the aim is simply to complete the distance and raise as much money as possible for the clubhouse appeal.
Those wishing to take part must tell Nicola Notcutt by Sunday June 7th. Sponsorship forms available from her too.
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Suffolk Indoor Rowing Championships.
Suffolk Indoor Rowing Championships.
Saturday April 11th, Woodbridge Community Hall
The inaugural Suffolk Indoor Rowing Championships will take place at the club house on Saturday 11th April. Racing to commence at 11am.
Team and individual prizes for all categories.
Open men and women (including lightweight categories) - 2000m
Veteran men and women - 2000m
Under 18 junior boys and girls - 2000m
Under 15 junior boys and girls - 4 minutes.
Teams of four with lowest aggregate score to win category. For under 15 teams the measure will be total distance travelled.
Entry fee: £5 per seat. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Deben Rowing Club’, either in advance or on the day.
Entries by email to: timothy.earnshaw@thomsonreuters.com giving full name, event entered and date of birth. Plus name of club if appropriate.
Or by snail-mail to:
Tim Earnshaw
The Old Stables
Quayside
Woodbridge
IP12 1BH
A warm Deben welcome guaranteed with full catering on-site during the afternoon. Great Suffolk beer will also be found at local hostelries for post race celebrations!
A timetable of events will be posted once entries have been received.
Location; Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge, IP12. Just off the A12
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=627202&y=248787&z=110&sv=station+road&st=6&tl=Map+of+Station+Road,+Woodbridge,+Suffolk,+IP12&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
Easy parking at the site.
Saturday April 11th, Woodbridge Community Hall
The inaugural Suffolk Indoor Rowing Championships will take place at the club house on Saturday 11th April. Racing to commence at 11am.
Team and individual prizes for all categories.
Open men and women (including lightweight categories) - 2000m
Veteran men and women - 2000m
Under 18 junior boys and girls - 2000m
Under 15 junior boys and girls - 4 minutes.
Teams of four with lowest aggregate score to win category. For under 15 teams the measure will be total distance travelled.
Entry fee: £5 per seat. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Deben Rowing Club’, either in advance or on the day.
Entries by email to: timothy.earnshaw@thomsonreuters.com giving full name, event entered and date of birth. Plus name of club if appropriate.
Or by snail-mail to:
Tim Earnshaw
The Old Stables
Quayside
Woodbridge
IP12 1BH
A warm Deben welcome guaranteed with full catering on-site during the afternoon. Great Suffolk beer will also be found at local hostelries for post race celebrations!
A timetable of events will be posted once entries have been received.
Location; Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge, IP12. Just off the A12
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=627202&y=248787&z=110&sv=station+road&st=6&tl=Map+of+Station+Road,+Woodbridge,+Suffolk,+IP12&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
Easy parking at the site.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
CWL, 22 February, 2009
Ten brave souls with eight boats ventured off for a full day's racing on the Cam. It was a relatively warm and thankfully calm day; there had been a stiff head wind at the first leg in January which had made racing a bit more challenging!
The junior members showed the way. Here are a few highlights:
Division 2 (10:40)
Clio continues to impress in the WJ 1x class. Clio was the fastest female junior on the day and third fastest women's single! Clio is now within 9 seconds of the overall J 1x leader.
Em and Francesca entered in a J16 2x. Francesca has only been rowing a few months and it was her first experience in a competitive race. Under Em's steady helm they completed the course in just over 14mins, chased down the river by Terry and a posse of spectators on push bikes. A fantastic result.
The gentlemen's Vet E4+ (John, David, Neil and Nick) put in a solid performance and improved on their time in the first leg.
Lastly, the old Vet Cs - Tim and I - plugged it out in the singles. I am trying to remember how Tim described my stroke in the bar afterwards... "physical but effective"? Which I think is another way of saying that it lacks refinement! I actually had one of my best results to date, clocking up the fastest Vet C 1x time of the day!
Division 4 (14:00)
Chris Lawrence entered his first competitive race (J16 1x) and Terry said that he got faster and faster as he travelled down the river! He led a few of us more experienced rowers home!
For a full set of results see:
http://www.cra-online.net/results/2009/wl_results.htm
It was a great day and I am sure most of us will be back for the final round on the 8th March. Why don't you join us?!
Malcolm Pidd
The junior members showed the way. Here are a few highlights:
Division 2 (10:40)
Clio continues to impress in the WJ 1x class. Clio was the fastest female junior on the day and third fastest women's single! Clio is now within 9 seconds of the overall J 1x leader.
Em and Francesca entered in a J16 2x. Francesca has only been rowing a few months and it was her first experience in a competitive race. Under Em's steady helm they completed the course in just over 14mins, chased down the river by Terry and a posse of spectators on push bikes. A fantastic result.
The gentlemen's Vet E4+ (John, David, Neil and Nick) put in a solid performance and improved on their time in the first leg.
Lastly, the old Vet Cs - Tim and I - plugged it out in the singles. I am trying to remember how Tim described my stroke in the bar afterwards... "physical but effective"? Which I think is another way of saying that it lacks refinement! I actually had one of my best results to date, clocking up the fastest Vet C 1x time of the day!
Division 4 (14:00)
Chris Lawrence entered his first competitive race (J16 1x) and Terry said that he got faster and faster as he travelled down the river! He led a few of us more experienced rowers home!
For a full set of results see:
http://www.cra-online.net/results/2009/wl_results.htm
It was a great day and I am sure most of us will be back for the final round on the 8th March. Why don't you join us?!
Malcolm Pidd
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Cambridge Winter League, 2009
Here is a link to the results of the January leg of the Winter League:
http://www.cra-online.net/results/2009/wl_results.htm
http://www.cra-online.net/results/2009/wl_results.htm
Friday, 9 January 2009
Pudding Races, 2009
Happy New Year!
If you had won two Henley medals, what would there be left to win? World Cup Olympic Gold in the single sculls (could do that in one leg), Commonwealth? No! What you would really, really want is the coveted DRC Plum Pudding.
And thus our newest member, Stephen Fowler, girded the proverbial loins on the coldest Deben day for quite some time. Ably assisted by John 'I'm-just-surfing-in-the-bow-seat' Churcher, the noble pair romped to victory.
Conditions were tricky (when are they not on our beloved river?!), but a good time was had by all and we adjourned to the DRC 'bar'...
This year's project is to replace the crumbling edifice with a purpose-built clubhouse which will be fit for purpose.
Happy New Year to All!
Tim Earnshaw
(DRC Chairman)
If you had won two Henley medals, what would there be left to win? World Cup Olympic Gold in the single sculls (could do that in one leg), Commonwealth? No! What you would really, really want is the coveted DRC Plum Pudding.
And thus our newest member, Stephen Fowler, girded the proverbial loins on the coldest Deben day for quite some time. Ably assisted by John 'I'm-just-surfing-in-the-bow-seat' Churcher, the noble pair romped to victory.
Conditions were tricky (when are they not on our beloved river?!), but a good time was had by all and we adjourned to the DRC 'bar'...
This year's project is to replace the crumbling edifice with a purpose-built clubhouse which will be fit for purpose.
Happy New Year to All!
Tim Earnshaw
(DRC Chairman)
Sunday, 14 December 2008
Walton Small Boats Head, 2008
Hi!
Just a quick post, as have received some news from Clio's racing at the weekend. She was at the Walton Small Boats Head...and won both of her events!!
Clio was 1st in the WS4 single (by just 1 second!!) and also 1st in the WJ16, with the fastest time of all the junior races.
This is really fantastic and I hope to have more details to post here soon...
(PS - just imagine if she hadn't been coming to circuits and had lost by 1 second!)
Just a quick post, as have received some news from Clio's racing at the weekend. She was at the Walton Small Boats Head...and won both of her events!!
Clio was 1st in the WS4 single (by just 1 second!!) and also 1st in the WJ16, with the fastest time of all the junior races.
This is really fantastic and I hope to have more details to post here soon...
(PS - just imagine if she hadn't been coming to circuits and had lost by 1 second!)
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