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Moving into Winter, there is still plenty of rowing news to keep us busy!

The Australian Rowing Team are competing in both Australia and overseas, with plenty of action to continue over the weekend.

The Indoor Interstate Regatta also provides an opportunity for those at home to remain competitive, starting this Sunday.

Read more below!

Stay Safe, Stay Rowing!

TRANS-TASMAN REGATTA

The Trans-Tasman Regatta is currently being hosted by Rowing Australia on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. The regatta sees the U21 Australian Rowing Team competing against New Zealand in a series of different time trials and races. The event kicked off yesterday, with further racing today, including some Victorian representation. 

This afternoon a number of crews hit the water for some 1800m racing. Livia Rosaia (MUBC) competed as part of the Women's 4x, Felix Oliver (MUBC) competed as part of the Men's 4x, coached by Tom Minifie (MUBC), and Hayley Verbunt was also on the water as coxswain for the Men's 4+.

These athletes will all be back on the water tomorrow morning for the Ominium.

We congratulate these athletes on their efforts and wish them good luck with their racing tomorrow! Keep an eye on Rowing Australia's socials for results and more updates!

(Image: Rowing Australia)

WORLD ROWING CUP 2

Whilst our younger rowers fight it out in Canberra, the senior Australian Rowing Team have launched their international competitive rowing circuit in Poland earlier today. As part of this circuit, the team will compete at World Cup 2, 3 and the Henley Royal Regatta.

We wish the best of luck to our Victorian representatives and the whole Australian team, and look forward to hopefully hearing of their success. You can track their World Cup 2 progress via the link below or by following Rowing Australia's socials! 

(Image: Rowing Australia)

INDOOR INTERSTATE REGATTA

Kick start your winter goals by committing to rowing every day for 8 days at the 2022 Indoor Interstate Regatta! 

Starting this Sunday, log your rowing metres and help secure the win for Victoria! Every metre counts! 💙🤍

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF ROWING IN BENDIGO

Almost 100 people gathered to celebrate the Bendigo Rowing Club’s 150th anniversary at a gala dinner on Saturday 4 June 2022, at the All Seasons Resort Hotel, Bendigo. The occasion was the first major event for the club since the COVID 19 pandemic, and included:

• the unveiling of a new regatta race trophy - the Weeroona Challenge Cup - by the Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo, Cr Andrea Metcalf;
• the naming of a new racing boat by BRC life member Denis Nihill to honour the club’s founder, John Godfrey;
• presentation of BRC life memberships by BRC President Lynda Davis to Bill Barton for outstanding contribution to coaching and Jesse Sherwood for services to club development.

CHILD SAFETY FORUM

As many of you are aware, new Child Safety Standards have been developed for implementation from next month.

To firstly provide guidance to our members in adapting to the new standards, we will be holding the first of a number of online Child Safety Forums on Wednesday 22nd June at 6pm. Club Executives have been notified and are encouraged to attend. If you plan on attending and are yet to do, please RVSP below.

SEASON 2022/23 MEMBERSHIPS OPEN

A reminder to our clubs and schools that memberships are now open for the upcoming 2022/23 season.

If you'd like to get organised, renew your memberships now!

UPDATED CLASSIFIEDS

Multiple new roles within the rowing community have been added to our Classifieds.

Check them out:

SPORT AND RECREATION VICTORIA - SPORTING CLUB GRANTS

Applications for Sporting Club Grants from Sport and Recreation Victoria are open NOW!

This round of the Sporting Club Grants Program has three funding categories:

• Category 1: Up to $1,000 for Uniforms and Participation Equipment
• Category 2: Up to $5,000 for Skill Development courses for club officials, coaches, volunteers and administration staff
• Category 3: Up to $5,000 to support the Operational Capacity of organisations to operate more effectively in their community

​Applications open until 5pm, Wednesday 21 July 2022.

CLUBMAP WEBINARS

CLUBMAP has launched a new webinar series with the next webinar on Monday June 20th - IMPROVE YOUR PLANNING & FINANCES.

All successful community sporting clubs have a roadmap and strong financial position.

Clubmap will show you how to plan, what plans are essential, and how to simplify your finances while offering more soft accountability and transparency.

DREGDING VRA LANDING PRECINCT

A reminder that dredging at the VRA landing has commenced this week.

The main hours of dredging are at night so you may not see the dredge active in the area. However, please note that the exclusion zone remains active at all times, including when no dredging is occurring. 

Please refer to the attached information sheet below for further details.

RIVER SAFETY - BOW & STERN LIGHTS

With the dark mornings now upon us it is crucial that all rowers who are on the water (and coaches on bikes and powerboats) between sunset and sunrise all have adequate lighting for your safety and the safety of others. 

Rowing boats, in restricted visibility and between sunset and sunrise, are required to exhibit;

• Two all-round white lights - one attached to the boat at or near the forward or bow end, and one attached to the boat at or near the stern end.
• Bow light - A continuous white light is considered acceptable if it is visible in clear conditions from a distance of 1 kilometre.
• Stern light - A flashing white light is considered acceptable if it flashes at least once per second and is visible in clear conditions from a distance of 1 kilometre.

Not withstanding the above, it is considered acceptable for a light to be masked so as not to interfere with the vision of the vessel’s occupants, provided at least one light is visible from any direction (see diagram below).

WATERWAY ACCESS & INCIDENT REPORTING

Could all waterway users please ensure they are acquainted with their local waterway rules; traffic direction, turning points, stationary obstacles etc.

So that RV, Maritime Safety Victoria and now, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority can support the community in providing safe waterways, please register all incidents via the RV Report an Incident tile on the home page of the RV website.

A consistent management of reporting will assist us in ensuring we are kept safe on the water and the chances of equipment damage is mitigated.