Nominations for Victorian State Teams open until the 14th of January

Senior and Para Selection for the following crews:

Kings Cup                  Presidents Cup

Queens Cup             Nell Slatter Trophy

Victoria Cup              Male PR3 Single Scull

Penrith Cup              Female PR3 Single Scull

Youth Selection will be for the following Crews:

Bicentennial Trophy Crew

Wilkinson Cup

To nominate please click the link here.

Please note that nominations close on the 14th of January 2021.

Masters State Team nominations open until the 14th of January.

Reminder to all individuals wanting to be considered for the Masters Victorian interstate regatta to please nominate by 5:00 pm on the 14th of January 2021. 

To nominate now please click here.

To view the selection policy please click here.

RV Omnium Regatta #2

After the great success of the first RV Omnium back in November, it was decided a second omnium would be run this season so that all those clubs and schools who were unable to attend in November due to COVID-19 would now be afforded the opportunity to do so.

The RV Omnium Regatta #2 will run in conjunction with the years Wendouree Ballarat Regatta and racing will commence on the Saturday afternoon as soon as the lane racing has been completed for the day. At this stage, the start is expected to be approximately 4-5 pm and being completed by 6-7 pm.

To find out more information about the RV Omnium Regatta #2 please click HERE

Reg McKay Life member of Rowing Victoria

The Rowing Victoria Board congratulates Reg McKay for being elected as a Life Member of Rowing Victoria.

Reg has made an enormous contribution to the sport at all levels, from club to the national level. He has umpired and administered the sport at the highest levels as a long-standing international umpire and also President of Rowing Australia. He has been Chairman of the Rowing Victoria Committee and also President of his club, Footscray City. He continues to actively row, coach, and assist at his club. He is an administrator who always sought to provide a sporting environment in which the talented could achieve their best. Recognition of his achievements was made in 2011 when he was awarded the Julius Patching award by the Victorian Olympic Council.

Here is an image of Reg receiving his Life Membership Medallion.

Level 2 Coaching Accreditation Course

Rowing Australia’s new blended learning Level 2 coaching course is now live. This course replaces the previous Level 2 course. The first Level 2 Workshop will be held on Sunday the 17th of January 2021. 

Coaches have four modules to complete online before going to a one-day workshop run by their State Rowing Association. 

The 4 online modules cover Athlete well-being, Training Methodologies, Inclusive Coaching, and Rigging. 

The workshop has coaches working in small groups, to refresh some of the online modules, resolve problem based scenarios, demonstrate coaching on the ergo and have individual assessments on Rigging and Rowing technique. 

At the conclusion of the workshop, coaches will either, be assessed as competent and gain their accreditation, or be informed of what they need to do to gain the Level 2 accreditation. 

Click here to register now!

Rowing Victoria COVID-19 Regatta Checklist 

Limited Access to Carrum NWSC - due to Freeway Roadworks

Please note that due to roadworks on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway scheduled to run through January, the intersection of Wells Road and Thames Promenade is closed. Therefore the NWSC can only be accessed via Mcmahens road which is accessed via Pillars Road. Pillars Road can either be accessed from Springvale Road or via Perry Road which intersects with Greens Road from Eastlink.

Yarra Dredging Update

Following significant consultation with Parks Victoria, Rowing Victoria has been advised that the dredging program will continue from Winter 2021 in a number of sections of the Yarra river from around Herring Island to the World Trade Centre. Specific to the rowing community:

• The Southern Arch of the Morrell st Bridge and adjacent Botanic Gardens landing.
• The “VRA Bend”, between Banks RC and the Henley Judges Tower
• The Princes Bridge Southern and Northern Arches.

Additional areas have been highlighted for action including the section between the 800m start and Swan St bridge and the Caroline St landing.

This notification is great news for both the safety and competitive needs of the Victoria Rowing Community.

Waterways and Safety

Let's Keep our waterways safe and be mindful of everyone out on the water during the Christmas period.

With the weather warming up, boat traffic will increase. Specifically for the Yarra, the number of commercial vessel journeys will grow, so please continue to be alert towards all river users. Please refresh your knowledge of the waterway rules, acknowledging the direction of travel and bridge arch use.

Megaphone Restrictions:

All coaches using megaphones are to abide by the restrictions below. Taking extra caution around residential areas is kindly appreciated. 

We strongly recommend that clubs/schools transition to using radios and radio boxes rather than megaphones.

To view or purchase Radios please click here.

Yarra River Electric Boat Update

As those on the Yarra would attest to, the numbers of Electric Boats (Go Boats & On a Boats) have increased significantly in the couple of months. Go Boats had a 250% increase in bookings last month than 12 months ago.  Unfortunately, the number of reported incidents and near misses between these boats and rowing boats has also increased, some causing significant and irreparable damage to rowing equipment. We have been fortunate, that the injuries inflicted upon rowers has been relatively minor.

Rowing Victoria this week met with representatives of the Electric Boat companies, Parks Victoria and Maritime Safety Victoria to develop solutions to ensure all river users can enjoy the river safely, responsibly and respectfully.

To view the discussed implementations and guidelines please click here.

Upcoming Regattas Updates         

• 2021 MRA Rutherglen Regatta (9/1/2021 & 10/1/2021) 

          - Entries open now closed.

• 2021 Ballarat Regatta (16/1/ 2021)

        - Entries close Monday 11/1/2021

• 2021 RV Omnium Regatta #2 -  
• 2021 Barwon Regatta (23/1/ 2021)

         -  Entries close 18/1/2021

Incident Reports

Please help us to ensure that rowing in Victoria is as safe as possible. If you are involved or witness a rowing related incident please record it on the Rowing Victoria website.

Community and Club Grants

To view all current community and club sports grants please click here.

Want to know what's happening in Ballarat and at Lake Wendouree? 

Interested in attending events in Ballarat and at Lake Wendouree? Keep up to date with the latest by visiting the City of Ballarat Event Calendar website!