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Our Masters athletes brought the Victorian rowing season to a close on the weekend, with two days of great racing at the Masters State Champs!

For many, the season is not quite over, and we wish all the best to those venturing to Lake Barrington for the upcoming AMRC!

Read more below.

Stay Safe, Stay Rowing!

Rowing Victoria

        UPCOMING EVENTS

NATIONAL TEAMS ANNOUNCED

Rowing Victoria congratulates the following Victorian members, and their crews, on their selection in this years Under 19, Under 21, and Beach Sprints National Teams.

The U19 Team will be competing at the World Rowing U19 Championships in St. Catharine’s, Canada from August 18-24. 🇨🇦

The U21 Team will be competing against New Zealand in the annual Trans-Trasman Regatta. This year the regatta is scheduled to be held at the SIRC in the first weekend of June.

 The Beach Sprints Team have their sights on the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Geno, Italy from September 13-15. 🇮🇹

UNDER 19 TEAM

UNDER 21 TEAM

BEACH SPRINTS TEAM

INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA

Although the official Victorian season is over, there will still be plenty of action on the Yarra River this Saturday morning!

More than 250 young adults from the University of Melbourne's nine residential colleges will take to the water for their annual Intercollegiate Regatta. The regatta is conducted under the Melbourne University Sport program, with the competition occurring since 1881.

If you happen to be down on the Yarra, be sure to check it out!

MASTERS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - GALLERY

Images: 'Boathouse Drive'

AUSTRALIAN MASTERS ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2024 Australian Masters Rowing Championships are being held at Lake Barrington, Tasmania, from Thursday 8th May to Saturday 11th May.

Athletes from 18 different Victorian clubs have entered including:

We wish all athletes the best of luck and safe travels, as they continue to prepare for racing to begin next Wednesday! We look forward to cheering on our Victorian Masters Team in their interstate races on Friday morning!

2024 WINTER SCULLING SERIES

The Victorian Sculling Association (VSA) provides a series of single sculling events open to novices and experienced scullers. All participating scullers must register with the VSA prior to competing and can select single or multiple of the below events to participate in.

Entries open 25 May via www.wintersculling.com.au.

Queries regarding the events can be directed to Linda Skidmore at wintersculling@hotmail.com.

ACCREDITED COACHES - WWCC

A friendly reminder that all Rowing Australia accredited coaches are required to upload their Working with Children Check details via the Rowing Australia Coaching Portal.

Simply log in to your account, click on your profile, and enter your details in the required fields. If you encounter issues please reach out to delwyn@rowingvictoria.asn.au or coaching@rowingaustralia.com.au.

FOOT STRETCHER RESEARCH

Deakin University and Sykes Rowing are looking to gather rowers opinions on foot stretchers to help develop something the market needs.

They are interested to know what does/doesn’t work, the most critical requirements, and how they could be improved.

The short 10 question survey can be completed via the link below. All responses will remain anonymous. Your feedback is crucial to their research and they thank you in advance for your time and participation.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the survey, please do not hesitate to contact e.allenhoward@deakin.edu.au.

RIVER SAFETY - BOW & STERN LIGHTS

It is important that all rowers who are on the water (and coaches on bikes and powerboats) between sunset and sunrise 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).

SAFETY REMINDER

Rowing Victoria would like to remind all members the importance of using our equipment and waterways safely and appropriately.

Please follow traffic rules, including correctly using designated turning zones. By following these rules, our waterways are safer for all. 

We have also been made aware of a number of incidents where rowing coaches have been sighted either riding without helmets, using megaphones at incorrect hours, or using mobile phones while riding (both in conversation or filming their crews).

For your own safety, to avoid fines, and to respect other members of the community, we ask that you please ensure you are obeying the law and not partaking in the behaviours above.

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.