Photographs from HIR and the Commonwealth Regatta: Photographs are now available from the Home International and Commonwealth Regattas held in July and August. These are available for sale, with part of the proceeds going to SARA.
Aberdeen Heads: Start lists for the fours and small boats head this weekend are now available on the Committee of the Dee website.
Rowing Action Deadline: Contributions for the forthcoming issue should be with the editorial team as soon as possible (official deadline was yesterday, but the team will accept items up to the weekend). Please send any items, photographs etc. to Ailie Ord.
30 October
Inverness Heads: Inverness Rowing Club are hoping to have a dinner on the Saturday night in the local golf club - price £10 for a 3 course meal. If anyone is interested would they let Maeve Lewis know by Friday 3 November either by e-mail or tel 01309 641355.
Last chance for tickets for the Scottish Rowing Awards Dinner: The caterer requires firm numbers, so today (Monday) will be the last chance to buy your ticket for the Scottish Rowing Awards Dinner this Saturday in Aberdeen. Going for the Head races - racing, umpiring or supporting - Why not go to the party too? There are entire tables booked by clubs like Strathclyde Park, Aberdeen and Stirling, but some clubs are still noticeable by their absence. For tickets email Terry McNeill or phone him on 07966 406822.
29 October
Clydesdale Scullers Head Results: The Scullers Head was held yesterday over a shortened, 3km, course due to the heavy rains over the last few days. Results are available in pdf and
excel formats. George Parsonage was also awarded a special pennant for having taken part in all 40 of the scullers heads held since the first one in 1967.
28 October
Licences: Message from Sandy Walker, Convenor of Racing Control - With the Head season now upon us new competitors are reminded that they must obtain a competition licence before competing. A new licence issued at this time of year remains valid until 31/12/07 and applicants pay the 2006 rate. Renewal of a 2006 card is not required until 31/12/06 and should be renewed after that date. Renewals pay the 2007 rate fixed at the AGM next month.
Coxed Four wanted for hire/loan: Clyde ARC are looking to borrow/hire a fast heavyweight men's coxed four for their growing senior men's squad. If you have a boat and might be able to help, please contact Graeme Dreghorn.
26 October
Short Listed Nominees for the Scottish Rowing Awards: the Sara Executive have announced the short list of nominees for the Scottish Rowing Awards. They are listed here in the order the awards will be presented on the night (Saturday 4th November), with the nominees in alphabetical order. Terry McNeill sends apologies that he has been unable to find contact details for a couple of these nominees to advise them privately before this publication of the list, but congratulations to one and all.
Junior Oarswoman of the Year: Nicola Santoni (Strathclyde Park RC)
Junior Oarsman of the Year: Joseph Barton (Strathclyde Park RC), Daniel Shankland (Castle Semple RC)
Volunteer of the Year: Gary Bain (Aberdeen University BC), John Denovan (Stirling RC), Ailie Ord (Strathclyde Park RC)
Coach of the Year: Lee Boucher (Heriot Watt University BC), Ali Paterson (Aberdeen BC), Al Warnock (Glasgow BC)
Senior Oarswoman of the Year: Lindsay Dick (Glasgow RC), Katherine Grainger (St Andrew BC), Maureen McGarvey (Strathclyde Park RC)
Senior Oarsman of the Year: Chris Logan (Glasgow University BC), Jonny Logan (Glasgow University BC), David McNeill (Aberdeen BC)
Crew of the Year: Aberdeen BC Lightweight Men’s Coxless Pair (David McNeill/Dougie Taylor); Glasgow University Lightweight Double Scull (Chris & Jonny Logan); George Watsons/Nithsdale ARC Junior Men’s Four (Sean Dixon, Murray Wilkojc, Jonathon Rankin, Alistair Sarahs & Jack Freeland)
The poster with details on ticket sales is still on line: contact Terry as soon as possible to order your tickets – the venue are pressing for confirmation of numbers. Over 70 tickets have so far been sold, but the venue can seat more so do come, enjoy the event, and support your friends, the nominees.
Sales and Wants: A pair of sculling blades new on the sales and wants page.
25 October
Clydesdale Scullers Head: Start List and Competitors Information for the scullers head which takes place on the River Clyde this Saturday.
Photograph: Clyde ARC, winners of Open 4+ at the Clyde Head. Photo courtest of Niall Darroch.
24 October
Glasgow Fours Head: This year's Glasgow Rowing Club Fours Head will be held on 25th November. As usual, there will be two races over 5000m from Belvedere to Glasgow Green. Details can be found on the GRC website, where you will also find a downloadable/printable version.
Strength and Conditioning coaching: Details of a Level 2 Certificate course in Coaching Strength and Conditioning for Sport - advert, information and application form. The course is appropriate for any coach from any sport who wants to or is using strength and conditioning with their athletes.
Emails: Could everyone emailing me please include a sensible, rowing-relating, subject on their email - otherwise you may be deleted as spam!!
19 October
Aberdeen, Inverness and Stirling Heads: Information for this autumn's head races is now linked from the events and results page. Reminder too that the entries for the Clydesdale Scullers Head close on Monday.
The details for the Aberdeen Fours and Small Boats Heads on the 4th and 5th November are available on the Committee of the Dee website website.
Information for the Inverness Fours and Small Boats Head, now being held over 2 days, on the 11th and 12th November - poster and information (pdf) and entry form (word).
Advance notice and information documents for the Stirling Head of the River Race on 2nd December (poster, entry form and local rules).
ARA Nat Champs Juniors Questionnaire: Could all those running junior programmes at their clubs or schools please complete this questionnaire regarding events at National Championships and copy it to Peter Barton by the end of December. Peter will them collate the answers from the SARA clubs.
14 October
Clyde Head Results: Results from today's Clyde Head, held in glorious autumn conditions on the River Clyde.
13 October
Clyde Head: Final draw for tomorrow's Clyde Head race in Glasgow.
12 October
NRA Boat Fleet: Clubs hiring boats from the NRA boat fleet must check in at the Strathclyde Park Booking Office within 20 minutes of the start time of a hire (e.g. by 10:20 for a 10am to 12pm hire) unless they inform the Booking Office that their arrival will be delayed (as a courtesy to other potential users). Failure to do either of these things may result in the boat being reallocated to another club.
Clyde Dog Update: If anyone else has had a problem recently with dogs on the Clyde towpath, could they please contact Callum MacDonald who will be able to point you towards the appropriate person at London Road Police Station to report it to. Anyone coming across unaccompanied dogs on the towpath should avoid them.
Long-distance Row: Item from BBC News - Deafblind man from Stirling RC due to complete a sponsored row from Stirling to Edinburgh in aid of DeafBlind Scotland.
11 October
Deadlines: Reminders that the closing date for getting nominations and resolutions for the SARA AGM to Jo Ramsay is Monday 16th October and that the deadline for registering for the GB/SARA trial in Inverness is Wednesday 18th October.
10 October
Clyde Head: The draw for Saturday's head is now available.
9 October
Clydesdale Scullers Head: Information for the Scullers Head on the 28th October is now avaiable - notice and entry form.
Beware of the dog!: There have been reports of rowing coaches being bothered by stray dogs on the Clyde towpath in the Rutherglen Bridge area. If you have any problems while coaching/training please inform the police at the London Road station, who are aware of the problem and will be rounding up the culprits.
8 October
Scottish Rowing Awards Dinner: After a knackering season for athletes, coaches, team managers, officials and administrators alike, it’s time to celebrate what was achieved - which was a lot! Healthy participation at clubs and regattas, significant performances at the Henley’s, Nat Champs and HIR, a record medal haul at the Commonwealths, and Scots featuring in Silver and Bronze medal wins for GB at the World Championships.
In addition to celebrating these high level performances, the Scottish Rowing Awards also recognise the endeavours of the worker-bees who create the foundations upon which the top performance can be built. The coaches, treasurers, minute-takers, social secretaries, fund raisers and myriad other contributors to Scottish Rowing.
This year’s Scottish Rowing Awards Dinner takes place the magnificent banqueting chamber in the Town House, Aberdeen on Saturday 4th November – the day of the Aberdeen Fours Head. The City of Aberdeen have given SARA welcome drinks and free use of the venue as Civic Hospitality in recognition of the sport’s success at the Commonwealths. Sparrows Offshore have sponsored the trophies. This has allowed the price to be kept down to £35 for a four course meal.
The venue is strictly limited to 120 places, so early booking is advisable. A PDF file of the poster for the dinner is here and has details of how to buy your ticket.
Equality Standard for Sport: The October newsletter is available for download.
6 October
Coaching Conference: The 3rd SARA coaching conference will be held at the National Rowing Academy on the 2nd and 3rd December 2006. SARA are pleased to confirm that Peter Sheppard and Peter Shakespeare from Team GB will be the keynote speakers. Peter Sheppard is Chief Coach Juniors and U23 and Peter Shakespeare is Head of the GB Talent ID scheme. In addition there will be talks on strength and conditioning training, GB pathways and the new banned drugs lists as well as practical sessions on weight training technique and talent id testing. The cost of the course will be £50 for two days or £35 each day including lunch and a technique DVD. If you wish application details then please email Jo Ramsay. Full details will be available shortly.
Contact Details: There have been a number of changes to contact details recently, including changes for George Heriots School RC, George Watsons School BC, Loch Lomond Rowing Club, St Andrew Boat Club and St Andrews University BC. Please remember to email any changes to both Jo Ramsay and Jo Wherrett.
Change to Racing Calendar: The St Andrews University Head Race, scheduled for 18 November, will now not be going ahead. Details for all SARA racing events are on the Events and Results page.
5 October
Rowing Actions ready for collection: The next edition of Rowing Action is bagged, boxed and ready for collection at the SARA office at Strathclyde Park. Anyone passing from or bound for Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, Inverness, Stirling, Dumfries, Helensburgh, Edinburgh would be doing us a huge favour by acting as courier.
4 October
Clyde Head: Reminder that entries for the Clyde Head on the 14th October close at 12noon this Sunday. Further information on the event which is in 3 divisions over 3km can be found on the events and results page.
GB/SARA trial: Amended information is now available for the early identification trail for both GB and HIR selection. All participation on the Sunday 5k trial is in single sculling boats.
High Performance Co-ordinator: Advert for a High Performance Co-ordinator to work with top Scottish athletes who are aspiring to GB performance.
Rowers Wanted: Iain Somerside needs rowers at Strathclyde Park on the 26th October between 11am and 12.30pm for a visit by a Commonwealth Games delegation. It is important to show the Park in its best light to help secure the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Can anyone who could make it please email Iain at iain.somerside@scottish-rowing.org.uk.
WADA 2007 Prohibited List Now Published: Montreal, September 29, 2006 - Following its approval by WADA’s Executive Committee on September 16, the 2007 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now available. This List will go into effect January 1, 2007. To see the 2007 List, the 2007 Monitoring Program and a summary of modifications, click here.
3 October
GB/SARA Trials 21/22 October: Revised details of the GB and SARA ergo and long distance trials being held in Inverness on the 21st and 22nd October are now available. Entries must be sent to Jo Ramsay by 18th October. Those attending for the early identification HIR trial should note that the ergo test is for information and all those who take part will be allowed to take part in the 5k water trial on the Sunday; the trial is not compulsory for HIR selection but will be used to establish a performance base particularly for athletes requiring financial support or endorsement of grant applications. Full information on the selection policy should be available by the end of October.
2 October
Scottish Rowing Awards: Nominations close this Friday 6th October. A steady stream of nominations has been reaching SARA Administrator, Jo Ramsay, but it’s so easy for a worthy nominee to get missed because “everybody assumes everybody else will have nominated them”. If you know a clubmate, crewmate, coach – indeed anyone in Scottish Rowing – who you think should be recognised at this year’s Scottish Rowing Awards Dinner on 4th November in Aberdeen, put your nomination in for them right away. The Rules and Nomination Form (MS Word form; complete on line and email to Jo Ramsay) are available, and tickets for the awards dinner will go on sale this week.
The Lane Trophy: The association are urgently trying to trace any information about a cup
called the Lane Trophy. The original cup was a jollyboat trophy presented to Portobello Rowing Club by Jock Lane. In May 1974 his wife presented it to the SARA as a cup that was to be awarded at the Scottish Championships for double sculls. If anyone has every heard of the trophy, remembers it being presented or displayed or knows anything about where it may be can contact Iain Somerside. This information is very important to the Lane family.
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