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30 July

HIR 2009 Results and Photographs: Full results from HIR are now available. Photographs are also on-line, with a selection from Snapper Ron on the Committee of the Dee website. The Snapper has included a few shots of other countries (just to prove he is not in any way biased) but the vast majority are of Scottish crews. More detailed analysis may even reveal a further Aberdeen and/or family preponderance to his choice of subject-matter. General photographs from HIR can also be seen on the Birdman Photography website.

World Pipe Band Championships: This year's World Pipe Band Championships is on Saturday 15th August at Glasgow Green. There will be no access to vehicles to the event site on Saturday 15th August and restricted access on Friday 14th August. If there is a requirement for access on foot on Saturday 15th August contact should be made to myself to arrange. If you require further information please let Mark McArthur, Events Officer, Culture and Sport Glasgow know. In particular, clubs with boats being transported to the Inverness Sprint on 15th August will be affected by these restrictions and are advised to make specific arrangements with the organisers. Also, club athletes or club members wishing to access the water or clubhouse facilities in Glasgow on 15th August will be affected by these restrictions and are also advised to make specific arrangements with the organisers.

27 July

HIR Report: A report from the Home International Regatta is now up. Full results have not yet been published, but a link will be put up when they are. If anyone has any good photos from the event (particularly of the Women's Eight!), please send them in.

Nat Champs Photographs: Pictures from Nat Champs are now David Nolan's on Flickr page.

26 July

HIR 2009 Results: The 2009 Home International Regatta, held yesterday at Holme Pierpont in Nottingham, resulted in 7 wins for Scotland, in Womens Lightweight Pair, Womens Heavyweight Pair, Junior Mens Pair, Mens Lightweight Pair and Double, Mens Heavyweight Single and Womens Eight.

The overall team results were very good, with the Senior Women just one point behind England and the Senior Men also finishing in second place. Full report and photos soon.

21 July

HIR Twitter Page: An HIR twitter page had been set up to allow people to follow the racing in Nottingham this Saturday. Racing starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4.30pm.

Nat Champs Photographs: Some photographs from the event are now in the photograph section.

Inverness Sprint: Details for the Inverness Sprint on the 15th August are now on the IRC website.

20 July

HIR 2009: Team Manager Graeme Cunningham is pleased to announce, on behalf of the Scottish Rowing Board, the Scotland Rowing Teams for the 2009 Home Countries International Regatta in Nottingham on Saturday the 25th of July. The combined junior and senior teams comprise 69 athletes representing 16 Clubs, assisted by 16 coaches and support staff. All athletes and coaches involved with the team should have received their final team information. Those who have not should contact Graeme Cunningham ASAP.

More Nat Champs Medals: As well as those already listed, Rosie Young of SPRC, won gold medals in the Women's Eight and Coxless Four, as part of a composite crew of GB juniors. Two Scots now based at Leander also each won three golds: Colin Williamson in coxless fours, coxless pairs and eights and Alan Sinclair in coxless fours, coxed fours and eights.

19 July

National Championships - Sunday: Following the reps and semi-finals, a further 7 Scottish crews will be racing in this afternoon's finals.

The early finals have brought a slew of medals for the Scots. Clydesdale ARC's Kirsten Allan has a bronze medal in WJ17 1x, silver medals have gone to Gavin Murty of Glasgow Schools RC in MJ17 1x, Stathclyde Park/Glasgow Schools in WJ 4x and to Shiplake College/George Watsons College in MJ2-, and gold medals to ASRA in the WJ4+ (moving on from their win in WJ16 4+ last year) and the Logan brothers racing for Glasgow RC in the MLwt 2-. Aberdeen have also collected bronze in the MLwt 2-.

The medal tally is growing - Glasgow RC have followed their win in the pair with a win in the lightweight 4-. Strathclyde Park RC have taken silver medals in both WLwt 2x and WLwt 2-, with Clyde ARC taking the bronze in the latter. There have also been bronzes for Glasgow Schools RA (G Murty in MJ1x), Clydesdale ARC (MU23 2x and MJ 4x).

More medals towards the end of the day - gold for Imogen Walsh of Clyde ARC in the lightweight single, silver for James Murphy, also Clyde ARC, in the mens single. Silvers also for the women's composite eight and the Edinburgh University W2-. Three more bronze medals, in MJ4x (Clydesdale), WLwt 4x (SPRC/GSRC) and WU23 1x (Steph McDowall, Aberdeen University).

Congratulations to all the medalists. Total medal tally for 2009 is 4 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze, with the seniors taking 13 medals and the juniors 9. Full results are now available on the Nat Champs website.

Photograph: The weather turns nasty. Photo courtesy of Roy Sinclair.

18 July

National Championships - Friday and Saturday: Results for Friday's racing are now on the Nat Champs website. Results for Saturday's racing should be available soon.

Finals have been held for the J14, J15 and J16 age groups, resulting in 2 medals for Scottish crews - bronzes for George Watsons College (H Leask) in the MJ14 1x and for Inverness/Castle Semple in the WJ14 4x+. A further 10 crews raced in finals, finishing outside the medals.

Finals for the senior and J17/18 events are taking place tomorrow, with 24 crews having already qualified for finals and a further 17 crews racing in the repechages or semi-finals.

14 July

GB v. France Match: George Heriots School sculler Jack Leask recorded an emphatic win in the boys quad scull event at the 29th GB v France match held in Cardiff Bay on Sunday. The crew finished some 4 lengths clear of their French counterparts in extremely challenging conditions that elsewhere in the day saw one boat completely sink and another capsize. Racing was suspended for a period while FISA officials assessed the weather and made the decision to continue with the programme as planned. In spite the strong cross-winds Jack went on to win his reserve singles race by a comfortable 2½ lengths. The GB Team won both the boys and girls matches and lifted the overall trophy with a points advantage of 9 to 4. Jack is a member of the Clydesdale-based group of the World Class Start programme which is sponsored by Siemens.

Photograph - GB J16 Quad. Photo courtesy of David Leask.

GB Junior Trials: Following five days of Junior Men's trials in Nottingham, two Scottish Junior oarsmen have been selected for crews to represent Great Britain this summer. Andrew Holmes, George Watson's College, has been selected for the coxless four at the Junior World Championships in August. Callum McBrierty, also of George Watson's College, raced consistently well over the 5 days to secure a seat in the coxless four for the Coupe de la Jeunesse. In addition to Andy and Callum's selections, Rosie Young of Strathclyde Park Rowing Club has been selected for the junior women's coxless four at the Coupe de la Jeunesse.

Boat tranport guidance: This document is the latest guidance on boat transport negotiated between the ARA's lawyers and the Association of Chief Police Officers. It has been issued to police forces UK-wide. Even so, it may be that some traffic police may not be aware of the detail contained in it. It is therefore a smart move for anyone transporting boats either on a roof rack or on a trailer to carry a copy of this guidance with them.

Photograph - Veteran Henley Winners in Women's Veteran C and Veteran B quads last weekend - Strathclyde Park RC (from bow), Karen Barton, Maureen McGarvey, Mary-Ann Chalmers, Ailie Ord. Photo courtesy of Graham Ord.

12 July

National Championships: The provisional draw for the National Championships being held from 17 to 19 July is now on the Nat Champs website.

Faskally Coaching Camp: Information for the annual coaching weekend at Loch Faskally, Pitlochry on 24th and 25th October is now available.

Henley Royal Regatta: A number of the Scots crews racing at HRR this year reached the Friday.The Clyde ARC/Edinburgh University W8 who qualified for the Remenham Cup lost to Yale University, the eventual loosing finalists by just over 2 lengths. In the men's events, Glasgow Rowing Club racing in two events, losing by just a canvas to Star Club in the Wyfold (4-) and by slightly over a length in the Britannia (4+).

Photographs - Top: Glasgow RC racing in the Wyfold Cup; Middle: Glasgow RC racing in the Britannia Cup; Bottom: The Clyde/EUBC Womens 8 in the Remenham Cup.

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