Glasgow Fours Head: The final draw and boating times for the Glasgow Fours Head are now up on the GRC Website. The organisers have also noted that the weather reports are still looking good!
HWUBC V EUBC Varsity Match: Heriot Watt University and The University of Edinburgh took indoor rowing outside as rowing made its debut in the annual multi-sports varsity match between the universities. It formed the highlight of a day of sport between the universities, with teams of 4 racing over 2000m on a single ergometer and a crowd of almost two hundred spectators at the Peffermill Sport Complex cheering them on. Edinburgh were looking to secure a whitewash after their Rugby, Hockey and Football teams were all victorious and they got off to a perfect start with their mixed freshers' team winning in a nail-biting encounter coming in 0.6s ahead of their rivals. Heriot Watt however responded by winning both the senior men's and senior women's events to take the overall victory and add it to their 2008 Scottish Universities Indoor Rowing Championships Victor Ludorum title.
28 October
Glasgow Fours Head: The draw for the Glasgow Fours Head is now available on the GRC Website and also here - division 1 and division 2. If there are any corrections or queries, please contact Glasgow RC as soon as possible. The final draw will be sent out to clubs on Thursday, along with lists of boating times for crews.
SARA Awards: The SARA Executive have agreed that the SARA Awards will be presented at the AGM. A nomination form and rules are now available. Please note that the closing date for nominations is 18th November at midnight.
SARA Coaching Courses: Level 2 Coaching Course
The National Rowing Academy will be holding a "UKCC Level 2 Coaching in Rowing" Course on the 13th/14th and 20th/21st December. An additional assessment day will be arranged with candidates during the course. The course fee is £350. Completed forms and course fees should be received by the closing date of the the 24th November. SARA members coaching in Scotland successfully completing the course may be eligible for completion grants. Application forms are downloadable from the SARA website. All forms and fees should be sent to Jo Ramsay at the National Rowing Academy, 366 Hamilton Road, Motherwell ML1 3ED. Any enquiries should be made to graeme.cunningham@scottish-rowing.org.uk.
Introduction to Rowing Course
The National Rowing Academy will be holding an "Introduction to Rowing" Course on Sunday November the 30th. It is intended for those with no experince of rowing, particularly parents who wish to offer assistance to their local rowing club. There will be no cost for this 2-3 hour course. Enquires should be made to graeme.cunningham@scottish-rowing.org.uk.
Clydedsale medal winners at BIRC: Three Clydesdale athletes returned as medal winners from the British Indoor Rowing Championships in Birmingham on Sunday, a first for a Scottish club at this event. Craig Colquhoun improved on last year's performance to take bronze in the Men's J18 event against a tough field. Later in the day, Karen Bennett and Aileen Stirling won Silver and Bronze respectively in the Women's Open event. Aileen led the field for much of the way only to be overtaken in the second half by training partner Karen and eventual winner, Worcester based Jo Lyons retaining the title she won last year. Also taking place last weekend were the first of this year's GB Trials, with a number of Scottish born and Scottish based athletes taking part. Full results are available on the ARA website.
Photograph: Open women's medalists at BIRC - Karen Bennett on the left, Aileen Stirling on the right.
24 October
Clyde Head Cancelled: The organisers have just been in touch to say that tomorrow's Clyde Head has had to be cancelled due to unsafe river conditions.
23 October
Clyde Head: The final draw for the Clyde Head is attached. The organisers have been in touch to say that they are keeping an eye on the state of the river and will send an update on Friday evening which will be posted here.
21 October
Clyde Head: The provisional draw for the Clyde Head is now available.
Aberdeen Heads: Entry details for the Aberdeen 4s and Small Boats HOR on 15th and 16th November are now published on the Committee of the Dee website.
Shauna McGibbon: Shauna McGibbon passed away at the weekend. She started rowing at Glasgow University and represented Scotland at HIR in 1987. That year she won U23 coxed fours at Amsterdam Regatta and just missed out on GB U23 selection. She went on to become a GB team doctor. She had been very ill for some time.
The 'Burgh Varsity: For the first time in its history, the 2008 Heriot-Watt vs Edinburgh
University grudgematch sports tournament (aka 'The Burgh Varsity') will include a rowing event. The point for rowing will be awarded to
the university that wins the best-of-three 2000m ergo races, raced as a relay with four athletes per team. The races will be: Senior Mens,
Senior Womens and a mixed Mixed Novice Race (2 boys + 2 girls). The event takes place on Wednesday 29th of October at the Edinburgh
University Peffermill Sports Ground, and kicks off at 1pm with the men's football. The rowing 'challenge' is on last at 5.20pm so could
potentially decide which university wins the overall match. The Peffermill pavilion bar will also be open all afternoon serving hot
food and drinks, and it would be fantastic to see as many supporters there as possible.
16 October
River Clyde Debris: The debris, along with the 15 foot tree that was across Dalmarnock Rail Bridge, has now been removed and safely seen through the Tidal Weir by Officers and Lifeguards of the Glasgow Humane Society.
Clyde Head: Reminder that entries for the Clyde Head, Saturday 25 October, close this Sunday - poster, information and entry form.
14 October
River Clyde Safety Notice: Following the heavy rain last week a large hazard of debris formed on the north pillar of the Polmadie footbridge. This hazard has now moved and completely blocks the north arch of this bridge. All boats travelling upstream should take care and use the centre arch remembering that boats coming downsteam have right of way. It would help if boats travelling downstream would use the south arch in the meantime. Having already moved once it is likely that the hazard will move again so all craft should take care.
Notes to all competitors and coaches: Sandy Walker, Convenor of Racing Control would once again remind competitors and coaches that, with the Head season upon us, coaching crews during Head races is NOT permitted and offenders may face disqualification. At the recent Scullers Head some coaches testing this rule were observed and the risk is not worth it as it is the crew which suffers the penalty. Competitors entering events are also reminded that under the Rules of Racing they require a licence number at the time of making their entry, not when they race. INDICATING A LICENCE IS IN PROCESS OF APPLICATION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. Failure to provide a licence number when ENTERING may render the competitor liable to purchasing a Day Ticket.
St Andrew/Edinburgh University Head of the Forth: Results from today's Head of the Forth race in Stirling are now available. The race was held in challenging strong stream conditions but fortunately the sun shone all day following Friday's rain storms. The fastest crew overall, and winner of the fastest percentage time crew was the Veteran C Quad from Castle Semple/Stirling and the winners of the Victor Ludorum prize was St Andrew BC, with Edinburgh University BC in second place and Stirling RC in third.
Clyde Head: Details for the Clyde Head on Saturday 25 October are now available - poster, information and entry form. The deadline for entries is 12 noon on Sunday 19 October.
Inverness Fours and Small Boat Head: Details for the Inverness Head on 8th and 9th of November are now on the Inverness Rowing Club website.
Missing Sculls: Castle Semple RC are midding a pair of sculling oars following their trip to the Clyde last weekend. They are Concept 2, painted red and marked with a number 15. If you have found them, please let Duncan Walker know.
Clydesdale Scullers Head Photos: Photographs from both divisions of the Scullers head are now up on David Nolan's flickr page, proving that photographers are at least as hardy as rowers!
8 October
St Andrew & Edinburgh University Head of the Forth: The provisional draw and competitors information are now available for this Saturday's head race on the Forth at Stirling.
Glasgow Fours Head: Glasgow Rowing Club invites you to its annual Fours Head, which will be held on 1 November on the River Clyde. As usual, there will be two races over 5000m from Belvedere to Glasgow Green. The race is earlier in the season than in previous years - GRC hope that an earlier date will equate to better conditions, and that the earlier timing won't dissuade you from entering in your usual high numbers. A poster is available and more can be found at www.glasgowrowingclub.org/Events/2008_4s_head. The on-line entry system will be available from 15th October.
Clydesdale Scullers Head: Despite photographic conditions being (almost) as challenging as rowing conditions, pictures of most competitors from the first division of the Clydesdale Scullers Head are now online at www.Darrochphotography.com. Click on Gallery > Scottish Rowing.
Sales and Wants: Single sculls for sale and wanted - see the Sales and Wants page for more information.
5 October
Clydesdale Scullers Head Results: Results from the Singles and Doubles races at Saturday's Clydesdale Scullers Head are now available.
3 October
Clydesdale Scullers Head: The final draw for Saturday's head is now available.
GB Triallists: Lee Boucher will be around Clydesdale ARC on Saturday during the Heads should any GB triallists wish to discuss their plans for the upcoming season.
St Andrew/Edinburgh University Head of the Forth: A reminder that entries for the Head of the Forth on 11th October close on Sunday afternoon. Further information is available on the events and results page.
Boroughmuir Indoor Rowing: Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh have been doing a weeks worth of DryStart as part of the Junior Rowing Programme at St Andrew BC. Around 60 young people from S1 to S5 have rowed 2 minutes on the ergo to see who can get the furthest, with a view to getting them into rowing. Most entertainment, however, was had at morning assembly where teachers raced each other over 500m in front of a vocal crowd! SABC Development Officer, Niall Darroch, would like to thank Jim Ferguson of George Watson's College for loan of the ergos. Any Edinburgh Schools interested in becoming involved with Junior Rowing should contact nialldarroch@hotmail.com.
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Clydedsale medal winners at BIRC: Three Clydesdale athletes returned as medal winners from the British Indoor Rowing Championships in Birmingham on Sunday, a first for a Scottish club at this event. Craig Colquhoun improved on last year's performance to take bronze in the Men's J18 event against a tough field. Later in the day, Karen Bennett and Aileen Stirling won Silver and Bronze respectively in the Women's Open event. Aileen led the field for much of the way only to be overtaken in the second half by training partner Karen and eventual winner, Worcester based Jo Lyons retaining the title she won last year. Also taking place last weekend were the first of this year's GB Trials, with a number of Scottish born and Scottish based athletes taking part. Full results are available on the 
