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This is Your Captain Speaking
Hi everyone and welcome to another issue of the
Captain's newsletter. Well this is it, five weekends to
go until season 2011 is done and dusted. In
that time we have 7 days worth of regattas, a curry night, the
states after party, are hosting two regattas, the annual dinner and
somewhere in there we are finalising plans for the summer
season's programs. Oh and I suppose we should be doing some
training too.
Below you'll find a series of reminders and
summaries of what's to come over the next few weeks. As
it's unlikely I'll knock out another one of these newsletters
before State Champs I'll also say good luck, row hard and do us
proud!
Cheers,
Mike Jones
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Curry Night Fundraiser
WARC are hosting a Curry Night Fundraiser for our
Australian U23 World Championship athletes, Hannah Vermeersch and
Matt Cochran.
Friday 19th August (so it's this
Friday!)
7:00pm, for a 7:30pm start
WARC Function
Room
Ticket price $40 includes meal
RSVP to Dee
Sammut
0417 938 538
dee@reneagle.com.au
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Regatta Hosting
Westies is hosting two of the upcoming
regattas, the masters regatta on Sunday September 4th, and then
the big one, the first day of State Champs on Saturday September
17th.
We are still looking for volunteers for the following
roles:
- Dinghy drivers (this one is important - if you can drive
a dinghy or if you have a family member or friend who can, please
get in touch with Emma at womensvc@warowingclub.org
ASAP.)
- Medical officer (you don't need to be a doctor; if you
have a senior first aid certificate we'd love to hear from you)
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Catering (whether you can bring a plate of your mum's famous
cupcakes, or can man a BBQ for an hour or two, we need more
volunteers!)
All Westies athletes are expected to help out on both
days - even if you're not a masters age athlete we'll need you to
help at the masters regatta too! So think of it this way - if
you volunteer to do something you get to choose your job rather than
being allocated one. Isn't that much nicer?
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5 weeks to the finish line...
Saturday 27 August - Pennant Regatta -
Leschenault Estuary, Bunbury
The last pennant regatta of
the season is at Bunbury. Most club members (and the trailers)
will be heading down south on Friday night, and accommodation has
already been booked. If you missed out on accommodation, get in
touch with Peta at Peta.Rule@dpc.wa.gov.au
right now. You'll also need to tell your coaches well ahead of
time if you are available for the regatta or not. On the Saturday
night the club all gets together for a big dinner, so make sure you
book in for that with Peta too.
Sunday 28
August - Head Race - Eaton River
The following morning
sees us compete in the last head race of the season - a 6km (ish)
jaunt down the Eaton River, about 10km north of Bunbury.
Again, let your coach know if you're available for this
one.
Sunday 4 September - Masters Regatta -
Champion Lakes - WARC HOSTING
The following weekend we
have another half-day masters regatta for athletes who are 27 or
over. This time however, we are hosting the regatta.
This means we need to provide dinghy drivers, commentators, parking
attendants, catering and a medical officer. All club members
(regardless of whether you're 27+ or not) are expected to attend and
help out. Friends, family and hangers-on who also want to
volunteer their time are more than welcome! Please email Emma
at womensvc@warowingclub.org
and let her know if you can volunteer your time and when you're
available and what you can do.
Saturday 10
September - Sprint Regatta - Champion Lakes
The sprint
regatta is like a normal pennant regatta (so it's open to all ages),
except all races are only 500m. A big turnout is expected and
it's generally a pretty fun regatta, and a great opportunity to
practise your race starts before the State Champs. As before,
please send your availabilities to your coaches well ahead of time.
Given the races are very short, expect to be entered in more races
than usual. There is no boat unloading on this day, as we
leave the boats at Champion Lakes in preparation for the following
day...
Sunday 11 September - Masters State
Championships - Champion Lakes
The first championships
regatta is for masters athletes only, and is another Sunday morning
half-day affair. Expect a very early start since all the boats
will be there already, and there will be a number of early heats
(the first race will probably be at 7:30am).
Saturday 17 September - State Championships
Day 1 - WARC HOSTING
This will be the biggest day of the
year for the club. We're expecting to have 50+ athletes
competing on the day, as well as the hosting duties outlined before
PLUS providing pontoon holders. The catering activities will
also be ramped up given there will be 3 times as many people there
as there are at a normal pennant regatta. All club members are
expected to help out on the day. We will also be heavily
reliant on parents/friends/family given our athletes will be in and
out of boats all day. Please email Emma at womensvc@warowingclub.org
to let her know what you can help out
with.
Sunday 18 September - State Championships
Day 2 and After Party
Finally, we have the last day of
the season. We're racing all day, then pack up and head back
to the shed to unload boats before we have the club's winter season
after party, starting at around 7:00pm (or whenever unloading is
finished). Parents, friends and family are more than welcome
to attend - it'll be an extremely casual affair, and a BBQ will be
provided.
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Pennant Table
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Next regatta:
Pennant
Regatta,
August 27,
LESCHENAULT ESTUARY,
BUNBURY
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For the Diary...
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Annual Dinner - Save the Date
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