The Port of London Authority (PLA) has released a video which is designed to help crews safely navigate the upper tidal Thames between Putney and Kew.
The film provides a simple guide to the unique Code of Conduct for safe rowing on the tidal Thames, useful for both newcomers to the Tideway and experienced rowers looking to refresh their knowledge.
Image display: GalleryBritish Rowing is pleased to announce an adaptive rowing classification opportunity at Crosby, Merseyside, allowing rowers with a disability or physical impairment to establish their racing classification.
The classification opportunity – which is free of charge – will take place on 10 March 2012, at Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, Crosby Coastal Park, L22 1RR.
Image display: Single imageBritish Rowing’s flagship water safety advice, RowSafe, is being given a makeover, and we’d like your feedback on some of the ideas we’ve come up with so far.
We hope that the addition of RowSafe Plus sheets will be a welcome modernisation to our water safety guidance in our rapidly developing sport.
See below for a selection of sample RowSafe and RowSafe Plus pages, for feedback.
Image display: Single imageSix months into Sport England’s Sportivate Olympic and Paralympic legacy project, and 33,000 young people have taken up sport in their own time.
Sportivate aims to get hundreds of thousands of 14 to 25-year-olds taking part in sport over the next four years by offering them a pathway into sports clubs and venues across the country.
Figures published yesterday show that, of the 33,000 Sportivate participants who have received six to eight weeks of coaching in a sport of their choice, almost 26,000 took part in the last three months alone.
Image display: Single imageThe 2012 Wycliffe Big Head and Peterborough Heads have been cancelled, due to adverse weather conditions.
With temperatures well below freezing, the Gloucester Berkeley Canal had this morning (Friday) frozen to the North and South of the Wycliffe Sculling Centre boathouse.
Organisers had posted a warning about the weather conditions on the official WBH website earlier this week, before making the decision today to call off Saturday’s event.
Image display: GalleryThe deadline for online submission of the 2011 Club Water Safety Audit was Saturday 31 December 2011. The following clubs have not yet submitted the Audit, and are therefore suspended from racing. Clubs will be allowed to race as soon as they submit their Water Safety Audit and it is accepted by their Regional Water Safety Adviser.
Water Safety Audits are submitted online at: http://www.britishrowing.org/taking-part/staying-safe/club-safety-audit
Entries for the Women’s Eights Head of the River (WEHoRR) close next Friday (February 10), leaving one week left for crews to submit their entries via British Rowing Online Entry.
WEHoRR entries are set to close earlier than usual this year, with organisers are expecting a flurry of late entries this weekend.
The annual event for women’s eight crews has been held on the River Thames since 1927, and follows the 4.25 Championship Course between Mortlake and Putney – mirroring the men’s route.
Image display: GalleryThe first of three drop-in sessions for residents to view and discuss traffic concerns ahead of this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic rowing events at Eton Dorney takes place this evening (Thursday 2 February), at Windsor Racecourse.
Up to 30,000 spectators will arrive at Dorney Lake each day between Saturday 28 July and Saturday 4 August for the Olympic rowing events, with a similar number anticipated for the Paralympic events from 1-3 September.
This evening’s drop-in session will run from 4pm-8pm, with similar sessions planned for Friday and Saturday.
Image display: Single imageEntries have opened for the 2012 Cornish Indoor Rowing Championships (CIRC), which will take place on Sunday 18 March in Newquay.
The annual event - now in its 13th year - sees juniors and seniors battle it out on Concept 2 indoor rowing machines at the Newquay Sports Centre.
Seniors will cover 2km in male and female categories, while junior racing will follow the format of the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships - contestants rowing for a specific amount of time varying by age-group.
Image display: GalleryThe nomination process has begun for the 2012 Thomas Keller Medal, awarded ‘for an outstanding career in rowing.’
The Thomas Keller Medal is FISA’s most prestigious accolade, and can be awarded to anyone up to five years after their official retirement.
According to the official FISA website, the following five factors are taken into consideration when selecting the winner:
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