October 24' Bow Ball Bulletin

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Head of the Barwon

The first regatta of October began with challenging conditions, marked by heavy rain and choppy waters, but eventually cleared up, offering smoother waters towards the end. Congratulations to El-President (Chris Brown) and John Raschke for securing Hawthorn’s first win of the season in the Men's Club Double Scull (MC2X)!

🥇 - MC2X - J.Raschke, C.Brown - 16:23.37
🥈 - MB2X - L.Mikus, H.Penman - 16:38.11
🥈 - XM2X - S.Watts, M.Watts - 17:17.02
🥉 - XM2X - J.Wheelahan, V.Sibillin - 17:44.58
4th - MM1X - A. Vogan - 18:31.23
6th - MM4X+/- - M.Oliver, R.Blackwell, O.Beadle, B.Olayos - 6th - 17:23.1
7th - MM4X+/- - V.Sibillin, A.Vogan, P.Sedawie, S.Watts, Cox: M.Watts - 17:23.1
8th - MM4X+/- - J.Thomas, M.Campbell, P.Wilson, J.Lake, Cox: L.Mikus - 17:36.2
🥉 - FM4X+/- - D.Horne, R.Oliver, J.Wheelahan, L.Olayos - 16:55.09
4th - FM4X+/- - T.Rimmington, F.Graham, J.Cotchin, C.Ashley, Cox: G.Besley - 4th - 17:31.87

Bendigo Sprint Regattas

Fantastic and successful day for 26 of our members who competed at the Bendigo Sprints. We were the top medalling club at the regatta with some extremely fast times. It featured the junior, youth and senior squads with medals in each.

🥈- FM4X+ - C.Ashley, J.Cotchin, M.Watts, F.Graham, Cox:G.Besley - 1:48.43
🥈- MM2X - O.Beadle, S.Watts - 2:13.54
🥇- MU174X+ - L.Davies, H.Penman, T.Perronnet, L.Mikus, Cox: G.Besley - 1:29.73
🥇- MM4X+ - O.Beadle, B.Olayos, J.Stewart, R.Blackwell, Cox: G.Besley - 1:44.42
🥉- MU171X - H.Penman - 1:46.80
🥉- MU151X - L.Davies - 1:42.68
🥇- FC4X+ (Div 1) - B.Tan, P.Page, E.Kahsnitz, E.Diallo, Cox: T.Krstevski - 1:44.42
🥈- FC4X+ (Div 2) - M.Watts, J.Cotchin, C.Ashley, F.Graham, Cox: G.Besley - 1:43.83
🥇- MC2X - S.Watts, E.Stigter - 1:32.13
🥈- MB2X - M.Currie, M.Oliver - 1:28.25
🥈- FBeg4X+ - E.Kahsnitz, J.Wilson, G.Patrick, K.Barendregt, Cox: G.Besley - 1:44.45 (im counting this as second, I don't care :P)
🥇- FM2X - F.Graham, C.Ashley - 1:53.62
🥈- X4X+ (Div 3) - M.Watts, J.Cotchin, O.Beadle, S.Watts, Cox: T. Krstevski - 1:40.01
🥇- X4X+ - E.Diallo, E.Kahsnitz, M.Currie, D.Stute, Cox: G.Besley - 1:26.87
🥇- MA2X - M.Currie, D.Stute - 1:20.55
🥉- MC4X+ - M.Oliver, J.Stewart, B.Olayos, R.Blackwell, Cox: G.Besley - 1:38.65
🥇- XM2X (Div 1) - C.Ashley, G.Besley - 1:46.15
🥉- (Div 2) XM2X - S.Watts, M.Watts - 1:51.89
🥈- (Div 1) XM2X - J.Cotchin, O.Beadle - 1:53.40
🥇- (Div 4) - X2X - D.Stute, F.Graham - 1:36.76
🥇- (Div 3) - X2X - E.Kahsnitz, M.Currie - 1:28.27

The Hawthorn medal tally at the end of the day was: 10x🥇, 7x🥈, 4x🥉

Shoutout to Elke, Julie W, Grace, Kate, Elea and Emile for their first regattas for Hawthorn RC!
Find photos below…
Olly’s Photos
Simon’s Photos
Boathouse Drive Photos

Foot of the Goulburn

17 of our members went down to the beautiful Nagambie Lakes and took on the Foot of the Goulburn. It was a beautiful sunny day with flat lakes. We medalled in each race competed and should’ve came back with 4 wins if it wasn’t for some bad steering 😉

🥈- MM4X - Bill Olayos, Mark Oliver, John Stewart, Richard Blackwell - 22:47.25
🥇- MM4X+ - Oliver Beadle, Peter Sedawie, Peter Wilson, Simon Watts, Cox: Julia (Nagambie RC) - 23:15.98
🥈- FM4X - Jen Wheelahan, Lou Olayos, Ruth Oliver, Dom Horne - 24:23.41
🥇- FC4X+ - Julie Cotchin, Catherine Ashley, Frances Graham, Melissa Watts, Cox: Guy Besley - 23:57.11
🥇- FC8+ - Catherine Ashley, Julie Cotchin, Frances Graham, Dom Horne, Lou Olayos, Ruth Oliver, Melissa Watts, Jen Wheelahan, Cox: Guy Besley

Melbourne Head EOI

Thank you to everyone who has sent me the EOIs so far this season.
The next regatta is Melbourne Head on the 16th November. I will also be seeking out interest for Carrum (7/12) and Henley on the Maribyrnong (14/12) shortly.

Head of the Yarra Volunteering

A reminder to those of you that haven't responded - volunteering is a component of your membership and we really need your assistance!

If you haven’t yet got a job contact please contact Natasha via email or phone.

Rowing Development

The twilight development sessions are back and with Tuesdays and Thursdays returning. They are currently running 5:30pm to 7pm.

Additionally, the weekly training program are up on WhatsApp and on the board each week.

Please book via the training link to book a spot in the RD sessions!

Club Shop

A reminder that the club shop is open for new club gear. Please order as we require a minimum order in order to purchase!

Click here to open the shop.

Youth Brunches

The first youthie brunch was a hit! Members enjoyed delicious food, refreshing drinks, and, best of all, got to connect with new friends in the club. It was a fantastic morning of laughter and bonding, setting the vibe for more good times ahead. Keep your eyes on WhatsApp for the details of our next brunch—you won’t want to miss it!

Rower of the Month

Special shoutout to Steve Gaspars, newbie who graduated from LTR a few months ago who has gone out of his way and serviced all the ergos for the Australian Indoor Rowing Championships.

He also PBed at the AIRC on all of his ergos. His commitment to making the club ready and helping host the hub for the AIRC with his coach Max Currie was highly appreciated.

Congratulations Steve! Well deserved!

Baggy Blues Tally

Rowers

4: Catherine Ashley, Frances Graham
3: Elke Kahsnitz, Max Currie, Dan Stute
2: Elea Diallo, Julie Cotchin, Melissa Watts, Simon Watts, Olly Beadle
1: John Raschke, Chris Brown, Lucas Davies, Hunter Penman, Luca Mikus, Bill Olayos, JB Stewart, Richard Blackwell, Brigitte Tan, Poppy Page, Guy Besley, Emile Stigter, Jen Wheelahan, Lou Olayos, Dom Horne, Ruth Oliver, Peter Wilson, Peter Sedawie (I hope I haven’t missed anyone…)

Coxswains

5: Guy Besley
1: Tristan Krstevski