August '23 Bow Ball Bulletin


HRC Management

The new elected committee (left) convened for its first meeting on August 16th.

Additional club responsibilities decided at the first meeting of the new committee on 16th August are outlined below:

Rowing Development Committee: Captain, V. Captain, Head Coach, JD Coach

RV Delegate: George Keon-Cohen

House Committee: Dom Horne with support from James Lyon with Pat Freeland-Small, Alan Purton and Rob Flocas to assist with boat repairs

Membership & Social Committee: Ruth Oliver

Learn To Row & Social Media: Julie Cotchin

Communications & Bow Ball Bulletin: Pat Freeland-Small (Contibutions to: bowballsubmissions@hawthornrowingclub.com)

Head of The Yarra Chair: Peter Wilson.


Regatta Program

The first 4 regattas for the club this season will be the Saltwater at Essendon on Sept 2, (Quads only) followed by Bendigo Sprints - October 21st, Head of the Goulburn - October 28th and Melbourne Head - November 18th.

The club has 9 Quads racing this coming Saturday in the Saltwater regatta. Good speed to all crews. New club kit (shown) is expected to arrive this Thursday in time for usage at Essendon this weekend.

Captain will put out a call for entries 10 days prior to each regatta. Full regatta details are in the RV Regatta Calendar


Planning for 2023 Head of the Yarra on November 25th is well underway. The crew cap of 270 crews was reached within 1 day of the opening of entries.

Ensure you keep the date free to assist the club in this all-hands-on-deck club showcase.

If you haven’t yet got a job contact Zameen Hassan