September'23 Bow Ball Bulletin

/ hawthorn Rowing Club/

Mid-week Rowing Development

With the advent of daylight savings, Tuesday & Thursday evening Rowing Development sessions at 5.45pm commence at the start of October. Book online via website to ensure Captain can slot you in a crew or click on the photo to go to bookings site.

Sunday Club Races

Next club races followed by a club BBQ will be held Sunday October 15th. On-water at 9.00 am. Bookings essential via the club’s training app or the link embedded in the photo. All abilities welcome. We will use opportunity to welcome graduates of the recent Learn to Row program.

New Club Kit Design due to arrive this Thursday

Regatta Program

The Next 3 regattas for the club this season will be Bendigo Sprints - October 21st, Head of the Goulburn - October 28th and Melbourne Head - November 18th.

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

Safety and Courtesy to fellow members

When using club equipment please be mindful of returning all boats & oars to their designated racks with equipment left in good repair and as you found it, ready for use by the next crew. No club oar sets or boats are to have settings changed without first seeking permission from Captain or Vice Captain. If you want personal settings on equipment either purchase your own or seek to have a boat or set of oars dedicated to your training race crews by the Captain. Too often crews are finding oar sleeve lengths, buttons or gate-height settings have been randomly changed which compromises their row.

Club Speed Boat Use. Club Speedboats are an important part of coaching and safety equipment. Recently with all good intentions, they have been used for river cleanup duties. This however has caused some damage of steering cables and compromised training programs. For this reason please note that club speedboats are only to be used for coaching or on-water safety during rowing programs.