Archive News from June 2003

Snippets of news and events from earlier months, as shown originally on the Rowing Service News Page.
Standard results/events/etc not shown.

Sunday 22nd June 2003
• The Leo Blockley Memorial Campaign have started a sinking/swamping incident database on the campaign website. You are invited to send in details of incidents you know about which would be of interest. It would be wise to check facts first, and note that the "Details" field is the one for the full report, while the "Outcome" field is for the summary of what happened overall. It sounds as if it will be a more useful resource as people get used to adding reports, and when more information is known about currently sketchy records.

  Saturday 21st June 2003

• The Online Rowing Magazine has articles up on the South American Rowing Championships, the role of athlete commissions, and interviews with junior champion Pierpaolo Frattini and Olympic champion cox Rowley Douglas, amongst others. Translated into English from Portuguese.

  Tuesday 10th June 2003

• The Dutch club Roosendaalse Roeivereniging has a website including a page of blade colours and club links from all over the world. Surprisingly quick to load despite the images, and sortable by name or place (handy). Good work guys.

  Thursday 5th June 2003

• From the Australian newswires, via the Ocean Rowing Society website, Rowers shouldn't foot the bill.

  Wednesday 4th June 2003

• Message from YUBC (UK): "An eight belonging to York University was taken without permission on Saturday night from its trailer at Peterborough regatta by some naked rowers not from York University. The boat has been severely damaged and requires much repair. If anybody saw anything or knows of anyone who may have been involved in this please contact the club President Keith Settle via kfs105@york.ac.uk and let him know. Thanks."

  Monday 2nd June 2003

• Susan Brown of X-Press BC, Cambridge (UK) would like to hear from anyone who knows how her boat was damaged at Peterborough Regatta. She left it "tucked away down the side of the boathouse and returned to race it on Sunday to find a split across the bow ssection." It had great sentimental value and may not be replaceable unless her (or someone else's) insurers play ball. Any information to Susan at susan.g.brown@ntlworld.com please. Thanks.
• A British rowing student has started an MSN community (MSN email address and passport required) at http://communities.msn.co.uk/oarsome.