Archive News from June 2006

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

Thursday 29th June 2006
• Berliner Ruderclub Welle-Poseidon have altered their URL to www.welle-poseidon.de (Germany).
• A Notice to Mariners from the PLA (UK) about very low water levels at Teddington Lock. They're trying to conserve water by opening/shutting the lock as little as possible, and warn that if the drought goes on (no sign of much rain yet this week) it may become impossible to row on some tidal reaches at low tide.
• FISA has put up its Congress papers - last year's minutes, this year's agenda, annual reports from the different divisions, and the 2006 Strategic Plan.

  Wednesday 28th June 2006

• Henley Royal Regatta (UK) is well under way - sorry for the gap, bit of a problem with network connections here. Results, pictures (if the network connection sorts out), etc. on the HRR site itself. Also regular reporting through the regatta from Row2k, NLRoei (I think), and Regatta Radio.
• The aforementioned Regatta Radio (106.0 FM for anyone within about 6-10 miles of Henley, UK) is now firing on all cylinders. Email them at info@regattaradio.com, call them on 01491-410224, or text on 60300 if you have a track you want them to play, a message to a crew, supporters or friends at the Regatta, or news about what your club is up to at Henley and beyond. The studio hotline is 01491-579595 if you have something to go live on air. Regatta Radio is also running a competition in conjunction with the Rowing Service, offering a bottle of champagne to the contributor of the best (clean) rowing limerick. It has to be about rowing, funny, and clean enough to be read out on air before the watershed. Get your thinking caps on and contact 106 FM as above.....
• A reminder of the Workers of the World 1986 Reunion (PDF format) at Henley Royal Regatta, 6pm today (UK).
• Carl Douglas Racing Shells (UK) need to expand their team and have vacancies in their machining, riggers & fittings, boat-building and finishing departments. Detailed information on the link above.
• Details of the Henley Veteran Regatta (UK) on the UTRC website, including the draw and timetable (both PDF format).
• The details for Maidenhead Regatta (UK) are now online.
• The Aus Lighty Chicks (AUS) website has been updated.
• Sounds serious - Boy, 15, assaulted by Blues rowing coach (Cambridge Evening News, UK).
• More press links - Rowbotham and Wells prepare to meet world champions (Chris Dodd, Independent, UK), British eight seek to make amends (Mike Rosewell, The Times, UK), Philippa's win earns her £250 (Peterborough Evening News, UK), Rowing lessons' aim was to attract new teens to the sport on Cranna Lake (Lacombe Globe, Canada), Locals in winning Peddie boat (Princeton Packet, USA), Express delivery of Argos beacon for Team Hesco (BYM News on the Ocean Fours race), Family pleads for return of Olympic rowing gold (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Brown eyes more success at Henley (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Rowers compete for youth championships (Danbury News Times, USA), Weeds in Noxontown Pond cause end to rowing event (News Journal, USA), Row your way to health (Press-Enterprise, USA), High schoolers get rowing oar boat (Marquette Mining Journal, USA), Rowing competition at Dunston Hall (Norwich Evening News, UK), CCD rowing team competing with tops in world (Community Press, USA), Simon helps Bath row to 3rd place (Cambridgeshire Times, UK), Black singlets again centre stage (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Carl sets sights on ocean rowing win (icNorthWales, UK), Yorkshire rowers lead way across Atlantic (Leeds Today, UK), Tapleys a crew of 4 (Kennebec Journal, USA), Crew changes for Lucerne Cup date (Irish Independent, Ireland), Osprey Oars teams excel at youth nationals (Venice Gondolier, USA), Cape Codders in Atlantic Challenge (Harwich Oracle, USA), Rower begins solo transatlantic voyage (Newfoundland & Labrador CBC, Canada), Grainger set for busy summer (Sporting Life, UK), How to have a champion back (Daily Mail, UK), Team Hesco naked rower snapped in action (BYM News), Dozens of athletes sign up for Gay Games rowing (CBS2 Chicago, USA).

  Tuesday 27th June 2006

• Oxford University BC (UK) are advertising for two new positions within the club. See this link on their website for more information.

  Monday 26th June 2006

• The rowing clothing company ROWi (Croatia) is going global - they are now selling their kit at regattas in Austria and Slovenia. A short picture-gallery with the clothing on the website, but no online ordering yet - email them at rowi@rowi.hr to make enquiries.
• Newcastle University Boat Club's website, www.ilovethebluestar.com (UK), has had a facelift and is running in-depth coverage of NUBC crews and alumni at Henley Royal this year. The site also has a good effort at a club history - further contributions welcomed. In the personal histories section J Keen clearly has way too good a memory to be allowed to record his thoughts on the subject of rowing....
• Allan Whitwell (UK) has one remaining place for his next camp, in France beginning 24th July. Return car transport or flights to Bergerac. For more details email Allan here.
• Results from the Holland Beker (Amsterdam, Netherlands) are online - Saturday and Sunday (both PDF format). Videos
• The (US-centric) Daily Erg Blog has a posting on hyponatremia today, relevant for anyone thinking of slurping loads of water to make a weigh-in. GB coxes please note our rules on minimum live weight are different in the UK.
• From FISA, Top rower Neykova, holding onto the desire.
• Oxford clubs (UK) please note that the final resurfacing of the Isis towpath from OUBC to Donnington Bridge will take place from 10th-14th July, and that during this time there can't even be access for coaching as there has been while they've been doing the main building work.

  Sunday 25th June 2005

• Regatta Radio (UK, 106.0 FM for Henley Royal Regatta) has a different form of the HRR draw which is very click-friendly for those who want to look at several events. RR106 are going to keep it updated through the regatta, a handy resource.
• HRR dates for 2007: 4th to 8th July 2007.

  Saturday 24th June 2006

• The draw for Henley Royal Regatta (UK) is out.
• For anyone in the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta (UK) who is hoping not to draw Di Clemente and Cech, the current holders of the trophy, don't worry. They've withdrawn (shame) since one of them, Di Clemente I believe, is ill. Hope we see them at Lucerne instead.

  Friday 23rd June 2006

• Now there's a first - a personal message to RS readers on the Daily Erg blog (mentioned yesterday). Very nice to see that he also namechecks Stephen Seilor's superb MAPP website regularly - SS was one of my first correspondents back in the early 1990s and MAPP one of the earliest websites I ever linked which is still going strong today.
• A recent notice to mariners from the Port of London Authority (UK) about buoys on the Tideway.
• 2007 is Quintin Boat Club's centenary (UK) and they are holding a celebratory dinner at the Royal Automobile Club on Friday 9th Feb 2007. Would any old members who would like information about the dinner or other events please contact Malcolm Cook at secretary{{at}}quintinboatclub{{dot}}org (usual spamtrap removal).
• Marlow Regatta (UK) are running a questionnaire (Word format) on their website about the possibility of moving to 2 days in 2007. They're keen to get opinions from rowers involved or whom it may affect.
• I could have sworn I already put this up but can't see it - My Life As An Edge - a book of the sketches and sayings of Richard Lawrence, a poet and rower who died of cancer at the age of 32 in 2001. You can buy online - all proceeds to the Princess Alice Hospice (UK).
• Henley Royal qualifiers today (UK).
• And the Holland Beker in Amsterdam (Holland) starts tomorrow. Dutch news updates on NLRoei along with photographs.

  Thursday 22nd June 2006

• Draw and timetable for this Saturday's Peterborough J14 regatta (UK) is online.
• TSS member Jonny Curran has started Pro-Motivate to promote Mark Pollock, the ex-TCD and Commonwealth Games rower who went blind suddenly in 1998 and is now a business motivational speaker. There's quite a lengthy clip of Mark speaking and being introduced, on the homepage. Very suitable that those who can't see (or can't see well) can still hear it.
• Anyone need a trophy blade? Not got the space or money for a full-size one? Try Oarthentic Oars, miniature trophy oars and plaques from New Zealand but shipping and selling worldwide.
• New Wave are now stocking the Henley-on-Thames DVD (about the Royal Regatta, largely). Available in the UK and internationally.
• Boyd Lyttle has a new website called Rowing Trader, for people to advertise their boats etc. commercially.
• An erging blog: the Daily Erg. Based in Canada I suspect. Thanks for the heads-up DH.
• The website for the University of Derby RC (UK) is currently www.andyhale.co.uk/uodrc but will be changing in the autumn some time.
• Portora Royal School (Ireland) are expanding their coaching team (MS Word format). Closing date 6th July.

  Wednesday 21st June 2006

• That movie clip of a cox having an issue with a stakeboat rope last weekend in Amsterdam (WMV format).

  Tuesday 20th June 2006

• Talkin Tarn Regatta (UK) open for entries, prospectus on the regatta website and entries by post or via OARA - they close on Saturday at midday.
• Full results up from Marlow Regatta (UK).
• Features on Durham Regatta on the BBC Wear webpage (UK).

  Monday 19th June 2006

• A link to the RowBike (USA) - anyone know how it fits into the series of rowing bikes which have been around for a while? Such as the Tys Roeifietsen, Round-Rowing, Aviroute, or the many other fantastic designs on the TT Rowing Bike website. There's a bit more on the Aviroute on the US website for the product. All funky stuff for the alternative bikers around the world.
• Henley Royal Regatta qualifying races details (UK).
• World Cup Regatta links - Irish gear up for finals day assault (Robert Treharne Jones, Irish Independent).

  Saturday 17th June 2006

• Katherine Grainger (GBR) has been given an MBE for her services to rowing. Thoroughly well-deserved.
• More Pozbloggery at irregular times (not updated every race).

  Friday 16th June 2006

• I'm running a Poznan Blog with random snippets which come my way in the press grandstand.
• A reminder that Henley Women's Regatta starts today (UK) - timetrials to begin with.
• More racing from the World Cup in Poznan, Poland.
• Poznan press - Campbell confirms quality by setting fastest time (Chris Dodd, Independent), Britain feel threat of Eastern promise (Mike Rosewell, The Times Online), Irish sculler passes World Cup test (Martin Cross, Guardian). I had a few words in the Telegraph Round-Up (not worth looking at). Martin Cross says he's been asked to file a lot for Saturday's Guardian.

  Thursday 15th June 2006

• See World Rowing for all World Cup (rowing) related news, features, results and webcoverage.
• "Rock the Boat (UK) are having problems receiving orders via their website. This started on Monday 12th and is being investigated. If you have not received your shopping or a despatch message from Di, please telephone on 01293 822 742 to confirm they have your order. Sincere apologies from the Rock the Boat crew."
• The Marlow Regatta (UK) press release Is online.
• Henley Royal Regatta (UK) has temporary jobs going at the regatta.
• Entries for Berwick Regatta (UK) close at midnight on Saturday. Postal variety preferred but email also acceptable as long as forms and money are received before the regatta. No telephone entries, fees paid on the day will be charged a quicd more.
• The Cambridge Evening News (UK) is running a big feature and conducting an online vote on the camToo project for those who want to have their say. Also, links to news and an artist's impression of the project on the camToos news page.
• Message for sweep rowers at HRR this year (UK) - "As in previous years, and with the kind permission of the Stewards of HRR, Jesus College Boat Club (Cambridge) will be running the annual Spare Pairs race on the Tuesday preceding Henley Royal Regatta (27th June 2006). This competition, run from the Barrier to the Finish, is open to any registered spare pairs who are accompanying their respective clubs. In past competitions, these have been from British schools, American universities and so on - there is no eligibility requirement, other than that of being a spare pair. This is a great opportunity for spares to race on the course, and to compete for the Jesus College Spare Pairs Trophy. This will be available for photographs after the final, and individual shields will be presented by the JCBC to the winners. In an effort to encourage a greater number of entries, JCBC are asking for any interested clubs to email the JCBC President, Stephen Benjamin, at jcbc-president*at*jesus*dot*cam*dot*ac*dot*uk (removing the anti-spam bits!) with their entry. This does not need to include names of competitors yet - these details can be collected in Henley. Entries will close at 12p.m. on Monday 26th June 2006, and the draw will be announced soon thereafter. Notices will be published via email and on the information boards by the control desks at the Regatta. Given that the races are run during normal training hours on the Henley Reach, the number of entries may be limited. We look forward to receiving your entries and hope to see as many pairs racing as possible! Stephen Benjamin JCBC President 2005-06". Editor's note - they don't say this is limited to men, so I suggest the Remenham women's spare pairs get cracking, particularly perhaps Princeton and Hollandia, and give the lads a run for their money. RQ
• World Cup news - Rowing partners now world rivals (Stuff, NZ).

  Wednesday 14th June 2006

• The full Henley Royal entry list is up online (UK).
• From Martin Cross in the Guardian, Campbell on course for key contest with Kiwi (UK). Nice work Mart - are you going to write about anyone else this week? Don't hold your breath for space in the UK papers on the World Cup (regatta), readers - it's rather unlikely.... Complain to the sports editor of your favourite paper now rather than waiting until after the weekend - tell them you want to hear about something other than footie.
• An apology from Star Club (UK).

  Tuesday 13th June 2006

• From Michael and Neal Macrossan, an engineering paper on 'Backsplash in rowing-shell propulsion' from the University of Queensland (Australia) with an appendix on the equations of motion for rowing oars. An interesting discussion of how to 'reduce the braking effect of backsplash'.
• The draw and safety information for Egham Regatta (UK) are online. Snail mail details will be arriving at clubs soon.
• Picked up on the Slug (though originated elsewhere) - Rowing Inkling Markets. Predict the results of the Henleys, Marlow, and the World Cups and see your net worth go up or down. Part of a research project for an LSE student (UK) to investigate the 'wisdom of crowds'. Neat stuff.
• A bigger picture of the Prince Albert Challenge Cup (UK) on the HRR trophies page (second from bottom on RHS).
• Results of Hexham Regatta (UK, PDF format).
• From FISA, Poland's top two in top 10 about lightweight supremos Kucharski and Sycz.
• From the ARA, Wye-Blues festival (UK). See direct link on www.wyeblues.co.uk.

  Monday 12th June 2006

• Picked up off rec.sport.rowing, the international newsgroup, two rowers have been run over by a freighter near Amsterdam (in Dutch). Both are OK apparently.
• Now up on the Leo Blockley Memorial Campaign website (UK), details of Mr and Mrs Blockley's meeting with Sports Minister Richard Caborn. He has decided to order an independent inquiry into rowing safety and its administration, under the National Water Safety Forum. More details on the link, but this could have quite a huge impact both within the UK and outside.
• The local Henley Standard (UK) has a picture of the rather fabulous-looking Prince Albert Challenge Cup (see 9th June remarks) about to be handed over to Henley Royal Chairman Mike Sweeney in the presence of the Queen. The piece confirms that it is Queen Victoria's Prince Albert, the first patron of the regatta, and not Prince Albert of Monaco, after whom the trophy is named. You can see the actual trophy if you visit HRR headquarters, and it will be on display throughout the regatta in the trophy tent.
• The draw for Marlow Regatta (17th June, UK) is now up. Competitor instructions and safety plan on the same link.
• Oarsport (UK) have new details of the Alden Ocean Quest which they are agents for. According to head honcho Andrew Wilson, "a great little boat, much improved over the original Alden 16". Oarsport also now have an Oar Doctor (Russ Thatcher) based in London, but able to travel to clubs to sort out their oar collections.

  Friday 9th June 2006

• Late feature update - Slightly fed up because the unusual news piece I did for the Telegraph yesterday wasn't printed after they said they wanted it, I've slightly enlarged and tidied it for the Rowing Service. Move over Pinsent: here comes Reed.
• Entries are now open for the National Championships (UK) at Strathclyde on 14-16th July. Entry via OARA only, nothing on paper, and this year there will be no collection point at HRR. Plus the closing date is a day earlier than usual - now 3pm on Monday 3rd July, not the Tuesday. More information on the link above.
• The Rowing Service is considering doing its usual online commentary for the Nat Champs (UK) this year and is after volunteers, preferably those not doing very much in the way of racing, to come up the tower and help spot, check results/crews, take rates and gaze through binoculars. Any offers? See here for last year's commentary and email rq [at] rowingservice.com if interested. Commitment would just be on the Sunday, for the duration of the senior finals.
• The new Prince Albert Challenge Cup for the Men's Student Coxed Fours was presented to Henley Royal Regatta (UK) by Imperial College in the presence of HM the Queen earlier this week, on Wednesday 7th June. No visible photos/press releases about the occasion yet, and the HRR trophies page hasn't yet been updated to let us take a peek at what it looks like.
• The draw and order of racing for Marlow Town Regatta (UK, this weekend) are now out.
• Entries for Marlow Regatta the following weekend (UK again) close at 8pm this coming Saturday with the draw being made at 10am on Sunday. It will be posted here when done.
• Announcing the Blades Retail Cafe, an Oarsport (UK) operation offering cafe food and drink, wireless internet, a clothing/equipment shop and rowing/news TV/video just a few minutes drive/cycle from Holme Pierrepont. Brands stocked at the moment include Crew Clothing, Helly Hansen and Rudy Project amongst others. Very good bus access to the HP lake or Nottingham centre, and a function room which can be hired out. Open seven days a week and very suitable for visitors to the Loughborough/National Veteran regatta this weekend. On 20th June the venue is hosting a short rigging seminar by Terry O'Neill as part of the East Midlands regional service to clubs.
• A picture of the Wye at Monmouth (UK) just four days after the regatta was cancelled due to unusually large amounts of debris and dangerously fast river conditions. The weather gods, eh?
• City of Sunderland RC (UK) can now be found at this website.
• From the Tameside Advertiser, 'Death of child is most crippling cost to pay' about Stephen and Jane Blockley (UK).
• An interesting comment from Aram, founder of BIOROWER (see 2nd June). "The entire engineering is new. The fan does not have anything to do with Concept II. We have never looked at existing machines. We looked at the boat and its rowers only." So now you know.
• The Notts County RA 25th Anniversary Dinner (UK) will take place on Saturday 26th November 2006, at the Long Room, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham. Time 7:30 for 8:00pm, dress black tie, speaker Roger Brown. Anyone interested in going should contact Margaret Marshall or Ian Wilson for tickets.
• The 2006 British BUSA team for EUSA (UK) has been published on the BUSA website now.

  Thursday 8th June 2006

• Rower drowns in Danube (in German). A translation of the article into English from Caroline Turnbull on RSR.
• The 2006 Henley Women's Regatta draw is out (UK) including the time-trial qualification lists (all files PDF format). Some other details on the HWR homepage including a reminder about roadworks in and around Henley, and an invitation to crews to the pre-regatta reception at the River and Rowing Museum.
• A repeat reminder from the RRM (UK, see above) about their annual Women's Lecture: "Katherine Grainger now has to fly to Poznan a day earlier than expected therefore we have had to bring forward the date of the Annual Women's Rowing Lecture which she is giving. It is now on Monday 12 June (rather than Tuesday 13) at 7pm for 7.30pm. Cost £7.50 or £7 for members. Katherine will be talking about the rise and rise of women's rowing in Britain."
• A formal press release about the 2010 World Championships from FISA.
• Also from FISA, the entry lists for Poznan and Rowing the streets of Venice about the Vogalonga.

  Wednesday 7th June 2006

• Late update: - FISA announce that the 2006 recipient of the Thomas Keller Medal will be Agostino Abbagnale, younger brother of two former winners and a triple Olympic champion. The full press release on FISA (PDF format). Some may remember Agostino's name coming up in connection with allegations from an Italian newspaper that he along with four other athletes at the Sydney Games in 2000 had unusually high human growth hormone (HGH) levels in a drugs test (an out of competition one, I believe). At the time IRN did an exclusive interview with the Italian Rowing Federation's Dr. Giusseppe la Mura which makes some telling points in defence of it being a freak result rather than a true positive. I can't find anything on the IOC or FISA websites about the athletes' names being cleared, but there was certainly no action taken. I mention the incident because others are bound to remember and nag me for not saying anything, but obviously Agostino was completely cleared of wrongdoing. There was talk at the time of the newspaper concerned having jumped the gun in announcing results before they were confirmed positive.
• FISA have decided to support New Zealand's bid for the 2010 World Championships on Lake Karapiro. The Netherlands are retracting their bid so that the only country left in the running for that year is NZ. NED will bid again for the 2013 worlds. Full report in Dutch from NLRoei (use Babelfish for rough translations).
• No sign yet of the Hexham regatta results (UK) but they should be on this page when ready. I hope Hexham have the sense to keep (and keep online) their 2005 results - the way the page is named doesn't make me entirely optimistic. Thank you for listening to this broadcast on behalf of the 'Don't Chuck Away Old Online Results Campaign'.
• A website for the Ann Arbor Rowing Club (Michigan, USA).
• The Durham Regatta draw is up (UK).
• A discussion on NUIG Galway's suspension on the Irish Rowing MSN group (Ireland). Be careful to read in chronological order as the thread got a bit abusive later.

  Tuesday 6th June 2006

• Highlighted in a recent RSR posting, the Rowers Shadow from Concept 2 (Australian website). Funky stuff.
• The draw for the Veteran Championships & Loughborough Regatta (UK) is out - either from the official website (Excel format) or on the Loughborough website (HTML format).
• The Canadians are gearing up for their national speed orders - results here on Rowing Canada Aviron through the week, including junior and adaptive events.
• Results from the weekend's Metropolitan Regatta (UK) - Saturday HTML or PDF and Sunday HTML or PDF formats.
• Last Wednesday's Sport on Five (BBC Radio, UK) included interviews with Alan Campbell and Rebecca Romero. The link is to the audio archive file which launches the BBC Radio Player - the rowers come on at about 2 hours 47 minutes through it, with an excitable Crossy on the commentary.
• The 2006 World Championships in Eton (UK) is running an enlarged adopt-a-nation school/youth project. Not restricted to educational groups, any bunch of young people (Scout/Brownie/Cadet/Guide troupes? junior rowing club squads? youth clubs?) can take part. Details all on the linked page.
• The Worlds is also running another scheme to get non-rowers involved - 'Row your way to the World Championships' with Olympic champion Tim Foster. Aimed at non-rowing sports clubs, especially gyms, it's offering free t-shirts and a chance to win tickets to the racing to non-rowers who cover 50km in a month on an ergometer.
• While we're at it, Debbie Flood has taken over the World Champs diary with news from the British squad.
• A website for Virginia Boat Club (USA).

  Monday 5th June 2006

• Ocean rower Andrew Morris has the car numberplate X 12OW X available - use your imagination - in the UK for any keen rowers who fancy it on their motor. Offers over £1500 accepted. Contact him by email or phone (07971 484848).
• National federations are reminded that entries for this year's World Under-23 Championship must be in to Daniela Oronova of FISA by 20th June 2006.
• King's College London BC alumni club Juniper (UK) has a new website. It includes the London Hospital Bumps charts with some pointed yet somehow endearing comments about their rivals and the racing action. Their top secret training section is also worth a visit, while many international teams could learn from their racing notes.
• Results for Walton & Weybridge Regatta (UK, formerly known as Walton Amateur) are now up.
• Those wishing to enter Egham Regatta (UK) have until midday on Sunday 11th June, which is two weeks before the regatta rather than the usual one. Entries must be emailed or faxed to the details on the website, but also received in writing with full payment before the closing date. No phone entries accepted.
• A link to the Talkin Tarn Regatta (UK), which is using OARA for the first time.

  Friday 2nd June 2006

• A very intriguing idea from BioRower (Austria), who make land rowing machines on the old style (two handles pulling in a similar way to sculling) but with a few modern twists, such as electronic data-gathering about your stroke arc, force (on either handle) etc. which allows comparison between athletes. I wonder how much of their engineering is new and how much copied from other sources? Not clear from the photos. They offer S1s (1x) at the moment but are planning R2 (2-) in the autumn and offer bigger sweep and sculling 'boats' on demand. They also say the machines can be dismantled to schlep about in a car, and the price for the S1 currently on their site is ?11,490 excluding tax. For anyone having trouble with their front page, which is temperamental, try the direct English and German pagelinks.

  Thursday 1st June 2006

• The draw is out for the 61st Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Championship (Canada) starting on Friday in St. Catherine's.
• The new Boat Race (men's) Presidents have been elected (UK): Tom James for Cambridge and Robin Ejsmond-Frey for Oxford.
• A letter from Hereford Regatta (UK) about their recent cancellation.
• Another rowing picture in the BBC Sports Snappers gallery (UK) - number five. Looks like a gorgeous place to row.
• Rowing crime - apparently both Birmingham and Exeter RCs had their trailer tyres slashed while at Monmouth last weekend (UK). And Exeter's minibus was done too.
• "A plea for help from Marlow Regatta (UK). Following the huge success of last year's regatta the committee are trying to drum up additional volunteers to help run the 2006 event. Anyone who feels they could give some time (morning, afernoon or early evening) to help with marshalling and timekeeping are asked to contact the regatta at volunteer@themarlowregatta.com. Competitors are reminded that entries close at 20:00 on Saturday 10th." June.?
• Grr. River rage? Speedboat mows down rowing scull (widely syndicated, Australia). More headlines: 17 states to take part in National Rowing Championships (Deepika, India), Local crews to shine at Carlow regatta (Nationalist, Ireland), Shorts push boat out for charity (Blackburn Citizen, UK), National rowing championship begins Thursday (New Kerala, India), Former Greenville athlete finds her niche on crew team at Michigan (Greenville Daily News, USA), Learning from the best of British - Katherine Grainger (WorldRowing), Toff's club spills the e-beans (The Age, Australia - something more for the Melbourne Slug (called Bruce?) methinks), Three wins for Berwick rowers (Berwick Today, UK), Club celebrates 125 years (Calgary Sun, Canada), Cambridge to discuss Riverbluffs dog park (Waterloo Record, Canada), Council considers ban on harbor skiing (Bainbridge Island Review, USA), Plan for new broad is revived (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK), Gliding on a river of calm (OregonLive, USA), Rowing called a full-body, non-impact workout (Lexington Herald, USA), A firm hand on the rudder (Hamilton Spectator, Canada), Jackets excited to row in big time (Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA), Brits killed in Iraq named (Sun, UK, about another casualty), Even calmest waters require safety precautions (KDKA, USA), River safety concerns raised (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, USA), Local rowers cruise at Vancouver regatta (Olympian, USA).