Captain's update 27th July

Dear all,

I just wanted to flag some upcoming events so that you can all update your diaries. I’ve been a bit quiet this week as I’ve been in the US for work so would have been about 8 hours too late to send through crews – but hopefully we can enjoy a few great sessions in the sun this week!

Training. We’ve had some great sessions in the better weather recently, and whereas rowing clubs often close down in August, I’d like us to keep pressing on with a quieter river albeit noting a lot of people will be away. In early September, once people are back from their holidays, we will have a squad meeting – but I’ll also set a few tests on the erg and on the water so that we can set up a squad programme that works for everyone. More details on this shortly.

Racing. We will not enter Peterborough in mid-August, as there aren’t the numbers. Which means we will look to use a quieter river in August to get ready for the head races in the Autumn. However, if we can get the numbers down for sessions in August, I’d love to make the sessions more competitive with side-by-side pieces.

Upcoming events

As per Mustafa’s WhatsApp earlier this week (with more details to follow shortly)

- 30^th August: End of Season Dinner at the Crossing Pub

- 7^th September Club Day

- 27-29 September- Autumn S’camp.

Upcoming races

- Scullers Head 14 September (please let me know if you are interested)

- Pairs head 12 October

- Fours Head 24 November

Finally, we’ve had a few issues with boats recently – today we had a malfunctioning rudder. If you come across a boat which needs something fixed, please flag it to me so that we can get it sorted as quickly as possible!

Thanks,

Dom