Message from Portsmouth University Boat Club.

I am currently a member of the Universities Rowing team and was just
emailing around local clubs with the possibility of any spare or cheap kit
that you would potentially have, as our club is all funded through
membership by current members and we are finding it very hard to gather
resources and grow the club to its full potential.

Would be a great help if you know of any equipment or boats, and we
can grow this amazing sport! Thank you for your time.

Kind Regards,

Max Hood
Tel:07568373915

Cancellation of the Head of the Stour.

Message from Christchurch Rowing Club ref. Cancellation of the Head of the Stour. "We have looked at alternative dates for the Head of the Stour 2018.  Unfortunately we have not been able to identify a suitable date and as a result will not be rescheduling the event in 2018.  Thanks for your support and look forward to seeing you at the Regatta in May. We will refund any fees paid by bank transfer and rip up any cheques received". Thanks again. Kind regards. Emma Kelly. Christchurch R. C.

Minutes of the H&D ARA Safety Meeting of 17th Feb. 2018

The minutes of the Hats & Dorset ARA Safety Meeting held at Ryde on the IW on Saturday, 17th February, 2018 - can now be downloaded from the H&D ARA Web site at - www.hdara.co.uk 

Go to the "Safety" Tab and scroll down to minutes of meeting. The powerpoint presentation used at the safety Meeting can also be downloaded from here - both in pdf format. The minutes can also be downloaded by clicking of the "Downloads" Tab and scrolling down to the Minutes of Meetings - Safety.

The Minutes & Powerpoint Presentation (in pdf format) have also been E Mailed to H&DARA Executive Officers, Club and Event Secretaries and Club and Event Safety Advisers.

Southampton Coastal HORR. Saturday, 14th April, 2018.

Entry details for the Southampton Coastal HORR on Saturday, 14th April have now been added to its Calender entry on the home page of the Hants & Dorset ARA Web site at - WWW.hdara.co.uk

THE CHRISTCHURCH HEAD OF THE STOUR THIS SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Received this from Christchurch Rowing Club - 28/02/18.

We have been closely monitoring the weather forecast for the next few days.  It now seems clear that we can expect some very wintry weather through Thursday, Friday and Saturday and whilst the forecast currently shows a gradual thaw commencing on Saturday evening, we do not believe that the conditions will be suitable to safely run the Head of the Stour thus Sunday, 4^th March and as a result we are taking an early decision to cancel the event today.

Whilst we understand that this will be disappointing for those who entered and are keen to compete, we hope that by making an early decision we will avoid putting both competitors and our club volunteers to the inconvenience that a late cancellation of the event would cause.

To put this decision into context, the forecast for Sunday is showing fairly strong and gusty SE winds, which combined with cold temperatures would result in substantial wind-chill. There will be an outgoing tide throughout both divisions, which when combined with a SE wind is likely to produce choppy water conditions, and the water temperature is also below normal at 8C.  The entry this year comprised a substantial number of small boats and we do not believe it would be sensible to expose competitors to the expected conditions on the day.

We will look into alternative dates to re-arrange the event later in March, and will make a further announcement if this is possible.  In the meantime we will refund all entry fees returned and would like to thank you for your continued support of the event.

Regards

Head of the Stour Organising Committee