H&D ARA (& Wessex) Safety Meeting. Saturday, 17th February, 2018 on the IW. A heads-up.7

H&D ARA (& Wessex) Safety Meeting. Saturday, 17th February, 2018 on the IW. A heads-up.

The 2018 Hants & Dorset ARA (& Wessex) Safety Meeting is due to be held on the IW on Saturday, 13th February.

Most Club & Event Secretaries and Club Water Safety Advisers will be aware that the Annual H&DARA Safety circulates around the Clubs - allowing the Safety Committee to audit the hosting club. In this way every H&D ARA Club gets a safety audit at least every ten years - which is along time - but significantly more often than any other BR Region achieves - where many clubs have never received an audit.

The one exception to this is the IW - where because of the additional logistics and costs involved we audit all three Clubs and hold the meeting on the same day.

This year we complete the second full cycle (or is it the third!) of H&DARA Clubs with a visit to the IW - although in 2019 - the rota will be extended by one years when we make our first visit to the newest H&D Club at Dolphin. 

The plan for the IW visit will be in line with the previous visit in 2008 - where delegates will be asked to be on the IW for around 9.00am - where they will be picked-up in the Ryde Minibus - from either Ryde or Cowes - and taken to the Folly - where Ryde have a boathouse, Newport and Shanklin to audit their facilities - and then to Ryde for lunch (RRC will provide) where as well as an audit of this clubhouse the meeting will take place - after which delegates will be returned to their ports of departure. We could consider a pick-up from Yarmouth as well - although this will something of a strain on the logistics!

A formal invitation to and agenda for the meeting will follow once the arrangements have been finalised.

In the mean time it would be really useful if delegates could confirm their intention to attend or not - remembering that any Club not attending may be penalised by the Association - and their ideal port of arrival to allow us to plan the transport and catering.

Regards.

Steve Bull.

For the H&DARA (& Wessex) Safety Committee

Happy Christmas and a Successful 2018.

On behlaf oif the Exeutive Officers of the Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Association we wish all our Honoray Members, Life Vice Presidents, Affiliated Cluba and Events, Race Officials - and all our friends a very happy Christmas and a succesful New Year. Steve Bull. Association Secretary.

MASTERS TRAIN SMARTER ROW FASTER WORKSHOP. 29/1/18 at Coalporters

MASTERS

TRAIN SMARTER ROW FASTER WORKSHOP

COALPORTERS AMATEUR ROWING CLUB

SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0QE

Monday 29^th January 6.30 for 7.00 - 9.00pm.

This free pilot workshop being organised in response to requests by masters rowers for information on coaching and training, specifically for masters rowers.  The workshop is designed for masters rowers and their coaches and is supported by a manual prepared on behalf of by the BR Masters Committee.

The workshop will cover physiological changes associated with ageing.  There will be discussion on how to slow the inevitable decline and how to play to your strengths.  Other areas to be covered include:  metabolic conditioning (cardiovascular training) tissue conditioning (strength, power and trunk endurance) together with flexibility and stretching, training programmes, nutrition, avoiding injury and rigging.

The support manual is free as a PDF document and will be sent to you when you sign up for the workshop.  Please sign up by 20^th January by contacting jeff46watling@gmail.com .

Please come in flexible clothing as you may wish to try out exercises or stretching if you have not done them before.

Jeff Watling

Secretary

BR Masters Committee                                                                                                                 December 2017

H&D ARA 2018 Fixtures. BTC R.C. SPRING HORR & Head of the Stour.

Still trying to finalise the 2018 Fixture List but can now advise that the Christchurch Head of the Stour will be on their first choice date of Sunday, 4th March - with the BTC Spring HORR on Sunday the 18th March. The CARA fixture - the Head of the Adur is on Saturday, 3rd March.

Shanklin R. C. Looking to borrow/hire a River Pair.

Shanklin Rowing Club have asked if any club can loan/ hire out to us a river pair until March. One of their Junior Ladies has been told to train in it after GB trials last week but they dont have one - although they have one on order - but this is not being delivered until March but her next assessment is in Feb. They are more than happy to pay a fee and insure the boat. Contact Lesley Walters on 07840 755229 if you can help.