Potential of hosting a British Coastal Championships - FISA Coastal (i.e off shore - not Coastal) Boats!

Great Britain was represented by a record number of entries at this year's World Coast Rowing Championships held in Monaco.

As a result, British Rowing is actively looking into the potential of hosting a British Coastal Championships which we will release more information on in due course.

As you may know, British Rowing must select crews to attend the World Coastal Championships. We hope this event will mark the opportunity for crews from all the Home Countries to be selected as the British entries. Creating a structured pathway for those clubs, crews and athletes who wish to compete at the World Coastal Championships by offering a fair selection event. Our expectation is that we will be able to formally communicate with clubs in the first quarter of 2017 the direction of the British Coastal Championships.

As part of the ongoing work to host the championships, we would like to hear from any interested parties. Clubs who have any FISA standard coastal boats they would be able to hire out, as well as individuals who would be interested in volunteering either in the build-up or on the day.

If you would like to get in touch please contact James Andrews at james.andrews@britishrowing.org.

The Energise Me Awards 2017 are now open for nominations.

The Energise Me Awards 2017 are now open for nominations. The awards recognise commitment, performance and excellence across physical activity and sport. The wide range of categories ensures that recognition is given to elite performers as well as teams, clubs and stalwarts of the local sporting community, such as coaches, officials and volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help athletes clubs and activities to succeed. There are 11 categories in total, which include:

Categories are as follows;

Club of the Year

Coach of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

Junior Sports Person

Senior Sport Person

Official of the Year

Outstanding Achievement

Energise Me – Making a difference

Team of the Year

Active Workplace

Service to Sport

Anyone can nominate and the closing deadline for nominations is TUESDAY 31st January 2017.  For full details including category criteria and access to the online nomination forms please visitwww.energiseme.org/news-events-courses/sports-awards  Please note the nomination form has capacity to allow nominators to nominate in a number of categories within the same submission.

If you have any queries please get in touch with;

Harry Stow

Sports Development Officer (Performance)

harry.stow@energiseme.org

01962 676 378

2017 H&D ARA Fixture List

The latest revision (Rev 5) of the 2017 HDARA Fixture List - which includes the dates of H&DARA Meetings - can now be downloaded from the H&DARA Web site at www.hdara.co.uk in pdf format. Go to the the Downloads tab and scroll down to 2017 information. Dates are subject change. 

Swanage Regatta. 27th June, 2017.

Swanage Town council have now confirmed that Swanage Regatta can take place on SATURDAY, 17th JUne, 2017 as proposed at the Hants & Dorset Autumn Council Meeting.

2017 HDARA Fixture List

The first publication (Rev 3) of the 2017 HDARA Fixture List - which includes the dates of H&DARA Meetings - can now be downloaded from the H&DARA Web site at www.hdara.co.uk in pdf format. Go to the the Downloads tab and scroll down to 2017 information. Dates are subject change.