No further filming to take place this season.

""No further filming to take place this season" 

Alex Barnes & his team at AB Videography have made the difficult decision to stop filming of this season's HDARA regattas. It will be the first time since Southsea regatta in 2014 that Alex or a member of his team has not filmed a HDARA championship regatta. 

The majority of the problems have been caused by Alex trying to concentrate on his racing in 2018 (which means that one victory is looking a bit expensive) and he expects that he will be able to solve them in time for 2019 when he retakes a leading role. HOWEVER, a decision will be made by Alex in the new year as to whether any filming will take place in 2019. 

Alex's cameraman for this season has not worked out - which has ultimately left him short for Southsea (other staff are on holiday, competing elsewhere and one is currently too sick to be considered) so Alex cannot film for 6 hours unassisted. 

Lymington ARC are not attending Newport Fours regatta and Alex no longer has the South Coast Journalism contract with Red Funnel to cover the travel expenses, making the first day too costly. Unfortunately Alex is short staffed again for Bournemouth regatta at the end of the season, partly because he told his team they had the weekend off without waiting to see if it would be reinstated. 

Alex and his team apologise to anyone who is disappointed or inconvenienced with this decision and would like to thank everyone who has continued to support them, especially Neaves Rowing Services for their sponsorship in 2017 & 2018."

H&D ARA "portable" Defibrillator.

The Hants & Dorset ARA has now purchased a portable defibrillator. This will be passed from event to event along with the Race Officials safety Kits and Life Jackets ensuring that there is a defibrillator at every H&D ARA event  regardless of whether there is already one available nearby or one is provided by the host club and/or their First Aid Provider. 

The unit is being funded by contributions from H&DARA Affiliated Clubs.

The unit purchased is a - Phillips Heartstop HS1 First Aid Defibrillator with soft carry case for ease of taking it around to events, a four year battery a set of adult pad cartridges and eight years manufacturing warranty and is described as “uncomplicated and easy to use” 

Additional information on the Defibrillator can be found in the Safety Section of the Hants & Dorset ARA Web site at – www.hdara.co.uk

This new piece of safety equipment will be available for the first time at Newport Regatta weekend – on the 27^th/28^th July – and should be at every subsequent H&D ARA event.

Draft Running Order - Southsea Regatta, Saturday, 21st June.

The draft running order for Southsea Regatta on Saturday, 21st June 2018 can now be downloaded in pdf format from the Regatta's calender entry of the home page of the Hants & Dorset ARA Web Site at 

2018 H&DARA CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE & RESULTS SPREADSHEET - SECOND PASS - AFTER POOLE REGATTA.

A "second pass" of the 2018 Championship Table - after Poole Regatta - can now be dowmloaded in pdf format from the H&D ARA Web site at - www.hdara.co.uk  Go to the RESULTS TAB and scroll down to "2018 Season". You can also download a copy of the results spreadsheet up to and including Poole Regatta.

Thse are provisional/draft copies and are subject to change, amendment and confirmation of points awarded. There will be some errors - please advise of any spotted - by E Mailing stephencbull@gmail.com

MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL. Saturday, 4th August, 2018, after BOURNEMOUTH Regatta which is being held at the Poole venue at Hamworthy Park, Poole.

MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL.

Saturday, 4th August, 2018, after BOURNEMOUTH Regatta which is being held at the Poole venue at Hamworthy Park, Poole.

There will be a meeting of the Association Council on Saturday, 4th August, 2018 - after the completion of Bournemouth Regatta* - taking place at Hamworthy Park, Poole - with reference to the Associations Constitution - Rules (7) and (12). The meeting will be held immediately before or after the prize giving - probably somewhere near Regatta Control - location and time will be confirmed by an announcement over the PA system.

Voting rights at the council meeting are the Associations Executive Officers, the Associations Life Vice Presidents plus one delegates from each affiliated Club and one delegate from each affiliated Event(H&D Constitution Rules number (7/7.1). Officers and delegates must be in attendance to vote and the vote will be by card - which will be issued at or before the meeting.

Alternative arrangements in the event that the Bournemouth Regatta is cancelled or abandoned -

1) If the Bournemouth Regatta – taking place at Hamworthy Park, Poole is abandoned after the start of the Regatta the Council meeting will take place at the Regatta site, somewhere near Regatta Control, as soon as practical - the time will be announced over the PA System at the Regatta.

2) If the Regatta is cancelled the day before the Regatta due to the forecast, or on the morning of the Regatta, but more than an hour before the scheduled start, the meeting will take place at Itchen Imperial Rowing Club at 11.30am on Saturday, 4th August.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR DELEGATES ARE AWARE OF THESE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

 Agenda.

 1) To confirm the Associations Champions in each status and to make arrangements for a "row-off" if applicable.

 2) To considor if the Association will enter 3^rd crews in Championship events if SCC Rule 25 (B) invoked (see below).

 3) To agree the Associations representative Crews for the South Coast Championship Regatta to be held at Deal, on Saturday, 8th September, 2018 and to make arrangements for any "row-offs" that may be required.

 4) Any Other Business - submitted in accordance with Association Rules.

 Stephen C. Bull, Association Secretary.

Associations Constitution - Rules (7) and (12)

 7) COUNCIL

7.1. The management of the Association shall be invested in a Council consisting of the Executive, Life Vice Presidents and one delegate from each affiliated Club and one delegate from each affiliated event (hereinafter called the Council).

7.2. The Council shall have full power to enquire into the conduct of any Club or event or individual in respect of whom a complaint has been made and for that purpose may require the attendance of specific officials and other persons and the production of all books, letters and other documents. They shall full power to deal with all offending or defaulting Clubs, events or individuals as they may think fit including imposing fines and suspensions or withholding championship points but any motion imposing such action shall require a two-thirds majority of those present and entitled to vote.

7.3. The Council may make bye-laws which shall be binding on the Association until the next AGM at which they must be ratified in order to stay in force.

12) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS

12.1. Additional meetings of the Council may be called at any time by any two of the Executive or requisitioned in writing by three affiliated Clubs or events who shall deposit with the Honorary Secretary the sum of £20 or such sum as the Association shall from time to time prescribe to cover the cost of the meeting, stating the objects of the meeting and the names of those requisitioning the same and the meeting may decide whether the circumstances for calling the meeting justified the whole or part of such sum so deposited  being refunded.  

South Coast Council Rule. Entry conditions. Championship events. Rule 25. (B) hi-lighted.

25. (a) Each Association has the right to nominate the crews that will represent them in the six Championship events, and are not bound to nominate their Champion crew or runner-up.Crews must come from Clubs affiliated to the Association that they are representing and must all be registered members of that Club. In the event of a crew in a Championship race becoming incomplete before the start of the Championship Regatta, the Association concerned shall have the right to nominate a substitute oarsperson from the same Club, or to replace the entire crew by another crew from another Club.

(b) If one of the Associations cannot fulfil their full representation, even if the Association can only submit one crew in any one status, then the other two Associations may enter an

additional crew in that status without charge. The Association that cannot fulfil their representation must try to give the other two Associations as much notice as possible, being

not later than the closing date of entries for the Championship of their failure to fulfil.

(c) That all crews in the Championship events must have competed in at least three Championship Regattas within their Association for the Club that they are representing to qualify for entry into the South Coast Championship Regatta.

(d) That all crews in the Open events must have competed in at least three championship Regattas within their Association or have been a registered Association member for 12 months for the Club that they are representing to qualify for entry into the South Coast Championship Regatta.

(e) That all crews in the Junior Regatta must come from clubs affiliated to the Association that they are representing, and must all be registered members of that club.(f) No oarsperson who ransferred between two Clubs less than four weeks before the published date of the South Coast Championship Regatta will be allowed to compete in any Open or Invitation event at the Championship Regatta for their new Club.

(g) Any crew selected by their Association to represent them, but the crew refuses, that crew will not be accepted in any other race at that Championship.

A pdf version of this notice can be downloaded from the events calender Entry of the home page of the H&D ARA Web Site at www-hdara.co.uk

Regards.

Steve Bull.
Steve Bull.

Association Secretary.