HDARA 2018 Fixture List.

Those of you who attended the H&D ARA Autumn Council Meeting at Itchen Rowing Club on the 19th October will be aware that we had a dfficult time trying to establish a fixture list for 2018 - for a number of reasons - including a conflict between CARA and the H&DARA regarding the date of Southsea Regatta - and a CARA request to keep the Henley Royal Regatta Weekend free; a request from Coalporters/Great Coal Row and British Rowing with regards to the British Offshore Championships - to keep the dates of these events clear of any H&D ARA fixtures; an issue for Bournemouth Regatta with regards to date and a lack of support from the local authority; confirmation from Swanage Town Council of the requested date and the "front end loaded" nature of the dates requests received.

After some debate and compromises and a few clarifying calls to the CARA Council meeting which was taking place at the same time the meeting eventually agreed on a provisional 2018 Fixture List - subject to some caveats and confirmations as follows:-

1) The Christchurch Head of the Stour will either be on Sunday, 4th March or Sunday 18th March - the Head of the Adur - a CARA event which may be of interest to H&D Clubs is believed to be being held over the weekend of Saturday 3rd/Sunday 4th March. Confirmation is being sought - but final date of the Stour s Christchurch's call.

2) Lymington/Milford-on-Sea Regatta to take place on Saturday, 19th March - which clashes with the Great Coal Row - if a two day event as last year. Coalporters to confirm extent of Great Coal row - Lymington to look at alternative dates - but final date is Lymington's call.

3) Swanage - Saturday 23rd June, subject to confirmation from Swanage Town Council. Clashes with IW Festival - but this probably only effects the IW Clubs.

4) Bournemouth. Saturday, 4th August - and will probably take place at Hamworthy Park, Poole - same venue/course as Poole Regatta. Bournemouth to confirm.

5) At CARA's request the Southsea Regatta takes place on Saturday, 21st July - avoiding a clash with the Henley Royal Regatta Finals weekend of 7th/8th July - which was the Clubs other available date.

This avoids a clash with the British Rowing Offshore Championships scheduled to take place over the weekend of 18th/19th August at Sandbanks, Poole - although this date may be required to accommodate any re-rows following cancellation. 

This is far from ideal and clarifications and confirmations are still required as specified - but is the best the meeting could come up with.

A provisional fixture list, in pdf format can be downloaded from the H&D ARA web site - and these fixtures have been added to the H&D ARA Calender on the home page of the web site at www.hdara.co.uk

Club Safety Audit. Deadline for completion 27/11/17.

To: All Wessex Region Club Safety Advisiors.

As part of your affiliation to British Rowing all affiliated Clubs are asked to complete an annual Club Safety Audit each year.
The deadline for clubs is November 27, 2017 with suspensions coming in from November 28, 2017 for those clubs who have not submitted on time.

​By now your Club Water Safety Officer (CWSO)​ should have received a link to complete the audit online, as well as a link to a secure club safety folder on Google Drive.​ If your CWSO ​has not received this email then ​they need to ​contact safety@britishrowing.org​, and check ​that BR have the correct ​contact details on the British Rowing Club Management system​

As in previous years, clubs that don’t submit their audit by Monday, 27 November 2017 will automatically be suspended from racing ​in BR events - which may be extended to H&D ARA events. Please note that this will be implemented with immediate effect from Tuesday, 28 November​ (BR events only).​

British Rowing ​will publish reminders via their ​website and by emailing your Regional Rowing Chairmen​ and those clubs who haven’t submitted their safety audit will be notified two weeks before as well.

​The 2017 safety audit process:

1.       Regional folders on Google Drive are shared with Regional Rowing Safety Advisors (RRSAs)

2.       2017 Safety Audit link is shared with Club Rowing Safety Advisors (CRSAs)

3.       Club folders on Google Drive are shared with CRSAs

4.       CRSAs complete their safety audit

5.       RRSAs and British Rowing are notified of submission and sent a PDF copy

6.       Copies of the clubs’ submissions are saved in an editable format in the relevant Google Drive club folder

7.       RRSAs to review submissions and contact CRSAs directly to confirm acceptance or comment on points to address

8.       RRSAs to note the date of acceptance on the Contacts spreadsheet in the Google Drive region folder.

​Please direct any questions on the Audit and the process to British Rowing.

Steve Bull.

Regional Rowing Safety Advisor.
Wessex Regional Rowing Council.
stephencbull@gmail.com  

10 Brookfield Gardens,
Binstead, Ryde,
Isle of Wight.
PO33 3NP.
Telephone: 01983 566481
Mobile: 07786 034941

Hants & Dorset ARA Autumn Council Meeting & Return of H&D Championship Trophies.

Can I remind you all that the Hants & Dorset ARA Autumn Council Meeting takes place this coming Saturday - the 21st October - at 10.30am at the Itchen Imperial Rowing Club Clubhouse. Can I also remind those Clubs who are holding H&DARA Championship Trophies from last year to return them, in a clean condition, to this meeting. 

Hants & Dorset ARA Presentation Dinner on Saturday, 18th November, 2017. The Novotel, Southampton

The details of the Hants & Dorset ARA Presentation Dinner, at the Novotel, Southampton on Saturday, 18th November are now available - and the menus can be downloaded from its calender entry on the home page of the H&D ARA Web Site at www.hdara.co.uk 

The organisor - Paula Williams is asking for a one person email link from each club - and she has E mailed the contact she had from last year. If they are not able to collect the money & information they have been asked to advise her who from the club it is best to contact? 

So if you want a ticket you need to make your application through your Club contact. 

This year because we have a large number of younger coxswains she thought it would be nice to encourage them to want to be part of the evening without huge expense for the parents - so their menu is keenly priced at £12 with complimentary Orange juice throughout the meal.

The Adult menu  price is £27.50, Which includes a three course meal, shortbread + ( gluten free offering) & mints

The Menus are of a wide choice hopefully catering for everyones needs, She has asked the hotel to confirm Vegan Menus & whether the "Jus" are gluten free - & will up-date you all accordingly.

She will be shortly sending out some pre set table links which should make it easier to place your members on to tables to be returned to her. 

All enquiries regarding the Presentation Dinner Dance should be sent to - 

Any queries contact Paula on 07525339144  or paulamwilliams@hotmail.co.uk

Coastal Entries for Teddington Head

There is a coastal section at the Teddington Head on 18^th November.  This race is run from Walbrook Rowing Club and is a good long head race from Thames Ditton to the Island just below Kingston Rowing Club.  Walbrook have made us very welcome in recent years and it would be great to see Hants and Dorset Clubs there in numbers. For more information contact Diane on 07920401093 or 01932 240459