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Sydney Rowing Club is Racing at the World Championships and Henley Royal Regatta
This year eight Sydney Rowing Club members will compete in international competition, representing Australia at the U23 and U19 World Championships and our Club at Henley Royal Regatta.
We extend our congratualtions to :
    - Kurt Spencer in the Australian U23 Men's Eight
    - Matt Dignan and Glenn Bates in the Australian Junior Men's Pair
    - Daniel O'Keefe, Spencer Turrin, Tim Harley, Kirs Hofer and coach Gary Robertson in the the SRC crew competing in the Fawley Challenge Cup at Henely Royal Regatta.
We are also very proud of Tom Quilty who was selected in the Australian Men's U23 Eight but was unfortunately injured whilst training in Melbourne and will be out of rowing for a while.
We are running a combined fundraising effort to help these members meet the considerable costs of participating in these teams. We need toi raise about $35,000 to cover everybody's costs.
You are invited to atend the farewell function on Sunday 22 June 2008 at 6pm in Dedes restaurant at the Club. There is a booking from attached as well as a donation form for those who would prefer to make a tax deductible donation to assist our athletes.
All athletes appreciate your support and we wish them all the best of luck representing Australia and the Sydney Rowing Club.

The Cambridge Town Cup Regatta
Our team has just returned home from New Zealand after a successful regatta. Read the report for all the details.

The Insider
the January - March 2008 edition of the insider is now available from the Club or here.

A Taste of New Zealand
Our athletes are heading to the Karapiro Regatta to take on the Kiwis on Australia Day. Come along to a fantastic dinner on Sunday 3 February to welcome home the team!
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Sydney 500 Corporate Rowing Challenge
Get your team of eight colleagues together and register for your chance to compete in this prestigious rowing programme. Crew numbers are strictly limited.
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The Club's masters rowers were prominent at the NSW Masters Championships 12 and 13 May and the Australian Masters Championships 1 - 3 June 2007. These reports are from Charles Lloyd Jones.

Here is a message to club supporters from Mick Daffy: The results from Henley were good. The quad was defeated in the Semi-finals by the eventual winners. The four made it through to the Quarter-finals but just failed to take the next step. A good performance by both crews when we remember that they were each racing about 50 crews from all over the world. Thank you to all those who supported the crews.

Our next big challenge is the World Junior Championships. In the Australian Junior Coxed Four SRC is represented by Kurt Spencer and Alex Berzins and are coached by our Development Coach Glenn Bates. Most of you know Kurt, he has been rowing for the Club for the last four seasons, while Alex has been competing for us for the last 2 years.

Sydney Rowing Club again competed at Henley Royal Regatta. We had two crews competing, the Fawley Cup Quad and the Wyfolds Coxless Four. Result are on the Henley Royal Regatta Website.

The Sydney 500 Corporate Rowing Challenge was won by Challenger Financial Services. Story by Simon Nola.

Download the Club's April 2007 Newsletter! Also the March rowing report which was inadvertently omitted from the newsletter.

Sydney Rowing Club Welcomes new Head Coach

Sydney Rowing Club has announced the appointment of Gary Robertson to the position of Head Coach.

Sydney Rowing Club Farewells Head Coach

After four and a half years with the Club, Head Coach John Bowes has resigned his position to return to his native Queensland.

The Club competed at the Australian Rowing Championships 5 - 11 March 2007. Club Captain Simon Nola reports.

Junior Rowing Programme Newsletter Number 3.

Sydney Rowing Club competed at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, on the weekend of 27 and 28 January 2007.The crews performed extremely well, every crew gaining a place in their final. Details are in Simon Nola's report.

Results of Head of Parramatta River Regatta held Saturday 18 November 2006

Junior Rowing Programme Newsletter Number 2.

NSWRA / Nepean Regattas - Weekend of 28/29 October 2006 - Captain's Report.

Results of the Scullers' Head of Parramatta Regatta held Saturday 23 September 2006.

Australian crews performed well at the World Junior Rowing Championships. Results and photographs are on Rowing Australia's website. Simon Nola, Captain of Sydney Rowing Club, comments on the Junior Men's Quad.

At Henley Royal Regatta 2006 the Sydney Rowing Club/Mosman Rowing Club crew competed in the Fawley Cup for Under 19 Quads. Congratulations to the crew on reaching the final and congratulations to the crew from Kings School Parramatta, winners by a length. Club Captain Simon Nola comments.

Congratulations to Kurt Spencer of Sydney Rowing Club who has been selected to row for Australia at the World Junior Championships in Amsterdam in August.

Congratulations also to John Bowes, Head Coach of Sydney Rowing Club who has been named as Head Coach of the Australian Junior Rowing Team.

Another successful weekend for the Club's Masters team at the Australian Masters Championships, Nagambie 19-21 May 2006.

The Club's small Masters team had a highly successful weekend at the NSWRA Masters Championships at Grafton 6-7 May 2006. Read Charles Lloyd Jones's report.

Australian National Championships were held 6-12 March 2006. Sydney Rowing Club was well represented. Here's Simon Nola's report.

Club Captain Simon Nola reports on the Club's results at the NSW Rowing Championships 11-12 February 2006.

Captain's Report for the Twilight sprint regatta from December.
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Head of Parramatta Regatta 19 November 2005 - Results.

NSWRA Spring Regatta / Nepean Regatta 29-30 October 2005: Congratulations to everyone who took part in what was a very successful weekend for the club. The team spirit and determination shown on the water was matched only by the hard work and cooperation at boat loading/unloading. Attached is a brief summary of the best performances of the weekend. Special congratulations to those who won a medal, let's keep them coming by continuing with the hard work in training, and next time go one better for those who just missed out. Thanks to Ken Ambler and Angus Playfair for towing the trailer to and from Penrith, and thanks also to Jenny Cole and Sue Walker for selling the Seafood Raffle tickets in our absence. Cheers, Simon Nola, Club Captain

Results of Scullers Head of Parramatta River, held Saturday 24 September 2005.

Sydney Rowing Club wins at Henley Royal Regatta! Congratulations to the crew of Luke Woods, Ry Kehlet, David Neuhaus and Tom Ing, reserve Phil Matthews and coach John Bowes, winners of the Fawley Challenge Cup for Under 19 Men's Quad Sculls, Sunday 3 July 2005.

Results of the Sydney Rowing Club Regatta held Saturday 19 February 2005.

Results of the Head of the Parramatta River Time Trial held Saturday 20 November 2004.

Congratulations to Patrick Stormon of Sydney Rowing Club - winner of the Scullers Head of the Parramatta River 2004.

After a viewing of the video, times for some scullers at the Scullers Head of the Parramatta Regatta held Saturday 25 September 2004 have been revised. Scullers affected are scullers 146, 144, 139, 20, 147, and 14. In addition, the times for masters scullers in the overall list have been recalculated to exclude handicaps. Results are available by category and overall.

The NSW Rowing Association has announced the final point score for the 2003-2004 Season. Sydney Rowing Club finished first in the overall premiership, also winning the Intermediate, Novice and Masters point scores.

The World Under 23 Regatta has been rowed in Poznan, Poland, with Australia finishing as the second most successful nation. Sydney Rowing Club congratulates all the Australian crews. The Club was proud to host the Australian Under 23 Men's Quad in training for this regatta. Full details are on the FISA website.

There is another description of the Fawley Cup race on Marlow Rowing Club's website.

More about the Club's Henley Crew from coach Peter Murphy.

The Club's crew in the Fawley Cup for Under 19 Quad Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta were beaten in the final by the crew from Marlow Rowing Club and the Tideway Scullers' School. Crews were level all the way until the last 150 metres, Marlow winning by half a length. Full results of the week's racing are on the HRR website.

Charles Lloyd Jones reports that Sydney RC's masters rowers had a very successful weekend at the 2004 Australian Masters Championships at Sydney International Regatta Centre, 28-30 May 2004.

Results of Sydney Rowing Club's Annual Regatta held at Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith, on Saturday 6 March 2004.

Results Head of Parramatta Regatta 22 November 2003

Dallas Smith (Boatmaster) reports on the Club's Recent Equipment Purchases

Sydney Rowing Club apparel is available at the Club at near cost prices.

Results - Scullers Head of Parramatta 2003

The Sydney Rowing Club Board of Directors has recently approved the purchase of two new coaching punts and two new ‘Honda’ four-stroke outboard motors. These punts are ideally suited for transporting on the club boat trailer to off site training venues such as Penrith. The outboard motors are significantly quieter than the two-stroke motors, making it easier for the Coach to communicate with the athletes on the water, and also more economical and environmentally friendly to operate. This brings Sydney Rowing Club one step closer to having all four-stroke motors for the coaching fleet.

Four new single sculls club racer series have been purchased. The supplier is Ausrowtec. These boats have been named after four members who have given outstanding service to Sydney Rowing Club – Ernie Chapman, John Langley, Bill Mison, and Dorothy De George.

Other purchases have included four concept 2 ergometers, one dynamo, weight benches, four exercise bikes, and a four metre coaching boat with four-stroke 15H.P. motor.

The Club has donated three single sculls to developing northern clubs through NSWRA.

The club has an extra large video screen and is connected to the Fox Sports Service. You can view all the big events on the big screen in the comfort of your club.

Friday
Meat Tray Raffle - 6.30pm
Trivia Contest Challenge - and Poker Machine Promotion - Win Prizes - 0645pm

Saturday
Saturday Evening - Enjoy the pianist in the dining room whilst being spoilt by Con Dedes and staff in Dedes Restaurant. If you have a special occasion the Dedes Restaurant is an ideal place to celebrate. Just mention to Con and all will be organised.

Sunday
Sunday Mornings, Breakfast and fun poker machine promotions - win prizes - from 08:30am Sunday afternoon - Live music with Michael Carr & company

Functions - Regatta Lounge & Bradley Room
Saturday afternoon and evening bookings are available for functions planned ahead. The Regatta Lounge and associated facilities can be booked for that special event or celebration. Contact Con Dedes our function manager on: (02) 9712 5503

Facilities - Bradley Room
Looking for somewhere different away from the distraction of the office for a special business meeting? The club can set up tables in different configurations for your activity. Use the big screen & Video facility to communicate with your team. Prices and booking call - our function manager Con Dedes - (02) 9712 5503. (Business meetings and business workshops can be conducted in the Bradley Room for up to 30 people.)

Who do I contact ?
All business enquiries should be directed to the General Manager Sydney Rowing Club, Russell Cooper, telephone - business hours (02) 97121199 or e-mail: russellcooper@sydneyrowingclub.com.au