JULY, 2016 SUNSHINE COAST INDOOR ROWING CLUB Editor: Yvonne Duffy Email: yld63@bigpond.com www.scirc.com.au SUNSHINE COAST INDOOR ROWING CLUB REMINDERS June 2016
SUNSHINE COAST INDOOR ROWING CLUB Committee 2016/17 PRESIDENT: Wendy Coghill VICE PRESIDENT: Warren Irons TREASURER: Kelvin Bazley SECRETARY: Derek Coghill ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Susan Ward CLUB CAPTAIN: Val Sheehan HEAD COACH: Rob Cossalter ASSISTANT COACH: Roberta Gordon NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Yvonne Duffy FACEBOOK COORDINATOR: Tracey Harman INDOOR ROWING CLUB WEBSITE COORDINATOR: Jaziel Turpin QLD INDOOR ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS WEBSITE COORDINATOR: Gary Stewart Please check the Facebook site regularly. Tracey has brought it up to date. Gary and Jaziel are working on the websites.
2016 AUSTRALASIAN POLICE and EMERGENCY SERVICES GAMES SUNSHINE COAST 8 th -15 th October 50 Sports including Basketball, Snooker, CrossFit, Cue Sports- Billiards and Snooker, Cycling, Dragon Boats, Golf, Lawn Bowls, Martial Arts, Outrigging, Rowing-Indoor, Oztag, Stand Up Paddle Board, Squash, Surf Life Saving, Swimming- Open Water and Pool, Tennis, Track and Field and Triathlon. The Indoor Rowing will be held at the Games Hub at the Sunshine Coast Stadium near Lake Kawana at Bokarina. The Coordinator is Wade Ruffin from Urban Rowing in Brisbane. This will be the first time, that the Games have been held on the Sunshine Coast. To be eligible to compete in the APandES Games, you have to work or be a volunteer in one of the following Police and Law Enforcement Agencies, Emergency Services Agencies, Fire Services, Ambulance Services, Royal Life Saving, Surf Life Saving, St John, State Emergency Service, Coast Guard and Royal Flying Doctor Service. For more information, please go to the website with the full title or the abbreviation. I will be competing in Indoor Rowing, Dragon Boats, Swimming and maybe Squash and Surf Life Saving. I have just gone back to Squash after a 15year break. I still have heaps of improving to do. Surf Life Saving has 45+ as the oldest age group for these Games. So that is too big an age difference. Cheers Wendy Coghill
Sunday, 24 th July Sunday, 28 th August Times 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm Sunday, 25 th September Sunday, 30 th October Sunday, 27 th November, followed by the Christmas Dinner at the Alex Surf Club Times 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm ALEX SURF CLUB UPSTAIRS IN THE TRAINING ROOM. Andrew Wallace - LNP Federal Member Elect for Fisher @wallace4fisher
Australian Indoor Rowing Championships 2016 A hard day for Comet (Lindy s guide dog) Gary Prior (Agnes Water) Ann Cresswell, Liz Feldman (VIC), Wendy Coghill (Sunshine Coast), Lindy Hou (ACT), Sue McCormick (Brisbane) Lyndsay Hay (Sydney) Gwynn Davies Peter, Isabella & Mathilde Seddon Anne Cresswell (VIC), Lyndsay Hay (Sydney), Liz Feldman VIC)
CONGRATULATIONS!!! to the following members for achieving great results at the Australian Indoor Rowing Championships at Urban Rowing in Brisbane in June. Lindy Hou 3 Gold individual medals Sue McCormick 3 Silver Wendy Coghill 1 Gold Gary Prior 3 Silver Gwynn Davies 3 Gold Haico Aaldering 2 Gold Lindsay Hay 3 Gold Peter Sheehan 3 Gold Isabella Seddon 1 Gold Mathilde Seddon 1 Gold Wade Ruffin and his staff for the exceptional organisation and running of the Championships!
mobile: 0419602397 NSWIRC NEWS Sponsored by As we get closer to the BIG event here is the first addition of the NSWIRC NEWS! REGISTRATIONS Thanks to those who have already registered and paid. Enquiries have been received from most States, ACT and Northern Territory and as far away as Singapore. To help us with event planning please submit your entry asap, Please, it really helps. As an incentive to register and pay before July 31st we will be having a lucky draw for the early birds of a major prize! Why do I have to register so far out? Registering early helps us to plan. We receive enquiries all the time about the event schedule the sooner people register the sooner we can get a schedule to you. We also need to assess the number of ergs we need for the event. Event Format The event will start from 11 am on Saturday 10th September. The 2000 metres races will be up first, followed by 1000m, 500m and the minute rip, then relays. What you need to know Each ERG will be connected to a computer. The Erg monitor is controlled by the racing software, please do not touch cables or the monitor/s. A race start sequence will appear on the Erg monitor. See the Facebook page for details FACEBOOK NSW Indoor Rowing Championships Every Athlete is categorised by age or weight in a race. You will only see the Athletes you are racing against on your Erg monitor. For spectators, a projector is used to display competitors onto a big screen. Different boat colours are used to differentiate race categories. For example, yellow boats on the screen may show those in the 30-39 age lightweight race. Do not start rowing until ROW appears on your erg monitor. Timing starts when ROW is displayed. If you false start you will be severely punished joking. We want you to enjoy this event. Contact us for advice or if just want to have a chat about it. If you would like to sponsor the event, we d love to hear from you! Ian Gibson Pioneer Fitness, email: pioneerfitness@bigpond.com m: 0419602397 Kathleen Hextell Blade Works Consulting, email: sydney.indoor.rowing15@gmail.com This Prestigious Event is looking for sponsors, please contact me for details if you are interested. Ian Gibson - Race Director Pioneer Fitness
Andrew McVittie (Head coach & volunteer, back), (L to R) Audra Kearney (Survivor & President Sunshine Coast Dragons Abreast Club), Pauline Dixon (Survivor), Wendy Coghill (Supporter), Margaret Davies (volunteer & Pauline s sister), Margie Basham (Survivor) Joining the ladies is Pat Daly (Bribie Island) In June I competed in the 2016 National Dragons Abreast Regatta at Lake Kawana as a Supporter. I am a member of the Sunshine Coast Dragons Abreast Club, which is part of the Maroochy Sea Serpents Dragon Boat and Outrigging Club. We are based at the Maroochy River Resort near the Waterfront Hotel. We train on the lagoon, the Maroochy River and Eudlo Creek. I really enjoyed paddling in a Supporters crew. What an amazing composite team! There were paddlers from Ballarat, Bribie Island, Devonport, Gippsland, Port Lincoln, Wagga Wagga and the Sunshine Coast. The Regatta was an amazing and very emotional experience. There were hundreds of Survivors paddling from many parts of Australia. The Sunshine Coast Survivors teamed up with paddlers from Melbourne, Bundaberg and Brisbane. They paddled brilliantly and came 4 th in the Final. For some of these awesome ladies it was their very first race. For others it was their first race since having surgery. I met Pat Daly from Bribie Island. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 88. She is now 93 and is the oldest dragon boat paddler in the world. She is an absolute inspiration. The Race of Remembrance, the Flowers on the Water Ceremony and the Tribute Race for Supporters for Carol Waitohi were all so lovely and so emotional. The names of all the paddlers, who have lost their battle with this horrible disease were read out. Everybody there knew some of these ladies and gents. So there were lots of tears. Apparently 40 women a day are diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia. Carol fell off the back of a dragon boat at the Gold Coast. after suffering an aneurism. Her mum is a survivor and Carol was a supporter, a paddler and a sweep. Lorraine was in the Gold Coast Boat in the Tribute Race. I knew Carol quite well. She was an absolutely delightful person. It was an honour to be paddling in the Tribute Race in honour of Carol. Everybody reading this article probably has a friend, neighbour, workmate or relative, who has survived breast cancer or is currently undergoing treatment. The National Dragons Abreast Regatta was testimony to the fact that for lots of people there is life and hope after breast cancer. Dragons Abreast provides an understanding support network for women after a diagnosis of breast cancer, and dragon boat paddling is a tangible activity that draws out the innate qualities of breast cancer survivors- hope, inspiration, excitement and determination to beat a dreaded disease faced by millions of women around the world. Professor John Boyages. The Dragons Abreast dinner at the Events Centre in Caloundra was brilliant. The Guest Speaker was Robyn Moore. She is a Survivor and is an Ambassador for Dragons Abreast Australia. I am sure, that you have all heard her voice in How Green Was my Cactus and Blinky Bill. Robyn is an amazing, inspirational and hilarious speaker. I have not laughed so much for ages. I did actually get to Brisbane on the Saturday afternoon and competed in the 1000 m event at the Australian Indoor Rowing Championships, thanks to my driver, Derek. That is the first time in my whole sporting life, that I have competed in 2 Nationals on the same day. Wendy Coghill
Time to get ready for the big one! Get a team together if 42kms or 21 kms seems a little far. A great crew/team building experience as well. Winter is Coming Marathon, Half-Marathon and Team Challenge Sunday 31st July 2016 Marathon starts 9.00am Half-Marathon starts 10.30am Name: Address: Suburb: P/Code: Email: Mobile: EMERGENCY CONTACT: Name: Mobile: DOB: Event: (please tick) Marathon Half-marathon 4 Person Team Marathon 2 Person Team Half- Marathon If team marathon list team members: (Each member must complete their own entry form) Team Name: **Only 2 members for a Half marathon team and 4 members for a full marathon team Member 1. Member 2. Member 3. Member 4. ENTRY FEE $30 individual race entry ONLY $15 per person team entry Finisher t-shirt is an additional $25 (please tick) T-shirt must be ordered by 17/07/2016 SIZE: Mens S M L XL XXL Ladies 10 12 14 16 PAYMENT METHOD: Cash Credit Card Direct Debit BSB: 114 879 ACC: 412 748 218 Urban Rowing p: 07-3846 5386 PERSONAL LIABILITY RELEASE AND WAIVER It is a condition of entry that each competitor signs a release at the time of registration. Urban Rowing takes no responsibility for illness or injury caused as a result of competing in the Winter of 2016 Marathon and Half-Marathon and Team Challenge I acknowledge and agree to: Accept and assume these risks, and release Urban Rowing from any liability or responsibility for personal injury suffered during competition; and Act in a manner which considers the interests and safety of other competitors, officials and spectators. I have read this acknowledgement and release and state that I fully understand the terms set out therein voluntarily and without inducement. Signed: Signed: (competitor) (parent or guardian if competitor is under 18 years of age) Date: / / Urban Rowing p: 07-3846 5386 E: cox@urbanrowing.com.au www.urbanrowing.com.au
A SUGGESTION FROM WENDY I suggest applying for a grant for maybe 5 Model D rowing machines. We then hire them out to members, who do not have their own machine and are not in gyms. Those people are responsible for looking after and storing the machines for whatever length of time is decided upon. We charge maybe $20 a month. These machines would also be used for the 2017 QLD Championships. I can think of at least 5 individuals/ families, who might be interested. It means, that we would be encouraging members to get fitter and healthier and work on their Indoor Rowing technique. The Indoor Rowing Club would get some income from the hiring and we would not have to have machines sent up in 2017. Concept2 might even send them up freight free, as they usually do for the QLD Championships. By the time we applied for a grant and maybe get one, it would probably be the end of 2016. As it is Term 3 now, I will not have much spare time, probably until September. Albert Gay has had quite a lot of experience with applying for grants. He has said, that this idea is a possibility and has agreed to mentor, whoever does the application. Is there anybody else, who could apply for a grant? I have done the last 2 small ones with the Sunshine Coast Council. A number of members have already said, that they like the idea. It certainly has a lot of positives. What do you think? Cheers Wendy: - wendy.coghill@optusnet.com.au