Lent term 2014

The following events are confirmed for the Lent Term 2014:

Head of the Mersey (Warrington) Sunday 9th February (Wk5). Before Half Term. We expect to attend this one which is good for juniors. http://www.wrc.commrich.net/

Warrington RC

Yorkshire Head (York) Saturday 15th March (Wk 9). I will try and book accommodation for a group at the York International Youth Hostel. We were intending to go to York Small Boats Head before Christmas but could not book into the Youth Hostel as it was full, so we are keen to have a trip over there in March. We boat from St.Peter's School Boat House. The event is organised by Yorkshire Rowing Council. http://www.yorkshirerowing.co.uk/Yorkshire_Head.html

Finish Line at York City RC

Red Rose Time Trial (Lancaster). Saturday 29th March. Another chance to race the local clubs.
Bring your own hot drinks in a thermos flask and some cake!

Instructions

Mr. Yates would like boys to arrive early (08:45) to sort their equipment out. He is organising the crews, so any particular crew details should be addressed to him.

Division 1 should start about around 10-10:30 and Division 2 around 11:30.
It is run as a Time Trial from John O'Gaunt boat house up the river and around a buoy below the Motorway bridge and then back to John O'Gaunt boat house. See the blog on the previous Red Rose for a map.

There is a public footpath along the river bank. This can be muddy so bring walking boots or wellies. An alternative place to watch is at John O'Gaunt RC on Halton Road where the race starts and finishes.

Please bring a flask of hot drink and your own food if you like as we will not be providing any at this event.

Parents are allowed to gain access to the site. The Camp Commander has asked me to tell parents the following instructions:

• Please use Gate 2 and not the Main Entrance. This Gate is 50m beyond the main camp entrance and is a gate with a padlock on it. A member of staff will have to draw a key for this gate and open and lock it. We will try and work that out on the morning. It will be difficult to keep driving up and down to the Gate to open and close it.
• I have also been asked to warn parents and boys that there will be a significant number of military personnel and heavy vehicles using the Camp (Royal Marines). They may well have gone before we arrive. There is a big movements of troops and equipment taking place and Halton is used as a staging post as they travel up the country.
• Toilets. The Camp has kindly agreed to open the male and female toilets at the top of the hill near Hut 31 (our boat house). This is as well as the outside loos on near Compound 30 where our boats are stored.

Red Rose Results - Dec. 7th 2013

Thank you to all of you who were involved in whatever capacity to make the event happen. The results are shown below. This is a screen shot of part of the results spreadsheet that Steve Sullivan (JOG) has sent me. The results are calculated based on the time taken and a handicap factor. This handicap is complicated. It takes into consideration, age, sex, and boat type. It is largely based on national championships times for each of the categories  mentioned (over 2km) plus relative boat type speeds on the day!

If anyone has some good photographs, especially of the start/finish area at JOG, please email them to me and I will put them here.

Red Rose - Saturday 7th December 2013

This term's Red Rose time trial race is on Saturday 7th December.

 Instructions (for boys):

• Boys should arrive at 09:30 as per usual for a Saturday morning rowing session.
• Use the Main Gate at Halton Training Camp.

Instructions (for parents):

• Please send me the names of parents who wish to bring a car onto the Camp asap.
• Hot soup & drinks will be available from Mr.Bell at the Camp.
• Parents can support from the bank side between Halton Training Camp and John O'Gaunt Rowing Club on Halton Road. There is a foothpath. Bring boots or wellies as it gets muddy.

Kit

• Bring your rowing kit and stay warm (Helly Hansen base layer, Ron Hills tracksters, splash top, hats and gloves) 
• Your crew should all race in the same colours (ideally LRGSBC colours).
• You may have a blue LRGSBC T-shirt to put over your base layer (I still have a few to sell at £5 each) or you may have a white and blue gym vest to would also do.

Red Rose racing format.

• All three clubs on the Lune will be competing.
• This is a time trial event where crews are set off at 10-20 second intervals. They race up the river, turn at a buoy and race back down to John O'Gaunt RC (distance ~ 4km).  
• There are two races starting at 10 and 11 am. Be on time in order to help keep the event on schedule.
• These races start at John O'Gaunt RC and crews will be marshalled on the bank side at JOG.
• Instructions and course maps have been issued by Mr.Thompson. Mr.Yates is organising crew lists.
• Learn, and stick to, the circulation pattern for the river to avoid collisions.
• Some boys may be leaving their boat at JOG once they have finished their race. Take your gym shoes with you.
• Boys can walk between JOG and Halton Training Camp on the bank side path.
• Boys may be racing in one or both races
• Results are calculated on a handicap timing basis by JOG.