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A massive week of racing at the Australian Rowing Championships concluded on Sunday, with great performances from our State Team at Lake Barrington, Tasmania!

We now cast our eyes to our Masters season, with the Ballarat Masters Regatta kicking off the action this Saturday.

Read more below.

Stay Safe, Stay Rowing!

Rowing Victoria

       UPCOMING REGATTAS

AUSTRALIAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

A huge week of racing at the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships concluded on Sunday on Lake Barrington, Tasmania.

Well done to all Victorian's who competed, with some outstanding performances and a stack of medals returning across the Bass Strait.

Victorian Club/School Medal Tally (inc. comp)

🥇 30 🥈 30 🥉 18

Check out our full list of medal winners via the link below.

Image: Rowing Australia 

INTERSTATE REGATTA

Victoria delivered an outstanding performance at the Interstate Regatta, winning the overall point score by 1 point to claim the John Coates AC Cup back from New South Wales.

A result that could not have been achieved without the gutsy rowing and collective effort seen from all crews. Well done to all in the Big White V!

Results included back-to-back victories in the King's Cup (Men's Eight), as well as wins in the Penrith Cup (Men's Lightweight Four) and the Noel F. Wilkinson Cup (Men's Youth Eight). Susannah Lutze set the tone for Victoria's success by taking out the PR3W1x title to begin the regatta, while the state's crews delivered strong performances across the board, adding three silver medals and one bronze.

RESULTS SUMMARY

Overall Point Score: John Coates AC Cup 🏆

Images: Australian Rowing Images, Patrick Boere (1st image)

VICTORIAN SPORT AWARDS - FINALIST

Congratulations to the 2024 Queen's Cup Crew for being selected as finalist for Team of the Year at the 2024 Victorian Sport Awards (VSAs).

This award recognises a Victorian team who has achieved outstanding results in respect to their performances at a state, national and/or international level during the 2024 calendar year.

Continuing a historic run for the Elite Women’s 8+ racing in the Queen’s Cup at the Australian Rowing Championships, 2024 saw Victoria take home the Gold medal for the 18th time in the past 19 races.

Winners will be announced at the VSAs at the MCG on Wed 14 May, 2025.

REMINDER: BOW & STERN LIGHTS

It is important that ALL rowers on ALL waterways (and coaches on bikes and powerboats) between sunset and sunrise have adequate lighting for your safety and the safety of others. 

Rowing boats, in restricted visibility and between sunset and sunrise, are required by LAW to exhibit;

• Two all-round white lights - one attached to the boat at or near the forward or bow end, and one attached to the boat at or near the stern end.
• Bow light - A continuous white light is considered acceptable if it is visible in clear conditions from a distance of 1 kilometre.
• Stern light - A flashing white light is considered acceptable if it flashes at least once per second and is visible in clear conditions from a distance of 1 kilometre.

Not withstanding the above, it is considered acceptable for a light to be masked so as not to interfere with the vision of the vessel’s occupants, provided at least one light is visible from any direction (see diagram below).

BIKE LIGHTS

In addition to safely lighting our boats, it is important that coaches are also meeting requirements off the water. By law, your bike must be fitted with a rear red reflector, a bell, and at least one working brake.

When riding at night and in low-light, you must use a front white light and a rear red light. The light can be flashing or steady but must be seen from 200 metres away. It is also a good idea to use flashing lights during the day to help other road users see you.

SAFETY REMINDER

Rowing Victoria would like to remind all members the importance of using our equipment and waterways safely and appropriately.

Please follow traffic rules, including correctly using designated turning zones. Rules and maps for all waterways can be found on our Venues webpage. By following these rules, our waterways are safer for all. 

We have also been made aware of a number of incidents where rowing coaches have been sighted either riding without helmets, using megaphones at incorrect hours, or using mobile phones while riding (both in conversation or filming their crews).

For your own safety, to avoid fines, and to respect other members of the community, we ask that you please ensure you are obeying the law and not partaking in the behaviours above.

WATERWAY ACCESS & INCIDENT REPORTING

Could all waterway users please ensure they are acquainted with their local waterway rules; traffic direction, turning points, stationary obstacles etc.

So that RV, Maritime Safety Victoria and now, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority can support the community in providing safe waterways, please register all incidents via the RV Report an Incident tile on the home page of the RV website.

A consistent management of reporting will assist us in ensuring we are kept safe on the water and the chances of equipment damage is mitigated.