| Rowing Victoria E-News - 10th January 2025 |
WELCOME TO RV E-NEWS
Rowing Victoria welcomes the Victorian rowing community to 2025 - we hope you are feeling refreshed and ready to race!
We start the year in familiar fashion with a trip to Lake Moodemere for the MRA Rutherglen Regatta!
With clubs and schools putting in the work at their rowing camps around the state, we can't wait to see what you can produce in the year ahead.
A friendly reminder to Masters athletes that State Team nominations are closing on 20th January (earlier than previous years), with the first selection event being the Barwon Regatta.
Read more below.
Stay Safe, Stay Rowing!
Rowing Victoria
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UPCOMING REGATTAS
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UPDATE: RV COXSWAIN COURSE
We are excited to share that the Rowing Victoria Coxswain Course has been updated, with changes to the content and structure of the course.
A beginner Coxswain Handbook has also been developed, and is available for those wanting to refresh their knowledge.
We thank star coxswain Hayley Verbunt for her involvement as the video course guide.
If you encounter any issues with the new course, please contact info@rowingvictoria.asn.au.
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COASTAL ROWING - ENTRIES OPEN
Entries are open for the return of Coastal Rowing!
Join us next weekend for some fun & exciting racing!
Sun 19th January 2025 - Williamstown Beach
Double and Coxed Quad events on offer.
Free entry. All equipment provided. All abilities welcome.
Members can enter now via Rowing Manager, whilst non-members can fill out the waiver form on the regatta page.
Entries close 12pm Fri 17th January 2025.
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UPDATE: ROWING SCORE APPEALS
Please be advised that process for rowing score appeals has been updated.
The previous document submission has now been replaced by a simple online form, which can be accessed via the link below. Appeals will still be manually reviewed and may take up to 5 business days to process.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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REGIONAL ALL ABILITIES PARTICIPATION GRANTS
Regional All Abilities Participation Grants assist organisations to increase participation opportunities and address barriers to participation for people with disability in regional Victoria.
Grants will support organisations to:
- Purchase modified equipment, assistive technology, adaptive clothing, and environmental aids
- Recruit, mentor, employ, and retain a person with disability to a paid or voluntary position
- Employ a specialised workforce to support people with disability
- Reduce travel costs for active participants with disability
- Broaden the range of on-going, flexible, and place-based sport or active recreation programs; and
- Increase awareness, understanding, acceptance, community pride, and connection.
Key information:
- Grant amount: Up to $25,000 per category
- Applications Open: 6 November 2024
- Applications Close: TBC (Ongoing)
If you have resources that should be shared amongst the sporting community, please reach out directly to your City of Ballarat Club Liaison and Support Officer.
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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).
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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.
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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. 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. |
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