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Reply #45 - Jul 26th, 2016 at 8:56am
 
Hi All
Please bring cheque books to club this week as need to be collecting some monies from you all
Thank you
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Reply #46 - Jul 26th, 2016 at 12:56pm
 
Mini buses are proving to be restrictively expensive as predicted ....
Lets attempt to car share where possible ...
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Reply #47 - Jul 31st, 2016 at 6:39pm
 
I still have to complete my coaching practical sessions and I would very much like to get it done this coming month.  I thought maybe I could combine this with some coaching for London Great River Race to improve technique, effort and endurance for what is a gruelling race requiring all the team to pull together. I am willing to work with any crew but I would like to encourage all of our men’s team to take part. I would like to run the sessions twice per week at our regular club nights. I have put a similar post under ‘Looking for a crew – crews for coaching 3’.  Please post there if you can attend on a regular basis.
First timers will also need to practice crew changes with minimum loss of boat speed.

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Reply #48 - Aug 1st, 2016 at 11:35am
 
great idea will sign up  Cheesy
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Reply #49 - Aug 3rd, 2016 at 1:52pm
 
Great idea Jim, I'm in Cheesy Kiss
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Reply #50 - Aug 4th, 2016 at 11:43am
 
I have a crew now for my coaching sessions - Gabi, Nigel, Rod and Mel plus Gareth when he is down here. Thanks all of you.
Some of our members are very experienced and fit, Jake and Marja for instance amongst others but for the rest of us I would encourage getting as much training in as possible, it is not long to go now. Also everyone needs to be able to do the crew changes. We have a wealth of experienced people willing to help - Nick is available to offer coaching and also Simon and Brent on Tuesdays.
If you really cannot make club nights please get yourself down the gym and put some hours in on the erg.
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Reply #51 - Aug 6th, 2016 at 5:09pm
 
Great advice Jim. Am planning on posting some long rows for the next couple of weekends (if the wind and rain behave!) once the race season is over.
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Reply #52 - Aug 7th, 2016 at 8:49pm
 
Gabby if you need a cox give me a shout
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Reply #53 - Aug 7th, 2016 at 9:49pm
 
There is definitely an art to swapping crews whilst on the go, especially on a busy waterway... We can practice this of course, happy to go through some drills on club nights, I'm down Tuesdays as Jim says.
The main thing is that everyone in the boat is aware and thinking about what is happening, eg. If stroke and Cox are swapping, you then have no steering (obvious) but you also have 3 other people rowing, 2 on one side, 1 on the other, this (voice of experience) is a recipe for disaster if the 2 rowing on one side don't ease off. Nobody likes a crash especially in foreign waters. The passenger can certainly add their voice and keep a lookout during these manoeuvres, so it's a total team thing.

Glad u got your training crew sorted Jim, I'd love to have more time to commit, but then I'd have to commit Natalie to a home, you know, the mad farm  Grin
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Reply #54 - Aug 8th, 2016 at 3:47pm
 
Thanks Angela ... will call on you no doubt in the next week or so  Cheesy

Thanks for advise Brent and yes moving swaps need practicing
if we can try and get london people together on club nights in same boat ... does not matter if not same people as actually in your boat on GRR day ... (taking into account newbies etc) please can everyone practice
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Reply #55 - Aug 23rd, 2016 at 10:49am
 
Tue 23rd .... Great River Race people
Hi All
Please try and come tonight even if not rowing to try on T-shirts so I can ensure I get the right sizes
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Reply #56 - Aug 28th, 2016 at 8:50am
 
Thursday 1st September
Please can all London people come to club night, after row or instead of row if weather is horrid, the boats need to be washed out, final kit checks done and all 4 boats loaded onto double trailers so all hands will be required.
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Reply #57 - Aug 30th, 2016 at 3:51pm
 
There will be no row Thursday prior to London. Could all members who are rowing in London please meet at compound for 6 pm to load boats onto trailers etc. Thank you.
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Reply #58 - Aug 30th, 2016 at 4:56pm
 
Info sheet has been posted on the FB group page, I will email to those not on FB group
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Reply #59 - Aug 31st, 2016 at 5:04pm
 
Update to info sheet

You may need trousers n jacket for before race and to wear while not rowing .... so bring a dry bag for that stuff only ..... space will be limited.

Everything for after race to be left in vehicles.

Other thing I had pointed out that I missed .... race start time 12.25
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