Lymington Amateur Rowing Club

May Update 2012

May 8, 2012 at 2:40PM

Milford regatta is now less that 5 weeks away. Saturday 9th June.

To cover the costs of the regatta, sponsorship in the programme is vital. There will be 100 copies printed, which will be seen by around 200 - 300 rowers from 12 local rowing clubs, as well as spectators. People or companies can also sponsor an event, this will be read out by the commentator over the PA system. Please see the attachment. Adverts to be returned with artwork by Saturday 20th May please.

In recent years we have provided our own safety cover at the regatta. We will be using our own RIB, and one borrowed from the Town Sailing Club. I would like to have a spare available in case of breakdown. This would be anchored off the beach and only used if one of the others breaks down. Does anyone know of a RIB that we could borrow? The club would pay for any fuel used.

I am also looking for any RYA level 2 qualified drivers. Usually each driver only needs to do around 60 - 90 minutes on the water. Parents and friends of members would be most welcome too.

I will put up a list of regatta jobs on the club notice board

Results

The Ladies Senior won the Southampton Fours Head. We think this is the first Coastal Fours win for a Lymington Senior Ladies crew. The Men's Novice crew were second to Coalporters. The Ladies' Junior & Vet 50s crews were 3rd and the Senior Men were 4th.

The regatta season proper starts on Saturday 12 May at Bournemouth (Weather permitting)

Regatta Report - Southampton 4s Head

Apr 23, 2012 at 9:15AM

Lymington Ladies Make History

This Saturday saw Lymington Rowing Club Travel to Southampton to compete in the coastal fours head of the river race. The race is a timed event held over 3 ½ miles, the length of Itchen river.

The morning division had three Lymington crews entered, first off were the Men’s Senior Crew of James Phillips, Mike Leyland-Jones, Geoffrey Fryer, Peter Lock, and Cox Max Hishon who held last years finish position of 4th overall in a time of 17min 27secs, a pleasing result in a year of very fast times.

Second off was the veteran 40+ crew of Alan Taylor, Kenny Chalk, Marc Tremain, Tim Bull, Cox George beat their rivals Poole RC to gain a win in their section and coming 10th overall, a great result given they have only just reformed after the winter break.

Then came the Men’s Novice Crew of George Verdon, Sam Ayles, Richard Wadsworth, Joe Bull, Cox Laura Lock who came 2nd in their section and 7th overall in 17.52, high hopes of a win were only dashed by a coalporters crew that included GB under 18 trialest, proving too strong on the day.

The afternoon division again had three Lymington crews entered which included the Ladies Senior Crew of Erin Oliver, Kasia Koniec, Sarah Inskip, Laura Lock, cox Max Hishon who were aiming to make club history by winning the ladies section of the day. They duly delivered after a titanic battle with Southampton and Poole, which saw all 3 crews finishes within 7sec’s of each other, claiming 1st in their section and taking the pennant for the fastest ladies crew of the day.

The veteran 50’s crew of Simon Wright, Brian Oliver, Andy Tobin, and Geoff Oliver Cox James Phillips were disappointed with 3rd losing out the two Coalporters crews.

Last but not least were the ladies Junior crew of Maisy Jasper, Sarah Layer, Sarah Manton, Livvi Bull, Cox Terry Woolford finished 4th in their section just losing out on 3rd by 2 seconds.

The club finished 2nd in the aggregate on very successful day, and will be are looking forward to a highly competitive season starting at Bournemouth in 3 weeks time.

2012 Lymington Lifeboat 10K and Children’s Fun Run's

Apr 18, 2012 at 12:15PM

Now in its 11th year this run takes place in the beautiful coastal location of Lymington on Sunday, May 13th, 2012. The course follows country lanes and the flat coastal path along the sea wall with fantastic views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.

The children’s fun runs is for ages 5-14 years in 3 age categories.

Start and Finish in Woodside Park, Ridgeway Lane, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 8FP.
Car parking (please avoid coming by car if practical), toilets, changing, showers, refreshments.

Information relating to registration is on www.lymingtonlifeboat.org or more direct on www.frsystems.co.uk/lymington10k

Easter Boat Race Hunt

Mar 15, 2012 at 1:27PM

March Update 2012

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Mar 5, 2012 at 2:10PM

The rowing season is getting ever closer, with Southampton Small Boats Head on Sunday 11 March, and the clocks changing at the end of March. From April, there will be evening rowing from 6pm Monday to Thursday.

For all those who have paid, Membership cards are on the Bar at the club.

The (Oxford - Cambridge) Boat Race is on Saturday 7th April at 2:15pm. There will be a Treasure Hunt and BBQ beforehand, starting at about 11:30. For more information, see our Facebook page (Lymington Rowing Club).

If anyone has any more trophies from last year, please bring them to the club this week for engraving. So far we have 2 JS trophies, 2 Vet 50, 1 Vet 40 and 1 J16. I'm sure we won more than that last year.

The club has had a meeting with Redrow about the new clubhouse. They are offering a 125 year lease with a peppercorn rent. We will have to pay building maintenance charges, which are currently a bit of an unknown. The club will probably have to make a contribution towards the pontoon. Redrow are currently expecting to complete our part of the development in Summer 2014.

The club is looking to acquire a second hand, lightweight river four, and a new Coastal Scull and Pair. We can apply for a lottery grant towards this, but need to raise some money from other sources first. If anyone knows of funding sources and is able to apply, please let Alistair Keir (Secretary) know. Also if anyone would like to organise a sponsored event, for our members, particularly our junior members, let Alistair Keir (Secretary) know.