Winter head races

Aahh! My favourite season and my favourite head race coming up tomorrow - Chester Long Distance Sculls.

Shame there are no veteran women's quads and no WJ14 4x+. However very pleased to see some high quality women scullers coming to this event.

Here's a piccie from last year to get us all in the mood.

It's getting dark out there

No sooner than the summer regattas are over than it's time to think about safety on the water in the evenings when crews are training and the nights are drawing in. Each week it gets dark about 15 minutes earlier - so right now (19th Sept) its lighting up time at 7:06pm and getting dark at 7:30pm!


A few rules for those thinking of going afloat in the dark or if it will get dark when you are on the water:

• Seek permission from me first
• Established senior crews only
• Only 2 boats from any squad on the water at any one time and these boats must remain in sight of one another
• Lights must be fitted in the stern and the bow of each boat, white on the bows and red on the stern
• Experience coxes only to be out in the dark

Thanks - these rules are for your own safety and to ensure the club equipment does not get damaged.