Dear all,

Another hugely successful year at Cork Boat Club, for both rowing and club development, has come to a close. The hours of intense effort and commitment put in by all our athletes and coaches over the past year, and indeed over the last number of years, is admirable and the committee would like to extend a huge congratulations to all. As many of you know from your own rowing backgrounds preparing for the National Championships is no mean feat and our rowers and coaches did so with dedication, respect and good humour along the way. They not only participated fully in their training but they involved themselves in their club, taking part and contributing to events, fundraisers and activities throughout the year, all of which makes a club successful. In addition to the rowing element of the club we have taken great stride in improving our clubhouse and will be continuing to work on this into the future.

We would like to acknowledge the athletes below who did so well in the championships with 7 wins, including two National Championships. A massive well done is also owed to the coaches who have equally dedicated themselves to supporting and preparing their crews for competition.

Boat Club Results in FINALS AT IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015

· First Place ladies J18 single; Dervla  Forde

· First Place ladies Inter single;Dervla Forde

· First Place; Mens J16 Quad – Barry O’flynn, Derry O’connor, Evan curtin, Eoin power, cox Conor o’callaghan

· First Place; Mens J16 single Barry O’Flynn

· First Place; Ladies J15 Quad – Katie McCarthy, Sorchadh higgins, Anne O’farrell, Ciara Murphy, cox peter Leonard

· First Place; Ladies  J15 single Anne O’Farrell

· First Place; Ladies J14 single Claragh O’Sullivan

· 2nd Place ladies Club Four + – Clodagh Deasy, Erika Deasy, Amy mason, Tara Hanlon cox Vicki Hanlon

· 2nd Place Mens Club eight – Danny Peilow, Lorcain Cameron, James O’Leary, Neil McCarthy, Kieran White, Feargal O’Sullivan, cormac Corkery, Conor McCarthy, cox Peter Leonard

· 2nd Place; Ladies J16 quad (A Crew) – Ciara McCarthy, Chloe Mehigan, Erika deasy, Julie Mackey, cox Vicki Hanlon

· 2nd Place; Ladies Inter Pair – Dervla & Oisin forde

· 2nd Place; Ladies J15 single Ciara Murphy

· 2nd Place: Ladies J14 single Jane Duggan

· 3rd Place Mens J18 quad – Shane o’connell, Barry Connolly, Conor Cudden, Liam o’connell

· 3rd Place Mens J18 double – Liam o’connell , Conor Cudden

· 4th Place Mens Inter eight – as Club Eight above

· 4th Place Ladies J18 pair – Tara Hanlon, Amy mason

· 4th Place Ladies Inter double – Oisin forde, Grace Collins

· 5th Place Ladies J16 single Chloe Mehigan

· 6th Place Ladies J16 quad (C Crew) – see j15 quad above.

We are all working to develop a better club for all, where young people and adults alike can get involved in the sport of rowing be it as an athlete, a coach, a committee member or a volunteer. WE NEED YOUR HELP! So please continue to support us as you always have and if you have been away from the club for awhile please know that you will be welcome back with open arms to come down and get involved again.

We are looking for your generous support and sponsorship for our Annual Golf Classic which is our biggest fund raiser and takes place this Friday (July 24th) in Douglas Golf Club. The entry fee this year is €260 for a team of three, which includes a two course meal for each team member. Tee boxes can also be sponsored for €125. You can make an entry by contacting any of the Golf Classic committee John Mackey – 086 8118422, Joe Casey – 087 3200085,Anne Walsh – 021 4295005). If you don’t golf, why not drop up to the prize giving ceremony in the club on Friday Evening around 8pm.

Finally, A very special mention must be made to our Captain Karen McCarthy who also fully dedicated herself to CBC over the last year. The successes of the club are also due to the outstanding leadership and support she has shown to oars people, coaches and the committee. A massive congratulations to Karen on a very successful year as Captain!

Looking forward to seeing you all and hopefully some familiar faces back at the club for the 2015/16 season.

Yours in rowing,

The Committee

Cork Boat Club.

The Christmas Newsletter is now available here

It has information on recent social events, rowing results, upcoming fixtures, the Amber flag initiative & forthcoming fundraising.

Deirdre

Secretary@corkboatclub.com

The Annual Christmas draw has been super-sized to include the best prize line up in the history of the event. Tickets will be given out to members and will be available in the club cafe on the weekend. This is an extremely important fund raiser for the club so your support to make this a success is key.

The top 10 sellers will also get a prize of either a Cork Boat Club Hoodie or to choose from a selection of Official Australian Rowing Gear.

1       Two tickets to the Munster v Sale Champions Cup Rugby in January, with premium seating, including access to the Thomond Bar Corporate facilities.
2       Ladies ‘Black Twirl’ Gucci watch to the value of €600
3       Overnight stay for Two people in a Deluxe Room at the Fota Island Resort Hotel, with VIP Spa passes and breakfast the following morning.
4       Overnight stay for Two people in the Montenotte Hotel, including dinner at the Boardwalk Restaurant that evening.
5       Two nights stay with bed & breakfast, for Two people at the Clarion Hotel in Limerick
6       Ladies Michael Kors watch to the value of €250
7       Gents Ted Baker watch to the value for €250
8       Wireless Colour Inkjet Printer, value €250
9       Gents Mont Blanc Wallet and Gents Mont Blanc Belt, value Eur 300
10      Munster Rugby Ball signed by the entire Senior Squad
11      Brown Thomas Voucher to the value of €100
12      Saville Menswear Voucher to the value of €100
13      Brown Thomas Voucher to the value of €100
14      Cummins Sports Voucher to the value of €50? €100?
15      Silver Key/il Primo voucher to the value of €70
16      Christmas Hamper, value € 50
17      Christmas Hamper, value € 50
18      Christmas Hamper, value € 50
19      Christmas Hamper, value € 50
20      Christmas Hamper, value € 50

€4 per ticket…3 for €10……a book of 7 for €20.

The draw will take place at the annual gathering of friends on St Stephen’s morning after the Club Scatter.

Regards

Pat Keane

The CBC committee have organised a Suicide awareness training session which will be held in the club cafe on Thursday November 13th. Some important points to note:

· This is an internationally recognised and research based training recommended by the HSE and delivered by HSE trainers
· This training is for over 18’s only
· If you have had a bereavement by suicide in the past 6 months it is not recommended the you attend this training (you can contact stephen directly about this if you so wish)
· All who wish to participate MUST book in with Stephen prior to the training via email Stephend.murphy@hse.ie or by talking to stephen or Club Captain over the next couple of weekends
· For any other info please do not hesitate to call Stephen on 087-9814803
· Full details are available here

Kind Regards
Karen McCarthy
Captain
Cork Boat Club
086-8101707

All,

Please ensure you check out the Parent Information booklet on the website. It gives information on the following topics:

– Who’s on the Committee

– Names of the coaching staff

– THE CBC Social diary (it’s not all about Rowing…)

– How you can help the club

– How to securely pay your membership online (which is due now!)

– Training schedule, injury prevention and diet

– What to pack for an event – Head or Regatta

– Where to get club gear and

– The Rowing Ireland 2014-2015 Event Calendar

The information pack is available >>> H E R E <<<

Regards

Karen McCarthy

Captain@CorkBoatClub.com

We have just launched a new secure online payment process for club memberships and private scull storage fees.

We encourage all parents and members to register for 2014/15 membership as soon as possible as memberships are now due. We want to have all membership payments up to date by the end of September so your kind attention is requested to have this expedited as quickly as possible. The club has many imminent projects and undertakings which require funds which are drawn from the annual memberships. Your help in this matter would be appreciated.

We are having a special raffle for Cork Boat Club gear for the first twenty memberships received this week!

Just click on the “Membership Portal” link on the left hand side of the home page. You will be directed to a secure encrypted online payment system.

Regards,
Frank O’Leary
Membership Secretary

The August Newsletter is available for download >>here<<

Make sure you read it as it has important information such as

– the incredible successes at the 2014 National Championships,

– International representation,

– Summer Rowing Camp,

– forthcoming AGM,

– Date for the Annual Victory Dinner Dance.

Regards

Karen McCarthy – Secretary