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International Rowers 2014

Dear friends of Cork Boat Club,

 

In general when we email bomb the masses it’s with requests for help and to the credit of each and every one of you we’re never left wanting.

This time we wanted to share some good news and let you see how your time and money has helped Cork Boat Club continue to lead the way in Irish Rowing.

 

The International Squad selections for 2014 have been announced and once again everybody at Cork Boat club can be very proud of the fact that we are the most represented club in the country at international level with 13 of our rowers having been selected to represent their country at the Home International and Coupe de la Jeunesse regattas. Full details are available here

 

Nine of our rowers (5 senior and 4 junior) have been selected for the Home International Regatta that takes place in Inniscarra on July 26th.

Four more of our Juniors have been selected to row at the European Junior regatta, Coupe de la Jeunesse, in Libourne France on August 1st.

 

This is a great achievement for Cork Boat Club and augurs well for our crews approaching the National Rowing Championships next month.

This is of course down the hard work and dedication of our rowers and their coaches but also in no small part to the volunteers who fundraise, sit on committees, work in the café and bar and attend all of our events.

 

Thanks to each of you for your continued support and a huge congratulations to all of our rowers who were selected.

 

Make sure you check out the full details HERE

 

Best Regards,

John McDonagh

Captain@CorkBoatClub.com
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Safety on the River Lee

All,

The Captains of the 4 clubs on the Marina (Shandon BC, Presentation Brothers College RC. Lee RC and Cork Boat Club) have contributed to the production of a set of Safety guidelines covering the stretch of river from Blackrock Castle to “the Split” at the Port of Cork Sign.

This was presented to all clubs on Saturday may 3rd last.

Presentation : http://www.corkboatclub.com/images/rowingonthelee.pdf

Please make sure you are familiar with the guidelines before heading on the water.

Regards

Brian

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SUMMER ROWING CAMP – 28 July to 1st August 2014

Cork Boat Club’s summer camp is aimed at boys & girls aged 11-15 who wish to learn how to row or to improve their technique. Emphasis is on fun in the open air, exercise, teamwork, making new friends and simply experiencing the joy of rowing!

The camp will be run from Monday to Friday from 10-1pm & 1.30-4.30pm. You are advised to book early to avoid disappointment, as numbers will be limited to 10 per class.

Swimming competency is required.

Karen McCarthy
karendunnemccarthy@me.com

Booking Form – http://www.corkboatclub.com/images/corkboatclubsummercamp2014.pdf

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Boat Fund

Dear Friend of Cork Boat Club,


Our Club has undergone many positive changes in recent times. We have grown our membership to record levels especially with so many new younger members, our building and grounds have been greatly improved and a new sense of community has emerged with parents getting heavily involved in helping the club with our Café and other projects. We should all be proud that we are truly a club that is going places thanks to so many people getting involved and the great Boat Club spirit we witness every day.


As we continue to aim for new heights as a Club, the need for new sources of funding has become very clear. We have made solid progress in getting new sponsorship from local companies and getting grant aid from some sources, and members continue to give huge support to our many one-off fundraising initiatives such as our Erg Marathon and our recent Defibrillator fundraiser. However a Boat Club of our size and infrastructure requires significant funding to maintain a reasonable quality of boats, buildings and services and we often find ourselves making difficult decisions over spending priorities and having to postpone essential projects due to lack of funds.


To try to improve our ability to specifically purchase boats and boating equipment, we are launching a New Cork Boat Club Boat Fund in April 2014. This will be managed by Cork Boat Club Committee on behalf of the members and will give us much needed monthly cash-flow to buy boats, spare parts etc on an ongoing basis.


We know that times are very tough for everyone, and not everyone will be able to support this plan, but we hope that as many of you as possible including our Boat Club diaspora, will find it possible to support this drive. Our ask is that parents, members and former members who feel they can support the new boat fund will sign up as soon as possible.


We have pitched the monthly contribution at €15 but any monthly amount would be fantastic. To give you a sense of how this could make a difference to your Club – if we are lucky enough to get 30 members / parents to contribute, it will generate €450 per month or €5400 per year – that is a HUGE amount of new funding for the club, which would make an immense difference to everyone.


Please use the attached standing order form which has all relevant details and you can either return it to me (Emmet Walsh, President Cork Boat Club, 14 Carmen Lawn, Rochestown, Cork) or return it yourself to your own bank. Please feel to call me directly on 086-3965670 with any queries.

You will find the Standing Order form here

Thank you for your consideration,
Kind Regards
Emmett Walsh
Club President.
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ERGATHON – SATURDAY 1ST MARCH 2014

Sanita Puspure - Olympian

ERGATHON – SATURDAY 1ST MARCH 2014

Cork Boat Club will host its first Ergathon in the club on 1st March starting at 12:00 noon.  Like a sponsored walk where contributors sponsor walkers for a certain distance walked, an ergathon contributor sponsors the amount of metres an athlete will row on a land based rowing machine.

Our goal is to raise over €5,000 with this event for rowing equipment.  We are asking all members to seek sponsorship to support their rowing efforts in the Ergathon.

 

Irish Olympic Rower, Sanita Puspure, will be the first rower.  During the Ergathon, members will attempt to row the distance from Cork to Dublin, a total of 253,000 metres. Come to the Ergathon and cheer on the athletes.

 

Sanita Puspure - Olympian

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Victory Dinner Dance – Sat Nov 16th – Clarion Hotel- 19:30

We are pleased to announce that the Annual Victory Dinner Dance will take place in the Clarion Hotel from 19:30 on Saturday November 16th.

The event welcomes members, parents, friends & past members and promises to be another great night where we celebrate the success of the committee, coaches & oars people.

Tickets are €50 each and available from Marie O’Neill on 086-3313324 or the club Cafe any Saturday or Sunday morning.

Spread the word to parents, friends and former members as all profits go directly back to the club.

More details are available on the club poster located at http://www.corkboatclub.com/images/dinnerdance2013.pdf

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Irish Trials

Best of luck to all of our athletes who are taking part in the Irish trials this weekend in Inniscarra.

We have 15 representative from Cork Boat Club taking part. Most of these have already represented Ireland and are testament to the great work put in over a number of years by the athletes themselves and their coaches.

Junior Men: Sean Dennehy, Stephen Murphy, Shane O’Connell, Thomas Higgins, Ciaran Higgins, Tadgh Murphy, Liam O’Connell.

U23 Men: Danny Pielow

Junior Ladies: Aoibhe Luke, Aoife O’Keefe, Claire Beechinor, Laura Kilbane, Megan McLaughlin

Senior Ladies: Marie O’Neill, Fran Judge

Please wish all competitors well if you see them. Go Boat Club!

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Cork BC Open day forms part of Cork Harbour Open Weekend 14/15th Sept

Cork Boat Club will hold an Open day to coincide with the Annual Cork Harbour Open Weekend. The club will be open from 11am on Saturday September 14th where members of the public can tour the boathouse, view the facilities, watch the members train on and off the water and finally relax in the waterside cafe with a coffee and some home baking…

 

Cork Harbour Open Weekend Details:

Celebrate and enjoy Cork Harbour both on and off the water with plenty of activities for all ages, over two days, 14th & 15th September.

Events will take place in Cobh, Crosshaven, Ringaskiddy, Monkstown, Camden Fort Meagher, Spike Island and Cork City, spanning the entire harbour and showcasing all the best in Maritime heritage. This year sees the return of the popular hop-on hop-off boat tour, tours of an Irish Naval vessel and much more.

Open Weekend Programe: http://www.corkharbour.ie/img13/0813_CorkHarbourOW_2013_Programme.pdf

 

 

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Pre season training starting

Hi Everyone

It does not seem like too long ago we were celebrating the Women’s Senior four and other wins as well as many fine performances at the National Champs. Work at the Club has been continuing and here we are about to start a new season.
For those interested pre season training will start in the Club next Tuesday at 6pm. If there is interest we will run it Tue and Thu for the next 2 weeks. All welcome young and not so young, boys, girls, men and women. Low intensity stuff lasting an hour. Land based to kick off but we will discuss details Tuesday evening. Please spread the word to one and all and we should have some fun as we get the heart and lungs pumping again, renew old friendships and make new ones.

See you all at 6pm Tuesday next

Your servant
JMc
Captain