NEW YEAR 2015

THE ABRINA CLUB S NEWSLETTER

SABRINA CALENDER

• Monday 16th March. Schools Head (Race start 1PM). Usual gathering for lunch and to support Salopian crews from The Blue Anchor. • Saturday 9th May, Shrewsbury Regatta and David Christie crews re-union • Saturday 30th May, Nick Bevan crews re-union at Shrewsbury. • Saturday 4th July. Sabrina lunch at RSSBC: Head of the Charles Regatta The Boat Club took 21 pupils and three staff to USA over half term to compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta, the biggest festival of in the world. Director of Rowing Athol Hundermark reports a successful and very enjoyable trip. STOP PRESS

In celebration to all the training put in by our Sabrina 8 a dinner was held in the Bow ring room at the Boathouse in December. A good night was had- hopefully the start of many such evenings! Sabrina 8 at Wallingford For the fi time in living history a Sabrina 8 competed in a in December at Wallingford. NEW SABRINA

The crew Al Hagger, James Russell, Will Dodson-Wells, Freddy Hay, Ian Dick, Matt items and kit available Walker, Phil Wood, James Kynaston and cox Jamie Lambie completed the course in see page 2. 16.53, only being beaten by one of the School crews!

Everest needs you, Mr Irvine’

The Sabrina Club hosted a lecture at the Yale Boathouse on Saturday 11 October. Given by his great niece, Julie Summers, she followed Andrew Irvine’s childhood and his years at Shrewsbury before taking her large audience through a fascinating account of his historic Everest climb. Following the lecture, a buffet supper was served in the Club’s Bowring Room.

The disappearance of Irvine and Mallory close to the summit of Everest in June 1924 is without doubt the most compelling and the greatest unsolved mountaineering mystery of all time. Illustrated by unique photographs taken at the time, the lecture revealed the characteristics which lead the much younger Irvine to be selected for such a challenging role.

Were they, more than ninety years ago, the fi men to stand on the summit of the world’s highest mountain? Julie Summers could not tell us, but her inspiring account of their attempt and tragic deaths moved us all. Martin Slocock President - The Sabrina Club

SABRINA KIT - NEW for 2015 to order please contact Paul Manser email: [email protected] £28 £10 plus £2.50 P&P plus £2.50 P&P £10 plus £2.50 P&P

£140 Knitted Sabrina Hat plus £2.50 P&P

*Hats are embroidered on front with the Sabrina ¼ Zip Microfleece Silver plated engraved Maltese Cross and words Sabrina on Sabrina bangle the back. Fleece Sabrina Hat £10 ROWING DATES FOR 2015 plus £2.50 P&P

Sat 7th – North of Head February Sabrina Brushed Cotton Cap Sun 1st – Head of the Severn, W orc ester Sun 8t h – JIRR trials Worcester

Sat 7t h – Wycliffe Head, Gloucester Mon 16t h – Schools Head, Hammersmith March (13:00) omofix.com

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Paul Manser Sat 7th – Reading Uni Head, Reading Sat 21st – Runcorn Eights Head, Runcorn Email: [email protected] eated cr