March 2021 News
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MARCH 2021 NEWS Provided by your faithful correspondent Trident. Above: Mercantile youth girls power to victory in their State Championship News covered this month: • National Championships Entries • Sean Colgan again makes a generus donation to the Club's Foundation • Scotch Mercantile Regatta live streamed • Congratulations to our senior Australian team members • Congratulations to our Victorian State Team members • Dominant performance at Victorian State Championships • Parking permits during Moomba • Best wishes to Club members from Simon Newcomb and Russell McLean • Volunteers required for Scotch Mercantile Regatta • Rowing Australia announce Senior Australian Rowing Team Trials Invitation List - 12 Mercs members included • Rowing Australia announces U23 trials to be conducted at Lake Barrington following the Australian Championships • COVID again impacts Olympic preparations • Cocktail Party and Boat Christening 9th April • Australian Championships Update • Club rowing takes off • Coastal rowing at Mercs • Changing room lockers are now available for rental • Drink wine to help the Club, now that is an idea • 2021 dates • Member profiles Sean Colgan again makes a very generous donation to the Club's Foundation Pubished 19th March 2021 The Club's greatest benefactor Sean Colgan has again amazed us with another very generous donation to the Club's Foundation. Sean seen here at Henley Royal Regatta with Mercs cap and tie The Trustees receive such generous donations with both delight and trepidation as they have committed to match any donation that Sean makes. The matching donations are now being collected! Thank you Sean, you are the greatest. National Championships Entries Published 19th March 2021 The Treasurer has called on the Club's financial reserves to pay the entry fees for our large entry for the National Championships. Entries follow. May all our crews do well. Go Mercs! Boat loadng for the Nationals OW1x Mercantile Anna Kirkwood OM1x Mercantile Kane Grant OM1x Mercantile Redmond Matthews OM1x Mercantile Alexander Wolf OM1x Mercantile Joel Cain OM1x Mercantile Benjamin Canham Redmond Matthews, OM2X Mercantile Kane Grant Benjamin Canham, Joel Cain, Kane OM4x Mercantile Grant, Alexander Wolf Alec Paterson, Toowong Redmond Matthews, OM4x Composite Sean Murphy, Hamish Parry Fergus Hamilton, OM2- Mercantile Angus Widdicombe Mercantile/Swan Benjamin Canham, OM2- River Sam Marsh James OM2- Mercantile Robertson, Alexander Wolf Henry Youl, Jackson Swan River OM4- Kench, Benjamin Composite Canham, Sam Marsh OLM1x Mercantile Redmond Matthews U23W1x Mercantile Emmie Frederico Paige Barr, Emmie U23W2- Mercantile Frederico Mimmi Balaam, Aphrodite Gioulekas, Mercantile U23W4- Brigid McKeagney- Composite Douglas, Emmie Frederico Emily Sutherland, Mimmi Balaam, Olivia Sargeant, Ruby O'Keeffe, Aphrodite U23W8+ Mercantile Gioulekas, Paige Barr, Emmie Frederico, Sophie Reinehr, Hayley Verbunt(c) Jack Guy, Harry U23M2- Mercantile Amad Jack Guy, Liam Burke, Joshua Murphy, Oscar Ryan, Joshua Bortolussi, U23M8+ Mercantile Flynn Stimpson, Charlie Clarke, Lachlan Wilmot, Phillip Tran(c) U23LW1x Mercantile Phoebe Wolf U23LW1x Mercantile Olivia Evans Demetria U23LW1x Mercantile Kyriacopoulos Olivia Evans, U23LW2x Mercantile Demetria Kyriacopoulos Mercantile/Corio Phoebe Wolf, Maggie U23LW2x Bay Foley Jordan Roberts, Dom U23LM2- Mercantile Frederico Benjamin Whitmee, Thomas Hackett, U23LM4- Mercantile Jordan Roberts, Dom Frederico U21W1x Mercantile Louisa Bongrain U21W1x Mercantile Louise Carr U21W1x Mercantile Ruby O'Keeffe Ruby O'Keeffe, U21W2x Mercantile Louisa Bongrain Anna U21W2x Mercantile Morrison,Louise Carr Ruby O'Keeffe, Anna U21W4x Mercantile Morrison, Louise Carr, Louisa Bongrain Emily Sutherland, U21W2- Mercantile Sophie Reinehr Olivia Sargeant, U21W2- Mercantile Mimmi Balaam Olivia Sargeant, Paige Barr, Emily U21W4+ Mercantile Sutherland, Sophie Reinehr, Hayley Verbunt(c) U21M1x Mercantile Lachlan Wilmot Thomas Hackett, Benjamin Whitmee, U21M4x Mercantile Jordan Roberts, Lachlan Wilmot Flynn Stimpson, U21M2- Mercantile Joshua Bortolussi Charlie Clarke, Liam U21M2- Mercantile Burke Zac Crawley, Oscar U21M2- Mercantile Ryan Charlie Clarke, Flynn Stimpson, Joshua U21M4+ Mercantile Bortolussi, Dom Frederico, Phillip Tran(c) Jordan Roberts, Oscar Ryan,Joshua Murphy, U21M4+ Mercantile Liam Burke, Jemima Howell(c) U21LM1x Mercantile Thomas Hackett U21LM1x Mercantile Benjamin Whitmee U19W1x Mercantile Anna Morrison Bethany Zmak, U19W2x Mercantile Victoria Trentin Saskia Junge, Harper U19W2x Mercantile Waring Saskia Junge, Bethany Zmak, Victoria U19W4x Mercantile Trentin, Harper Waring U19M1x Mercantile Sam Wilson Hamish Nicol, Joshua U19M2- Mercantile Murphy Will Dunlop, Lucas Mercantile Batten,J oshua U19M4- Composite Murphy, Hamish Nicol Will Dunlop, Lucas Batten, Tom Foley, Jake Polkinghorne, Mercantile Austin Reinehr, U19M8+ Composite Angus Murnane, Joshua Murphy, Hamish Nicol, Edward Peucker(c) Olivia Evans, CW2x Mercantile Demetria Kyriacopoulos Louise Carr, Mimmi Balaam, Anna CW4- Mercantile Morrison, Millie Whitehead William Legge, Harry CM4- Mercantile Amad, Jack Guy, Hamish Nicol Thomas Hackett, Harry Amad, Benjamin Whitmee, Liam CM8+ Mercantile Burke, Jack Guy, Flynn Stimpson, Charlie Clarke, Lachlan Wilmot, Eyrin McCarthy(c) Alex Vuillermin, PR3W2- Mercantile Alexandra Viney Scotch Mercantile Regatta live streamed Published 11th March 2021 The Scotch Mercantile Regatta Committee led by Bill Webster leads the way with the regatta again live streamed. To watch the regatta go to: https://vimeo.com/event/741608 Congratulations to our senior Australian team members Published 7th March 2021 Rowing Australia has just announced the 2021 Australian Rowing Team and there are many Mercantile members. A full list of the team is attached. From the top. Amanda Bateman has been selected into the already qualified double scull. Ria Thompson, former member before moving to Queensland for study is in the quad being sent to qualify that boat. Jessica Morrison, Katrina Werry and James Rook (cox) have been named for the sweep squad. Whilst not named as such, it is clear that Jess Morrison will row the pair and she may also double up in another boat. Alex Viney has been named in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four but sadly Alex Vuillermin did not make the cut. Angus Widdicombe has been named in the eight with Fergus Hamilton and Jack Robertson named as reserves. Sadly Liam Donald and Ben Canham did not make the cut. Red Matthews was named as reserve for the lightweight double in its qualification attempt in Lucerne. Congratulations to all involved and speciofically those selected. Congratulations to our Victorian State Team members Published 6th March 2021 Congratulations to all our State team members. Head Coach Noel Donaldson King's Cup and President's Cup • Ben Canham • Liam Donald • Fergus Hamilton • Red Matthews • Jack Robertson • Mike McKay (co-coach) Queen's Cup and Nell Slatter Trophy • Amanda Bateman • Emmie Frederico • Jessica Morrison • Katrina Werry • James Rook (cox and assistant coach)) • Alistair Matthews (coach) Wilkinson Cup • Joshua Bortolussi Bicentennial Cup • Paige Barr • Louisa Bongrain • Sophie Reinehr • Olivia Sargeant • Emily Sutherland • Harley Verbunt (cox) • Sam Fennessy (coach) Penrith Cup • Dom Frederico • Jordan Roberts Victoria Cup • Phoebe Wolf A full team listing is available through this link. Dominant performance at Victorian State Championships Published 6th March 2021 It is not often that we are able to report on success on an 'industrial scale' - this occurred at the Victorian Championships last weekend. Before we attempt to provide a little detail, the following statistics sum up the regatta - 22 golds, 12 silvers and 14 bronzes. Or to provide another summary, the Rowing Victoria club point score total for Mercantile was 104,000 points with the next most successful clubs being Banks and Gippsland Grammar each on 37,000 points. More generally, the Cub won races in almost every division. Congratulations to our athletes, our coaches led by Mike McKay and Alistair Matthews, our other coaches Sam Fennessy, David Colvin, Anthony Bergelin and Paul McGann, our officials and of course, our supporters. The regatta was run by our Treasurer Duncan MacKinnon as referee, Roger Wilson provided the commentary, Bill Webster and Andrew Guerin were umpires (with Bill doubling up as a cox as well), and Jenny and Gary Fraumano hosted the Club tent. Even for those who look at logistic challenges of the Club's racing will be amazed. For example, David "Chipper" Colvin's spreadsheets were put to the test when for two short periods on Sunday afternoon, we had 9 coxed boats racing within 25 minutes and another 9 coxed boats racing within 45 minutes. That is a lot of boats and rowers, and coxswains were is demand. And after a great day on Saturday, some 80 of our athletes, coaches, officials and supporters joined for a enjoyable dinner at the Nagambie Rowing Club to celebrate. There is strength both on and off the water. At times, the finish podium was transformed into the Mercantile changeover point There were many individual and group highlights. The following are but examples of the team effort. Anna Kirkwood won the open scull, open double, open quad scull and open eight Women's open eight power to victory in the Dr Bibi Colgan Sophie Reinehr and Emily Sutherland won the under 21 four selection race, under 21 pair, under 21 eight, and open eight. The other members of our number one women's youth four, Olivia Sargeant and Paige Barr,