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CLUB WAIKATO Club Waikato Rowing Supporters Inc. CLUB WAIKATO PRESIDENT JUNE 2013 This edition we have been much more inclusive of all of the groups that make up our wonderful Waikato rowing Club. Our heritage is made up of a philosophy that provides an environment of top boats and club facilities that allow athletes able to achieve to the highest level. Now 50 + years young our history boasts of achievement. Gil Cawood President Club Waikato Supporters Club WAIKATO ROWING CLUB. We reluctantly report the resignation of our club President, Bjarne Larsen. Bjarne has taken up a job in the Islands and on return is to settle in Taupo. An official club farewell was an opportunity to thank Bjarne for his leadership. We would therefore like to welcome our new president – Ian Paterson. Ian comes from a high level sporting background and we are enjoying the energy and future plans that are his passion. Welcome to all our new members – masters, club, school, novices, and coaches – we encourage any past rowers or coaches to join up and help in our coaching team for the coming season. Our monthly club meetings provide an absolute business based direction. Financial business and secretarial reports are completed to a truly professional standard. The planning and fundraising for the extension of our erg room and also the increase of facilities for our female athletes in our town and lake sheds is underway. CLUB PRIZE GIVING. Our annual awards evening was held on April 30th at our town house and proved to be a successful night. We had over 80 members and family attend from our WRC club and master’s rowers, Waikato Regional Performance Centre rowers (WRPC) and representatives of our four schools. We thank our guest speaker, assistant coach to the Chiefs, Tom Coventry and his brother Richard (both ex-Boys High rowers) who provided an insightful presentation. The Waikato philosophy of ‘one inclusive family’ was certainly the mood of the night and we are proud that New Zealand’s top rowers and schools are among our club members. AWARD WINNERS. Bannockburn Shield – Supporter of the Year – Ian Clotworthy Weit Hautman Trophy – Contributed most to the Club’s wellbeing – David Littlejohn Merv Waters Trophy – Coxswain with most points – Victoria Wilson Dan Trophy – Most conscientious coxswain – Chloe Macfarlane Pavlovich Trophy – most conscientious oarsman – Greg Edge Bob Currie – most improved rower – Jared Gwynne (HBHS) Ron Cuff Memorial – most promising junior – Georgia Allen (HGHS) Stuart Burns Memorial – most promising senior – Anthony Berkers Forest Lake Trophy – most points at regattas - Ryan Rasmussen (HBHS) John Pinfold Memorial – most outstanding oarsman – Eric Murray Owen McGaughey Trophy – most outstanding performance of the season (crew) HBHS Eight Waikato Wonder Woman – most outstanding oarswoman – Sarah Grey The Most Improved Novice Oarsman – Dreekus Conrad (HBHS) The Most Improved Novice Oarswoman – Anahera Nin (Dio) Murray Maxwell Trophy - Most outstanding coach – Bruce Holden Club Waikato Trophy – outstanding service to the Club – Tony Smith Alec Auld Cup – Most outstanding WRPC Oarsman – Shaun Kirkham & Alex Kennedy Andrea Harper Cup – Most outstanding WRPC Oarswoman –Hannah Osborne Red Coats: Evan Kennedy, Paddy McInnes, Shaun Kirkham, Ivan Pavich Gold Coats: Justin Butler Representatives from Waikato Rowing Club and Waikato RPC to World Championships WRC Other Clubs within WRPC Elite Elite Eric Murray Julia Edward Sarah Grey Curtis Rapley Jessica Lowe Tobias Weir-Chandler Zoe Stevenson Under 23 World Championships Shaun Kirkham Alex Kennedy Evan Kennedy Hannah Osborne Allie Smith Claudia Hyde Caleb Shepherd Adam Ling Chris Morrison Geoff Francis Junior World Championships Brooke Donoghue Allie Dowse Ryan Rasmussen Daniel Murphy Alex Bardell World University Championships Logan Rodger Mathew Dunham Paddy McInnes Mathew Glenn Toby Cunnliffe-Steele CLUB WAIKATO ANNUAL DONATION. Club Waikato is supporting the Waikato Rowing Club for the 2012/2013 season by organising and covering costs for the awards night. In addition we are providing a $2000 grant that will help with opening the old stairs from the gym up to the kitchen in the town house and the partitioning needed to separate the kitchen and toilets so that we can allow our ladies to use the upstairs facilities. WRC FARMING SUPPORT FAMILIES – CATTLE SCHEME. We hope the recent return to regular rain patterns has eased the stress of a very dry summer. We cannot express enough our club appreciation of your generous support over the years. In addition, we welcome any new contributors to the Scheme – thanks to Ian Paterson for coordinating this program for the club. WATER SAFETY. This very important part of our sport is the responsibility of athletes and coaches. Please note this is a maritime Law and directives we all MUST comply with this. THE GREAT RACE. This annual boat race will be held on September 8, 2013. The men’s race will see the University of Waikato race the University of Sydney and University of Cambridge. The University of Waikato women’s crew will aim to defend their title as they race the University of Sydney and University of Melbourne. There will also be corporate and school races. MASTERS REPORT. Training is in full swing for our master’s rowers and with less than two months to go until they head to Turin, Italy for the World Masters Games. We wish them the best of luck! WRC AGM. Waikato Rowing Club AGM will be held on July 9th at the town shed. Reports are to be forwarded to the secretary (Donna Southwick) by June 25th. UNIVERSITY ROWING. Waikato University competed at the NZ University Rowing Champs in April, here at Lake Karapiro. Waikato club athletes competed well with Logan Roger and Paddy McInnes winning the men's pair. They were then followed by a trifecta in the men's single with Toby Cunliff- Steel from Cambridge Club winning, and Waikato RPC athlete Matt Dunham taking silver, with Matt Glenn bronze. Logan, Paddy, Matt Dunham and Matt Glenn all then teamed up to win the men's quad and four. Finally Matt Dunham and Toby took out the men's double. Well done also to the effort put in by our intermediate and novice rowers whom competed here. With their domination of the small boat classes and winning everything they entered, the above athletes were put into good stead for selection for the University Worlds team. Logan Roger and Paddy McInnes will race the men’s pair, Toby Cunliffe-Steel and Matt Dunham are racing the lightweight men’s double, Matt Glenn will race the men’s single. The team also contains ex Waikato RPC athlete Julia Trautvetter who is making a comeback after 2 year off with injury. Julia is racing the lightweight women’s single. This team will race in Kazan, Russia in early July. Well done also to Mike Gilbert, who has been appointed as part of the coaching team for these crews. The team has been training alongside all the other NZ rowing teams at Karapiro since being selected and have been showing some good results. WAIKATO REGIONAL PERFORMANCE CENTRE (WRPC) – WRPC have had wonderful success with almost all members gaining seats on representative crews. Coach Ian Wright is coaching NZ men’s U23 8. Gary Roberts is NZ U23 women’s four coach, and Andrea Harper has been appointed as manager of the NZ juniors. Ex Waikato oarsman Roger Battley is directing the winter programme for WRPC. AMERICAS CUP YACHTING. We are pleased to see that Rob Waddell is again in the New Zealand sailing team and John White, of West End is in the Italian shore team. OUR SUPPORTERS. A huge thanks to our financial club Waikato members, without your support Club Waikato would not be able to support Waikato Rowing Club. Also a special thanks to Greg Ball for his generous financial support each year. Receipts will be posted to members. New members are welcome to join Club Waikato to help our club retain its leadership in our great sport. Chloe Macfarlane. 8 Joffre Street, Hamilton. Phone: 0273058097. Email: [email protected] .