The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine ISSUE #4 (Mini) | SUMMER 2020 RETURNING TO THE WATER JURGEN GROBLER INDOOR CHALLENGE: INSPIRATIONAL STORIES STEPS DOWN ROW IN A GARAGE PLUS MORE… WELCOME ISSUE #4 | WELCOME Craig ChaulkWave The / Rowing re: Pictu Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club © elcome to Issue #4 of The Wave – the Coastal and Thank you for all your kind comments and feedback in W Offshore Magazine. relation to Issue #3. It really means a lot and love to hear your feedback in order to help it grow and improve. The It has certainly been an interesting and frustrating few reception of the previous issue has been very positive months, however, safety does come first and we are and is great to see it reaching thousands of rowers from now finally starting to see the boats returning to the all across the world. waters and some sort of new normal to rowing. If you think we have forgotten to mention something, it may mean we missed or were not aware, this is where This issue has been released later than originally you come in to help share the news so we can bring it planned, firstly due to my own personal challenge that to fellow rowers. We need to you to send us your press saw me virtual row The Mayflower ROW, a challenge release including photos so we can feature this for you of 3,150 miles from Plymouth, UK to Plymouth, MA, or have the organisers reach out to us. We want to make USA that I managed to complete in 47 days. I will be this sport grow and would love to share achievements writing a feature about my experiences in Issue #5. and inspire others. Once that was completed it was straight back to my real We all have inspirational stories, share them with us; job of which I have been working six days a week since share your competition results, news, and – therefore time has been tight in my spare time in achievements and help provide the content. trying to bring this issue together. Now it is here. Together we can grow stroke-by-stroke. I would like to say congratulations to Neal Marsh who Enjoy the issue! completed his virtual 3,000 mile Atlantic row for the NHS (featured in Issue #3); I would also like to congratulate Phil Kite on his virtual 2,000 mile North West Passage Row ‘Row in a Garage’ and for the advice he gave. Please continue to donate for their causes. Craig Chaulk Editor The Wave – The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine @thewaverowing Send us your news & stories: [email protected] CONTENTS ISSUE #4 | CONTENTS Coronavirus (COVID-19) 5 News – Round-up 6 Your Photos 7 Jürgen Grobler 8 News: GB 2KM Record 12 News: William White Scholarship 14 GB Row: Exe Endurow 16 Row In A Garage 18 Row Lia Row 22 TeamCommando Spirit 24 The Wave – The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine [email protected] www.thewaverowing.com Editor, creator, formatting Craig Chaulk A special thank you to all those that have contributed content for this issue and those companies that have offered discounts for our readers. I hope you all enjoy this issue and may there be many more. Front cover: © Anna Wieczorek; Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club The views expressed by the individual contributor are not necessarily those of The Wave - The Coastal & Offshore Rowing Magazine. 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Please follow their latest advice and guidance. britishrowing.org scottish-rowing.org.uk scottishcoastalrowing.org welshrowing.com rowingireland.ie worldrowing.com Stay Safe ~ Stay Alert ~ Enjoy Rowing 5 | The Wave Rowing @TheWaveRowing NEWS ROUND-UP ISSUE #4 | NEWS FIXED SEAT ROWING (Gigs, St Ayles Skiff, Skiff, COASTAL SWEEP Yoals, Flashboats etc): 2020 South Coast Championships that were to be With British Rowing moving to Phase F, Fixed seat held in Southampton have been cancelled. Below is a rowing (Gig, Skiffs, Yoals…) finally returned to the statement from the South Coast Council in relation to waters on 29th August 2020 in some capacity. 2021: Particular considerations for fixed seat boats are: The South Coast Council which includes representatives Wherever possible at least two metres should be from the respective CARA and WEARA associations were in maintained between individuals, however, where this is full agreement of the postponement to 2021 which will mean that the H&D will host the 2021 championships and the not possible during launching/lifting, mitigation’s should subsequent championships in Paignton, due to be held in be taken such as wearing face coverings. 2021 will move to 2022. We are hoping that we will be able to When in the boat, individuals should maintain the continue to host the championships in 2021 at Royal Victoria Country Park as a lot of work has gone into the logistics, maximum distance possible and avoid face-to-face course and venue by the organising committee, but this will contact as much as possible e.g. avoid turning to speak be dependent on tides and venue availability for September to a crew member or stopping for prolonged periods. 2021. If we cannot hold it at RVCP, we will look at an alternative venue in the H&D region. A decision will be made A statement from the World Pilot Gig Championships by mid-May at the latest and we will keep all clubs informed nd 2021 was released on 2 September clarifying their of the decision. position looking ahead to 2021. It is still their intention to hold the next World Pilot Gig Championships from COASTAL SCULLING the 30th April to the 2nd May 2021 - the first May Bank Some of the earliest rowing to be conducted was in Holliday weekend. It is their intention to open private and some club single or double sculls. Phase registration for WPGC2021 at the beginning of January ‘F’ of British Rowing’s guidance saw the return of quads 2021 and giving an extra month to assess the likelihood to the water on 29th August in Great Britain. of the event happening with any degree of certainty. The Isle of Ireland were ahead of Great Britain in the If you have any queries, please contact the WPGC restrictions being lifted leaving some to envy the joy committee at [email protected] they were having whilst GBR were beached! The Row Around Scotland 2020 has been conducted Bantry Offshore Regatta will be took place on 5th virtually and has every intention to be performed in September with 13 races spread out over the day and 2021 passing the baton for real if restrictions allow. The to ensure social distancing the use of a local virtual Row Around Scotland is nearing the final push aerodrome was had. Only names on the list were with section 12 of 13 beginning on 30th August. You can permitted to enter and strictly no spectators, however, follow the progress on their Facebook page: races were live streamed on Facebook. Great planning! https://www.facebook.com/RowAroundScotland/ or at http://www.rowaround.scot 2020 Irish Offshore Rowing Championships are planning to go ahead on 26th & 27th September 2020. OCEAN ROWING The event will be held in Portmagee and is being Teams for this year’s Talisker Whisky Atlantic sponsored by Swift Racing. Challenge have been busy training ready for this For more information, please visit: December. https://www.rowingireland.ie/2020-irish-offshore-rowing-championships/ GB ROW Challenge – Row Around Great Britain British Rowing Offshore Championships & Beach was completed by Exe Endurow. See page XX. Sprints were cancelled due to COVID-19, there is It is with great sadness that we lost the legendary every intention to hold the event in 2021. Rumour has Paralympian rower Angela Madsen (60) on the 21st it that the location may be Exmouth possibly in July… June - two month into her solo RowofLife pacific stay tuned! BROC is the qualifiers in order to participate voyage to Hawaii having left Marina del Rey on April at the World Rowing Coastal Championships… th 24 .