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Weekly News and Announcements
May 31, 2006
TYPICAL COACHING SCHEDULE FOR JUNE
Sunday p.m. Jodi (ITP/Open together)
Monday a.m. Crystal (ITP)
Monday p.m. Bill (ITP), Leah (Open), Crystal (BSD)
Tuesday a.m. Caroline (ITP/Open together)
Tuesday p.m. Kevin (ITP/Open together), Leah (BSD)
Wednesday a.m. Crystal (ITP)
Wednesday p.m. Bill (ITP), Leah (Open), Crystal (BSD)
Thursday a.m. Caroline (ITP/Open together)
Thursday p.m. Kevin (ITP), Bill (Open), Leah (BSD)
Friday a.m. Crystal (ITP)
Friday p.m. Bill (ITP/Open)
Youth Rowing (4-6 p.m.) Bill and Leah
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR JUNE ROWING
If you haven't already registered to row this June (which is most everyone!), please do so by visiting www.a2crew.com . If you rowed in May and would like to continue into June, please register by 4:30pm on Wednesday May 31 to assure uninterrupted rowing! Questions? Email the Membership Chair, Margaret, at mlhudson17@gmail.com.
SIGN UP NOW FOR DETROIT REGATTA
Sign-ups for the 167th Detroit Boat Club Crew Regatta (Saturday, June 17) are posted at the boathouse--deadline for sign-ups is Monday, June 5th. Come out and share the regatta experience with our DBC neighbors, the oldest rowing club in America. Regatta questions? Email Tricia (triciam@umich.edu).
RETURN OF COXAPALOOZA
Coxapalooza is back by popular demand. The upcoming week of June 4 (evenings) will be devoted to introducing new and old members to the joy and inner workings of coxing in addition to running our normal workouts. If you have never coxed you are required to attend an evening and we will lead you through it. Better yet, cox twice next week to increase your comfort level. Experienced cox'ns: we will still need some coxing from you as well although preference will be given to new cox'ns. Let's all be helpful and understanding. Remember, the more cox'ns we have on board the less frequently we each have to cox. If you have any questions please contact Kate Herrington nurseless1@comcast.net or Marcia Leonard marcia@umich.edu
ANY SCULLERS WANT TO RACE?
Are you a club sculler/PBO who wants to compete in a regatta? If so, please indicate your interest in each announced regatta on the sign-up sheets in the boathouse (and indicate that you're a sculler). We're all rowing on the same team--please let us take the administrative hassle out of your hands and enter one complete club registration for each regatta. Thank you!
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A LAUNCH?
We're looking for an experienced launch driver who is willing to share his/her skills, by teaching a couple of people how to drive a launch. What do you need to know?
1. The river flow pattern
2. How to start, stop and drive in reverse AND
3. Why it is important to minimize wake (consider small boats, wildlife etc)
We estimate that it will be a time commitment of a couple of hours, maximum, over the whole season. We'll set up a checklist of what the new launch driver needs to know, and what should be taken in the boat each time the launch goes out, and you'll teach the new launch driver the ropes. Interested? email Lora at freemanlora@yahoo.com
MCI T-SHIRT DESGIN CONTEST
Have you had the desire to create a rowing shirt? Here's your chance! We're looking for inspiring designs for this year's MCI t-shirt (that can be potentially recyclable to other years). Ideal designs will include "MCI", "Ann Arbor", "sponsored by Ann Arbor Rowing Club" and "Argo Pond" somewhere. Please email your design entries (you can submit more than one!) to mci_regatta@umich.edu. Winner receives a free t-shirt, so good luck!
SAFETY TIP: LIFE JACKETS and BOW LIGHTS for EVERYONE!
Please remember that we (and the law!) require a life jacket in either the launch or the shell for everyone on the water, including the coaches and coxswains. Bow lights are required for all boats rowing at dawn, dusk or in the dark. Even when you know it will be light out in 15-20 minutes, you MUST have a bow light on your boat to row in low light. Thanks, and safe rowing!
PLEASE READ THE WEEKLY EMAIL
Are you reading the weekly email? The 12th person to email mlhudson17@gmail.com will receive an AARC gift! (One email per person please.)
YOGA FOR ROWERS
Striving to reach that extra inch at the catch? Plagued by tight muscles? Want to improve your balance, strength, concentration AND flexibility? Join YOGA FOR ROWERS at 8:30am on Saturday mornings! Sessions run for 7 weeks. Let me know if you're interested: freemanlora@yahoo.com
KNOW YOUR ABCs? DON'T MIND PAPER CUTS?
If you're interested in helping out the club on a short-term, fairly low effort project, here's an opportunity! I'm looking for someone to help me do a little filing and weeding out of AARC documents. If you're up to the challenge, please email Margaret, mlhudson17@gmail.com.
RACING SEASON IS UPON US
Check out the in-stock AARC racing apparal at http://www.a2crew.com/merch.html#racing. We have limited supplies on hand, but will be placing a new order very soon. Look for details on how to pre-order any racing gear you can't find in stock in next week's email. Questions before then? Email aarcmerch@umich.edu.
CALENDAR
Saturday, June 3: Midwest Masters Springs Regatta, Columbus, OH
Sunday, June 4: QuickCatch III
Tuesday, June 13: AARC Board Meeting
Saturday, June 17: Detriot Boat Club Regatta
Sunday, June 18: QuickCatch IV
Friday, June 23: AARC Club BBQ
Saturday, July 8: Grand Regatta, Grand Rapids
Tuesday, July 11: AARC Board Meeting
Saturday, July 15 - Sunday, July 16: Chicago Sprints Regatta, Chicago, IL
Wednesday, July 19 - Sunday, July 23: U.S. National Championship Regatta, Indianapolis, IN
Saturday, July 22: Michigan Club Invitational Regatta, Ann Arbor
Friday, July 28: AARC Club BBQ
Tuesday, August 8: AARC Board Meeting
Tuesday, August 8 - Sunday, August 13: Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, St. Catherines
Thursday, August 10 - Sunday, August 13: USRA Masters Nationals, Seattle, WA
Saturday, August 26: AARC Club Picnic
Thursday, September 7 - Sunday, September 10: FISA World Masters Regatta, Princeton, NJ
Tuesday, September 12: AARC Board Meeting
Saturday, September 16: Head of the Thames Regatta, London, ON
Friday, September 22: AARC Club BBQ
Monday, September 25: Evening Practice to Start at 6:15 PM
Saturday, October 7: Head of the Ohio Regatta, Pittsburgh
Monday, October 9: Evening Practice to Start at 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 10: AARC Board Meeting
Saturday, October 14: Frogtown Races, Toledo
Saturday, October 21 - Sunday, October 22: Head of the Charles Regatta, Boston
Saturday, October 28: Speakmon Regatta, Columbus
Sunday, November 5: American Heritage River Fall Classic Regatta, Wyandotte
Sunday, November 5: Last Day of the Fall Season
Sunday, November 12: End of the Year Party
Tuesday, November 14: AARC Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 12: AARC Board Meeting
ITEMS FOR THE WEEKLY NEWS
To submit items for inclusion in the Weekly News, please email Will Mackintosh at wmackintosh@gmail.com by Wednesday morning at 9 AM. Please include the words "weekly email" or "weekly news" in the subject line.
This email is available online every week at http://www.a2crew.com/news. Previous weekly emails are also available online at http://www.a2crew.com/news/archive.html.
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As always, if you have questions, comments or suggestions, please direct them to aarc-info@umich.edu and we will respond in a timely fashion.
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