Weekly News and Announcements
September 7, 2005

SWEEP COACHING SCHEDULE: 9/11 to 9/16

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Open/Novice p.m.
S (4:30 - 6 p.m.) - Megan
M - Bernadette
T - Peter, Scott
W - TBA
Th - Peter, Kevin
F - Cristin

Regatta - Head of the Thames - Kevin

Saturday Practices!

Thanks to the efforts of the coaching staff, there will be coached sweep practices on the following Saturdays from 10:00 am - 11:30 am (scullers are welcome to take advantage of having a coach on the water, but there will be no explicit sculling instruction): September 24 October 8 October 22

Interested in Rowing between 9 am and 3 pm on Mondays or Fridays?

I've received an inquiry or two about rowing between 9 am and 3 pm on Mondays and Fridays... Are you interested in rowing then? If so, email Sarah (marsh.sk@gmail.com) so that she can put you in touch with others interested. These rows would be uncoached, so at least the coxswain and the stroke would need to be experienced rowers in order to be allowed to row unaccompanied by a coach (if they aren't experienced, they would need to recruit a launch driver).

Safety Equipment Reminder

All club safety equipment, including bow and stern lights and lifejackets must be returned so that they are available for other boats to use. NEVER take lifejackets out of the Kippie Kits! (Is there an echo in here?) There are extra lifejackets in the back of the boathouse. If you take jackets out of the bags, there may not be one for YOU in case of an emergency!

NORDIC TRACK EXERCISE MACHINE FOR SALE

In good working order and will help put owner in good workout condition. $400 or best offer. Contact Robert at deyoungr@umich.edu

Congratulations to our new board officers!!

The newly elected board officers for the new AARC board term are:
Sarah Marsh- President
Megan Gibb- Vice President

Continuing in their offices are:
Will Mackintosh- Secretary
Karen Berna and Janet Goldberg- Treasurers

Please join me in welcoming Sarah and Megan in their new positions! AARC is in excellent hands and we all look forward to a productive year! I would also like to personally thank Mike Taft for all of his unending work and support this past year, without him, this club would not be as successful and well run as it is today!

-Carly Gomez, outgoing president

Head of the Thames Regatta- Saturday September 17th

Lineups will be made this week and sent out by Saturday at the latest.

WAIVERS: All rowers must sign a waiver by next Friday. I will have them in an envelope posted by this afternoon.

ENTRY FEES: Whatever boat you are in, each boat should have a boat captain (the stroke seat by default), who is responsible for writing ONE CHECK to AARC for the entire boat, due by next Friday (there will be an envelope at the boathouse by end of today). Each individual rower must then pay the boat captain their fee.

The fees are as follows, and include trailering fee (I converted to US dollars for you)

1x- $30.50/ person
2x- $44 $22/person
4+- $56 $14/person
8+ - $72 $9/person

Derigging/Rerigging- Derigging will take place Friday 9/16 (possibly after a shortened practice), and rerigging on Monday 9/19, 6 PM (before practice). Further updates next week.

Directions, car caravaning info, times of races, etc- Look for this info in next week's weekly email!

Any questions please email Carly (cago@umich.edu) Thanks!

FALL HEAD RACE SCHEDULE

AARC will be trailering to the following regattas this fall, so mark your calendars! Signup sheets for ALL regattas will be posted by next week. Since several are farther away, please look ahead and make your plans!

Saturday 9/17 Head of the Thames London, Ontario (Sign up closed!)
Saturday 10/1 Head of the Ohio Pittsburgh, PA Interest signup due by Friday 9/16!
Saturday 10/15 Frogtown Races Toledo, OH Signup due by Wednesday 10/5
Saturday 10/29 Speakmon Regatta Columbus, OH Signup due by Wednesday 10/19 Sunday 11/6 American Heritage Regatta Wyandotte, MI Signup due by Wednesday 10/19

We are looking for people to serve as regatta captains- distribute information, work on lineups with the coaches, assist on race day- for the remaining head races- no experience necessary! We will help you! Please contact Carly at cago@umich.edu if interested.

CALENDAR

Every Thursday after rowing: Dominick's
September 17: Head of the Thames, London, ON
October 1: Head of the Ohio, Pittsburgh
Tuesday, October 11: AARC Board Meeting
October 15: Frogtown Races, Toledo
October 22-23: Head of the Charles, Boston
October 29: Speakmon, Columbus
November 6: Wyandotte
Tuesday, November 8: AARC Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 13: AARC Board Meeting

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