E V E N T S & R E G A T T A S
Upcoming will be Findhorn Regatta in September, captains in individual races have been organised names for anyone wishing to row should be given to Corrie asap, so that she can give it to relevent captain. If you have trouble finding Corrie message us here.
F U T U R E R E G A T T A S
At a CCRC meeting last night it was decided by unanimous vote that we would follow the Avoch method of selecting teams as spelled out below. Many many thanks to Laura Lambert for attending our meeting, giving us the benefit of her wisdom and experience, and for patiently going through all kinds of permutations with us while we explored the best way for our club.
At a REGATTA PLANNING EGM to be held on Wednesday 3rd October
(and annually thereafter) the club will vote for a TEAM CAPTAIN IN EACH CATEGORY
and an overall CLUB CAPTAIN - this person will have final say in all Regatta Matters.
The EGM shall also decide which regattas in the following season we will enter.
Some will be ones that we have potential to win in, so the captain would pitch their best team. Some we will have less hope of winning if the “big guys” usually enter (eg Eastern)
so at these regattas we would probably choose to enter a less strong team,
but all good for experience and to build confidence and skills.
Thereafter, until the season starts again, each Team Captain is responsible for finding any rower who is eligible in their category and watching them row to assess ability. For each regatta they will put a general and widely spread call out for rowers to contact them if they want to be considered, in whichever way they prefer, but by a certain date. They will then select teams for all relevant races, based on who is available on that day, together with all other considerations. They will make sure they also have a stand-by selected in each race. The captain does not have to themselves cox or row in that category necessarily, but they can if they are eligible.
The captains will then take their selection to the CLUB CAPTAIN who will make sure that the spread of competitors is even and fairly selected. The CC will also help and support the captains if there are any contentious situations. Sometimes a meeting between CAPTAINS and chaired by CLUB CAPTAIN will be necessary to go through groups, as there will be some crossover of people in categories. If any changes are requested by the CC these must be actioned, and the CLUB CAPTAIN’S decisions are final and non-negotiable.
Any concerns can and should be taken up with the CLUB CAPTAIN, but rowers should also understand that it’s often difficult to select, or to please everyone, and to try and not take things personally.
All captains will follow a code of conduct which is:
To make sure that everyone who wishes to, gets to row competitively, in equal share, during the season.
To not be partisan or have favourites.
To encourage people to row with different people, personnel issues notwithstanding.
To partake in a “train the trainer” course where available, so that all the club’s training becomes more uniform.
To be diplomatic and also to have a thick skin.
To follow the ethos of the club which is that we are welcoming and inclusive.
To remember to emphasise that we always row for the whole of CCRC , not just our team.
Members who are interested in being either a Team Captain or this year’s Club Captain should indicate their interest by 20th SEPTEMBER to our chair CorrieJeffrey by email :
corriejeffery0@gmail.com
List of categories are below and where there are race categories for which we do not have a nominated team captain (eg freshers) the other team captains will confer/decide as a group.
15 team captains and one Club Captain in total.
Women’s Open
Men’s Open
Mixed Open
60s decade men and also women
50’s decade men and also women
40’s decade men and also women
Mixed Decades Men
Mixed Decades Women
Mixed Decades Mixed
Youth Male
Youth Female
Youth Mixed