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THE OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE BOAT
RACE
April 7th
2012 sees the 158th Boat Race between crews from the Universities of
Oxford and Cambridge. First raced in 1829 The Boat Race is one of the
oldest sporting events in the world. Watched by thousands along
the banks of The Tideway, between Putney and Mortlake in London and by
millions more on TV around the world, The Boat Race is a unique
sporting event. With two very strong squads of athletes, expect to see
another great race this year.
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| The 158th Boat Race will see oarsmen of six nationalities
competing, as
the older, more internationally experienced crew from Oxford take on
the younger, heavier Cambridge eight. View The Blue Boats |
For a view of the action and great race day atmosphere
choose to spend
the day in either of the two Boat Race Parks - Bishop's Park, Fulham
and Furnivall Gardens, Hammersmith. Read more |
Henley Royal Regatta 27th June - 1st July 2012
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Henley
Royal Regatta
VIP Hospitality
Let
us entertain you in style at the Henley Royal Regatta, a
quintessential date of the English Summer.
Start
your day with freshly brewed coffee and tea accompanied by
morning
pastries. Enjoy the exclusive riverside setting of aTudor Mansion in
the heart of Henley whilst being entertained by live Traditional Swing
on the Lawns.
"We
adored our day at the Henley Regatta - everything
was
extremely well organised - superb location right on the river which was
perfect for the included boat trip - beautifully decorated marquee and
any amount of the most excellent food and champagne which all
contributed towards making it a perfect day - even the weather excelled
itself and the sun shone - all in all a day to remember for years to
come." Anne James - Association of Optometrists
The
house and grounds are next to Henley Bridge and Regatta HQ. We have
excellent marquee facilities with traditional furnishings and fittings,
exterior teak furniture, superb floral decorations and an excellent
standard of both catering and wines, with impeccable service. Free
drinks are available throughout the day.
"I
must say we really did have the perfect day. From the
time we
arrived, until the time we left we were looked after very well by your
attentive, and entertaining staff. The location was perfect, and thank
you for arranging the weather as well. The food was excellent, and our
glass was never empty. Our invited clients were very impressed and I
would highly recommend it to anyone (unless they take my
booking)." Andrew Brabazon - Event Director
Pimms,
Bucks Fizz and Champagne will be served onboard our elegant
river
vessel as we begin the first of our optional trips up and down the
course, during which you will sample the wonderful atmosphere and enjoy
this most prestigious and enjoyable event. On returning from the trip,
you will enjoy a sumptuous four-course lunch in your exclusive marquee,
accompanied by fine wines.
"My
colleagues and I enjoyed the Henley Regatta event
tremendously. We were blessed with warm, sunny weather and we took
advantage of the boating on the river, before and after a delicious
lunch, with plenty of champagne throughout the day. It was great fun
and
we are looking forward to the next event" Mike Leaney - Managing
Director, ML Select
Our
afternoon trip will take you upstream and after passing the finish
line, taking in views of Henley Town, before we pass Rod Eyot. Then we
will navigate the entire length of the Course allowing you to take in
the sights of the Stewards Enclosure and Temple before returning to
Bird
Place. A free bar is available throughout the trip.
On
arriving back at Bird Place, a traditional English Strawberry &
Cream
Tea will be served, which can either be enjoyed within your marquee, or
on the lawns.
"We
all had a great time and the weather was glorious which always
helps. I have to say the catering was one of the best I have
experienced
at such an event and of course the 2 trips on the boat helped make the
day. Basically it delivered everything we expected!" David
Butcher - Imprima (UK) Ltd
Your VIP hospitality package will include:-
- 10.30am: you are welcomed at the exclusive facility
at Bird
Place
- Welcoming morning teas and coffee
- A selection of pastries, homemade cookies, biscuits
and
muffins
- Refreshing tropical fresh fruit skewers with crushed
berry yoghurt
dip
- Live traditional swing
- 11.30am - 1pm: Champagne, Bucks Fizz or Pimms
reception
- Pre-lunch trip along the course (optional) with bar
on board
- 1pm: Sumptuous four-course lunch served within the
marquee, with a
selection of fine wines
- Tea, coffee and chocolates
- 3pm: Afternoon trip taking in views of Henley Royal
Regatta
- 4.30pm: English afternoon tea with strawberries &
cream
- There is a free bar available throughout the day from
11.30am until
6pm when you depart
- Free shuttle to/from Henley station (there is limited
parking at the
facility)
- Exclusive chartered boat
- Superb floral decorations
- Wallet with details of the days itinerary
- Our hosts in attendance to ensure the smooth running
of your
day
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The
Rowing competition at the London 2012 Games will feature extraordinary
displays of power and passion on the world-class waters at Eton Dorney.
Rowing
is the only sport where competitors cross the finish line backwards. The
oldest Olympic Rowing champion is Great Britain’s Guy Nickalls, who was
41 when he won gold at London 1908. The
first Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race took place in 1829. The
youngest Olympic champion is thought to be an anonymous French boy, who
coxed for a Dutch pair at the Paris 1900 Games. The boy, aged no more
than 12, took part in the victory ceremony but then disappeared. Dr
Benjamin Spock, the famous child development expert, won Olympic gold
in the Men’s Eight at the Paris 1924 Games.
The
2012 Olympic Rowing will take place at
Eton Dorney From
Saturday 28 July until Saturday 4 August. Medal
events: 14 Athletes:
550 (353 men, 197 women)
Eton
Dorney is near Windsor Castle, around 25 miles west of London.Find
out how to get to Eton Dorney during the London 2012 Games
Eton Dorney
Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake is a world-class venue that
will be used for the Rowing events during the London 2012 Games. The
venue is a 2,200m, eight-lane rowing course with a separate return lane
constructed to international standards. It is set in a 400-acre park
with a nature conservation area. In 2006, it hosted the Rowing World
Championships, with high praise from both competitors and spectators.The
venue’s existing facilities have been enhanced for athlete
warm-up and
Canoe Sprint events during the Games. These works included the
installation of a new 50m-span bridge over a widened entrance to the
return lake for vehicles and pedestrians.A cut-through
between
the competition lake and the return lake, and a new bridge over this
cut-through area have also been constructed. The new cut-through
enables rowers to move between the rowing course and return lake. To facilitate
these works, the existing gravel/stone access road to the competition
venue has been upgraded.
Although
its history dates back centuries, Rowing only came of age as a
competitive sport in the last 200 years. Interest began to increase
after Oxford and Cambridge Universities began their rivalry on the
Thames in 1829, a rivalry that continues today in the shape of the
annual Boat Race. Today’s
sport is renowned for its competitors’ legendary displays of strength
and stamina, as athletes push themselves through the pain barrier in an
attempt to win Olympic gold. See
Olympic Rowing website
The details below are from the Amateur Rowing
Association.Amateur
Rowing
Association, 6 Lower Mall, Hammersmith, London W6 9DJ Tel:
020 8237 6700 Fax: 020 8237 6749 For general enquiries email: info@ara-rowing.org
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Record
times
Links
and
direct pages:
- The long-promised Rowing
Results
Database from Ronald Janssens is now here. To be honest,
only useable with Java running well, but that doesn't stop it being the
answer to all the statsmeisters' prayers, with results from 1947-1985
(and extending) for Worlds, Olympics and European championships
(senior). Searchable in several different fields, this is going to be
handy for journalists, athletes and rowing club/pub bores alike.
- WorldRowers.Com,
a
JAMCO site listing extensive World Championship and Olympic
historical data on the 2000 Olympic Rowing team members from all
countries. This is an extremely useful resource for journalists, as
well as being fascinating for statsmeisters and browsing rowers.
- The first files of the FISA athlete's
database are now up.
- In the Regatta Online record book, GB
Nat
Champs fastest times.
- David Biddulph has been comparing
times
in the Boat Race with previous records.
- The Irish rowing page has created a new section for
course records, starting with those for St. Michael's course
records.
- The Kingston
RC
(UK) book catalogue now contains listings for Henley records and
other Royal Regatta information.
- May 1999: A cutter containing an interesting
assortment of British rowing names-and-faces arrived at the Eiffel
Tower, in Paris, having rowed there from London to break the old London-Paris rowing
record.
- The story of the Ryde Round the Isle of
Wight record row last month.
- Jamco Times is running a new databasing and analysis
system for results at world level, and for the 1999 Worlds, did a prediction page for every
race in the Olympic boat classes. They were extremely accurate not only
in their overall qualifying predictions, but in the boat positions too.
Books
on
rowing
- Those with a sense for the history of the sport may
be interested by Way Enough!,
Recollections of a Life in Rowing, by Stanley Richard Pocock. As well
as building boats, Stan was the most successful coach of Olympic crews
in U.S. history. There is apparently much in the book about English
rowing, Henley, and the Thames.
- A Cambridge (UK) publication: "The Bumps", a book with
enclosed interactive CD-ROM, showing everything from the college
bumping charts, history and photographs, to video footage of racing and
the varying rowing styles.
- A page online for a book called Daring The Sea,
about
the first men ever to row the Atlantic Ocean, back in 1896.
- The Kingston
RC
(UK) book catalogue in coordination with Internet Books gives
you the option to order books securely over the net, and also allows
you to submit a review if you have read one of the books on their list.
- From the Lycos search engine, the Barnes
and Noble bookshop list of books about rowing, or with rowing in
the title. Quite a lot have good reviews with their details.
- Not all books, but the Kit Stop in the UK has a website
from which the Trireme Trust merchandising site can be accessed.
History of rowing -
weblinks
- If you haven't seen it,
the Friends of Rowing History
website has a rapidly growing collection of stories, links, information
and archive material. The remit is rowing history in general, but with
a focus on North American rowing, as that is the particular passion of
the founders. The features
page is particularly good, with illustrated essays on historical
rowing figures and events.
- Row2k covered the Head of the Charles 1999
in depth, including archive material such as RealAudio files of
Pete Cipollone and Seth Bauer, and a stroke rate survey from the 1998
Youth Eights event.
- The River and Rowing Museum in
Henley-on-Thames, UK.
- The history of
Penn AC.
- Greg Doyle's Historical
Rowing picture archive has been updated (USA).
- Kalle Jonsson writes: - "In
sweden, especially province H²lsingland and Dalarna we have juge
old traditional church boats which was used when going to church a long
time ago, year 1800-1900. Have you seen any similar when you have
travelled around the world ? Do you have any good sites to look into?
If you go and look in http://kvasir.se/se/sport/row/
and then go into Borl²nge Roddklubb you see what kind of boats I
mean. Today we have competitions like Viking row competition (27 km)
and other shorter distances between provinces. If you have anything to
tell please contact me." KJ from Dellarnas KyrkbÂtsroddare.
- On a personal page,
"Andre's rowing page", an odd article in Brazilian Portuguese about the
history and background of rowing, global and Brasil: O
que È remo?. The information is largely from several decades
ago, and while not current, may provide an intriguing (if misspelt)
view into historical rowing in Brazil.
- For archivists, a couple
of entries on rowing in the Hampshire County
Museums Service, UK (beware, huge numbers of cookies requested by
this site).
- Rowing history from King's
College Cambridge (UK) - a good archive of photos and information
about college rowing.
- The Boat Race
Collection catalogue is online.
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Welcome to the British Canoe
Union.
The British Canoe
Union (BCU) is the British canoeing
organisation, helping and inspiring people to go canoeing. It
formulates standards for training programmes with certification levels
and accredits instructors to teach canoeing.
1887 saw the
formation of the British Canoe Association, which lasted about thirty
years. Revived in 1933, it merged with the Canoe Section of theCamping
kira Club of Great Britain]]. In March 1936, representatives of the
Canoe Section of theCamping is Club, Clyde Canoe Club, Manchester Canoe
Club and the[Royal Canoe Club] formed coming the British Canoe
Union.
The BCU has over
30,000 individual members, 625 affiliated clubs and 145 approved
centres.
The BCU is a
blanket organisation which brings together Britain's separate
paddlesport organisations: Canoe England, The Scottish Canoe Association, The
Welsh Canoeing
Association and The Canoe
Association
of Northern Ireland. The BCU creates the rules for
competitive canoeing used throughout the UK.
The BCU is now
approaching its 70th anniversary and is running a photo competition to
celebrate. The organisation also recently started a Rivers Access Campaign which tries
to raise the public awareness of the problems that Kayakers and
Canoeists face in accessing the country's rivers. This campaign
ultimately aims to bring about changes in UK law that will open up more
rivers to the public.
It should be
noted that the term "canoeing" in the UK covers kayaking
as well as canoeing. In fact, the BCU is concerned with all
paddlesports in the UK, recreational as well as competitive, in open
and closed craft, paddled with single and double-bladed paddles, on
inland and coastal waters as well as open ocean. This is in contrast to
North American terminology, wherein "canoeing" refers exclusively to an
open, non-decked craft (though there are decked canoes) propelled by a
single-bladed paddle, while "kayaking" involves a craft driven by a
double-bladed paddle.
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postcode in the search facility.
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