Royal West Regatta 2012
SATURDAY 2nd JUNE & SUNDAY 3rd JUNE 2012
At RWSABC, The Esplanade, Greenock (see website Location tab for directions)
Deadline for Registration Sat 26th May 2012
Our 2012 Regatta details TBA
Accomodation and Camping
There is a tab on our website that will give information on local B&B’s and hotels. We have a garden at the clubhouse for the hardy camping types, first come first served. There are also some club members who have offered camping space in thier gardens within a few minutes of the clubhouse. Would appreciate as much notice as possible to establish how many gardens we will need.
Food
There will be a food stall during the day with tea, coffee, sandwiches, hot dogs & baking.
For anyone staying over there will be a self service hot meal in the evening (pot of curry or chilli) also access to as many takeaway menus as you can shake a stick at.
We also have a fully licensed bar that will be open for most of the day and into the early hours of Sunday morning.
Boats, Cars & Trailers
There may be Diamond Jubilee events in Greenock on the same weekend as our regatta so please leave plenty of time to get through the traffic from Glasgow to Greenock. There is plenty of free parking near the club and on the Esplanade. Boats can be offloaded at the club then the trailers parked on the adjoining grass verge.
Racing
Course TBC but probably longer races this year.
We will be offering at least the following catagories:
St. Ayles Skiffs – Under 18 Event (This will be unisex, crews can consist of Ladies, Men or be Mixed)
St. Ayles Skiffs - Open Ladies, Men & Mixed
St. Ayles Skiffs – Veteran (50+) Ladies, Men & Mixed
Pairs – Open Ladies & Men – These are Royal West boats that will be offered for use on the day.
Spectators will be able to watch the racing from the clubouse balcony, Esplanade and beach.
Safety –A description of the course and a separate safety notice will be issued to all coxswains before the race day and a safety brief will take place at the start of the day. All teams should note that they will be required to comply with SCRA rules.
Rowers should note that the main channel in the Clyde run across the course and that the area will be busy with both commercial and pleasure craft. Coxwains should bear this in mind during races.
The Prizegiving will take place approx 30mins after the last race.
Race Fees
TBC
Registration forms
Clubs : All club entries to be registered before the midnight on Saturday 26th May 2012,. Easiest way is by email to adam_graham@hotmail.com We will need to know a contact name, tel. no & email address for club Captain (or appropriate member), events being entered and an identifying name for each crew.
Rowers: On receipt of entries we will email out a form to be completed for each crew, to be handed to Regatta Secretary, along with fees, at registration on the day.
Map of the course – Will attempt to get a map posted on the website shortly but will also include it with the registration form following entries being received.
Start time We plan to start the racing at 10:30 on the Saturday, there will be a coxes briefing at 10:00
Saturday night
There will be a Disco in the clubhouse from about 7:30pm until 12:30pm. All are invited, a small contribution towards the cost of the DJ would be appreciated and will be collected during the evening.
Sunday
As it is an extended bank Holiday weekend we plan to cruise from the club across the Clyde and up to a local Hotel. All visiting clubs are welcome to join us with thier St. Ayles Skiffs and using our other fixed seat boats. The hotel also accessible by ferry and bus, if conditions are favourable the whole trip will take no more than 5 hours, allowing for those who may have been at the disco.
We have planned for a BBQ back at the club on our return, as we load boats, where there will be the opportunity to use all of the boats in our fixed seat rowing fleet, have some coaching and training discussions and possibly some fun events on the water.