MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL. Saturday, 20th August, 2016, after BTC Regatta. To confirm H&D Championships and select SCC Representative Crews.

MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL.

Saturday, 20th August, 2016, after BTC Regatta.

There will be a Meeting of the Association Council on Saturday, 20th August, 2016 after BTC Regatta, at the Regatta site, with reference to the Associations Constitution - Rules (7) and (12)(see below). The meeting will be held immediately before or after the prize giving depending on the circumstances - an announcement will be made over the PA system.

Voting rights at the council meeting are the Associations Executive Officers, the Associations Life Vice Presidents plus one delegates from each affiliated Club and one delegate from each affiliated Event(H&D Constitution Rules number (7/7.1). Officers and delegates must be in attendance to vote and the vote will be by card - which will be issued at or before the meeting.

Alternative arrangements in the very unlikely event that the BTC Regatta is cancelled or abandoned -

1) If the BTC Regatta is abandoned after the start of the Regatta the Council meeting will take place at the Regatta as soon as practical - the time will be announced over the PA System at the Regatta.

2) If  the Regatta is cancelled the day before the Regatta due to the forecast, or on the morning of the Regatta, but before it starts, the meeting will take place at BTC or Itchen Imperial Rowing Club at 1.00pm on Saturday, 20th August.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR DELEGATES ARE AWARE OF THESE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

Agenda.

1) To confirm the Associations Champions in each status and to make arrangements for a "row-off" if applicable.

2) To consider if the Association will enter 3^rd crews in Championship events if SCC Rule 25 (B) is invoked see below).

3) To agree the Associations representative Crews for the South Coast Championship Regatta to be held at Herne Bay, Kent, on Saturday, 3rd September, 2016 and to make arrangements for any "row-offs" that may be required.

4) Any Other Business - submitted in accordance with Association Rules.

Stephen C. Bull, Association Secretary.

2016 South Coast Rowing Championships. Herne Bay, 3/9/16

You can now download in pdf format from its calender entry on the H&D ARA Web site at - www.hdara.co.uk - the Advance details, Race Invitation, Open Events Entry Form, a note on the Prize Giving and and advance information booklet for the 2016 South Coast Rowing Championships Regatta, hosted by CARA, at Herne bay on the 3rd September, 2016. These documents can also be found on the SCC Regatta Tab - home page - scroll down to the 2016 Regatta.

Note - entries close on Saturday, 13th August - and there are NO LATE ENTRIES at a South Coast Championship Regatta. Two questions have been posed to the organisors - they are requesting notification of which events each club is entering by the end of August - when entries close on the 13th August - and have asked if their is a seperate JUnior Entry Form as well as the open events one.

Woolston Regatta. 23rd July, 2016

The draft Program and instructions for Woolston Regatta on Saturday, 23rd July, 2016 - can now be downloaded, in pdf. format, from it's Calender entry on the H&D ARA Website - at hdara.co.uk

Southsea Regatta is on

Southsea have been following the weather forecast during the week, and their decision today is that the regatta is on!

Met office weather forecast is:
·        10:00 WSW 9 gusting 15
·        12:00 WSW 11 gusting 18
·        14:00 WSW 13 gusting 22
·        16:00 WSW 13 gusting 22

The gusts are quite strong in the afternoon, but the good news is it is a westerly so off shore,  and high tide is 10AM so as the wind gets stronger the tide will lower and we will get more off shore protection.  With these winds around midday, we may need to take a view on some of the small boat and junior events but we can sort this with the umpires on the day. It might be a bit wet but it'll be coastal!

Please still call in the morning as per details in the programme for final confirmation.

Bournemouth Regatta will NOT be re-scheduled.

The Bournemouth Regatta Committee have just formally advised the Association (1.35pm.15/7/16) that they will NOT be rescheduling the cancelled Bournemouth Regatta, 2016. Our understanding is that entry cheques/fees will be returned/refunded.