Important Notice regarding the 2018 Bournemouth Regatta.

I have been advised by Bournemouth Rowing Club that they have decided, after a number of weeks of deliberation and exploring all the options that they will not be unable to host a regatta this year. 

The Club has stated that it has been in a precarious position for a number of years and that despite there best efforts to increase membership and raise funds, the fact that they have no permanent base and are restricted by what we can do at their temporary home makes this difficult. They are very close to breaking point, and need to focus all their efforts on the survival of the club. 

The Association and a number of individuals have offered their support  but at the moment the Club  cannot see anything that will change the situation. If it were down to only one of the two issues - finances or lack of personnel - they could explore options. But the fact that are really struggling on both fronts, means that we just can't see a way forward at present. 

They have not taken this decision lightly, but with their current financial situation and lack of personnel running a regatta has become an impossible task.

Therefore, unless something changes in the near future the Association has to state that there will not be a Bournemouth Regatta this year - but hopefully, with the Associations support, the Regatta will return in 2019.

This will have some implications - 12 instead of 13 events - and the Hants & Dorset Season, subject, to cancellations and re-runs, will be over by the end of July - with the Newport Regatta weekend the last H&D Championship Regatta. The Association will also need to re-think the plans for the end of season council meeting and any Championship row-offs required - and more information on this will be provided once the Associations Executive Officers have had an opportunity to consider the implications.

Minutes of the H&D ARA AGM. Saturday, 24th March, 2018.

The minutes of the Hants & Dorset ARA AGM of 24th March, 2018 have now been E Mailed out to the Associations Executive Officers, Live Vice Presidents, Hon Members and affiliated Clubs and Events - and can now be downloaded in pdf format from the H&DARA Wen Site at - www.hdara.co.uk

Go to downlands tab and scroll down to - Minutes of Meetings - Annual General Meetings, 2018 AGM

H&DARA. Documents for the Season.

All the various documents for the coming season required by Club and Event Secretaries and race Officials have now been E Mailed out to them (15/4/18) and can also be downloaded from the H&DARA web site at - www.hdara.co.uk 

Go to the Downlods Tab and scroll down to - Club Forms, Event Forms and Race Officials Forms. 

2017 Championship Table and Regatta Results Spreadsheet.

The Final 2017 Season Championship Table in pdf format and the Regatta results spreadsheet in Excel format can now be downloaded from the H&DARA Web site at - www-hdara.co.uk - go to the Results Tab and scroll down to 2017 Season.

BR Public Liability Insurance Cover. Update.

As advised we are pleased to be able to advise our affiliated Clubs and events that BR are now able to to confirm that they are able to continue to provide insurance to all Hants and Dorset competitions - should any H&D event require it.

British Rowing have now confirmed the process - Events apply direct to BR for cover - and the Regions RSA confirm that the correct documents are in place and that they have been checked - and BR will then issue the Public Laibility Insurance Certificate on payment of the appropriate fee which was £117 in 2018.

The contact at BR is still Sarah Leys - however BR have asked us to use -clubs@britishrowing.org - so that other members of the team can support if Sarah is on annual leave or has a higher than normal workload.  

 

Steve Bull. Association Secretary.