Reminder. MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL. Saturday, 12th August, 2017, after BOURNEMOUTH Regatta.

Can I remind you all that a meeting of the Hants & Dorset ARA Council will take place after Bournemouth Regatta on Saturday - see below - please also note the alternative arrangements in the event of Bournemouth Regatta being cancelled before Saturday.

MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL.

Saturday, 12th August, 2017, after BOURNEMOUTH Regatta.

There will be a meeting of the Association Council on Saturday, 12th August, 2017 - after the completion of Bournemouth Regatta* with reference to the Associations Constitution - Rules (7) and (12). The meeting will be held immediately before or after the prize giving - probably somewhere near Regatta Control - location and time will be confirmed by an announcement 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 event that the Bournemouth Regatta is cancelled or abandoned -

1) If the Bournemouth Regatta is abandoned after the start of the Regatta the Council meeting will take place at the Regatta site, somewhere near Regatta Control, 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 more than an hour before the scheduled start, the meeting will take place at Itchen Imperial Rowing Club at 11.30am on Saturday, 12th 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 considor if the Association will enter 3^rd crews in Championship events if SCC Rule 25 (B) invoked (see below).

3) To agree the Associations representative Crews for the South Coast Championship Regatta to be held at Dorney Lake, Eton, on Saturday, 2nd September, 2017 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.

Updated Hants & Dorset ARA Championship Table

With just one H&D ARA Championship Regatta to go - Bournemouth on the 12th August a 4th draft of the 2017 Championship Table - after POOLE Regatta - can now be downloaded in pdf format from the H&D ARA Web site at - www.hdara.co.uk  Go to the RESULTS TAB and scroll down to "2017 Season". The results spreadsheet in Excell format can also be downloaded.

Note: No formal results from Southsea to date. Records based on Race Officials reports. Missing information/queries shown in bold and italics in notes.

Please E Mail - stephene Bull, Association Secretary - stephencbull@gmail.com - if you spot any errors or can clarify queries/missing information. There will be some!

Cancelled Lymington/Milford-on-Sea Regatta.

Please note that following the unfortunate 2nd cancellation of Lymington/Milford on Sea Regatta - the event will NOT be re-scheduled.

Photos from Poole Regatta from Mark Whittaker.

Mark Whittaker was at Poole REgatta - and took hundreds of photos - they can be seen at -https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1ppUhq

Program, the instructions, and transport map for Bournemouth Regatta.

The draft program, the instructions, and transport map for Bournemouth Regatta - the last H&D regatta of the 2017 season on Saturday, 12th August can now be downloaded, in pdf format, from its calender entry on the home page of the H&DARA Web Site at www.hdara.co.uk