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Maadi DVDs 2012 Aon Maadi

Maadi DVDs are now shipping and there are copies available in stock for those who have not placed orders.

• Full 4 disc set of all A finals, medal ceremonies and relevant interviews: $80 (incl GST and P&P)
• 2 disc sets for either Friday or Saturday: $45 (incl GST and P&P)

Orders can be placed by: email [email protected] or phone 0800 488226 or 04 5662474

Notices & Updates

• Dawn Service
  Thursday at Maadi will begin at 6:00am with a Dawn Service held at the victory dais at Lake Ruataniwha.
• Webcam^NEW
  A webcam looking out over the dais and back down the lake towards the start has been provided by www.rowingimages.com. The webcam picture updates every minute.
• Coaches
  There will be a couple of presentations about the new RowingNZ Coach Development Program. These will held in the theatre room (just behind the weigh-in area in the new buildings). Duration approx 20mins. Times: Wednesday 2:45pm; Thursday tba
• Finals Webcast
  There will be a live webcast of the two days of Finals (Friday and Saturday) at www.r2.co.nz/20120330. There is no coverage until Friday
• Weather
  Victoria University provides an excellent weather forecast service.
  The Windfinder website does a good job of forecasting local conditions.
• Parking
  From Wednesday through to Saturday vehicle parking will be controlled and there will be a charge for vehicle entry to the complex. The vehicle fee will be $20 and it will cover all four days; there will not be a separate daily charge. Schools will be issued with one free parking voucher for each 10 rowers entered to row in the regatta and all appropriately ticketed vehicles will be given a suitable identification sticker. The entry gate will be controlled by volunteers from the local coastguard (yes, even the lakes come under the watchful eye of the coastguard) and they will receive a share of the gate takings.
• Tent sites
  The tent site allocation list is now available. There is still a number of tent sites vacant so if you wish to book a site, or confirm an existing booking, please contact Trevor by email at [email protected]. Please note that site bookings made for the last Maadi Cup at Ruataniwha have not necessarily been "rolled over" so all prospective site holders should check the list.
• Newsletter
  The latest Maadi update newsletter (.pdf [2.6MB]) available for download.
• Didymo / boat & gear washing
  Sadly, didymo is well established in Lake Ruataniwha. It is now more important than ever for schools returning to other venues from Ruataniwha to carefully wash all their on-water equipment. This includes any socks and footwear that goes in that Lake. Don't forget "Check, clean, dry".
• Safety Briefing
  The Safety Briefing was held in the Twizel Events Centre Theatre at 4:00pm on Sunday. 100% turnout was not achieved and the missing schools will have to get a briefing from the Chief Umpire before their crews take to the water on Monday.
• Twizel Parade
  The inaugural Twizel Parade went really well. The streets were lined as a police car headed up a procession of several hundred pupils; representing most of the schools attending the regatta. A pair of pipers accompanied the parade.
• Message from Chief Umpire
  There is a message from the Chief Umpire (.pdf [20KB]) available for download.
• Boat park
  The boat park has been upgraded with more boat racks and the clearance of trees for easier access. Please be courteous to others when setting up in the boat park, despite additional racks there will not be enough storage for all skiffs and some will have to be stored on trailers. Be aware racks are designed for specific skiffs, i.e. 8’s, 4’s etc and we ask schools to store only skiffs for which the racks are designed; to maximise storage. This will mean that it is unlikely schools will be able to rack all their boats in one spot, but will ensure that we optimise available storage. Schools who choose not to co-operate with this request will be asked to vacate racks that are not designed for the skiff stored on it.
• Practice starts
  To assist those crews that have not been to the lake before, the start will be operating on Sunday afternoon, times will be advised. This is an opportunity provided to those unfamiliar with the starting system and not a general invitation for crews who want to practice starts.
• Aussie schools
  We have two schools from Australia attending the regatta. Thank you to those schools that generously offered their help to make sure the Aussies have boats to race in!
• NZSSSC School Team Eligibility criteria:
  Revised criteria take effect this year. An updated article about the NZSSSC School Team Eligibility Criteria is available from NZSSRA.

Mainfreight Monday www.mainfreightcareers.com

The 2012 Aon Maadi Cup regatta kicks off with Mainfreight Monday.

Today Mainfreight, the international logistics company, give all those at the 2012 Aon Maadi the opportunity to talk to their team about prospects for employment with them... or to just kick back and relax with a bit of swingball and more. Their tent is set up behind the Row Shoppe.

Monday features racing from 8:00am until 4:20pm. 118 races at four-minute intervals. Heats for events 1-31. (Monday Day Sheet)

The University of Auckland Tuesday www.makeyourmark.ac.nz

The 2012 Aon Maadi Cup regatta continue with
The University of Auckland Tuesday.
 

The University of Auckland has a competiton to win an 8GB iPod touch player. Entry forms must be completed and returned to one of the competition boxes in the foyer of the Row Shoppe today. Winner to be drawn on Saturday.

Tuesday features racing from 8:00am until 5:04pm. 90 races. Heats for events 31-48 and repechages for events 1-24. (Tuesday Day Sheet)

New Zealand Defence Force Thursday www.nzdf.mil.nz

The 2012 Aon Maadi Cup regatta continues with
New Zealand Defence Force Thursday.
 

The day will open at 0600 with a Dawn Service on the victory dais. Come and reflect on where the Maadi Cup came from. The Defence Force will have an LAV and an LOV at the lake for a couple of days and their recruitment bus will be here too.

Thursday features racing from 8:00am until 12:05pm (with breaks). 38 races. All the semi-finals will be completed. (Thursday Day Sheet)