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Hi everyone,
With regattas starting in earnest, hopefully your crews have managed to get their first race of the season done and dusted without too many dramas.
Thanks to all the schools who have made prompt payment of their NZSSRA subs. If you haven't yet paid, please ensure payment is made before the end of 2023.
This newsletter has a lot of important information so please spread far and wide and please let me know if you have any questions.
Our three school regattas (NISS, SISS and Aon Maadi Regatta) are sanctioned events by School Sport NZ.
By sanctioning these events, School Sport NZ ensures a wide range of quality sport opportunities are accessible to the school sector and, importantly, that schools can have confidence in sending students.
For 2024 and onward a condition of sanctioning will be that ALL event providers must adhere to the following specific clauses:
Please note: This only applies to U15 events not to other events where U15 students might be competing in such as the U18 novice events.
Can each school rowing committee please communicate this information to their U15 parents. The earlier this information is relayed and the expectation is set, the less chance there is for disappointment later in the season.
If you have any queries regarding this livestreaming policy, please contact Nicki Paterson from School Sport NZ.
Rowing NZ is looking to fill vacancies on the following Selection Panels for the 2024 campaigns:
If you have a good general knowledge of rowing, ideally with a background in the sport as a top-level athlete, coaching or manager and with knowledge of current international requirements and an ability to identify athlete capability, this could be the role for you.
Follow this link for more information and the expression of interest form.
Applications close 10 November 2023.
The Maritime NZ "lifejacket exemption" that Rowing NZ holds on behalf of all rowing clubs in New Zealand, is in the process is in the process of being updated.
For clubs and schools this means:
If you have any questions about water safety and what this means for your club or school, please email [email protected]
Sam Bosworth coxed the Mens 8+ to a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has won medals coxing at almost every international regatta he has competed at. This Zoom session is not to be missed.
Other courses available:
Please register for these workshops & courses HERE.
If you have any questions, please contact, Rowing NZ Coach Development Manager, Jared Cummings.
Just a quick reminder to all schools.
If you are wanting to complete at the New Zealand Club Championships at Lake Karapiro in February, you will need to row in your affiliated club rowsuit.
We are aware that more and more schools are choosing to row under their school colours at the majority of regattas during the season but this is the one regatta whereby entering under your school entity is not possible.
If you need to order club rowsuits, now is the time to do it.
Don't get caught out in the New Year.
The Boys in the Boat is an upcoming American biographical sports drama film co-produced and directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, based on the 2013 book of the same name by Daniel James Brown. The film stars Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton.
A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Check out the trailer HERE.
For the 2024 Aon Maadi Regatta onwards, we would like schools to use the official logo as the word "Maadi" is a trademarked term and shouldn't be used in isolation.
Uniforms should refrain from using the word "Maadi" and rather use the full logo. We have the versions in the link available in different formats.
The logo should appear separate from the school name/squad name/crew name and any associated sponsors/supporters names or logos.
The logo can not be used for commercial purposes or for purposes outside of uniform design, banner design or promoting the regatta to your school community.
Any banners produced by the school for the regatta should use the official logo as a guide if the logo is being included.
The logo files can be downloaded HERE.
Any questions on this, can be directed to [email protected]
2024 U18 North vs South coach and manager nominations open 14 November
2024 U23, World University, U21 & U19 athlete nominations are OPEN and close 19 November
5km erg tests for NZ based U23, World University & U21 nominees must also be submitted within this period. U19 nominees can submit either a 5km or a 30 min@20 test. Athletes must indicate if they wish to be considered and are available for the development camps when they submit their nomination.
Athlete nominations for U18 North & South teams will open on 1 January 2024 and will close on 25 February 2024.
The Check, Clean, Dry process is extremely important for all clubs and schools coming to Lake Karāpiro this season. The Freshwater Gold Clam was found along the Waikato River in May 2023. Overseas, this clam has proved difficult to control and eradication has never been achieved.
These clams reproduce rapidly (able to produce 400 juveniles a day and up to 70,000 juveniles a year) and form large populations that can clog water-based infrastructure such as electricity generation plants, irrigation systems, and water treatment plants. More information can be found HERE.
Just a reminder:
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