Rowing @ King's

KSRC Newsletter (Jan’22):

Athlete crews for the 2021 pudding races can be found here (J15-J18): https://kingschester.fireflycloud.net/rowing/pudding-races

***10.12.21*** Due to the conditions on the river, the plan for the pudding races has been updated & can be found here: https://kingschester.fireflycloud.net/rowing/pudding-races

The Pudding Races Programme can found by clicking here: https://kingschester.fireflycloud.net/resource.aspx?id=511537&officeint=on

All members of the rowing club are expected to own their own 10 & 13mm spanner for rigging and de-rigging boats. These are often known as rigger jiggers. Athletes can purchase these from one of the sites below:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-AK63221-Double-Spanner-Offset/dp/B009ZRYRT4/ref=pd_cp_200_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B009ZRYRT4&pd_rd_r=999b0236-e358-11e8-af2c-cb08b2b3dee4&pd_rd_w=daLig&pd_rd_wg=xXD0a&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=0ca7ef78-a9c4-4935-a8ff-59221f1ded3e&pf_rd_r=TVKNZMEQPZTVW8T23FVE&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=TVKNZMEQPZTVW8T23FVE

Rock the Boat: https://www.rock-the-boat.co.uk/products/rigger-jigger

 

Keep up to date with conditions on the Dee:

Current River Levels –

http://rloi.naturalresources.wales/ViewDetails?station=4173

Tidal Chart –

http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/ShowPrediction.aspx?PortID=0462&PredictionLength=7

 

Two years ago, September 2016 we posted the following photograph of the landing stage after a Saturday morning practice. Two years later, we’re a single use plastic free club and proud of it.

Please remember to do your bit, and keep the club single use plastic free…”Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/05/plastic-free-day-can-inspire-people-around-world-fight-sustainable/

 

 

 

The King’s School Rowing Club is a single use, plastic free zone. The athletes and coaches are committed to improving the environment for all river users.

Please click here to see further details: Single Use Plastic Free Zone – KSRC 2018

June – August Rules, 2018:

1. All athletes & coaches are asked to not bring single use plastic to the rowing club (we will be running a 50p charity fine from the start of September for any plastic at the club)
2. All athletes are encouraged to pick up any plastic at the club and recycle it, water bottles should never be left on the landing stage.
3. The first few weeks of plastic free will focus on the transition, every athlete is expected to invest in a reusable water bottle and name it.
4. It is hoped that over the next few weeks that the athletes will take ownership of this initiative and it will be self regulated from the start of September.
5. Plastic bags are banned from the club.

As part of the river community it is essential that all club members understand their responsibility to the river & ocean ecosystem. We will therefore be starting our campaign against single use plastic on the 9th June at the rowing club. The launch will be on the 9th June, with the club going completely single use plastic free on the 10th June.

In the build up to the event we will be running a daily run of educational information through our twitter feed to ensure that every athlete is fully informed behind the reasoning for this change. The senior exec. will also be supporting the event.

to make a start, some introductory reading can be found here: http://www.plasticfreejuly.org/