Pancake Supper

Time for another club fundraiser and social. In celebration of Shrove Tuesday we are hosting a Pancake Supper.

Come and indulge in your choice of mouth-watering pancakes and special toppings on Tuesday, February 21^st Supper will be served after evening training, price £5.

All welcome!

Some Photos of winning mens crews from Teddington Head 2011

Has anyone seen Putney town yet

Come on boys square early like the bow man tells you

Copy of the Teddington Head 2011 Results in XL format

Teddington Head 2011 – div 1 & div 2 final results

To access the results for the teddington head click the link above. The reults are in spreadsheet format for both divisions. Thanks to all who took part either as competitors, volunteers or spectators. What a great day. More good weather is now on order for next years event.

Safety and care on the river

Please note the different points below regarding rowing safety on the river heading into the Winter.

Learn to Row Course

Come and learn to row in a fun safe environment with a qualified British Rowing Coach. Courses run in the daytime on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting 1st November and 3rd November for 8 weeks.
All ages welcome. You will need to be able to swim 50m in light PE clothing and have a sense of fun!
For further information contact Diane Graham on dianehwr@hotmail.co.uk

Results Teddington Head Race

Finalised results for all categories in the Teddington head race 2011. Teddington Head 2011 – div 1 & div 2 final results

“Give me more length” Cris recalls his race

“Give me more length” Jen, our coxswain gently urges at about 1000 metres into our coxed fours race at Weybridge Winter Head. At Vet (Masters) F it’s hard enough to keep a strike rate of 32 for 3k but to expect more length just shows the sadistic streak a really good cox needs. And, we all know that with the last 500m to go Jen will call for us to take the rate up to 36 and apply all the leg power we can.

Victorious Vets!

The day started well with an enthusiastic buzz around the Walton Rowing Club Car Park. Walbrook had three eights, a ladies, a IM3 and a Vet F men’s, two men’s fours, a Vet E composite and a Vet F Men’s coxed, a junior coxed Quad, a ladies Quad and a Double, as well as a couple of our ladies in a composite. I was tremendous to have so many Walbrook participants, and to get four wins. The newly formed senior men’s eight had a fine result but just missed the ultimate price by 8 seconds.

“Up two, in two, and full pressure for twenty” Jen called as we entered the Desborough Cut, we were closing, and had been from the start on Maidstone Invicta (Vet E), and passed them in twenty strokes then closed in on Guildford’s Vet D crew (mere youngsters at an average age of 50). Apparently we maintained 32 over the whole course with spurts of 36. It was good to beat the opposition, not on handicap but on water time.

However, Matt Evans, our excellent coach, will not let us rest, for we have to start more serious training for the Molesey Vets Head on the 26^th February when we know the competition will be fierce.

Wins For Walbrook at Weybridge Head

It was a calm sunny morning with a slight headwind and a little stream. No problems with equipment or last minute substitutions, everyone arrived on time, eventually, and ready to go. The WJ16 4X- crew had to borrow a boat from St.Georges college as we had difficulties getting all our boats to the event, many thanks must go to Diane Graham and Gareth, head coach at St.Georges, for sorting out the trailing and boat loan.

Some lessons have been learned about what it is and it is not possible to get on the trailers!

Everyone enjoyed their day racing and our six winning  results presageth well for the oncoming season.

Mens Vet VIII in training

Membership secretary, coordinator and Oarsman Crispin Jessop

Walbrook Vet men have been training regularly over the past couple of months and the VIII is now moving nicely. The squad of 12 now train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with a Saturday morning session at the weekends. A race program is now organised for the coming season.  

 The links below takes you off to a short YouTube clips of the saturday session  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBXeCEdXFKQ  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0l3nmHCL1E  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32tLE5V05UA  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNkmZj3WFGE  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f06UtKyzpo  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V3vvOWJFWM  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO8w1MmLJ5E

Men’s Master Squad – Past Successes

The Walbrook Men’s Master squad has been one of the country’s most successful, regularly contesting for medals at the National Masters Championships, Henley Masters and FISA Masters regattas. Past successes include;

2001 VC8, VC4-, Mixed C4x (FISA – Vichy, Henley)
2003 VC8 (Henley), VD8, (Henley, Nationals), Mixed C8 (FISA – Prague)
2004 VD8, VC2, VD2- (Henley)
2005 VD2- (FISA – Glasgow)
2007 VD2- (Henley, 2nd Fisa – Zagreb)
2008 VD4- (Henley, Nationals)
2009 VE4- (Henley), VD4- (Henley, Nationals, Veteran Fours Head), VD2- (2nd Fisa – Vienna)
2010 VD4- (Nationals)