Nereid News, 9/29/06

In this email:
- Interim General Membership Meeting, Nov 4
- Head of the Passaic registration and volunteering information
- Head of the Harlem information
- Comments on bow lights policy
- Saturday morning open row
- Fundraising committee needs volunteers

Upcoming events schedule
September 30           Head of the Harlem Regatta
October 15               Head of the Passaic Regatta
October 21-22          Head of the Charles Regatta
November 4              Interim General Membership Meeting
 
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Interim General Membership Meeting, November 4

The Officers and Trustees would like to announce an Interim General Membership Meeting, to be held on November 4 at the boathouse.  Please mark your calendars!

The tentative meeting agenda is:

- Welcome to new members

- Update from the trustees on bulkhead and park construction

- Membership vote on a proposed bylaws change to enable 501(c)3 nonprofit status for the club

More information to follow.

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Head of the Passaic Regatta, October 15  

This year's HOPR will be the 6th edition of the race.  The regatta committee is working hard on the race organization, publicity, and finding sponsors.  

* Registration
Registration for the HOPR is now open at RegattaCentral, http://www.regattacentral.com/.  The registration deadline is October 6.  Please register early!  

* Volunteering  
A volunteer signup sheet will be posted in the boathouse near the door to the south boat bay.  Please consider volunteering – we will need everyone's help!  

More information is available on the regatta website, http://www.hopr.org/.
 

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Head of the Harlem, September 30

Peter J. Sharpe Rowing Club is organizing the Head of the Harlem on September 30.  Registration information is available at http://www.nyrowing.org/nyra/regattas.html or contact Karla Ward at kcward516@yahoo.com.  The race includes events for all boat types, including a mixed 4x and mixed 8+.

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Comments on new bow lights policy

We are considering requiring all members rowing in the dark to carry two bright white lights on the shell, one on the stern and one on the bow.  This is in compliance with international boating rules.  We would also like to synchronize Nereid's lighting policy with that of PRRA, to avoid confusion on the water.  PRRA requires a blinking white light on the bow and a steady white light on the stern.

Here's what club members said about this issue:  
"should be a requirement for all boats"  
"seems reasonable, but would allow the lights to be front and back on your person as an alternative to attaching them to the boat"  
"currently run a flashing red on the bow and a flashing white on the stern"  
"problem is with stern lights. These appear to be designed primarily for ruddered boats (4s and 8s) where the rudder bar provides a handy clamping surface. This won't work for the 1X and 2X that dominate Nereid."

We propose the following:

- Bright rowing lights should be used whenever members row in the dark

- The lights are preferably white for consistency with PRRA and for compliance with boating rules

- They should be attached to the stern and bow of the boat.

There are solutions for affixing lights to the stern of singles and doubles, e.g. with a suction cup.  Lights can also be attached to a rigger or the washbox.

More comments are welcome at nereidpres@hotmail.com.  Lights may be purchased from e.g. http://arcnav.com/, http://www.bblrc.com/lights/ and other sites.
 
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Saturday morning open row

On Saturday mornings at 9 AM, Nereid hosts an open row at the club.  We will put crews together with anyone who shows up.  Afterwards, there'll be breakfast at the boathouse.

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Volunteers needed for Fundraising Committee

Dieter Metzger is looking for help and advice regarding fundraising ideas for the club.  If anybody has fundraising experience and would like to help out, please contact him at dietermetzger@hotmail.com.

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Nereid Masters Yahoo group
We have created a Yahoo group where Nereid members can post questions to other members, post photos and classified ads, organize for regattas, find others to row with, etc.  To register, send a blank email to nereidmasters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or email nereidpres@hotmail.com.  The group currently has 19 members.

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Nereid News is published weekly on Fridays.  If you have a news item that is interesting to other Nereids, please send a few sentences to Alice Matthews at nereidsec@hotmail.com.  The deadline for submission is Thursday night.  Your contribution will be highly appreciated.

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