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Nereid News, 12/14/07
In this
newsletter:
- Christmas Row, dock removal, and new garage doors
- Winter training programs starting
- Logbook & equipment rules reminder
- Cold weather rowing rules
- Winter housekeeping reminder
- Level I & II coaching clinic, January 5-6
- Urban youth rowing workshop, February 28
- Rowing education day in Camden, January 26
Upcoming
events schedule
- Christmas row, December 15
- New boathouse garage doors installation, December 18
- Winter cleanup & dock removal, TBD
- Winter training program starts, January 5
- Monthly directors meeting, January 7
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Christmas Row, new
garage doors, and dock removal
This Saturday, December 15, Nereid will host its annual Christmas
Row. This is the final row of the season. Eggnog,
mulled wine and good cheer will be on offer. Pot luck brunch
items will be appreciated. Come and join the last row of
’07! Following the row, we will clean up the area
around the house, derig, and store equipment inside the house as much
as possible. Consider volunteering – many hands
make light work!
Also, on Tuesday 12/18 new garage doors will be installed in the
boathouse. For that purpose, we will need to temporarily
remove the shells and equipment in the rear half of the boathouse
closest to the doors, so that the installation crew has space to
work. This will be done on Saturday as well. Your
help will be appreciated. Thanks to Claire for ordering the
new doors.
The docks will be removed from the river by Erik King’s crew
using a backhoe, on a date TBD.
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Adult Winter
Training schedule for Nereid members
As in prior years, we plan to offer Adult Winter training for members,
starting January 5. Boris will coach and the fee is $75 for
12 sessions. There are 2 session times:
1. Sat & Sun 8 – 9 AM
2. Sat & Sun 9:30 – 10:30 AM
3. If people are interested in a morning group (starting
between 5:30 and
6AM) we will arrange that.
Separately, Boris is available to develop a training program for
members. A separate fee should be arranged with Boris for
this.
Please contact Dave Dowd if you are interested: dowdda@comcast.net
Also, please note that 2 weeknight high school erging programs have
started:
Mon, Wed and Fri 4:00 - 5:30 PM (Boris
with Juniors/Ridgewood)
Mon, Tue and Fri 6:30 - 8:30 PM
(Sean and John with Don Bosco)
Ergs will not be available to members at those times.
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Logbook and
equipment rules reminder
1. Private and club equipment are not to be altered or
adjusted without express consent of the captain or the equipment
owner. Under no circumstances is private equipment to be used
without express consent of owner.
2. Logbook is an official document of the club. As
such, members are required to enter information honestly and factually.
The directors take both these matters very seriously. Members
who disregard these rules may face suspension or termination of
membership.
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Cold weather rowing
Nereid is concerned about the health and safety of its members and the
liability of our organization. We ask all members to observe
the cold weather safety rules:
1. Cold Weather:
Do not row unaccompanied, either by motor launch or other crew boat, in
weather of 45 °F or less, or water temperature 45 °F or
less. There are clearly visible thermometers on the boathouse (south
bay door) and on the dock for submersion in water. This rule shall be
subject to the direction of the Captain.
2. Rowing
during the dark: Any crew boats rowing in the dark should
have proper bow and stern lighting, as prescribed by USRA. In
appropriate weather, all boats must have proper bow and stern lighting.
Questions? Please contact Frank Schaefer or George Freimarck.
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Winter housekeeping
reminder
- Please do not turn off the heat in the boathouse, but set it at 50 F
when you are the last to leave the club. This avoids problems with
frozen water pipes.
- Keep the garage doors closed as much as possible to keep heat in the
house.
- Never open the emergency exit door except in case of an emergency.
Thank you for your help.
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Level I &
II Coaching Clinic
Location: 270
N. Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. Hudson River Rowing
Association Boathouse
When:
January 5 – 6, 9 to 5 Saturday, 9 to noon or 1 on Sunday.
Cost:
$125 for level I, $150 for the level II, includes manual and test on
site.
Register:
Email or call Willie Black, contact information is above and
below. Payment for the clinic should be made upon arrival, by
check, VISA, or MasterCard. Individual (not organizational)
membership is required and can be obtained or renewed on the USRowing
website or by calling 1 800 314 4769.
More information on the website.
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2008 Changing The
Tide Diversity Workshop
An all-day workshop addressing issues of access, affordability and
diversity in the sport of rowing. Co-hosted by the United States Rowing
Association and Temple University.
When:
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Where:
Tuttleman Learning Center, Temple University: Located at 13th St. and
Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, across from the Student Activity Center
and behind Paley Library.
Participants:
Seventy (70) participants attended our first workshop in Boston in
February 2007; participants at the Philadelphia event will be limited
to 100.
Who should
come?: Coaches, athletic directors and program-leaders
who want to increase the ethnic diversity of their existing crew
programs. Coaches, athletic directors and program leaders who want to
develop or to enhance rowing outreach programs.
Register:
Go to www.regattacentral.com / camps & clinics.
Tuition:
$100. Fee waivers available. Contact Kelly@usrowing.org.
Lodging:
Doubletree Hotel, 237 So. Broad St., Philadelphia. Phone: 215-893-1600;
Rate: $123 per night available until Janaury 22, 2008. Tell the hotel
that you are with the USRowing/Temple seminar.
Reception:
Friday evening, February 22, 2008, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Fairmount Rowing
Association, No. 2 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia.
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One
Chock-full day of Rowing Education at the Camden Boathouse on the
Cooper River
Saturday, January 26, 2008
-Intro to Safe Coxing
-Coach the Coxswain
-Safe Trailer Driving
Trailer
Driving: If you are pulling just one four or
$250,000 worth of boats, this clinic is for you. The workshop will be
followed by Q&A session, covering all you need to be
safe behind the wheel. $125 per person -includes manual, handouts, and
lunch.
Learn Coxing from a Coxswain
Intro to
SAFE Coxing, 9:30 a.m. to noon
For the new (or experienced) Cox: Safety, boat handling, hazards,
docking, launching, commands, emergencies, traffic, weather, etiquette,
Coxbox© use, and insights for the experienced cox.
Improve your know-how or get started. Safely!
$80 - includes manual, handouts, and lunch.
Instructor: Laura Simon-Rich
Coaching
the Coxswain, 1 to 3 pm
How to find coxswains, keep them, coach them, develop better race (and
practice) coxswains and communicate clearly with your coxswain. Safely!
For coaches (and cox's).
FREE for all who attend Trailering or Coxing morning session. $50 for
coaches who attend afternoon session only. Includes manual,
handouts. All workshops = USRowing Coaching Continuing
Education Credits.
Register online at www.rowingeducation.org.
Margot Zalkind
Executive Director
Foundation for Rowing Education, Inc.
Margot@RowingEducation.org
413 585 9445
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Saturday morning
open row
On Saturday mornings at 8:30 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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Previous newsletters
2007
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11/24/07
Nereid News,
11/2/07
Nereid News,
10/19/07
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10/5/07
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9/28/07
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9/14/07
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8/31/07
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8/17/07
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8/5/07
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7/20/07
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7/13/07
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