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Newsletter from the Dublin University Ladies Boat Club
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DULBC News 2010 ©
DU
LB
C News...
Merry Christmas from DULBC! We hope this winter edition of the Dublin University Ladies Boat Club newsletter finds you in good spirits and enjoying the festive season. Keep reading to find out more about the first races of the season, excitement at The Erg Factor and a full report and photos from the dazzling Masquerade Boat Ball in Clontarf Castle. Turn to the Alumni section to find out what your crew-mates are up to these days and perhaps spot your-self in a retro rowing photo or two. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this edi-tion of the DULBC News and we hope others will be inspired to get in touch. Useful DULBC contact details can be found on the back page.
Icy conditions may have brought much of
Dublin to a standstill, sent College into lock-
down and closed the Sports Centre early but
for DULBC the training didn‟t stop. The un-
p r e c e d e n t e d
snowfall seemed
to have fallen
heaviest in War Memorial Park and provided
perfect conditions for weekend training to take
the form of the „Islandbridge Winter Olympics‟.
A mixed group of novices and seniors took on
challenges including a giant snowball rolling
competition: after 20 minutes the blocks of ice
were too heavy to move, no one knew who
had won and attention turned to heavy bom-
bardment of the novice men. Team tactics
were put to the test and the boys were quickly
surrounded and
sounding the re-
treat. A „Rocky III‟
style tyre relay finished the activities and then
it was back to the boathouse to thaw out with
lots of tea and Charlie‟s hot Ribena. The giant
snowballs remained however, conveniently
placed overlooking UCD, as a reminder that
DULBC are a club with balls, big balls!
Snowballs at dawn!
DULBC News December 2010
The Novice Men literally didn’t know what
hit them when DULBC turned training into
target practice; the ‘Islandbridge Winter
Olympics’ proved a perfect solution to
snow-bound training.
Photos: Steve Lowe
DULBC News 2010 ©
Neptune Head Race Results Saturday 6th November
saw a good day on the wa-
ter for all of Trinity‟s boat
clubs: DULBC, DUBC and
Lady Elizabeth. The Neptune Head of the river race,
held on Blessington Lake, went ahead despite fears
that it would be disrupted by bad weather as hap-
pened in 2009. The “windy conditions but rowable”
proved no match for a number of Trinity crews who
emerged victorious. DULBC‟s senior 8+ were disap-
pointed by an extremely close loss by 3 seconds to
arch rivals UCD but both of their races provided in-
valuable experience to a couple of second year row-
ers hoping to make their mark in the senior squad
this season. New member of DULBC Sinead Dolan
has already begun to follow in the footsteps of her
older sister (Sarah Dolan: DULBC & Irish U23 inter-
national lightweight), recording an excellent win in
the women‟s Intermediate 1x. The novice women
were also on flying form winning the Women‟s Nov-
ice 8+. DUBC caused a stir by entering a record 14
scullers in the first head and the sculling theme con-
tinued for the senior men who entered the second
head in doubles and quads with a victory in the In-
termediate 2x. The novice men joined the girls in
recording their first win of the year in the Novice 8+
whilst Ciaran Lewis (Lady Elizabeth BC) took home
the Men‟s Senior 1x pennant. Congratulations to all
winning crews!
Time To Test our Speed and Strength Rebecca Dowling, 7 seat, Senior 8+
“Neptune Head, the first race of the 2010-2011 sea-
son and a time to test our speed and strength after
the first phase of winter training. A slightly less ex-
perienced crew took to the start, made up of some
newer faces to senior rowing along with several
championships winners from the summer.
Our opposition for the day in the Senior 8 race was
UCD. Two head races about 4km in distance
awaited us on the Blessington lake. We started
strong into the head wind and had a solid first
2,000m that got us through the bridge where our
coaches and fans stood encouraging us as we be-
gan to squeeze on. Unfortunately we could not quite
maintain the composure we had coming down the
first stretch of the course. Despite this we finished
strong, though later learned that we had been
beaten by our UCD rivals by 3 seconds.
On paper it was a disappointing result but we took
the positives from it and went off with a more ag-
gressive race plan for the second head race in the
afternoon. One seat change was made from the first
race with DULBC newcomer Sinead Dolan moving
to the single scull, which she went on to win at Inter-
mediate level. Weather conditions meant this race
was slower than the first head but both crew and
coaches were pleased with the rowing improve-
ments seen in race two. Unfortunately the senior
event was out of our grasp on the day but we are
back training hard, determined to lay down a marker
for the next race.”
The Senior Rowing Experience Alison O’Keeffe, 2nd Year, 3 seat, Senior 8+
"Senior rowing puts a whole new spin on the sport
itself. As a novice there are the distractions of the
balance or simply making the boat move in the right
direction but in the senior crew it's plain and simple:
drive your legs down hard and harder and again, to
launch your boat down the lake with each
stroke. Andrew, as the first head drew closer, aptly
remarked 'You ready Alison? Strap in.”
This was to be our first proper race, and a ‘ballbreaker’! Clare, Guy, Stroke, Novice 8+
“Thoughts of racing down the course at rate 34 terri-
fied each and every one of the 2nd year rowing
group. We were told by Andrew and Franky that this
was to be our first proper race, and a "ballbreaker"
as they both put it. There was an option of racing or
having a 20minute erg test... I'm sure everyone pre-
ferred to race! We sat out on the lake, cold and ap-
prehensive, but once the race started, we really got
into the swing of things. As we passed under the
bridge, we could hear cheers from Trinity support-
ers, and that helped us push on that extra bit for the
next 2km or so. With a near clash with a zigzagging
double, carefully and skilfully manoeuvred around
by our cox Dorothy, we wound down at the finish
line. All of us exhausted, but were very happy to be
finished. With thoughts of another race ahead of us,
we all got warm and ate our lovely packed lunches.
We all knew what was ahead of us in the second
race, giving us confidence to push ever harder. A
strong headwind slowed our overall race time,
meaning we fell short of our first race time, but we
still managed to walk away with the best time for
women's novice 8. Even with hailstones, and lash-
ing rain, we had a great day down in Blessington,
with great results for all.”
DULBC News 2010 ©
Top Talent at ‘The Erg Factor’ Dorothy Kavanagh, Senior Cox
Despite the heavy snowfall from the night before, 20
novices, 8 inters and 3 senior girls braved the
weather to turn out in force for an indoor rowing
race on the rowing machine, or as they are fondly
known in the rowing world; the erg. To some people
2000m may not seem like much but to harden row-
ers it means 7-8 minutes of incredible pain.
Beforehand, comes the denial; “No I‟m not doing it
and you can‟t make me”, then comes the compro-
mise; “I‟ll do three 6kms instead”, but ultimately
comes the acceptance of being told; “Yes, you‟re
doing it, you‟re going to pull hard, no, I‟m not going
to let you off until you finish and I can stand here all
day.”
The cox‟s job in any race is to get the best out of
their rowers whether that means reminding them of
what they want in times and splits, encouraging
them to do better, never letting them give up or
leaving them with a quiet focus.
First up were the novices, who had just joined the
sport a mere 2 months previous and didn‟t quite
know what they had signed up to. Needless to say
after 2000m, they knew exactly what they had got-
ten themselves into. As with all novice rowers, male
or female, the start of an erg test early on in the
season is always the same; attacking the first 500m
with an aggression that just doesn‟t quite make it
the whole way through the race. After the first
500m, the realisation that you just don‟t have the
fitness to maintain the crazy rate of 37 strokes per
minute and have to back off it a little and needless
to say the technique handbook that the coaches
have been carefully writing for the last two months
is tossed out of the window on the first stroke with-
out a second thought. Coming into the second
1000m, you can almost hear the internal thoughts of
“Please let this be over”, “I want to stop NOW” and
“Maybe I‟ll give up rowing when this is over”. How-
ever it is the 500m of the race where real character
is shown. The mental determination and strength
that is required
to keep going is evident from the
pain; from the rolling of the head to the clenching of
the handle. The relief that is seen at the end varies
from the crack of the handle being released from
tired hands and hitting the back of the machine to
holding the head in the hands. One erg test done,
one line drawn in the sand, as Andrew would say.
The inters were up next, followed by the senior girls.
The grace and ease that these girls portray while
erging hides the real power they are capable of and
pain they are going through and never ceases to
amaze me. However, this facade slips in the last
minutes of the race and you can see the ultimate
torture they are putting themselves through to
achieve the numbers they have trained for. Encour-
aging these girls is a lot more personal and specific
than before with the novices. Focusing on one part
of the stroke and almost goading them by using
their ego and competiveness against them, racing
them against someone else‟s erg scores to make
them go faster. Occasionally you get back a breath-
less insult to go away or shut up but you need to
disregard this and keep pushing them until they fin-
ish. Usually they will retract the statement when
they have got their breath back.
People say that rowers are crazy and maybe they
are to put themselves through the pain of an erg
test but the respect I have for these rowers never
dims.
Congratulations to the winners:
Senior: Caoimhe Proud-Murphy
Intermediate: Keira Buttanshaw
Novice: Silva Hasselon
Keira Buttanshaw, 2nd Year, Novice & Senior 8+ “My first race in the DULBC senior crew was in the afternoon of
Neptune Head. After competing in (and winning!) my last race as part of our Novice crew that morning it
was quite a change to then be taking my seat between people who won National Championships last July.
It was a nerve racking but hugely rewarding experience, from learning the rhythm that a boat should have,
to realising when (and how) to push your hardest. I think I got a lot out of the opportunity to race with more
experienced rowers, and hopefully I‟ll be back in the boat again at some stage in the future!”
DULBC News 2010 ©
Keira Buttanshaw & Rebecca Deasy, Boat Ball Committee With a long, arduous winter train-
ing schedule at this time of year,
the social secretaries are always
hard at work coming up with new
events to look forward to, and to
make the hours on the bike in the
gym a little more bearable. Row-
ing nights out have always been
renowned (if not a bit messy...)
but we decided to step it up in
2010, and host Trinity‟s first ball
of the year, the DUBC & DULBC
Boat Ball. It was something a bit
different, a chance for the two
clubs to mix, the novices to get to
know each other, and for all to
show that we do own a few items
of clothing that aren‟t lycra!
Before college had even started
back in September we had begun
researching venues and holding
committee meetings, discussing
everything from pre-drinks to after
-parties and all that falls in-
between. It proved to be a long
process, and at that stage I don‟t
think any of us realised the time
and effort required to organise an
occasion as big as this one (I cer-
tainly have a new found respect
for event organisers!). But we
found ourselves a venue - Clon-
tarf Castle – and suddenly the
ball started sounding like a fairy-
tale.
The next two months, I have to
admit, were a bit more Cinderella
than Sleeping Beauty with repre-
sentatives from both clubs putting
in the hours to book buses, find
entertainment, organise menus
and drinks receptions, and decide
on decorations. There were post-
ers to print and ticket stands to be
manned, but once tickets started
selling we knew our hard work
would not be in vein. Finally the
theme was announced, the ball
was to be Masquerade: mystery,
masks, and mayhem.
And then suddenly it was Novem-
ber 18th, and everything blurs into
one. The night ran extremely
smoothly, and all the feedback we
got indicates that the night was a
The Boat Ball 2010 A Tradition in the Making
DULBC News 2010 ©
huge success. At 7pm the
coaches pulled up outside Clon-
tarf Castle, and over one hundred
g u e s t s
a l i g h t e d
dressed in
tuxes and
ball gowns.
The masks
were crea-
tive to say
the least,
with a vari-
ety ranging
from au-
thentic Ve-
netian to
c u s t o m -
ized and
homemade
(Kellogg's
corn f lake
b o x e s
even made
an appearance..!). The comple-
mentary drinks reception in the
Entrance Hall - complete with
wine and chocolate
fountains – started off
the night, followed by
the three-course
meal. A photo mon-
tage showing in the
background through-
out the dinner ended
up providing a lot of
entertainment (...or
embarrassment, de-
pending on which
photos you featured in!), and
then a Trinity band, JB and the
Bandits, had everyone on the
floor dancing. Neal Byrne took
over to DJ until, in true rowing
fashion, we all
jumped into taxis to
pay a visit to Cop-
pers night club
(needless to say they
know us well there...
and always ensure
that there are more
than a few sore
heads in the morn-
ing!).
The Boat Ball was
one of the first (if not
the very first) big event jointly or-
ganised by DUBC and DULBC,
and it was thoroughly enjoyable.
This year was about establishing
the Ball and finding our feet, but
we were delighted that it ended
up making a good profit for both
c l u b s .
Hope f u l l y
we‟ve set
the ball roll-
ing now,
and in
years to
come the
event will
be even
b i g g e r .
We‟d like to
say thank
you to Neal
Byrne who
kindly of-
fered to do
the DJing,
as well as
JB and the
B a n d i t s ,
our band,
and Clontarf Castle who were
extremely accommodating.
DULBC News 2010 ©
Rowers Reunited DULBC Out and About Work, weddings, engagements,
children and even the odd bit of
rowing! Find out what your crew
mates have been up to since ‘The
Lycra Years’ and submit your
news to [email protected]
for the next edition.
1980s
Colleen Watters, DULBC 1980-84
Children: Allen 24, Rachael 22,
Marcus 19 and Archie 15
Current location: Belfast
Work interests: Head of Educa-
tion, Ulster Museum
Other activities: Painting and
drawing. Rowing (again!) at Bel-
fast Boat Club after a 20 year
gap.
Worst DULBC memory: The
„women‟s changing rooms‟ which
comprised 2 not-very-clean toi-
lets. Did we really get changed
into our party gear without wash-
ing? Were the early 80s that bad?
Fiona Murray, DULBC 1984-85
Married to: Barry O‟Halpin
Children: 3 boys
Current location: Brussels, Bel-
gium
Work interests: EU consultancy
Other activities: painting, walking,
spending time with kids
Favourite DULBC memory: Win-
ning colours against UCD, com-
pleting the head of the river
(Dublin).
Worst memory: Falling over the
weir at Islandbridge!!
Peg McBrien, DULBC 1984-85
Married to: Kirk Barrett
Children: Ryanne and Hunter Bar-
rett
Current location: South Orange,
NJ
Work interests: Environmental
engineer
Other activities: biking, reading
DULBC memories: My best
memory was winning a big race
and drinking from the huge trophy
cup with the whole team during
the wild celebration following the
race. My worst memory was the
lack of facilities for women (we
finally were provided with a trailer
next to the boathouse, so we
could change clothes).
As an American in Ireland for a
year of studies at Trinity College,
rowing on the River Liffey was, by
far, the best experience. I loved
the rowers, the strong rowing
community, the bike towpath,
rowing on Lake Blessington, and
the wonderful friendships with
other DUBLC, Commercial, UCD,
and Neptune rowers. It was the
highlight of my year in Dublin and
I hated leaving.
Paula Nicholson, 1985-87
Previous Surname: Russell
Married to: Adam Nicholson (a
'local')
Children: Eoin (aged 6)
Current location: Durham, UK
Work interests: Principal Pharma-
cist for Medicines Information at
the Regional Drug and Therapeu-
tic Centre in Newcastle upon
Tyne and Pharmacy Advisor to
the North East Ambulance Ser-
vice.
Other activities: Being mum and
housework...
Favourite DULBC memory: Daire
Braiden‟s picnics!
Worst memory: The Novice Crew
that Eleanor Wallace coached
(with some help from me) crash-
ing into a bridge at Enniskillen.
2000s
Olivia McWilliams, DULBC 2001-03
Current location: Hong Kong
Work interests: Prime Brokerage
Sales at Morgan Stanley, in Hong
Kong
Other activities: Travelling, hik-
ing, yoga and I have added the
odd trip on the water with the row-
ers at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht
Club!
DULBC memories: I have two fa-
vourite memories; the first was
winning the fours and eights, as
novices, at the University Cham-
pionships at Castlewellan, and
staying in bunks in the castle that
weekend. The second is rowing
on the River Blackwater, near
Cappoquin, at a Christmas/Winter
training camp. We rowed for miles
everyday along the most gor-
geous stretch of water... it was
very difficult to keep my head in
the boat as there were old castles
and grand estates every few hun-
dred metres! The lock-ins at the
local pub were quite fun as well!
The ladies in the senior boat in
2002 and 2003 are an amazing
bunch. I'm still in contact with
most of them... friends for life!
Liadhán Casey, DULBC 2001-02 and
2003-04.
Current location: Aberdeen, Scot-
land
Work interests: Physiotherapist
Other activities: Plenty! Toying
with idea of rowing in Aberdeen
but think it's far too cold!!!
Favourite DULBC memory: The
Crew of 2003-2004… that row at
Uni Champs: unbelievable!!!
Katinka Lehmann Sundnes, DULBC 2003-06
Current location: Oslo, Norway
DULBC News 2010 ©
Work interests: Management
Consultant in Ernst & Young Ad-
visory.
Other activities: Cross-country
skiing which I missed a lot while
living in Dublin...thankfully I found
rowing which was even more
fun :-)
Favourite DULBC memory:
Champs was always great fun,
Uni Champs as well in beautiful
Castlewellan.
Worst memory : Must be the
freezing cold house we stayed in
at our January training camp in
Cappoquin...brrrrrr....
Zoe Keers, DULBC 2004-06
GETTING Married to: Eugene
Coakley
Current location: Dublin
Work interests: General Man-
ager, National Youth Orchestra of
Ireland
Favourite DULBC memory: My
first DULBC dinner at the boat-
house. Worst memory: My rigger
breaking at the start of our novice
colours race, we couldn't race!
Rowing at Trinity introduced me
to a whole new way of life. The all
-weather training certainly tough-
ened me up and the discipline of
rowing will prepare you to take on
lots of exciting challenges. I count
many DULBC girls among my
best friends, we trained (quite)
hard and partied hard, I even met
my future husband at one of
those legendary parties!
Colleen Hastings, DULBC 2007-08
Current location: Washington,
district of Columbia, USA. (Or
more specifically on the beltway
sitting in immobile traffic!)
Work interests: I am in human
resources for Target Corporation,
a national retail chain in the US. I
deal mostly with hiring and devel-
opmental training, but am pursu-
ing an MBA so that I can make a
move into corporate social re-
sponsibility either with Target or
as a consultant.
Other activities: Work eats my
free time, so in the absence of
rowing I coached American uni-
versity's novice women in their
just ended fall semester.
DULBC memories: My worst
memory was waking up to de-
stroyed boats in Cappo[quin], but
it is far eclipsed by the great
memory of watching Andrew pull
into the drive with the Empacher.
Featured ‘Life after DULBC’ Letter Paula Russell 1985-87 While at Trinity doing my H.Dip. I left DULBC to cox for Commercial Senior Men's Crew (I had dated the stroke!) coached by Jim Wallace. I remained a member there and even came out of retirement to row with their women's intermediate crew who won at Trinity Regatta before I finally admitted my di-minutive stature and returned to being carried up and down the river as a cox. I left for the UK in 1994 to study Pharmacy and lived in Durham and joined Durham Amateur Rowing Club. They made me very welcome and were very kind when I lost my dad quite suddenly to cancer in 1995. The Senior Men's VIII went to Henley twice which gave me an opportunity to catch up with many from the Irish rowing scene. In 1996-7 I coxed the Durham University Women's Crew. We were very success-ful winning several heads and regattas, the inaugu-ral Durham v Newcastle Uni Race and were 13th at the London Head. We went well at Women's Henley but were beaten by an American crew who I think also got the better of a Neptune crew coached by Daire Braiden who I met there! I then coxed/ coached a DARC novice men's crew which was made up of guys who had taken up rowing later in life having been very involved in other sports. It was social rowing at its best and great fun, similar to my last year at Commercial when I coxed for their Veteran men's crew. I had met Adam by then
and he got on well with 'my' novices and joined us on our many trips to the smaller social regattas - but he had no interest whatsoever in rowing. We moved to North Yorkshire and I gave up rowing. I put on weight and now being 8 stone is a very dis-tant memory...... In fact 9 stone would be good these days!
We lived in Ireland from 2001 - Feb 2003 and I worked as a Senior Pharmacist at Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda and St Josephs in Trim. Adam worked as a local dentist in Trim. However, we decided to return to the UK as the cost of set-tling down in Ireland was exorbitant even then. We got married in 2001 and Eoin arrived in December 2004. He has no cousins here so I try to get to Dublin as much as possible so he has 'family' and feels connected to Ireland. He cheers England (and Sunderland) for soccer but Ireland for rugby. He loves cricket and we are hoping that Eoin Morgan will become more established in the England team so that more people will be able to pronounce his name. Clara Lara and the electric train display at Malahide Castle are his favourite places in Ireland.
I am still in contact with Noreen McMahon in Wel-lington, New Zealand (but am always apologising for not being better at it).
If DULBC wanted to come over to Durham or con-sider doing a joint training week with the Women here (Durham Uni Women's (as opposed to 'Ladies' ) Boat Club), then I would be happy to help in what ever way I could.
DULBC News 2010 ©
A Blast from the Past on YouTube
Excellent videos from Henley Women’s 2002 and Colours 2003 have been put together by Ciara Rogerson (now Ferguson!) and can be view on YouTube by following the links below. Re-live the adrena-line of your own racing experiences watching DULBC reach the Final in Henley, beating crews such as Cambridge and Villanova along the way, and showing UCD how it’s done in the Corcoran Cup!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6cG6IYbNtY&list=ULQHpVq-610lA&playnext=1 - Colours 2003
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHZ73e7JD20&feature=BF&list=ULQHpVq-610lA&index=2 – Henley 2002
DULBC Hall of Fame Spotted yourself in a retro photo?
Do you have photos from your DULBC
days hidden away somewhere? Please
help us build our photographic archive.
Email digital images to [email protected] and post originals
to DULBC c/o DUCAC, Sports Centre, Trinity College Dublin.
Make sure to add any information about the pictures and include
your address so we can return them.
DULBC News 2010 ©
Anatomy of a Rowing Boat
Learn all the technical terms and about
most of the components of a rowing
boat from this page.
Plan of a Racing Eight (8+):
Stroke: This is the rower closest to the stern of the
boat. Everyone else follows stroke's timing - placing
their blades in and out of the water at the same
time as she does. When in a stern coxed boat, they
communicate with the cox to give feedback on how
the boat feels. During a race, it is the stroke's re-
sponsibility to hold a consistent stroke rating.
Bow: This is the rower closest to the bow of the
boat. In coxless boats, they are usually responsible
for steering and giving calls to the crew. In coxed
boats, bow (or more generally bow pair) is more
responsible for the balance of the boat than any
other position. Bow-loader boats rely on communi-
cation between the bow and the cox - as the cox
cannot see boats coming up from behind.
Bow Ball: Required by regulations to protect against
the risk of injury in a collision between two boats. A
boat can not go afloat with a damaged or without a
bow ball.
Footplate: The metal attaching the feet to the boat.
Seat: Positioned with two points facing the bow.
Heel Restraints: These too are required by regula-
tions. The heels of the shoes are attached to the
bottom of the boat. If a boat capsizes these mean
that when you roll forward you can come out of your
shoes easily.
Cross-section
and Overhead
views of a
Boat
Gunwales or Saxboards: The upper edge of the hull
on either side of the boat.
Slidebeds: Metal grooved runners which control the
direction of movement of the seat.
Decking: Flat plate on which slidebeds are mounted
and on which the point to stand on is marked.
Place to Stand On: This is usually a rectangle of
grip-tape and is often a different colour to the rest of
the boat. These areas are reinforced and will take
the full weight of your body. If you do not step on
these reinforced points you could break straight
through the boat. Considering a rowing VIII+ is
worth over €30,000 that would be a big problem.
Rigger: Metal struts attaching the gate in which the
oar rests to the boat allowing maximum leverage.
Parts of a Blade (oar):
Handle: The part of the blade that you hold, can be
wooden, rubber or foam.
Loom: The long black part of the blade that con-
nects the handle to the spoon.
Spoon: The painted end part of the blade which en-
ters the water. The shape has evolved over time
with the modern design known as a „cleaver‟ and
the more tradition symmetrical shape (shown here)
known as a „macon‟.
This information was gratefully pinched from
www.magdaleneboatclub.com.
DULBC News 2010 ©
Christmas Commons A Christmas dinner in hall, party games in the
GMB and initiation challenges in the Pav were the
theme of the night on the 14th December at the
annual DULBC commons. Novices, seniors and
coaches alike had a fantastic night and DULBC
gained a host of new fully initiated members in-
cluding Connla and Hugh who showed off their
dancing skills in fetching pink outfits in the Pav.
Tasks were taken on with huge enthusiasm and
impressive dedication and the senior members of
the club were very impressed by their new recruits.
We hope everyone enjoyed the night and if you
missed out this time… there will be no escape next
year!
CENSORED!
DULBC News 2010 ©
After a hard day’s training we’d love
to cuddle up with the Eat, Sleep,
Row pillow for sweet rowing
dreams. Only £9 for 1 pillowcase (or
£15 for 2).
Among many great kit and gift ideas
on the ‘Rock the Boat’ website we
love this Keep Calm & Row On T-
shirt, perfect for those busy morn-
ings in Islandbridge! Available in red
or blue and women’s or unisex fits
for £16 (+delivery).
www.rock-the-boat.co.uk
And for the Rower who has everything...
Stuck for Christmas present inspiration for that obsessive rower in your
life? Here are a few ideas from DULBC News‟ wish list...
One of the most inspiring rowing books out
there, Assault on Lake Casitas charts Brad
Lewis’ unorthodox progress towards a gold
medal at the 1984 LA Olympics.
Available from JL: www.jlrowing.com/asonlakcas
This book is a fascinating inside
look at the race preparation of the
2007 winning Cambridge Boat
Race crew, written by a sociologist
who more or less lived with the
squad throughout the period. The
book is an insight into the very
highest levels of University rowing
and an inspiration to developing
college rowers whilst also provid-
ing amusing parallels between the
day to day experiences of any stu-
dent boat club. The shower scenes
are a bit strange though…!
Available from bookshops.
Pogies may look a
little weird but they’re a must
for icy winter training, protect-
ing your hands whilst allowing
all the freedom of movement
necessary for rowing. Available
from several rowing suppliers
including Powerhouse with sets
from £15.99 - bowside, stroke-
side or sculling available.
www.powerhousesport.com
DULBC News 2010 ©
Dublin University Ladies Boat Club, Trinity Boathouse, War Memorial Park, Dublin 8
Captain: Iseult Finn [email protected]
Head Coach: Andrew Coleman [email protected]
Vice-Captain: Caitlin Carr Condon [email protected]
Secretary: Rebecca Dowling [email protected]
Treasurer: Sinead Rodger [email protected]
Alumni Officer: Caoimhe Proud-Murphy [email protected]
Newsletter: Susannah Cass [email protected]
2010-11 Calendar A selection of important dates for your
diary - more to come in future editions!
18/12/2010 Parents & Friends mulled wine & mince pies at Trinity Boathouse
29/01/2011 DULBC Alumni Dinner, Russell Court Hotel
05/03/2011 Dublin Head, Liffey
17/03/2011 The Colours Races, Dublin
26/03/2011 Lagan Head, Belfast
02/04/2011 Neptune Regatta, Islandbridge
09/04/2011 University and Schools Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork
10/04/2011 Skibereen Regatta, NRC Cork
16/04/2011 Trinity Regatta and Luncheon, Islandbridge
28/05/2011 Dublin Metropolitan Regatta, Blessington
02/06/2011 Monkstown Regatta, NRC, Cork (Novices)
04-05/06/2011 London Metropolitan Regatta, Dorney Lake
17-19/06/2011 Henley Women‟s Regatta, Henley
14-17/07/2011 Irish National Rowing Championships, NRC Cork
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