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Welcome to ANA Rowing Club Home of the 2007 & 2008 State Pennant & Masters Champions This is the online home of one of Western Australia’s most vibrant and progressive rowing clubs. We hope you enjoy your time here and get the chance to come down and visit us at the Hinds Reserve in Bayswater, Perth sometime soon. ANA is made up of a mixture of recreational and racing members and is proud to be able to offer rowing to anybody who would like to be involved in the sport, in whatever capacity that may be. Our goal is to promote rowing for every body. If you cannot find what you’re looking for, please feel free to contact us. We are always happy to share our enthusiasm for this wonderful sport.
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ANA’s goal is to be the premier rowing club in Western Australia (and then the world!). We aim to promote the sport of rowing in WA and to provide a safe and fun environment for people to learn how to row and then provide on-going support to improve their skills to whatever level they aspire to. Location ANA’s boatshed and clubrooms are located at the Hinds Reserve, Bayswater. It is just upstream of the Garrat Rd Bridge with access via Milne St. We share the Reserve with Perth College Rowing and with the WAIS kayaking program, plus the many locals who use the area for canoing, kayaking, swimming, fishing, walking, running, cycling, picnics and BBQs. The Hinds Reserve is a very busy but friendly place to be. ANA members can row upstream for at least 10km, past Guildford Grammar School, until the river becomes too narrow for easy navigation. This stretch of river is wide enough to row comfortably with several boats abreast, but narrow enough to provide shelter from winds and sun. Most of it is lined with native bushland and parks and we are usually surrounded by native birdlife (black swans, pelicans, cormorants, grebes, darters) and even the occasional dolphin. We can also row downstream all the way to Fremantle (25km), or onto the Canning River all the way down to the Shelley Bridge (20km), although we normally stick to the part upstream of the Graham Farmer Freeway, with just the odd trip into Perth City. This stretch is wider, and consequently rougher, with more power boats. However, it is still almost always rowable and provides good wide straight sections for our elite and sub-elite crews to practice racing pieces. History The club was formed in 1920 as part of the Australian Natives Association (ANA) Aquatic Club. A group of members from other clubs were fed up with ‘imported’ (British and European) rowers coming in and taking all the places in the top crews. They wanted to start their own club so affiliated with the ANA whose requirement for membership was that you were born in Australia. The ANA was a friendly society formed in Melbourne in 1871, intended to promote “moral, social and intellectual improvement of its members” with no political or sectarian influences. The ANA was very influential in Australia from the 1880s to the 1970s. It played a very important role in the Federation of Australia and helped shape policy on defence (establishing an Australian rather than British defence force), transport (standardizing railway gauges across Australia), aboriginal welfare, decimal coinage, conservation of natural resources, housing, education and health (maternal and infant welfare). It initiated the campaign to promote Australian-made goods (“Buy Australian-made”) and develop Australian manufacturers, and was prominent in the establishment of Australia Day as a national celebration. The ANA merged with another friendly society in 1993 to form Australian Unity. The rowing club was housed in the Aquatic Club headquarters, also the head office of the ANA in WA, just upstream of the West Australian Rowing Club near Barrack St in the city. The Aquatic Club also catered for swimming, sailing and social activities a total of 130 members when construction of the headquarters was completed in 1922. The headquarters were said to be the finest aquatic club building in the Commonwealth (by the Club itself of course!). The original rowers included several members of the WA Interstate Eight crew (now King’s Cup). The initial boat fleet consisted of 2 fours built for the club, and no oars (they had to be imported from England and were delayed in transit) but they still managed to win the Maiden Pair, Junior Pair, Maiden Four and Junior Four in their first year. In 1923 the ANA Ladies Rowing Club was formed, prompting a revival in ladies’ rowing in WA. At this point, WA was the only state not represented in the ladies’ races at the National Championships, even when they were held in WA. Stan O’Brien (one of our life members) was the Aquatic Club President in 1930.
The club won the Championship Pennant in the 1960-61 rowing season. The Aquatic Club boatshed was destroyed by fire in 1961, destroying all boats, equipment and memorabilia. The club relocated to Canning Bridge and begun to rebuild its boat fleet. Conditions at Canning were cramped, with no space to expand. However the rowers continued to compete successfully, winning several Championship Pennants until their final Pennant win in 1975. In 1992, the club made the difficult decision to move to its present location in Bayswater. This was a very controversial and divisive issue, as many members lived close to the Canning location. The club lost most of its membership in the move so was forced to rebuild for the second time in 30 years, this time rebuilding a membership base instead of its boat fleet. The move to Bayswater has proved to be a visionary decision. The club’s current location offers unparalleled water, space for massive expansion of the boat fleet and proximity to a population otherwise unexposed to rowing. It has also led to strong links with several schools who also row in the area. If anyone who has any past memorabilia or information on our history, we would love to hear from you. Please contact the Committee. |
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Rowing is a sport that almost anyone can do, at any stage of their life. It is low impact and provides a whole-body workout for those wishing to get fit. Or, it can offer a fantastic outlet from the stresses of modern life and be wonderfully relaxing. The club also offers an active social scene, with many friendly new people to meet. We recommend that people
Sculling Course ANA offers Sculling Courses all-year-round. This is a five (5) week course which teaches complete beginners how to handle and row a single scull. There is also some rowing in crew boats, but the main focus of the course is teaching people to row a single scull. The course runs on Sunday mornings at 9 am with each lesson taking approximately 1.5 hrs The course costs $100, payable on your first lesson by cash or cheque. This includes the 5 lessons, plus a couple of additional sessions afterwards to help you decide if you would like to join the club. There is no obligation to join up, although if you would like any further information about the club, just ask or check out the rest of our website
Sculling Courses in summary . . . . Time: Sunday mornings, 9am Place: Hinds Reserve, Bayswater Cost: $100 Sculling course dates are subject to change as events or weather conditions require. They generally run for five consecutive weeks, but may have weeks off in the middle, eg for Easter. There is generally one week off between courses. The planned dates for the sculling course are below. Please contact us to confirm the dates.
We can only cater for 10 people on each course, so please contact us to book your spot. learntorow@anarowingclub.org.au
ANA Challenge Cup challengecup@anarowingclub.org.au
Sculling Academy Rowing WA runs a sculling academy at Canning Bridge in Applecross. This is not a structured course but can teach beginners to row, or hone the skills of experienced rowers. Sessions are available at a range of times on weekdays and weekends so you can attend whichever sessions suit you. You pay for the sessions as you attend. Full details can be found at www.rowingwa.asn.au/sculling |
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How to join up If you have not rowed before, we recommend you complete one of our Learn-to-Row options before joining the club. If you have already done so, or have rowed previously, please follow the steps below to join the club. Complete a Membership Application Form Get two existing club members to sign your application form (or contact the Secretary if you don’t know two existing members) Submit the form with at least 6 months membership fees (see summary below) via the correspondence box in the shed, by mail, or in person to the Secretary or Treasurer. Your Application will be posted in the boatshed then reviewed at the next committee meeting for approval (it is very rare for applications to be rejected). You will then be notified that your membership has been accepted. You must also complete a Shed Information and Equipment Care course. This course covers general boat safety, correct boat handling practices and also covers the Club’s Code of Conduct - in forms and docs. It takes 1 to 2 hours and is held at the boat shed, usually on a weekend morning. The Shed Information course is an essential part of club membership and all members must have completed it. Contact the Secretary to find out when the next course is. You are welcome to continue rowing prior to formal acceptance of your membership, and prior to completing the Shed Information course. However, you must be under the supervision of an experienced member. Once you are approved and you have completed the Shed Information course you will be given access to the boatshed so you can row whenever you want. Our membership year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
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We aim to provide rowing and coaching to all levels and aspirations: beginners, Coaching is available to everyone as part of being a member at ANA. We also welcome visitors from other rowing clubs, particularly those visiting Perth from other parts of Australia or overseas. If you are visiting Perth and would like to fit a row into your holiday (or work!) schedule, please contact the Captain to arrange a suitable time and crew. All visitors should have the permission of the Captain or Secretary to use club equipment so please make sure you contact one of us, even if you know other members at the club.
We offer coaching sessions to new members who have learnt to row, either through one of our learn-to-row programs, or at other organizations. These sessions aim to increase the confidence and competence of new rowers so that they can get the most out of their experience on the water. Times will generally be arranged to suit individuals, and are small groups only often only two rowers and a coach, rowing alongside or in the boat with the beginners. After a rower is confident with their ability (the number of sessions required varies, but will usually be between 5 and 15) we aim to move rowers into one of our other coaching groups, depending on their goals. Please contact our Learn-to-row officer for more information or to organize a session. Recreational rowing is available to anyone who wishes to enjoy their rowing without getting involved in the racing side of things. Recreational members vary from beginners who have just completed a learn-to-row course to ex-elite members who now enjoy a more relaxed involvement in the sport. We do not have formal session times or coaching arrangements for recreational rowers. However there are some specific times that crews can normally be found heading out for a row. Wednesday, 6pm. Sunday, 7am. If you would like to get involved in one of these sessions, or find some people to row with at an alternate time, please contact our Captain. The racing season in Western Australia runs from mid-April to late September. Long distance (“head”) races are generally held early in the season, followed by Pennant Regattas leading up to the State Championships in September. The races are split into 5 grades (A, B, C, D and E) plus Masters (>27yrs) and SubJunior (<15yrs) categories so everyone can find a level suitable for them. You do not need lots of experience to race it is something you learn as you go along. Racing is a great way to improve your rowing skills, learn to row a range of different boats, meet new people, improve your fitness and have a lot of fun. We try to provide coaches for two sessions a week for around 5 different squads, based on their skill levels and ages. The coaches and squads will vary each season based on who is available and how many racing members we have in different grade and age categories. More details of our current coaching structure can be found on the Racing page of the Member section. Being an active racing member requires a minimum level of commitment. If you are rowing in a crew you will be expected to come to a minimum of two, but usually three or four, training sessions per week. These are usually early in the morning. Your squad may also do additional sessions such as weights or ergos (rowing machines) once or twice a week. Like most things, you will get out of it what you put in. If you are serious about racing and want to be in fast crews, you can choose to do additional training sessions. However, if you are just racing for fun (which a lot of people do), you can do a minimum number of rowing sessions and no additional training. It’s all up to you. If you race you will also be expected to attend boat loading prior to each regatta you attend, and boat unloading after the regattas. You are also expected to help out with club fundraising events and maintenance sessions throughout the year. If you are interested in racing with ANA, please check out the Racing page of the Membership section and contact the Captain. ANA is serious about developing elite athletes from within the club. Whenever possible we attempt to form squads based at ANA to help athletes train for the National Championships. When we don’t have sufficient numbers to support coaching at ANA we will provide whatever assistance we can to secure coaching for our athletes at other clubs or venues. The squads generally consist of junior (U17, U19) and Senior B (U23) athletes and train from October until the Nationals in March. These squads require a lot of commitment, training up to 12 times per week on the water or in the gym. A good performance at Nationals may lead to selection in an Australian team for World Championships or even the Olympics. Athletes from other clubs are welcome to train with our squads for a fixed fee for the training period. Please contact the Captain if you would like to pursue this option. There are many options available for being involved in the sport of rowing, without actually doing any rowing. ANA offers a social membership for people who wish to be part of the club but not row. There are many ways these people can get involved in club activities, from cooking the Sunday morning BBQ, equipment maintenance, helping out at club events, or even just coming down and attending club social functions. Below are some other non-rowing ways that you can be an integral part of the club. Coxswains are the people who yell at and steer the large crew boats. Coxes are a vital part of a crew and are in short supply at ANA, like most places. If you’d like to be involved in rowing and even racing without doing the hard training, maybe you’d like to take up coxing? Most coxes are reasonably small (<65kg), as racing crews don’t like the cox to be the heaviest person in the boat! Recreational crews will often have larger coxswains. Umpires and race officials are a necessary part of running regattas. While racing experience is preferred, most people can learn to be a race official. Taken seriously, this can lead you to umpiring at national and even international events. Or you can just do a couple of sessions a year to help the club out and have some fun. Coaches are always in demand. If you have rowing experience but do not wish to row yourself, we are always looking for coaches and would welcome any assistance. |
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President Our club is run entirely by volunteers. The Committee is elected at the AGM in February each year. We are always in need of more assistance and are happy to see new faces on the committee. If you want to be involved in how the club is run, please consider being on the committee. Or, if you just want to give a hand with getting things done, or have some new ideas, please come and see us. President The person to see for public relations issues, promoting the club and any general queries about the club in the wider environment. James Carpenter - President
Back for a fourth stint as President in 2009, most of you will know James from the highly successful 'ANA Wines' campaign which has been a great fundraiser for the club and also as a member of the club's ever increasing men's veteran group. Mobile: 0407 270 314 Email: morley@signarama.com.au
Captain the person to see for any and all queries relating to equipment and facilities use and rowing at ANA. Stuart Ridgway - Captain for 2009 -2010 season
Mobile: 0431 931 067 Email: Captain_ANA@hotmail.com
Vice Captain backing up the Captain on all racing issues, or other Captain’s duties when others aren’t around. Kay Jansen - Racing Vice Captain
Treasurer The person to see for anything to do with fees and money. Siok Cheng - Treasurer
Siok - Treasurer ANA Rowing Club (Inc) Tel : 0416-018-843
Secretary The person to see for anything to do with membership and general queries Jess Bosio - Secretary
Mobile: 0402 107 081 Email: secretary.ana@gmail.com
Vice President - In charge of entertainment!! Ian "Zen" Hilton - Vice President
A long time rower with ANA and known distance sculler. Ian can mostly be found on the far reaches of the Swan River when the moon is full.
Glyn Heath - Committee member
Glyn started rowing in 1977 at Monmouth, South Wales, and continued at University College of North Wales and Norwich before migrating to Australia in 1988. He spent two seasons at Perth and Collegians before joining ANA in 1989. He has competed continuously over the last 24 years and has not had a season without winning at least one rowing race. Glyn represented Wales as a cox for two years and has competed for various clubs in a number of national title events in UK and Australia. In recent years, Glyn has concentrated on sculling and won several sculling events at State Championships. Jenni Longman - Committee member Carole Pedri - Committee member Jill Batt - Committee member - Racing selection
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ANA REGATTA - 11 July 2009 at Champion Lakes Volunteers required for food and general organisation. Please get in touch with Stuart or Jess to make yourself available for this very important event and fundraising opportunity. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE Row without lights and it could cost $440. White light bow, red light stern. PENNANT TRAINING WEEK CALENDAR AVAILABLE Click on members then racing CHAMPION LAKES INVESTMENT NEWS The Federal Government has just announced major Funding of 3.4 Million to complete a new starting pontoon and finishing tower at Champion Lakes. See Press release for full details. Coaching Position at Wesley College Do you have the energy and enthusiasm to join Wesley's evolving rowing program? * Director of Rowing; * Coaching Coordinator; and * First VIII Coach. Please see the College website for further information www.wesley.wa.edu.au Please contact mw with any concerns Damian Kelly 0412 543 158 (M) 08 9 368 8137 AUSTRALIAN SELECTION SUCCESS Congratulations to Rhys Grant for his selection in the Australian U23 M VIII training at AIS Canberra under Rhett Ayliff. And Josh Hicks for the Mens Junior Coxed 4. A fantastic result after what I understand was a very tough and grueling selection process. Well done to our other rowers, Hannah Jansen & Ash Miles, who did not get selected but still put in a great effort on behalf of their club and got a good way through the process.
Murdoch Pennant Regatta - 04 July CREW ENTRIES IN THE BOX IN THE SHED THIS SATURDAY WITH SEAT FEES FOR THE WHOLE CREW!!
EVERY THURSDAY - ROW AND NIBBLES 6pm at the sheds. ALL ROWERS/CLUBS WELCOME Bring some nibbles and we'll retire to the club after the row for refreshments. Hope to see a few there. Sunday Breakfast We're always in need of help behind the BBQ to give Siok a much deserved break. Sculling Course - Learn-to-Row Please contact learntorow@anarowingclub.org.au if you are interseted in joining the next course. It starts at 9am Sunday mornings and runs for 5 weeks at a cost of $100 IMPORTANT:
Great result from the first race of the season. Lovely weather and some good rowing. Well done all that took part and those that assisted shore side with great set up and catering.
Full results on the Racing page, click on the members tab above Winning Crews
ANA CHALLENGE CUP 2009 How good was this day?!! Well done to all that participated and helped at today's ANA Challenge Cup Baywater Learn-to-Row Regatta. A VERY successful day with excellent rowing in difficult conditions. Major thanks to Captain Peta Mulcahy and Ian Hilton for a beautifully organised and co-ordinated event. Nick Seuss for a great program of events and lovely regatta control table as well as assisting in boat preparation and program writing. Margaret McHugh for background co-ordination and ANA promotion on the day. Mum to be Robyn for an excellent first half starting in the worst conditions. Tony Beech for marshalling boats all day on his own in a permeable membrane hulled boat whilst dealing with the general traffic too. All the vets lads who carted the shed out to the jetty and back, special mention to Dave Haines for coming from Queensland to help on that front!!! All who helped on the catering front and wine promotion, Helen and Wouter for all day photography of the event - available to view on our website soon. ALL the coaches, fill-in coaches and helpers for getting crews to what looked like a pretty high standard of rowing. Hope I've got most and apologise on those I missed. Long day and will try to top up on thanks later. Pictures up and available for purchase here
Raising money for the Nationals Squad our range of excellent value and eminently drinkable wines areon offer with a NEW and flavousome Shiraz in the offing. Of course we still have the excellent and highly sought Chardonnay, Merlot and Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay ready to be shipped to you on receival of your order. Click here or on the pic below to download the tasting notes and order form. Be quick as these are moving fast.
Sharing the river with the kayakers…. GENERAL RULE Dear all I have recently met with Leone Cockman, president of Ascot Kayak Club, and we discussed the incidents at the island on Wednesday nights along with lighting issues on dark morning/evening outings. We came to an arrangement whereby on Weds evenings, when they have a special event making it unsafe for boats to row along the usual route, they will have someone stationed on the island to direct traffic around on the left/bow side of the island going up river. It is recommended that you go along slowly and close to the left hand bank giving plenty of room for boats coming downstream. We also ask rowers coming downstream to pay more attention at this point and row with a little more caution. We also discussed as mentioned the lack of lights on some kayaks and she has sent a letter out to all their members calling for better lighting on kayaks out in the dark hours as well as the arrangements mentioned above. The letter from Leonie is below. We look forward to more amicable meetings on the river. Stuart Ridgway
From: Leonie Cockman Sharing the river with the rowers….
Our neighbours down river (ANA) tend to be using the river at the same time we do, so it makes sense that we should be keeping an eye out for each other. It also makes sense that since they are going backwards we are the ones and get out of the way if possible. (They keep to the left, so keep this in mind and give them plenty of room). Generally rowers row with the river bank on their left so if you paddle on the opposite side you will usually avoid them. Recently Stuart Ridgway (Captain ANA) and I had a chat as a few of the ANA members were finding us (AKC members) a bit, well shall we say, not so well mannered. We decided that on Wednesday during our club race start (ie 5.45 till 6 30 pm) the ANA rowers will use the other side (or far side) of the island. If we have a special event or activity where it would not be safe for us or the rowers to use the usual route near our club we can have someone on the island to direct the rowers to the other side before they enter the channel. Wednesday is our club race night and for ANA it is when many of their recreational members row. Another concern for the early morning rowers is the lack of lights on our craft or ourselves. If you are training in the dark please use your light. It should be something that can be seen from in front and behind. Rowers use a white light on the bow (ie coming towards) and a red light at the back (going away). ANA like ourselves is going through a growth period and they have an increase in recreational rowers just as we have more social paddlers, the key here is more new people on the river for both clubs. We also agreed it would be a fun if we could do some cross over activities in the near future as we are cousins….and we should always be greeting our cousins with a “gooday mate,how’s it going”.
Australian National Championships - Tasmania 2009 Nationals squad this year did us proud in Tasmania and a great haul of medals and good performances. Pics available for viewing at the link to ANA Facebook above AND THE RESULTS BY CLUB NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009
An excellent showing by the WA contingent. Well done all.
RECORD OF MEDALS WON AT THE 2009 AUSTRALIAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS NATIONALS - GOLD Under 19 Women's Eight Under 19 Men's Pair NATIONALS - BRONZE (Continued) TOTAL: INTERSTATE REGATTA Women's Youth Eight Men's Youth Eight Men's Eight TOTAL: Gourmet BBQ evening 6.30pm at clubrooms. This was indeed a gourmet night with some excellent food delicately seard on the ANA BBQs. Great to see a number of families present along with the Nationals Squads and their coaches. Thanks to all who brought food and the various family members that helped put together a very enjoyable night. Sat Feb 14. - 8.30am Yet again a poor turnout to a maintenance day. Usual suspects did a great job of sprucing up five of the Rec sculls and genarally moving boats around, tidying up and fixing up a couple of doubles and quads. If more had shown up maybe all the Rec sculls could have been done!! Many thanks to Glyn Heath, Kay and Claire Jansen, Ian Hilton, Jess Bosio, Carole Padri, Mike Berson, Graham Mendelsohn, Helen O'Keefe, Karen Joesbury (not sure about the surname?), James Carpenter on the oars. Sorry if I missed any one. Stuart WELL DONE to ANA members at the 3 ANA members competed at Youth Olympics at Penrith 17 & 18 January Chris Bond, Ash Miles and Hannah Jansen. The results are below, great effort. Here are the results, very good too!! Coxless Pair - Men (Final B): 1st - Bond/Eyres Australia Single Sculls - Women (Final A): 2nd - Ashleigh Miles Australia Quadruple Sculls - Men (Final B): 2nd - WA Prosser/Bond/Watson/Adendorff Australia Coxless Four - Women (Final A): 5th - WA Miles/Jansen/De La Hunty/Hagan Australia Eight - Women (Final A): 5th - WA Jansen/Depiazzi/Gibbs/O'Mahony/Drennan/Hagan/De La Hunty/Miles/Sutton (cox) Australia Eight - Men (Final A): 5th - WA Watson/Prosser/Bond/Adendorff/Watts/Eyres/Murray/Gatti/Doyle (cox) Australia Wed 21st Jan
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