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Welcome to the WEARA website!
Welcome to the Web site for the West of England Amateur Rowing Association (WEARA), it represents the interests of rowers throughout the South Western Counties and has an affiliated membership of 17 clubs. The web site was set up for use by the various WEARA committees and to provide a forum to introduce the sport of rowing in the Southwest.
Rowing is often described as the ultimate team sport and a world-class performance has been described to be as difficult as "getting eight guys to run a four minute mile, in step."
The sport has received unrivalled coverage through the successful performances of the British national squad at the 2000 Olympics, where Britain continued its record of winning an Olympic Gold medal in every games since 1984, a feat unrivalled by any other British Sport. At the 2000 games, rowing's most well known practitioner, Steven Redgrave, achieved an unbelievable fifth successive Olympic Gold medal, something never achieved by any other Olympian in any other sport.
This is of course rowing at its highest levels, but rowing is fundamentally based on a group of people who simply enjoy messing about in boats, whatever the level - competitive or recreational. It is a sport that exercises more muscles than any other, and constantly supports the body weight, placing less strain on joints and making it a sport suitable for any age group, people start rowing at school, university or with a club at any level of fitness and at any age.
To row you need good kinaesthetic co-ordination (-you know where your limbs are in relation to your body!) this is a much more common skill than good 'hand-eye co-ordination' and so if you can't catch, hit or kick a ball then you really want to start thinking about practicing your sport sitting down.
Hope you enjoy a look at rowing in the West country.
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 | ORE STONE CHALLENGE |
PRESENTED BY EXMOUTH ROWING CLUB
SATURDAY 28th APRIL 2012
A 36k (23 mile) open water row. All seaworthy coxed rowing boats are welcome. Entry fee £80 per boat. Entries close on 1st April 2012. Registration: 09:00. Briefing 10:00. Race Start: 10:15. An option to loan boats may be available. Further information on briefing/safety/plan/ entres contact: Les Norcliffe. Tel: 01395 274393; mob: 07941 998820 or email: les.carol@tiscali.co.uk
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Posted by bobb on Monday, January 23 @ 07:12:08 EST (12 reads)
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| EXETER RC - WINTER HEAD |
SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2012 Long & Short Course. Pewter Tankards For All Winning Crews With A Minimum of 3 Entries. Division 1. Short Course. 11:00. 2200m Long Course. 11:15. 3500m Division 2. Short Course. 13:30. 2200m Long Course. 13:45. 3500m Entries £7.00 per seat. No entries accepted without payment (No exception) Entries close Saturday 4th February 2012 Rowers briefing at 09:30 prompt. Last boat in Dv 1 to leave pontoon at 10:15 Empacher slots will be required by all boats Entries and further details: Eleanor Burke, 2 Carlton Road, Exeter. EX2 5NR. Tel: 01392 677734. Email: eleanorgb@hotmail.com
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Posted by bobb on Wednesday, January 11 @ 11:20:17 EST (21 reads)
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| EASTER ROWING CAMP. WIMBLEBALL |
We are planning to hold a Rowing Camp at Wimbleball Lake this Easter, primarily for our members but would like to provide on open invitation to other clubs to join us at any time they wish. We are thinking of starting on Good Friday (6 April) and continuing through the following week till the weekend of 14 April. We do not expect anyone to be at the Lake for all this time but do not want to preclude or exclude any activity. You can simply do what you want to do when you want to do it.
I have had preliminary discussions with the SWLakes Centre Manager, Tim Ashberry, and we have provisionally agreed to base the camp in the corner of the field closest to the SWLakes offices (and showers and toilets). This is of course subject to change and is a provisional arrangement only. We plan to erect the two Club Marquees and have the Barbeque available so will be able to provide hot food and provide you with the opportunity to cook for yourselves, but please feel free to bring your own cooking equipment and use it in the marquee or elsewhere.
I know that there will be a WAGS Junior Rowing Camp at the Lake at this time and have spoken to its organiser, Simon Wilson, who would be pleased to see more rowing and sculling at that time. (WAGS is the Wiltshire, Avon, Glocestershire and Somerset Region of British Rowing and Simon has a similar position to that of Sallie Malt in WEARA.)
SWLakes make a charge for the use of the Lake but this is only £3.50 per rower per day if we provide safety cover (and we will) or £7.00 if they provide safety cover. There is also a charge for camping but there is more information about this on their website.
A week or more solidly packed with rowing outings can be a little tiring, not to say tedious, but there are other activities available at the Lake. There is more information at http://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/lakes-and-facilities/the-lakes/wimbleball-lake
Please let me know what you think or if you have any comments or questions.
Stephen Worley
Wimbleball RC
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Posted by bobb on Monday, January 09 @ 09:11:42 EST (28 reads)
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| HEAD OF THE PLYM 2012 |
Saturday 4th February 2012 3500m approx. on the River Plym, from the Cattewater to the Club First Division 13:15. 2nd Division 15:15 Various categories for 1x; 2x; 2-; 4x+; 4+ & 8+ Mixed crews accepted for all categories Coastal & Off-shore boats all welcome Safety Briefing at Clubhouse 12:00. High Tide at 1515 Entries £6.00 per seat (No entries accepted without payment) Cheques payable to: Plymouth ARC. BACS payments also accepted Entries close at 12:00 on Saturday 28th January 2012
Entries and further details: Plymouth Amateur Rowing Club, Arnolds Point, The Embankment, Plymouth. PL4 9JW Email: chris.moyse@total-freight.co.uk or parc_mail@blueyonder.co.uk Fax: 01752 229744. Telephone 07977 060905
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Posted by bobb on Thursday, January 05 @ 09:17:48 EST (55 reads)
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| JIRR TIME TRIAL 2012 |
‘SAVE THE DATE’
Saturday 18th Feb 2012.
Meeting at 1130. Starting at 1pm – Bideford
There will be 3 divisions, all J16s to scull in a single.
More info to follow in the new year
JIRR regatta this year: 28th April @ Holme Pierrepont
Tina Robertson, WRRC junior rep & Rhiannon Halliday
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Posted by bobb on Monday, December 12 @ 04:21:41 EST (70 reads)
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