Dates for Holiday Training Days & Camps

Dates for training days and camps: Oct, Xmas, Feb & Easter can now be found on the calendar. Please contact squad coaches or Director of Rowing if you require more info.

Wallingford Long Distance Sculls 2 Oct

Title: Wallingford Long Distance Sculls
Link out: Click here
Date: 2010-10-02

4th Form Try Out 5 Sep

Title: 4th Form Try Out
Location: KCS Boat House
Start Time: 9-12pm or 1-4pm
Date: 2010-09-05

Jonathan Parker Exhibition at the River & Rowing Museum

Ever since attending KCS in the mid-80s Jonathan Parker has been a serious painter and fine artist. His major exhibition “Wind & Fire, Earth & Space, Water” will be at the River & Rowing Museum, Henley from November 2010, featuring figurative paintings from the Tideway to the Pool of London.
It will include work previewed at recent KCS City and Business Networking Receptions.

http://theartistjonathanparker.com/

KCSBC Watersplash 27 Jun 2010

TO ALL PARENTS OF KCS & GODOLPHIN ROWERS

You are warmly invited to this year’s WATERSPLASH! at the King’s College School Boathouse, Putney

SUNDAY 27 JUNE 2010 2:30pm

Please bring family and friends – Please note this is a fundraising event profits will go towards KCSBCSA funds.

INTERSCHOOL REGATTA 2:30-4:00pm*

LAUNCH RIDES FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (£2 – limited places, life jackets provided)

KCS BOAT CLUB AWARDS & SPEECHES 4:30pm*

BBQ BURGERS OR HOTDOGS (free to rowers and available for purchase by hungry guests),
SNACKS & CAKES

BAR SERVING PIMMS, BEER, SPRITZERS, ICED TEA, HOMEMADE LEMONADE & SOFT DRINKS

TV TO WATCH THE WORLD CUP MATCH!

*Please note times are approximate.

£5 per adult

Please put this date in your diaries….We look forward to seeing you there!

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Just print off and complete the slip below and send it with your cheque to Nicole Clement-Weiss, 130 Dora Road, London SW19 7HJ

Amount enclosed £ ……………………………………………………………

(cheques payable to KCSBCSA please)

Name ……………………………………………………………………………….

Son’s squad ……………………………………………………………………..

Number of tickets required ………………………………………………..

Total amount £ …………………………………………………………………

E-mail address …………………………………………………………………

Phone number. …………………………………………………………………

Receipt of payment will be made by email. Thank you!

Reading Amateur Regatta 13 Jun

Title: Reading Amateur Regatta
Link out: Click here
Description: Last Regatta for most of the rowers
Date: 2010-06-10

READING AMATEUR REGATTA ARRANGEMENTS – Fri Update changes in red

SUNDAY 13^th June

8 am            Ridgeway car park – 1x minibus (Snrs & J16s)

8am             KCS Boathouse (6x places only)

9am            Ridgeway car park – 1x minibus (J15s)

                   rig boats & coxes weigh in

                   see race schedule for race prep and boating

10:48am     first KCS race of the day

Reading Amateur Regatta 12 Jun

Title: Reading Amateur Regatta
Link out: Click here
Date: 2010-06-12

READING AMATEUR REGATTA ARRANGEMENTS – FRI UPDATE changes in red

SATURDAY 12^th June

6:45              KCS Boathouse (snrs only - as arranged)

8:45am       Ridgeway car park – 1x minibuses

09:33am     first KCS race of the day

changes for crews in bold type

National Schools Regatta Photos

Many thanks to parents and coaches for providing and excellent photographic record. I am still exploring how to best display the pictures, especially the issues around size and quality – so this will improve over time – and I have all the original photos which I can re-upload if I think I can improve your viewing experience.

Just click once on a photo to see a larger version – and then once more to return to the thumbnails – enjoy

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Parents Information for Nottingham National Schools Regatta 28 – 30 May

Morag Sexton, the Joint Chair of the supporters committee, writes:

I am writing on behalf of the Supporters’ Association to brief you on arrangements for the Regatta.

The KCS Boat Club Supporters’ Association will host the KCSBC marquee on the Grassy Bank which will act as the focal point for KCS Supporters.  This year we have been allocated pitch 9 on the North Side Grassy Bank, which is the same side as the scoreboard but opposite the Regatta centre. You should park in Spectators’ Car Park A and then walk down to the side of the rowing lake our pitch is on the finish line side of the scoreboard.

CLICK HERE to see location details.

This is the largest event that the school attends and is spread over three days with some 70 plus KCS boys competing.  It is really worth the trip so do try to come along and support our rowers.

The King’s College School Boat Club Supporters Association provide food and drinks for the boys on all three days of the event and as you can imagine this is a major undertaking so please lend a hand when possible.

On the Friday the J14 food will be coordinated by Philippa Coates and Caren Buchanan and the boys will be provided with a baguette lunch together with cakes and drinks, followed by much deserved bacon sandwiches after they have finished racing.  Supporters can meet at the KCSBC marquee where there will be tea, coffee and squash available all day.

On the Saturday Elaine Hart and the J16 parents will be coordinating food for the boys. As in previous years they will be provided with a baguette lunch or a bowl of pasta together with cakes and drinks, followed by much deserved bacon sandwiches after they have finished racing.  Supporters can meet at the KCSBC marquee where there will be tea, coffee and squash available all day together with bacon sandwiches in the morning.

On the Sunday food will be organised by the parents who are present on that day once we know who they are and the timings of the events that KCS are involved in.

On Saturday an Afternoon Tea will be provided for the Supporters by Nicole Clement-Weiss and the J15 parents and this will provide a focal point for us to congregate as a group and swap stories of KCS successes of the day.  In the event that the weather is as unkind as it has been in pervious years the timing can be brought forward to help fill the waiting time!!

A few additional notes to help you get the most out of the weekend:

The best place to find information is the KCSBCSA website http://www.kcsbcsa.co.uk/.  This will provide you with up to date information on KCS involvement at the NSR and there is a link from it to the NSR official website. The NSR site gives details of all race entries and times.

There are large supermarkets close to the entrance to the National Watersports Centre (Morrisons on Links Bar Road in Gamston or Asda on the Loughborough Road in West Bridgeford), which are good places to buy or top up the picnic.

When you arrive please volunteer an hour of your time to help serve drinks and boys’ food.  If your son’s crew is racing when you are on duty please feel free to drop everything and race to the water’s edge to cheer them on!  Remember the boys are fed over the weekend by a team of volunteers and many hands make light work.  Helping is also an excellent way to get to know the people you could potentially be sharing the towpath with for the next few years.

Don’t forget to bring chairs, tables, rugs, crockery and cutlery and a picnic lunch for your family, and to supply your son with any additional snacks, energy drinks, etc. that he might feel gives him the winning edge.

An umbrella/sunshade, sunscreen and a few extra layers may also help as the wind can blow hard across the course at Nottingham.  As I found out in previous years it is best to prepare for every season!  Please ensure that the boys bring with them plenty of kit and most importantly a waterproof jacket and warm clothing to wear between and after racing.  At the recent event at Dorney a number of the boys had insufficient clothing and a couple became worryingly cold. Finally, remember to bring binoculars to watch with and cameras to record the efforts of our crews.

For those new to the event there are buses running down the side of the course, usually only on the Saturday and Sunday, which follow each race.  It’s a great way to watch the racing for a small charge but be sure to arrive at the bus in good time to be certain of being down at the start for the correct race you wish to follow.

It is not possible to follow the races by bike. The only bikes allowed are those ridden by coaches wearing NSR vests; this is strictly enforced by the regatta officials, so leave those bikes at home!

On Friday, the marquee will have already been put up for the J14s and the coaches BUT help will be needed to unload supplies from cars and set up the tent; please let Philippa and Caren know if you will be able to help.  Likewise on Sunday we will need to dismantle the site.

If your son is attending the regatta please note that there is a National Schools T-shirt which lists the names of all competitors; this much treasured memento cost about £20 last year and is available for purchase from the regatta centre.  If you cannot make it to Nottingham yourself you may wish to send your son with sufficient funds!

Fingers crossed for good weather and successful racing.  Please join in the cheering for all KCS crews; if you go home with a sore throat from all the cheering you’ll know you’ve done your bit to give our crews that winning edge!

Novices no more – J16s win Chiswick Amateur Regatta

Photograph courtesy of George Brighton – to see more of his excellent KCS rowing photos and videos visit http://kcsrowing.host22.com