January Camp 2011

Our January camp will be held from Saturday 04th January 2011 to Friday 10th January 2011 at Roodeplaat dam. Real term, we will have two months before the South African School Championships and if we are to do well at this regatta we need to be a lot more focussed going into the new year.

Boys will be on holiday shortly after the end of November, so we will not be able to track boys down at school to check attendance. Your co-operation in returning forms promptly will really help us with planning.

Wemmer Sprints 2010

We had good results from the Wemmer Sprint Regatta this past Saturday. Unfortunately not all our boys could participate due to the weather and then later suspending the rest of the days racing.

Nonetheless – here are a few of our boys results:

JM14B 1X : Spark: 1st, Keanne: 4th,
JM15C 1X : Abader: 1st
JM15B 1X : Dos Santos: 1st
JM15B 1X : McCann: 2nd
JM14 A/C2X : Mitchell : 1st
JM15C 4X : Tinney: 1st, Fourie: 3rd
JM15A 1X : Kelly: 2nd
JM15 B4X : Roux: 1st, Abader: 4th
JM15A 4X : McCann: 5th
JM14B 4X : Nadas: 2nd
JM15B 8X : Abader: 1st
MB 4X : Tinney: 1st
JM14 A4X : Read: 2nd
MA 8+: Hornsey: 2nd

See you at St Dunstan’s Regatta on Saturday.

St Dunstan’s Regatta:
On Saturday 16th October we will be racing at the St Dunstan’s regatta at Roodeplaat. This event is a junior U14 and U15 event so we anticipate that the day should end early. We have not as yet received the draw so are unfortunately unable to confirm exact times. We will confirm details once we have received the draw. A bus will leave the school at 06h00 for any boys needing a lift.

Holy Rosary Regatta:
Saturday 23rd October sees the Open and Under 16 boys competing at the Holy Rosary Regatta at Roodeplaat. This allows our junior boys and parents the weekend off which I’m sure will be most welcome. We may schedule training on the Saturday morning at Wemmer Pan but will confirm this closer to the time.

Cheers!

September Camp

Camp ran from 23rd to 27th September. We had a record attendance of 96 boys, including 32 grade 7’s that are yet to start at KES next year. It really was a fun camp – the new boys seemed to come out of their shells and skits night on Sunday was classic.
The club also has a large number of novices from school in grade 8-11. Definitely a good sign to have so much interest in the club at school... The coaches are getting stuck in to try and get them to speed in a hurry. No pressure :)

The days flew past, but it seemed to be a productive camp for all age groups. The 1st team squad also rowed on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday before we returned to school, playing a bit of time catchup with private schools that started rowing a month ago. The crews are to be finalised this week and some will race at Wemmer this weekend. It is a Junior Regatta (u14 and u15) as well as Seniors - Sn A, B etc.

During camp we also elected the leaders for the club and this year we have made an exception and have two vice captains. The open group as a whole is showing good leadership - and will hopefully lead by example this year.

Old Boys Dinner 22nd September 2010

The Old boys’ dinner was hopefully the first of many. We had a quality gathering at Old Eds, where plenty of stories from the “good old days” came to light. The dinner served both to re-establish ties with the old boy network - and also as a simple gathering for old crew mates to take a trip down memory lane.
We challenged each of those present to round up 5 people for the next get together, which hopefully will rapidly increase interest in the club.

K.E.S. Rowing has become a force once again in the past few years, but it is the plan to move into a more dominant position in the next 5 year cycle. We want the old boys to be a part of this revival – as it is the establishment of the club by all of you that allows us to do what we do today.

Under the guidance of the school, it is not only important that the school benefits from your support (in whatever shape or form); but also that you get something from seeing our club (and boys) succeed and strive. We want old boys to feel that they have something to do with the club, not only in the past.

ARES, our new pair!

Last week Tuesday saw the naming of ARES (our new John Waugh Pair Oar) by legendary “rowing mom” Felicity Fussell. Two of her four sons were at the ceremony: Andrew, who rowed for South Africa in the early nineties - and James who is actively involved in rowing and officiating to this day. Mr. Fussell Senior, otherwise known as “Bob”, was also in attendance, proud of his families’ strong contribution to rowing and to the school over the years.

The pair was kindly donated by an anonymous old boy. This is an important step for the club, having been short of a quality pair for many years. It will allow more specialisation in this boat class, not only bringing more points at regattas, but also giving our boys a better chance to perform in National Squad trials in March next year.

The boat was unveiled at a special ceremony at the Rob Wray Pavilion last Tuesday night, after which Parents and a few old boys shared stories in the pavilion over a few quiet drinks.

Thank you again to all that were involved, it was really memorable evening.

ROWING OLD BOYS DINNER

In The Family Room at Old Edwardians Club:
Corner 11th Avenue and 4th Street Houghton
On Wednesday 22 September 2010

At 19h00 for 19h30

Gentlemen only

Dress Code: Jacket and Tie

RSVP: Julie Steinhobel on 0789235985 or at juliesteinhobel@gmail.com

Cost R250 per person

We are trying to re-establish contact with our old boy network and would really appreciate as much support as we can get. The club is currently resurgent and we think it is important for the current boys to get to know their roots. Many of us found rowing to be the best part of our experience at school and that it has shaped our lives to a large extent.
Lets get together and remember some of the good times.

South African Junior Rowing Championships Results 2010

Overall, King Edward placed 4th in the overall boy’s club trophy and took eight medals, the same number as last year. Amongst many fine results, the following crews were awarded Championship medals:

U14 Octopul (Bronze)
U15 Octopul (Bronze)
U15 Quad (Bronze)
U16 Double Scull (Silver)
U16 Quad (Bronze)
2nd Eight (Bronze)
1st Four (Silver)
1st Eight (Bronze)

The rowing club ends off a good season showing good promise across all age groups. In the flagship event, the 1st eight retain their position as fastest Gauteng crew. Very disappointed not to win it, the 1st eight fought well in an exceptionally close final. Crossing the finish line just behind SACS and St. Andrews College, there were only 2 seconds separating the medallists over the 6 minute race.

For a full set of results go to http://www.regatta.co.za/

Thank you to all our supporters over this season, we look forward to seeing you later in 2010.