Jan
11
2010
By Simon
Elaine and I spent half an hour scraping ice off the slip and putting salt down so that we could launch safely. There was a narrow ice clear channel following the harbour wall around past the catamaran which we took then up to the bridge. Very exhilarating for all but some very cold feet for the ones that had to do the inevitable wading at launch and recovery!!
Snow on the hills
Ann iced up
The brave girls (where are the lads?)
Ice breaker needed?
Elaine sets the pace
Dec
05
2009
Once the dust had settled after Christmas it was Frosty Fish time. The 28th of December was a very cold day but dry and we had a good turnout yet again. Eight boats in total were sent down the river on the short timed course to the “Pill Box” and back, off Borth y Gest. The winning boat, following a stewards enquiry into a couple of “ringers”, finished in a time of 14 minutes and 38 seconds. A big well done to Geoff, Robert, Sally and Will and a very special thank you to the coxes, Ceinwen and Dr John, who braved the cold to steer the boats and offer a little encouragement. A very warming stew was rustled up by Manon and Sarah which thawed us all out nicely !
Many new rowers were welcomed at this event and hopefully we might even see some of them again, including our commodore who put up a good fight.
Frosty-Fish-Tina's crew
Frosty-Fish,Embarking
Frosty-Fish-Sarah's crew
Frosty-Fish,Pete and Elaine's crews
Frosty-Fish,Mark's crew
Frosty-Fish,Spectators
Frosty-Fish,Bethan's crew
Frosty-Fish,Sylvia
Nov
12
2009
The end of season Party was held at the Yacht Club on the 21st Nov.
We catered for ourselves cooking a Mexican meal. Sarah organised the food and Pete the games. After drinks in the bar
Pre-dinner drinks at the bar
Edu waits for the punch line
we were called down to the dining room where we were served a rum-based cocktail and a delicious 3-course meal.
Top-Table
Steve get stuck in
Another Rowing Romance - who is next?
Trophies were presented – to Nicky, for the most improved rower and to Geoff for the most dedicated club member. Certificates were presented to Maxine, to Ceinwen for the most exhilarating cox, Catrin for the most excitable rower. Tina also presented a collage of the 2009 London River Race for the club display.
Chair and Vice
Catrin and Nicky with the collage
Then it was upstairs for games – mainly a playoff between the ladies and mens LRR teams.
Ladies team - backs to the wall
After that things deteriorated – dancing, more games, more drinking and pool.
Bill starts the bottle game
