Another La Roca Night!

After Bristol Regatta . . .

Well Done Bristol

Dee shows us how to catch a crab

MIXED ROWING WON SCULLING BLADES FOR THE CLUB (not just Morgan!)

What a fantastic weekend of racing! Bristol showed that they aren't a club to be reckoned with especially when it comes to mixed gender racing. In the 8 the men were so nervous that a bottle was passed around the boat for them all to wee in! Luckily the girls weren't aware of this until the apple juice was being poured over the side!

Due to all efforts in the mixed events, Bristol won a set of Concept 2 sculling blades which made paying the extortionate £15.38 just about worth it!! Bristol came 2nd overall to a very beastie Thames.

WS3 8 won both days, Dom and Morgan won in the pair and (mens) S24+ Won on Saturday.

The novice men got through a load of rounds in S4 and NV events on both days also reaching the finals. Novice women put in a couple of good races, as did Janet and Graham in their 2x debut and mini-crusher's NV4+. It was a cracking weekend and there is a general consensus to add this one to our racing calendar!

This weekend is our very own Regatta which is the last Sprints of the Summer for Bristol Rowing Club, but don't cry because afterwards everyone is invited to Jihan and Julia's House Warming Party!! (more info to come)

Dee and Nicky forgot to book the weather!


The girls sold a whopping 37 tickets to the members of City of Bristol Rowing Club, the match was mentionned to be the match of the year. (with a special guest umpire!!) Unfortunately for the girls however weather has been unkind to them and with the imminent threat of rain and slippy grass, they have been forced to cancel rounders for tonight.

The match has been rearranged until Thursday 31st August, if people cannot make it the girls will refund you your ticket and likewise if there are people that are now available tickets are back on sale.

On the upside there still will be a social for the angels to watch over but it will take place in Zero Degrees from 7.30 onwards. It will be a chance for people to mingle and Stuey to collect helpers for the Bristol Avon Regatta.

Have a good night!

Problem!

Dear angels,

Dee and I have been franctically busy organising the Rounders Match and BBQ and have forgotten the two most important things.

1.) We don't have enough BBQ's to feed 30+ people
2.) We don't have any Rounders Post, bats and ball

Please can we put out a request for anyone with rounders sets to get in contact with us, or with an easy to transport BBQ.

Finally the other detail we are now pondering over, as we have already estabilished the rules is how do we keep the beer warm if it is a warm sunny evening. We are open to suggestions.

Please help us with our quest for enlightenment

Nickyx

Rounders Instructions

Right, here's how to play rounder’s:
Two teams compete. (Teams to be decided on the night by random selection) Please bring your ticket with you as this helps with the team selection.

A toss of coin contested by the two youngest players of each team decides which team bats first.
The Rules
Infinite Swings. The striker has one good ball bowled to them. It's a no Ball if it’s not a smooth underarm action from the bowler, if the ball is above head or below the knee, if it bounces on the way to the striker or if it’s wide or straight at the body. The bowler's foot is outside the square area during the bowl. Should you wish you can run on a no ball, but once you reach first post there is no return. The waiting striker must wait well behind the back stop to avoid any obstruction to the fielders.

Any Hit - RUN! Any time the ball contacts the stick, even a "tip", it is a valid hit and the Striker must run. The ball may be struck anywhere! The Runners at the Sanctuaries may begin running as soon as the ball is struck -- whether it is a good hit or an Out doesn't matter, once the Runner begins to run, KEEP GOING!

Making a Run: Carry the bat, hold the post whilst at it. You can run to a post that has been previously stumped. Whilst the bowler has the ball in his square, you cannot move on, but if you are between Posts, you can carry on to the next. No more than one runner at a post. you can stay at a post with a new ball bowled should you wish. Play starts when the ball leaves the bowlers hand - at this point you can run. To score on getting to last (or fourth post) you must touch the post.

Scoring: 1 rounder if 4th Post reached and touched; 1 rounder if 4th Post reached on no ball (no catch out); 1/2 rounder if 4th Post reached without hitting the ball; 1/2 rounder if 2nd Post reached after hitting the ball; penalty 1/2 rounder for an obstruction by a fielder; penalty 1/2 rounder for 3 consecutive no balls (same striker); 1 rounder for a backward hit if 4th Post reached (you stay at 1st whilst ball is in the backward area); All awards are at the discretion of the umpire and they have deciding rights.

Striker is Out: The Striker is out if the hit is caught in the air or on one bounce with one hand.
Runner is Out: (A striker becomes a runner when they begin their run around the posts) By running inside a post. You're stumped at a post you are running to. By being outrun, by the runner behind you.

Timed Innings: We will have timed innings, this will mean that unless everybody is all out there will be two innings per team for 15 minutes each.

Final Word: THE UMPIRES DECISION IS FINAL
The Conventions
These are not official rules, but have been decided upon by the players to keep the game civilized and manageable.
Pulling Up the Sanctuarys. If a Runner, in his or her exuberance, pulls out the post, the runners team loose half a rounder for each post knocked over! Notify someone of a loose stake before this happens to you.

Obnoxious and Argumentative Players. Certain players tend to get very upset when thing don't go the way they want them to; TOUGH! Feel free to ridicule them.

Little Children or Senior Men. Give them as much help and encouragement as you can. Help them have fun. If they hit the ball, Cheer! Don't plug them out just because you can -- fall down, drop the ball, help them run, whatever. Because, always remember the real reason we are playing this game...

Job Vacancies
Umpire/Chief
Is there anybody out there who would like to take the role of umpire? We could do this as job share, where someone takes the first innings and then after a refreshment break someone takes control of the second innings. This job would suit someone with an authoritative voice, who's not afraid to go against the grain and make decisions in tense situations. It would look great on your CV! Please email Dee or Nicky with yours or your friends CV if you feel you are upto this challenge.

Team Captain x2
Is there anybody that would like to take the role of team captain? Obviously this is a particularly difficult role and requires a confident team player to step up to the mark. The Captains need to be able to build morale, lead the warm up and stretch down, give team pow-wow's in refreshment breaks, enforce the umpire’s decision to the team and ensure the team is behind the back stop when batting. Please email Dee or Nicky with yours or your friends CV if you feel you are up to this challenge

The Menu
We are planning to cook sausages and burgers but if you are Vegetarian or have any other dietary requirements, can you please contact Dee/Nicky ASAP so that we can get some numbers.

On a final note it is all about having fun! If there is anybody who has not bought a ticket but still wants one please get in contact ASAP!

Mixing it up!

The senior Men and Woman were wondering how to spice up their Summer rowing training so have decided to row together! Most of these outings have been taking place in the ungodly hours of the morning because this seems the only other time in COB rower’s lives they have free but Us Angels think it’s because the Men don’t want to harm their hard core reputations by being seen to row with girls!

Early mornings should be the best time to row but a few members don’t seem to be able to function at such an hour – Just today Miss Hogan had loss of speech, Miss Maunder was trying to attempt to row on stroke side with a bow side blade, Mr Mumford caught a crab while backing down and Miss Lancaster was no where to be seen until she rang to inform the crew she had set her alarm for PM instead of AM but we think she actually slept through the alarm because the night previous was spent in the company of Miss Green and a few bottles of wine!

Summer Sculling

Sculling seems to be the 'in' thing this Summer at Bristol Rowing Club – even Dom was seen having a birthday scull and managed to get to half slide – well done Dom!

But one of Bristol’s pro Scullers was keen to show off his ability and after picking up some speed was convinced nothing was going to get in his way – not even a bridge! Mr Pain came out the other side with half an ore but still upright in his boat! Luckily a passing double gave up one of their blades and everyone arrived safely back at the club!

There has also been reports of a Mr. Kadinopoulos giving some coaching on steering and in doing so crashed, which led to a full capsize!

Keep it up Rowers – the docks has never been more entertaining!

Ashton Court

A certain COB young lady learnt a few valuable lessons to be remembered when at a festival:

1. Charge your phone before you go (despite lack of signal this is still helpful when trying to find your friends)
2. Don’t arrange to meet someone at a portaloo (there were at least 60)
3. Don’t cycle in the dark, under the influence on a golf course!

On a positive note us Angels were inspired by the ‘FUNK IT UP’ dance school and will be attending classes to master our street and hip hop moves!

Rowing Poetry

As you are rowing up and down the docks do you ever think about writing a poem about Rowing? If you have, you might want to enter it into The Annual Rowing Poetry Contest.

Perhaps you should read a few - very inspiring!!!!!

http://www.storesonline.com/site/405636/page/321561

Jimmy's House Warming - The Later Half (although La Rocca could be classed as his 2nd home!)