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Round the Island Head - the
every popular fun event.... a tough race against the clock.
10 minutes is a good time, sub 9 is superb. It's not just
about rowing hard - this event has a unique turn at the half
way stage... around the island. Sunday
21st September 10am-2pm
Winning crew at the spring RTIH
The more crews the better - we draw names
out of the hat for the fours races.... but for those who
want to pursue a personnel bests in other boats we'll
happily time you.
Hopefully we'll also encourage a few visiting crews to come
along and join the fun. An eights / octuple challenge
on Pete's record time is definitely on the cards.
BBQ will be fired up for lunch - bring some food to cook. |
 Touring
Weekend - final call for members to join the fun
of a day or two rowing the Thames and camping over night. We
plan to row from Pangbourne up to the islands at Moulsford
for an over night stay.
Dates - 23rd -25th August, we'll finalise the actual
days once we know the crews preferences.
Two superb touring boats... so up to 8 places available.
May be you fancy punting up from Goring? - we have two punts
at the Swan.... so it's just a gentle pole to the islands.
Let us know ASAP if you'd like to come along....
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Swim test and Capsize Drill -
if you row it's really important that you know you can swim
confidently. If you scull capsize is not unknown..... so a
practice to know what to expect is very important. We're
hoping to arrange a pool session on -
Wednesday 27th August at Oratory school - 7-9pm.
If you'd like to take part
drop us a line. BTW - it's great fun! |
GOLD - superb effort by the GB
4-. At 1000km it looked worrying, at 1500m well in
contention...and the final 500m awesome! A very proud moment
for GB rowing - it's great to be a part of the sport.
Excellent row also by the double sculls.....the girls were
so close to gold.
2012 just 4 years away.....want to give rowing a go?
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GGBC victorious at MRC
- When Goring received an invite to row against some of
Maidenheads elite oarsmen and women there were quite a few
doubts as to how well our crews would cope against the 'big
boys'. However we'd prepared meticulously, eaten our 5
portions of fruit and veg every day for a whole week.... and
had some expert last minute coaching. The result - we picked
up 4 Golds and a Silver......not bad for a scratch crew!
There were some very close races (less than
a canvas). Everyone had a great time - fantastic hospitality
from the guys and girl's from MRC. Particular thank you to
Michael for organising the event - we all very much
appreciate it.
Lets hope this is the start of a series of
friendly battles between our clubs.
The winning GGBC crew of the first 8+ race of the day
We're hoping MRC can make the famous GGBC '
Round the Island Head' in September.... we're expecting new
records to be set for this gruelling event. |
Crews lining up at the start
GGBC crew A
GGBC crew B in action....perfect balance! |
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Watch the GGBC crews in action.....click on the images
above. |
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Club Sessions -
are you getting the GGBC recommended minimum number of
outings per week? If not then it's time to take advantage of
the summer and get down to the clubs sessions on Tuesday and
Thursday evening , and of course Sunday morning.
Make It Happen.....this could be you in a few weeks |
Not
a member yet? - you can always have a go - become a
temporary member (free) for a couple of outings.... we're
sure you'll get hooked.
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Paris 2008 - a weekend of
parties, site seeing and fun....oh, and a 4km sprint along
the seine. If you fancy joining us on our annual trip to the
Basse Seine club then
please let us know ASAP. We travel on Friday 26th Sept
on EuroStar, and return on Sunday evening. Rowing ability is
secondary, completing and enjoy our selves is the priority.
A great time is had by all! |
Quiz Night Challenge - the gauntlet has be thrown
down to GGBC to compete in the local 'mastermind' quiz
night. Goring cricket club have invited all the local club
to take part in a fund raising quiz night.
Full details here.
Fancy pulling a team together?
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Autumn Learn2Row course Fully Booked
- in just over a week and with very little advertising the
October L2R course places have been snapped up! As the word
spreads about the course so the demand increases. Be assured
we're not planning to compromise the quality by offering
extra places..... we pride ourselves on providing an
excellent course - which means limiting numbers to just 12.
If you'd like to put your name down as reserve for the
autumn course or are interested in a future course (we'll
add you to our mailing list) then please
drop us a line.
Corporate Rowing - How about
considering the ultimate team building event? Both mentally and
physically challenging, rowing is a great way to get everyone
pulling together. See our
Corporate Row
page for full details.
Small Boats Tuesdays - despite the
very wet and windy conditions we've had lots of sculls and
pairs out over the last couple of weeks.... Snuffy, the wide
stable gig has been very popular! It's never as bad as it
seems when you're peering out the office window.... there's
always a nice calm spell - just before the rain! |
GGBC featured in Regatta & Rowing Mag
- GGBC is showcased in the August 'Olympic' edition of the ARA's
Magazine. We are the stars of the
Club Spotlight feature.....a two page spread all about our
fantastic boat club.
Click Image to download the full article |
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Learn2Scull - we were hoping to
run another L2S course this August....but time has caught up
with us and many people are off on holiday. However all is
not lost - we'll be concentrating on sculling every
Tuesday evening so there's a great opportunity to learn
the basics and get some coaching for free! We even hope to
get a swim test and capsize evening organised - an important
safety session.... but also great fun!
The 'small boats Tuesdays' run through to September and
start ~6:30pm. Why not come down and give it a go? You'll
need to be a full GGBC member to take advantage....but at
just £25 for new members it's got to be a bargain!
For more details please
contact us. |
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Single Sculls Sponsored
One of the sponsored sculls on it's way to
victory at the Goring & Streatley regatta |
The club would like to thank AVSI, Datasat
Communications and Prolinx for their generous
sponsorship of the club's brand new single sculls.
The 4 singles have proved a great success at the club -
sculling is becoming increasingly popular at club sessions,
so much so we've had to introduce 'Small boats Tuesdays' to
cope with demand!
Many thank to our sponsors for helping with the purchase of
sculling blades, and of course to Awards for All for the
grant towards the purchase the sculls.
Want to know more about our exciting
sponsorship opportunities? Please
email for full details. |
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Corporate Learn2Row a great success
- 7 hardworking employees from Johnson & Johnson took time
out to learn some new water based skills. Rowing is a great
way to enjoy the river and bring a team together working
towards a common aim.
The course started with some formal tuition....but in no
time everyone was on the ergs getting to grips with the
basics and then out on the river in the stable restricted
fours. Okay the first few strokes were a little wobbly, but
in next to no time the crews went from rowing cautiously in
pairs to confidently rowing as a four. There was even time
to practice racing starts....something none of us would have
imagined just an hour earlier!
The afternoon session was spent honing the new found skills
in readiness for the day 1 racing....but first there was a 1
minute erg test.....won convincingly by one of the girls!
At GGBC we like to emphasis good technique as well as speed
....the minimal strokes over a set distance really showed
the level of concentration and good accuracy acquired by
both crews - a very impressive display! The final race was
closely fought over a 300m course with neither crew making a
serious mistake over the whole course. At the end of the day
honours were even.
The Ethicon Biosurgical team
The victorious 4 winning the end of day race
Day two saw the weather take a turn for the
worse... but undeterred everyone worked hard to make the
best of the occasion. Rowing a fine eight was a great way to
co-ordinate the whole crew .....and as the photos show they
made short work of getting to grips with this much fine
craft.. |
The winning 'minimal strokes crew in action'
The final session saw another change of
craft - this time the coxed quads. Two oars rather than one
proved a little daunting but after some initial confusion
(and some expert coaching) the crews were soon flying along.
The final battle of the day - skill exercises and a head to
head racing.....both very close.
Everyone went home exhausted but happy....and slightly damp!
Many thanks to all the GGBC and OSBC members
who helped out over the two days - you did a great job!
Perfect balance after only 30minutes....a superb achievement
The crew concentrating hard as they take their first few
strokes in the 8+.......despite the unseasonal weather!
Fancy organising a corporate team building
day for your company? Drop us a
line and we'll forward you full details. |
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