DULBC News 2010 ©

DU

LB

C News...

Merry Christmas from DULBC! We hope this winter edition of the Dublin University Ladies Boat Club newsletter finds you in good spirits and enjoying the festive season. Keep reading to find out more about the first races of the season, excitement at The Erg Factor and a full report and photos from the dazzling Masquerade Boat Ball in Clontarf Castle. Turn to the Alumni section to find out what your crew-mates are up to these days and perhaps spot your-self in a retro rowing photo or two. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this edi-tion of the DULBC News and we hope others will be inspired to get in touch. Useful DULBC contact details can be found on the back page.

Icy conditions may have brought much of

Dublin to a standstill, sent College into lock-

down and closed the Sports Centre early but

for DULBC the training didn‟t stop. The un-

p r e c e d e n t e d

snowfall seemed

to have fallen

heaviest in War Memorial Park and provided

perfect conditions for weekend training to take

the form of the „Islandbridge Winter Olympics‟.

A mixed group of novices and seniors took on

challenges including a giant snowball rolling

competition: after 20 minutes the blocks of ice

were too heavy to move, no one knew who

had won and attention turned to heavy bom-

bardment of the novice men. Team tactics

were put to the test and the boys were quickly

surrounded and

sounding the re-

treat. A „Rocky III‟

style tyre relay finished the activities and then

it was back to the boathouse to thaw out with

lots of tea and Charlie‟s hot Ribena. The giant

snowballs remained however, conveniently

placed overlooking UCD, as a reminder that

DULBC are a club with balls, big balls!

Snowballs at dawn!

DULBC News December 2010

The Novice Men literally didn’t know what

hit them when DULBC turned training into

target practice; the ‘Islandbridge Winter

Olympics’ proved a perfect solution to

snow-bound training.

Photos: Steve Lowe

DULBC News 2010 ©

Neptune Head Race Results Saturday 6th November

saw a good day on the wa-

ter for all of Trinity‟s boat

clubs: DULBC, DUBC and

Lady Elizabeth. The Neptune Head of the river race,

held on Blessington Lake, went ahead despite fears

that it would be disrupted by bad weather as hap-

pened in 2009. The “windy conditions but rowable”

proved no match for a number of Trinity crews who

emerged victorious. DULBC‟s senior 8+ were disap-

pointed by an extremely close loss by 3 seconds to

arch rivals UCD but both of their races provided in-

valuable experience to a couple of second year row-

ers hoping to make their mark in the senior squad

this season. New member of DULBC Sinead Dolan

has already begun to follow in the footsteps of her

older sister (Sarah Dolan: DULBC & Irish U23 inter-

national lightweight), recording an excellent win in

the women‟s Intermediate 1x. The novice women

were also on flying form winning the Women‟s Nov-

ice 8+. DUBC caused a stir by entering a record 14

scullers in the first head and the sculling theme con-

tinued for the senior men who entered the second

head in doubles and quads with a victory in the In-

termediate 2x. The novice men joined the girls in

recording their first win of the year in the Novice 8+

whilst Ciaran Lewis (Lady Elizabeth BC) took home

the Men‟s Senior 1x pennant. Congratulations to all

winning crews!

Time To Test our Speed and Strength Rebecca Dowling, 7 seat, Senior 8+

“Neptune Head, the first race of the 2010-2011 sea-

son and a time to test our speed and strength after

the first phase of winter training. A slightly less ex-

perienced crew took to the start, made up of some

newer faces to senior rowing along with several

championships winners from the summer.

Our opposition for the day in the Senior 8 race was

UCD. Two head races about 4km in distance

awaited us on the Blessington lake. We started

strong into the head wind and had a solid first

2,000m that got us through the bridge where our

coaches and fans stood encouraging us as we be-

gan to squeeze on. Unfortunately we could not quite

maintain the composure we had coming down the

first stretch of the course. Despite this we finished

strong, though later learned that we had been

beaten by our UCD rivals by 3 seconds.

On paper it was a disappointing result but we took

the positives from it and went off with a more ag-

gressive race plan for the second head race in the

afternoon. One seat change was made from the first

race with DULBC newcomer Sinead Dolan moving

to the single scull, which she went on to win at Inter-

mediate level. Weather conditions meant this race

was slower than the first head but both crew and

coaches were pleased with the rowing improve-

ments seen in race two. Unfortunately the senior

event was out of our grasp on the day but we are

back training hard, determined to lay down a marker

for the next race.”

The Senior Rowing Experience Alison O’Keeffe, 2nd Year, 3 seat, Senior 8+

"Senior rowing puts a whole new spin on the sport

itself. As a novice there are the distractions of the

balance or simply making the boat move in the right

direction but in the senior crew it's plain and simple:

drive your legs down hard and harder and again, to

launch your boat down the lake with each

stroke. Andrew, as the first head drew closer, aptly

remarked 'You ready Alison? Strap in.”

This was to be our first proper race, and a ‘ballbreaker’! Clare, Guy, Stroke, Novice 8+

“Thoughts of racing down the course at rate 34 terri-

fied each and every one of the 2nd year rowing

group. We were told by Andrew and Franky that this

was to be our first proper race, and a "ballbreaker"

as they both put it. There was an option of racing or

having a 20minute erg test... I'm sure everyone pre-

ferred to race! We sat out on the lake, cold and ap-

prehensive, but once the race started, we really got

into the swing of things. As we passed under the

bridge, we could hear cheers from Trinity support-

ers, and that helped us push on that extra bit for the

next 2km or so. With a near clash with a zigzagging

double, carefully and skilfully manoeuvred around

by our cox Dorothy, we wound down at the finish

line. All of us exhausted, but were very happy to be

finished. With thoughts of another race ahead of us,

we all got warm and ate our lovely packed lunches.

We all knew what was ahead of us in the second

race, giving us confidence to push ever harder. A

strong headwind slowed our overall race time,

meaning we fell short of our first race time, but we

still managed to walk away with the best time for

women's novice 8. Even with hailstones, and lash-

ing rain, we had a great day down in Blessington,

with great results for all.”

DULBC News 2010 ©

Top Talent at ‘The Erg Factor’ Dorothy Kavanagh, Senior Cox

Despite the heavy snowfall from the night before, 20

novices, 8 inters and 3 senior girls braved the

weather to turn out in force for an indoor rowing

race on the rowing machine, or as they are fondly

known in the rowing world; the erg. To some people

2000m may not seem like much but to harden row-

ers it means 7-8 minutes of incredible pain.

Beforehand, comes the denial; “No I‟m not doing it

and you can‟t make me”, then comes the compro-

mise; “I‟ll do three 6kms instead”, but ultimately

comes the acceptance of being told; “Yes, you‟re

doing it, you‟re going to pull hard, no, I‟m not going

to let you off until you finish and I can stand here all

day.”

The cox‟s job in any race is to get the best out of

their rowers whether that means reminding them of

what they want in times and splits, encouraging

them to do better, never letting them give up or

leaving them with a quiet focus.

First up were the novices, who had just joined the

sport a mere 2 months previous and didn‟t quite

know what they had signed up to. Needless to say

after 2000m, they knew exactly what they had got-

ten themselves into. As with all novice rowers, male

or female, the start of an erg test early on in the

season is always the same; attacking the first 500m

with an aggression that just doesn‟t quite make it

the whole way through the race. After the first

500m, the realisation that you just don‟t have the

fitness to maintain the crazy rate of 37 strokes per

minute and have to back off it a little and needless

to say the technique handbook that the coaches

have been carefully writing for the last two months

is tossed out of the window on the first stroke with-

out a second thought. Coming into the second

1000m, you can almost hear the internal thoughts of

“Please let this be over”, “I want to stop NOW” and

“Maybe I‟ll give up rowing when this is over”. How-

ever it is the 500m of the race where real character

is shown. The mental determination and strength

that is required

to keep going is evident from the

pain; from the rolling of the head to the clenching of

the handle. The relief that is seen at the end varies

from the crack of the handle being released from

tired hands and hitting the back of the machine to

holding the head in the hands. One erg test done,

one line drawn in the sand, as Andrew would say.

The inters were up next, followed by the senior girls.

The grace and ease that these girls portray while

erging hides the real power they are capable of and

pain they are going through and never ceases to

amaze me. However, this facade slips in the last

minutes of the race and you can see the ultimate

torture they are putting themselves through to

achieve the numbers they have trained for. Encour-

aging these girls is a lot more personal and specific

than before with the novices. Focusing on one part

of the stroke and almost goading them by using

their ego and competiveness against them, racing

them against someone else‟s erg scores to make

them go faster. Occasionally you get back a breath-

less insult to go away or shut up but you need to

disregard this and keep pushing them until they fin-

ish. Usually they will retract the statement when

they have got their breath back.

People say that rowers are crazy and maybe they

are to put themselves through the pain of an erg

test but the respect I have for these rowers never

dims.

Congratulations to the winners:

Senior: Caoimhe Proud-Murphy

Intermediate: Keira Buttanshaw

Novice: Silva Hasselon

Keira Buttanshaw, 2nd Year, Novice & Senior 8+ “My first race in the DULBC senior crew was in the afternoon of

Neptune Head. After competing in (and winning!) my last race as part of our Novice crew that morning it

was quite a change to then be taking my seat between people who won National Championships last July.

It was a nerve racking but hugely rewarding experience, from learning the rhythm that a boat should have,

to realising when (and how) to push your hardest. I think I got a lot out of the opportunity to race with more

experienced rowers, and hopefully I‟ll be back in the boat again at some stage in the future!”

DULBC News 2010 ©

Keira Buttanshaw & Rebecca Deasy, Boat Ball Committee With a long, arduous winter train-

ing schedule at this time of year,

the social secretaries are always

hard at work coming up with new

events to look forward to, and to

make the hours on the bike in the

gym a little more bearable. Row-

ing nights out have always been

renowned (if not a bit messy...)

but we decided to step it up in

2010, and host Trinity‟s first ball

of the year, the DUBC & DULBC

Boat Ball. It was something a bit

different, a chance for the two

clubs to mix, the novices to get to

know each other, and for all to

show that we do own a few items

of clothing that aren‟t lycra!

Before college had even started

back in September we had begun

researching venues and holding

committee meetings, discussing

everything from pre-drinks to after

-parties and all that falls in-

between. It proved to be a long

process, and at that stage I don‟t

think any of us realised the time

and effort required to organise an

occasion as big as this one (I cer-

tainly have a new found respect

for event organisers!). But we

found ourselves a venue - Clon-

tarf Castle – and suddenly the

ball started sounding like a fairy-

tale.

The next two months, I have to

admit, were a bit more Cinderella

than Sleeping Beauty with repre-

sentatives from both clubs putting

in the hours to book buses, find

entertainment, organise menus

and drinks receptions, and decide

on decorations. There were post-

ers to print and ticket stands to be

manned, but once tickets started

selling we knew our hard work

would not be in vein. Finally the

theme was announced, the ball

was to be Masquerade: mystery,

masks, and mayhem.

And then suddenly it was Novem-

ber 18th, and everything blurs into

one. The night ran extremely

smoothly, and all the feedback we

got indicates that the night was a

The Boat Ball 2010 A Tradition in the Making

DULBC News 2010 ©

huge success. At 7pm the

coaches pulled up outside Clon-

tarf Castle, and over one hundred

g u e s t s

a l i g h t e d

dressed in

tuxes and

ball gowns.

The masks

were crea-

tive to say

the least,

with a vari-

ety ranging

from au-

thentic Ve-

netian to

c u s t o m -

ized and

homemade

(Kellogg's

corn f lake

b o x e s

even made

an appearance..!). The comple-

mentary drinks reception in the

Entrance Hall - complete with

wine and chocolate

fountains – started off

the night, followed by

the three-course

meal. A photo mon-

tage showing in the

background through-

out the dinner ended

up providing a lot of

entertainment (...or

embarrassment, de-

pending on which

photos you featured in!), and

then a Trinity band, JB and the

Bandits, had everyone on the

floor dancing. Neal Byrne took

over to DJ until, in true rowing

fashion, we all

jumped into taxis to

pay a visit to Cop-

pers night club

(needless to say they

know us well there...

and always ensure

that there are more

than a few sore

heads in the morn-

ing!).

The Boat Ball was

one of the first (if not

the very first) big event jointly or-

ganised by DUBC and DULBC,

and it was thoroughly enjoyable.

This year was about establishing

the Ball and finding our feet, but

we were delighted that it ended

up making a good profit for both

c l u b s .

Hope f u l l y

we‟ve set

the ball roll-

ing now,

and in

years to

come the

event will

be even

b i g g e r .

We‟d like to

say thank

you to Neal

Byrne who

kindly of-

fered to do

the DJing,

as well as

JB and the

B a n d i t s ,

our band,

and Clontarf Castle who were

extremely accommodating.

DULBC News 2010 ©

Rowers Reunited DULBC Out and About Work, weddings, engagements,

children and even the odd bit of

rowing! Find out what your crew

mates have been up to since ‘The

Lycra Years’ and submit your

news to dulbcnews@gmail.com

for the next edition.

1980s

Colleen Watters, DULBC 1980-84

Children: Allen 24, Rachael 22,

Marcus 19 and Archie 15

Current location: Belfast

Work interests: Head of Educa-

tion, Ulster Museum

Other activities: Painting and

drawing. Rowing (again!) at Bel-

fast Boat Club after a 20 year

gap.

Worst DULBC memory: The

„women‟s changing rooms‟ which

comprised 2 not-very-clean toi-

lets. Did we really get changed

into our party gear without wash-

ing? Were the early 80s that bad?

Fiona Murray, DULBC 1984-85

Married to: Barry O‟Halpin

Children: 3 boys

Current location: Brussels, Bel-

gium

Work interests: EU consultancy

Other activities: painting, walking,

spending time with kids

Favourite DULBC memory: Win-

ning colours against UCD, com-

pleting the head of the river

(Dublin).

Worst memory: Falling over the

weir at Islandbridge!!

Peg McBrien, DULBC 1984-85

Married to: Kirk Barrett

Children: Ryanne and Hunter Bar-

rett

Current location: South Orange,

NJ

Work interests: Environmental

engineer

Other activities: biking, reading

DULBC memories: My best

memory was winning a big race

and drinking from the huge trophy

cup with the whole team during

the wild celebration following the

race. My worst memory was the

lack of facilities for women (we

finally were provided with a trailer

next to the boathouse, so we

could change clothes).

As an American in Ireland for a

year of studies at Trinity College,

rowing on the River Liffey was, by

far, the best experience. I loved

the rowers, the strong rowing

community, the bike towpath,

rowing on Lake Blessington, and

the wonderful friendships with

other DUBLC, Commercial, UCD,

and Neptune rowers. It was the

highlight of my year in Dublin and

I hated leaving.

Paula Nicholson, 1985-87

Previous Surname: Russell

Married to: Adam Nicholson (a

'local')

Children: Eoin (aged 6)

Current location: Durham, UK

Work interests: Principal Pharma-

cist for Medicines Information at

the Regional Drug and Therapeu-

tic Centre in Newcastle upon

Tyne and Pharmacy Advisor to

the North East Ambulance Ser-

vice.

Other activities: Being mum and

housework...

Favourite DULBC memory: Daire

Braiden‟s picnics!

Worst memory: The Novice Crew

that Eleanor Wallace coached

(with some help from me) crash-

ing into a bridge at Enniskillen.

2000s

Olivia McWilliams, DULBC 2001-03

Current location: Hong Kong

Work interests: Prime Brokerage

Sales at Morgan Stanley, in Hong

Kong

Other activities: Travelling, hik-

ing, yoga and I have added the

odd trip on the water with the row-

ers at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht

Club!

DULBC memories: I have two fa-

vourite memories; the first was

winning the fours and eights, as

novices, at the University Cham-

pionships at Castlewellan, and

staying in bunks in the castle that

weekend. The second is rowing

on the River Blackwater, near

Cappoquin, at a Christmas/Winter

training camp. We rowed for miles

everyday along the most gor-

geous stretch of water... it was

very difficult to keep my head in

the boat as there were old castles

and grand estates every few hun-

dred metres! The lock-ins at the

local pub were quite fun as well!

The ladies in the senior boat in

2002 and 2003 are an amazing

bunch. I'm still in contact with

most of them... friends for life!

Liadhán Casey, DULBC 2001-02 and

2003-04.

Current location: Aberdeen, Scot-

land

Work interests: Physiotherapist

Other activities: Plenty! Toying

with idea of rowing in Aberdeen

but think it's far too cold!!!

Favourite DULBC memory: The

Crew of 2003-2004… that row at

Uni Champs: unbelievable!!!

Katinka Lehmann Sundnes, DULBC 2003-06

Current location: Oslo, Norway

DULBC News 2010 ©

Work interests: Management

Consultant in Ernst & Young Ad-

visory.

Other activities: Cross-country

skiing which I missed a lot while

living in Dublin...thankfully I found

rowing which was even more

fun :-)

Favourite DULBC memory:

Champs was always great fun,

Uni Champs as well in beautiful

Castlewellan.

Worst memory : Must be the

freezing cold house we stayed in

at our January training camp in

Cappoquin...brrrrrr....

Zoe Keers, DULBC 2004-06

GETTING Married to: Eugene

Coakley

Current location: Dublin

Work interests: General Man-

ager, National Youth Orchestra of

Ireland

Favourite DULBC memory: My

first DULBC dinner at the boat-

house. Worst memory: My rigger

breaking at the start of our novice

colours race, we couldn't race!

Rowing at Trinity introduced me

to a whole new way of life. The all

-weather training certainly tough-

ened me up and the discipline of

rowing will prepare you to take on

lots of exciting challenges. I count

many DULBC girls among my

best friends, we trained (quite)

hard and partied hard, I even met

my future husband at one of

those legendary parties!

Colleen Hastings, DULBC 2007-08

Current location: Washington,

district of Columbia, USA. (Or

more specifically on the beltway

sitting in immobile traffic!)

Work interests: I am in human

resources for Target Corporation,

a national retail chain in the US. I

deal mostly with hiring and devel-

opmental training, but am pursu-

ing an MBA so that I can make a

move into corporate social re-

sponsibility either with Target or

as a consultant.

Other activities: Work eats my

free time, so in the absence of

rowing I coached American uni-

versity's novice women in their

just ended fall semester.

DULBC memories: My worst

memory was waking up to de-

stroyed boats in Cappo[quin], but

it is far eclipsed by the great

memory of watching Andrew pull

into the drive with the Empacher.

Featured ‘Life after DULBC’ Letter Paula Russell 1985-87 While at Trinity doing my H.Dip. I left DULBC to cox for Commercial Senior Men's Crew (I had dated the stroke!) coached by Jim Wallace. I remained a member there and even came out of retirement to row with their women's intermediate crew who won at Trinity Regatta before I finally admitted my di-minutive stature and returned to being carried up and down the river as a cox. I left for the UK in 1994 to study Pharmacy and lived in Durham and joined Durham Amateur Rowing Club. They made me very welcome and were very kind when I lost my dad quite suddenly to cancer in 1995. The Senior Men's VIII went to Henley twice which gave me an opportunity to catch up with many from the Irish rowing scene. In 1996-7 I coxed the Durham University Women's Crew. We were very success-ful winning several heads and regattas, the inaugu-ral Durham v Newcastle Uni Race and were 13th at the London Head. We went well at Women's Henley but were beaten by an American crew who I think also got the better of a Neptune crew coached by Daire Braiden who I met there! I then coxed/ coached a DARC novice men's crew which was made up of guys who had taken up rowing later in life having been very involved in other sports. It was social rowing at its best and great fun, similar to my last year at Commercial when I coxed for their Veteran men's crew. I had met Adam by then

and he got on well with 'my' novices and joined us on our many trips to the smaller social regattas - but he had no interest whatsoever in rowing. We moved to North Yorkshire and I gave up rowing. I put on weight and now being 8 stone is a very dis-tant memory...... In fact 9 stone would be good these days!

We lived in Ireland from 2001 - Feb 2003 and I worked as a Senior Pharmacist at Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda and St Josephs in Trim. Adam worked as a local dentist in Trim. However, we decided to return to the UK as the cost of set-tling down in Ireland was exorbitant even then. We got married in 2001 and Eoin arrived in December 2004. He has no cousins here so I try to get to Dublin as much as possible so he has 'family' and feels connected to Ireland. He cheers England (and Sunderland) for soccer but Ireland for rugby. He loves cricket and we are hoping that Eoin Morgan will become more established in the England team so that more people will be able to pronounce his name. Clara Lara and the electric train display at Malahide Castle are his favourite places in Ireland.

I am still in contact with Noreen McMahon in Wel-lington, New Zealand (but am always apologising for not being better at it).

If DULBC wanted to come over to Durham or con-sider doing a joint training week with the Women here (Durham Uni Women's (as opposed to 'Ladies' ) Boat Club), then I would be happy to help in what ever way I could.

DULBC News 2010 ©

A Blast from the Past on YouTube

Excellent videos from Henley Women’s 2002 and Colours 2003 have been put together by Ciara Rogerson (now Ferguson!) and can be view on YouTube by following the links below. Re-live the adrena-line of your own racing experiences watching DULBC reach the Final in Henley, beating crews such as Cambridge and Villanova along the way, and showing UCD how it’s done in the Corcoran Cup!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6cG6IYbNtY&list=ULQHpVq-610lA&playnext=1 - Colours 2003

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHZ73e7JD20&feature=BF&list=ULQHpVq-610lA&index=2 – Henley 2002

DULBC Hall of Fame Spotted yourself in a retro photo?

Do you have photos from your DULBC

days hidden away somewhere? Please

help us build our photographic archive.

Email digital images to dulbcnews@gmail.com and post originals

to DULBC c/o DUCAC, Sports Centre, Trinity College Dublin.

Make sure to add any information about the pictures and include

your address so we can return them.

DULBC News 2010 ©

Anatomy of a Rowing Boat

Learn all the technical terms and about

most of the components of a rowing

boat from this page.

Plan of a Racing Eight (8+):

Stroke: This is the rower closest to the stern of the

boat. Everyone else follows stroke's timing - placing

their blades in and out of the water at the same

time as she does. When in a stern coxed boat, they

communicate with the cox to give feedback on how

the boat feels. During a race, it is the stroke's re-

sponsibility to hold a consistent stroke rating.

Bow: This is the rower closest to the bow of the

boat. In coxless boats, they are usually responsible

for steering and giving calls to the crew. In coxed

boats, bow (or more generally bow pair) is more

responsible for the balance of the boat than any

other position. Bow-loader boats rely on communi-

cation between the bow and the cox - as the cox

cannot see boats coming up from behind.

Bow Ball: Required by regulations to protect against

the risk of injury in a collision between two boats. A

boat can not go afloat with a damaged or without a

bow ball.

Footplate: The metal attaching the feet to the boat.

Seat: Positioned with two points facing the bow.

Heel Restraints: These too are required by regula-

tions. The heels of the shoes are attached to the

bottom of the boat. If a boat capsizes these mean

that when you roll forward you can come out of your

shoes easily.

Cross-section

and Overhead

views of a

Boat

Gunwales or Saxboards: The upper edge of the hull

on either side of the boat.

Slidebeds: Metal grooved runners which control the

direction of movement of the seat.

Decking: Flat plate on which slidebeds are mounted

and on which the point to stand on is marked.

Place to Stand On: This is usually a rectangle of

grip-tape and is often a different colour to the rest of

the boat. These areas are reinforced and will take

the full weight of your body. If you do not step on

these reinforced points you could break straight

through the boat. Considering a rowing VIII+ is

worth over €30,000 that would be a big problem.

Rigger: Metal struts attaching the gate in which the

oar rests to the boat allowing maximum leverage.

Parts of a Blade (oar):

Handle: The part of the blade that you hold, can be

wooden, rubber or foam.

Loom: The long black part of the blade that con-

nects the handle to the spoon.

Spoon: The painted end part of the blade which en-

ters the water. The shape has evolved over time

with the modern design known as a „cleaver‟ and

the more tradition symmetrical shape (shown here)

known as a „macon‟.

This information was gratefully pinched from

www.magdaleneboatclub.com.

DULBC News 2010 ©

Christmas Commons A Christmas dinner in hall, party games in the

GMB and initiation challenges in the Pav were the

theme of the night on the 14th December at the

annual DULBC commons. Novices, seniors and

coaches alike had a fantastic night and DULBC

gained a host of new fully initiated members in-

cluding Connla and Hugh who showed off their

dancing skills in fetching pink outfits in the Pav.

Tasks were taken on with huge enthusiasm and

impressive dedication and the senior members of

the club were very impressed by their new recruits.

We hope everyone enjoyed the night and if you

missed out this time… there will be no escape next

year!

CENSORED!

DULBC News 2010 ©

After a hard day’s training we’d love

to cuddle up with the Eat, Sleep,

Row pillow for sweet rowing

dreams. Only £9 for 1 pillowcase (or

£15 for 2).

Among many great kit and gift ideas

on the ‘Rock the Boat’ website we

love this Keep Calm & Row On T-

shirt, perfect for those busy morn-

ings in Islandbridge! Available in red

or blue and women’s or unisex fits

for £16 (+delivery).

www.rock-the-boat.co.uk

And for the Rower who has everything...

Stuck for Christmas present inspiration for that obsessive rower in your

life? Here are a few ideas from DULBC News‟ wish list...

One of the most inspiring rowing books out

there, Assault on Lake Casitas charts Brad

Lewis’ unorthodox progress towards a gold

medal at the 1984 LA Olympics.

Available from JL: www.jlrowing.com/asonlakcas

This book is a fascinating inside

look at the race preparation of the

2007 winning Cambridge Boat

Race crew, written by a sociologist

who more or less lived with the

squad throughout the period. The

book is an insight into the very

highest levels of University rowing

and an inspiration to developing

college rowers whilst also provid-

ing amusing parallels between the

day to day experiences of any stu-

dent boat club. The shower scenes

are a bit strange though…!

Available from bookshops.

Pogies may look a

little weird but they’re a must

for icy winter training, protect-

ing your hands whilst allowing

all the freedom of movement

necessary for rowing. Available

from several rowing suppliers

including Powerhouse with sets

from £15.99 - bowside, stroke-

side or sculling available.

www.powerhousesport.com

DULBC News 2010 ©

Dublin University Ladies Boat Club, Trinity Boathouse, War Memorial Park, Dublin 8

Captain: Iseult Finn ifinn@tcd.ie

Head Coach: Andrew Coleman ampcoleman@gmail.com

Vice-Captain: Caitlin Carr Condon condoncc@tcd.ie

Secretary: Rebecca Dowling rdowlin@tcd.ie

Treasurer: Sinead Rodger sinead_r250@hotmail.com

Alumni Officer: Caoimhe Proud-Murphy proudmuc@tcd.ie

Newsletter: Susannah Cass dulbcnews@gmail.com

2010-11 Calendar A selection of important dates for your

diary - more to come in future editions!

18/12/2010 Parents & Friends mulled wine & mince pies at Trinity Boathouse

29/01/2011 DULBC Alumni Dinner, Russell Court Hotel

05/03/2011 Dublin Head, Liffey

17/03/2011 The Colours Races, Dublin

26/03/2011 Lagan Head, Belfast

02/04/2011 Neptune Regatta, Islandbridge

09/04/2011 University and Schools Championships, National Rowing Centre, Cork

10/04/2011 Skibereen Regatta, NRC Cork

16/04/2011 Trinity Regatta and Luncheon, Islandbridge

28/05/2011 Dublin Metropolitan Regatta, Blessington

02/06/2011 Monkstown Regatta, NRC, Cork (Novices)

04-05/06/2011 London Metropolitan Regatta, Dorney Lake

17-19/06/2011 Henley Women‟s Regatta, Henley

14-17/07/2011 Irish National Rowing Championships, NRC Cork

DULBC are proudly sponsored by FXB

Steak and Seafood Res-taurant at Ryan’s of

Parkgate Street .

For details on all FXB venues in the Dublin area, Christmas menus, special offers and to book visit:

www.fxbrestaurants.com

Keep an eye on Facebook for dates of our regular Ryan’s Sunday lunches.