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Learn to Row

MURC will be holding periodic 4-week Learn to Row courses on 4 consecutive Saturdays. The sessions run from 6:30am - 8:30am, and anyone over the age of 13 can participate.
Venue:	Murdoch University Rowing Club Boat Shed, South side of Canning Bridge Rowing Centre, Apex Reserve, 2 The Esplanade, Mount Pleasant

Cost:	$140 for adults, $100 for students
For further details contact Peter Briggs on 9450 5555 or via email on pbriggs@winelink.com.au.

End of Year Breakfast - Saturday 29 November

Another year draws to an end, and to celebrate we are holding a barbeque breakfast after the social rowing session on Saturday 29 November. All past, present and prospective members of the club are invited.
Venue:	Murdoch University Rowing Club Boat Shed, Southern side of Canning Bridge Rowing Centre, Apex Reserve, 2 The Esplanade, Mount Pleasant
Bring:	Naturally yourself, a chair, a mug (if you want to drink from one), and any food.
Cost:	$5.00

Rowing WA - Level 1 Coaching Course - Sunday 7th December

Have you ever seen yourself as a coach? Maybe you have an interest in looking from the perspective of the rowing coach, or would like to fine tune your ability to communicate the art and science of rowing, to other rowers. Rowing WA will be conducting a Level 1 coaching course.
Time:	Sunday 7th December from 9:00am-4:00pm
Venue:	Rowing WA Clubrooms, Level 1, Canning Bridge Rowing Centre, Apex Reserve, 2 The Esplanade, Mount Pleasant
Contact:	Pierre Pognault (Rowing WA CEO), or refer to the Rowing WA website and download the registration form for return by 2nd of December.

Freedom on the River: WA Rowing for the Disabled Requires Safety Boat Driver

Freedom on the River (FOTR) is the adaptive rowing program run at the Canning Bridge Rowing Centre. This club specifically caters for individuals with varying levels of special need. It has been based at Canning Bridge since 1988, and was the pilot program used to commence adaptive rowing in Australia. Most of the operations of this club are run by a group of family members, carers, and volunteers. Currently the club is looking for individuals who are able to drive a motor boat which is being used for safety purposes during the rowing sessions. The club is always looking for volunteers to assist in the running of the rowing sessions, so if you have time to spare, your help would be gratefully received.
Times:	Wednesdays from 4:00pm-5:00pm, and Saturdays from 7:00am-9:00am
Venue:	Freedom on the River Boat Shed, Eastern side of Canning Bridge Rowing Centre next to Sculling Academy, Apex Reserve, 2 The Esplanade, Mount Pleasant
Contact:	Jane Ratten (FOTR President) on janeratten@iinet.net.au

Boat Racing Officials Required

During the course of the rowing season, there are several regattas in which rowers from the various rowing clubs do battle on the river. So during the regatta there are the rowers competing, but we also need committed individuals who are willing to officiate the races. Currently Rowing WA is responsible for providing the officials to umpire and judge the races. This is a tiring responsibility, and over time the number of boat racing officials has not increased. In order to increased the number of boat racing officials, Rowing WA has started an initiative to encourage members of the various rowing clubs to assist. In 2008, this was achieved by deduction of regatta points. While for 2009, further sanction will be implemented by disallowing rowing clubs who do not offer their quota of boat racing officials from competing at the regatta.

This invariably will present a predicament for the smaller rowing clubs, such as Murdoch University Rowing Club. So we are looking for individuals who would like to represent Murdoch University Rowing Club in the role of a Boat Racing Official (BRO). Rowing WA provides a course which involves on the water training, a written exam, and a final board exam.

Further information regarding the next intake of Boat Racing Officials will be posted at the commencement of the 2009 rowing season, so watch this space.

Competing in the Rowing Regattas

Are you keen to row competitively at the pennant regattas, or participate in the head races for the upcoming rowing season? Why not get together a like minded crew, and start a training regime to reach that goal.

Contact our Captain of Boats, Ed Poon to organise a crew during the course of the rowing season.

Murdoch University Rowing Club - Facebook

Facebook is a web based networking site. Murdoch University Rowing Club now has a Facebook group on this website. So if you have access to this website, consider joining the group and have a look at some of the photos taken during the course of the year.
Website:	www.facebook.com
Guide:	How to Access Facebook and Generate a Profile:
	1.	Gain access to a computer (preferably one connected to the internet), and turn it on. If step 1 has already been completed, advance to step 2.
	2.	Type www.facebook.com into your browser.
	3.	You should now find yourself at the Facebook homepage. Enter your details into the boxes below the heading “Sign Up”, and follow the prompts. You MUST have a valid email address for this to work. If you do not have a current email address, there are various applications/sites that allow for you to set up an account. Some suggested websites which offer email services include www.hotmail.com, www.yahoo.com.au, www.gmail.com.
	4.	You should now be able to log on to your account. (If this is not done automatically, go back to www.facebook.com and enter your email and password in the boxes at the TOP of the page next to the ‘Login’ button.
	5.	After filling in your details, you are able to ‘add friends’. You can either ‘find’ friends under the ‘Friends’ button at the top of you screen: type in the name of any friend you think may be on Facebook to get you started, and then select the ‘add friend’ link/button, or you can ‘invite’ friends, which is where you insert the said friend’s email address.
	How to Join the MURC Facebook Group:
	6.	Type in “Murdoch University Rowing Club” into the ‘Search’ box at the top right corner of your screen, OR go to the ‘groups’ application on your ‘applications menu’ (which can be found at the bottom of your screen – this is a small black and blue picture of silhouettes) and type in “Murdoch University Rowing Club”.
	7.	You should now find yourself on the MURC Facebook page! Yay! Beneath the group’s picture (a photograph of a sunscreen smiley face ‘ : ) ‘ there is a link that says, ‘Join Group’. Click this.
	8.	The MURC is set on private, which means that you cannot be accepted into the group without an admin’s approval. This may take a couple of days, depending on how often the nerds – that is to say, Steph, Nick, or Karrianne – are online.
	9.	After you have been accepted, you will be free to roam the site as you please!