Dear MRCler,
Dear rowing friends,
There's new info again:
- Announcement: New Youth Courses at the MRC
- Announcement: Munich City Championship 2024
- Reversal: When the weather changes unforeseen
- Havelglück: Successful championships
- Recording: Get-to-know and information meeting for new members
- Finally: The Question for Emerging Leaders
And: Read more about Olympia here (https://www.rudersport-magazin.de/aktuell/) – Wednesday and Thursday will be exciting again.
Greetings to everyone at home and on the road!
Your board of directors
SPREAD THE WORD: Youth courses in the MRC1880
We offer the following beginner courses:
From 9.09. – A total of 10 training sessions will take place at the MRC in Starnberg on 2 October.
Alternatively, there is a holiday course from 30.10.- 02.11. from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Oberschleißheim on the regatta facility.
More details and information about registration here:
Please spread our offer to schools and facilities for children and young people in Starnberg and the Würmtal!
Announcement: 2024 city championship
As in previous years, we will again host our city championship in autumn. Here is the preliminary information:
When: Sunday 20 October 2024
Where: LZM Oberschleißheim
Who: Children, juniors, seniors, adult beginners and whoever else likes
notification: A form to be distributed by October 1st
Closing date: 13 October 2024, 23:59
Again this year we want to keep it ‘small’ and ‘compact’: There will be three blocks for races:
- A small and medium boat block
- A large boat block
- A block for couples 2-.
The start will be between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., so depending on the number of participants, the races should be finished in the early afternoon. An exact call for tenders can be found here:
In essence, little has changed compared to recent years.
Many greetings
Armin Hörtreiter
Safety on the water in unexpectedly changing wind conditions
Again and again the lake invites you to an enjoyable ride in the best conditions. But then the wind and water conditions deteriorate, without prior notice. Recently we had on Saturday (20.7.) again such a case. There was no storm warning. All boats went to sea as planned, but soon some crews realized that they were no longer safe. Some trips were cancelled and partly continued in other boats with shortened distance. Others pursued their goal and came back with some water in the boat, there was no more room for manoeuvre.
How do you make the necessary decisions to cancel a trip or to reverse it? However, the feeling of having to reach the set goal or fear of loss by a few kilometers in the rowing statistics should not lead to a risky continuation of a ride.
The chairperson is responsible and empowered to make decisions. However, the crew should also express their concerns under certain circumstances and not submit to a misunderstood discipline or group coercion. If in doubt, you better make your way back on a weather front and maybe drive another lap later. Should the weather pass, you are happy to have safely returned to the jetty even without DLRG rescue. Always a good feeling! (UK)
Regattas: Great success at championships on the Havel
Here is a report:
Save the date: New member event on 14 September
On September 14, all members who entered the MRC1880 this year will meet for a rowing event.
All other members are also cordially invited to take part in the rowing at 10 a.m. followed by lunch.
At noon there is important information for the newcomers about the club and safety issues in autumn and winter. Coffee and cake can be exchanged. All members are welcome here as well. More details will follow.
Question from Obleute training
On a trip towards Roseninsel: On which side you dodge when you come across a rowing boat:
A) Starboard
B) port
C) depending on the situation
That's right: A, all muscular power boats pass the port side of the other boat on encounters with the port side