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Post by Oldreliable on May 11, 2010 13:17:08 GMT
It's good to see that the new format of racing is working out very well. I was very sceptical about it in the beginning but it is a success and hats off to the organisers.
On that note and as the Grand League grows in strength will it be the death of the smaller grow the sport regattas?
Neptune Regatta enteries suffered this year - I'd say the reason is because the first Grand League Regatta was on the week before. The next Grand League Regatta is on the week before Trinity Regatta. Will the enteries for Trinity Regatta suffer because of this?
I think it is important that clubs still support the smaller regattas. At the end of the day these Regattas are the bread and butter to developing the sport in Ireland.
I've posted this comment based on a conversation I had with a member from another club. Basically her club is only going to race Grand League this year. If every club was to have this attitude we may aswell say good bye to the smaller regattas for good.
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Post by happyinthree on May 11, 2010 13:36:35 GMT
I think there is still a place for the smaller regattas and while Neptune regrettably suffered it was still a decent regatta.
Given Trinitys decision to shorten their day and confine entries to 1x and 8+ and possibly a couple of 4+'s etc. they are shooting themselves in the foot and the regatta is hardly worth going to. It doesn't deserve its slot in the calendar anymore.
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Post by Oldreliable on May 11, 2010 15:17:45 GMT
Happyinthree - I can understand where you are coming from about Trinity Regatta, they are probably trying out something different to try and run a half decent regatta. The entries for the regatta haven't been great in recent years so why not try something new.
Your comment about them not deserving a slot on the Regatta Calendar just reinforces what my original post is about. Smaller Regattas will not stand a chance against the Grand League especially when the events are a week apart. As a result they will suffer lesser entries and then people will stop turning up and eventually the regatta as you said will not deserve a slot on the Regatta Calendar.
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Post by jimsalanger on May 11, 2010 23:22:26 GMT
I think smaller regattas have a place to keep juniors entertained, but with lack of competition/competition dropping out due to grand league regattas, i think they should be focused more on juniors, or we could try and make them into a regional type of regatta. I really believe grand league is the way to go. We need to also try and make these of intrest to foregn clubs. Imagin having a gent type of equivalent in Ireland? Its good to see that rowers from london uni boat club are comming to cork regatta. Hopefully more clubs from england and the continent will follow suit.
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Post by socrates on May 12, 2010 8:25:25 GMT
Does no-one enjoy small river regattas? I think it would be a real shame if they died out completely, like they largely have in England. Rowing is meant to be fun, and side by side racing with bends and blade clashes is great craic - the result might not always be what you want given the variables involved, but I dont think anyone can deny that they are fun.
If the only races I did were 6 lane regattas I would get pretty bored!
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Post by jimsalanger on May 12, 2010 19:58:46 GMT
Oh I still enjoy the small river regattas but rowing is a competitive sport as we all know. If you dont have 6 lanes that already puts you at a disadvantage to running a variety of boat classes if there is a large entry
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Post by junior8s2009 on May 12, 2010 20:02:32 GMT
will uni london be given grand league points when they race cork if they so finish in a position were they win points?? these points seem very sought after, anyone have any ideas??
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