DULBC News, Volume 2 Issue 1, October 2011
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Welcome to a new season at Dublin University Ladies Boat Club! Whether you‟re a seasoned rower returning for yet another year, an Alumnus long gone
from Trinity, a fresh faced novice trying the sport for the first time or perhaps the parent
of one of DULBC‟s latest recruits, we hope you enjoy this brief insight into DULBC life,
what the club achieved in 2010/11 and our plans for the coming year. Inside you will
find a calendar of important dates for the year, profiles of the new committee, details of
the new DULBC blazer and much more. As ever we would love to include your news
and views in future editions so please do get in touch [email protected].
DULBC’s World Championship Debut Dublin University Ladies Boat Club has
seen numerous remarkable rowing talents
across the years since the club‟s
establishment in 1976. This summer one
Trinity athlete wrote her own page of this
history becoming the first member of
DULBC to represent Ireland at the World
Rowing Championships. Sarah Dolan
raced in the women‟s lightweight single
scull at the Worlds regatta on Lake Bled,
Slovenia. Racing against the very best
international sculling talents Sarah made it
through several heats to the C/D semi-final
where she earned her place in the C final.
With a strong performance and fast finish
to her race she won this final placing her
13th in the world, a truly outstanding
performance from the 21 year old athlete
who is just going into the final year of her
Engineering degree at Trinity. Sarah has
been competing with the Rowing Ireland
High Performance team for two seasons
and has previously raced at World Cup
regattas and the Under 23 World
Championships in the lightweight double
scull with Claire Lambe of UCD. Despite a
punishing international training regime and
spending several months of the year
based at the National Rowing Centre near
Cork, Sarah remains an active and hugely
valued member of DULBC and competes
with the club at a number of domestic
regattas throughout the year. In 2011
Sarah and her younger sister Sinead won
the Senior double scull at the University
Championships, Sarah‟s third consecutive
victory in this event. We look forward to
having her in our crews again this year!
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Captain’s Welcome Rebecca Dowling
It is with great honour that I begin
my quest as DULBC Captain for
the 2011-2012 season. My name
is Rebecca Dowling and I am
delighted to welcome you all
to the wonderful world that is
DULBC News. I hope you
enjoy reading about our year
to come and keep up to date
with all of our activities
throughout the year.
This is my fourth year rowing
with Trinity, having started
as a fresh faced novice in
September 2008. In the
three years that have
passed since then, I have
seen first hand just how
much this club means to
everyone that has passed
through the gates of
Islandbridge in the infamous
colours of pink and black.
Rowing is a special kind of
sport that I am incredibly
lucky to be a part of, and
what makes it even better is
that I am a part of it with this
amazing club. It goes
without saying that there is
something unique about
DULBC, something that
others simply may not
comprehend. We are like a
tight knit family with the
same goals and ambitions
that makes the training more
bearable because we know
that we‟re all in it together. It
is the ultimate team sport.
Lifelong friendships are born
during the long hours of winter
training and are made stronger by
the thrill of racing during regatta
season. Before long you have
become part of a DULBC crew
that will always be remembered
for something – whether it‟s the
crew that reaches a Henley final,
wins the Corcoran Cup or
perhaps even more memorable,
introduces bright pink hoodies for
the whole rowing community to
be jealous of. In my mind this
year‟s crews will be no different in
making their mark on the Trinity
and Irish rowing scene. Already
there is great kind of excitement
building up among the returning
rowers from the season gone by
and it won‟t be long before we
have new fresher crews on the
water learning the basics of
rowing as the generations of
Trinity ladies have done before
them. With several returning
rowers from the intermediate/
senior set up last year, and a
few budding juniors set on
joining the Trinity ranks, we
are in for some great seat
racing if nothing else! Along
with that we have a vast
number of second year
novices that are determined
to up their game this year
and become a winning crew.
I hope that as Captain I can
lead this fantastic bunch of
rowers to a year that they will
enjoy both on and off the
water.
I have no doubt in my mind
that this year will be one that
goes down in the club‟s
history books. The standard
has been set and big things
are to come. The club has
been growing at an
exponential rate over the
past two or three years and it
looks as if 2011-2012 will
have something similar in
store. Not only are we
recruiting many new novices
on an annual basis but an
awful lot more of them are
staying around for longer
than ever before and if even
possible are becoming more
and more enthusiastic as the
years go by! It has come to
the point where the club is
beyond stretched in trying to
cater for these vast numbers yet
last January we somehow
managed to pull off the
impossible and enter six novice
Rebecca sculling at Cork Regatta 2011.
Rebecca completed a charity cycle from Dublin to
London with Trinity’s Dental School this summer…
in DULBC kit of course!
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eights at St. Michael‟s HOR. This
kind of accomplishment though
not producing pennants or pots is
down to the commitment of the
hardworking people behind the
scenes – our coaches, committee
members, alumni, family and
supporters who often never
receive the credit they are due.
The University Championships in
April this year was testament to
the hard work and dedication that
exists among everyone involved
in the club. Fifty three DULBC
athletes represented the club
right through from 1st year novice
to senior level with the one goal in
mind – to be the best University in
Ireland. With a combined effort
from our male counterparts in
DUBC we pulled off an extra-
ordinary win for the college.
When called upon the rowers did
the work on the water but this
would not have been possible
without the incredible support and
dedication from our voluntary
coaches who work around the
clock from September to July in
an effort to make us the athletes
we are. Head coach Andrew
Coleman and DULBC‟s own
Franky Sheridan took care of the
intermediate/senior crews while
Connla Edwards was joined by
Phil Keane to take charge of the
novices. Their dedication does
not go unnoticed though they are
not nearly thanked enough for
what they bring to the club. I hope
to work with all four of these
talented men this year in bringing
DULBC to a new level of success
in Irish Rowing. I can only hope
that my time spent as captain,
though inevitably short, will bring
victory and triumph to the club
that I have come to love over the
past three years. We will be a
force to be reckoned with and I
hope that we will have the
continued support of all friends,
family and alumni of DULBC, for
we would not be able to do it
without you.
DULBC Coaching Panel 2011/12 We are immensely lucky at DULBC to have the help of four experienced and qualified rowing
coaches who volunteer their time to help us progress as athletes and without whom DULBC could
certainly not exist as the large and thriving club you see today.
< Head Coach Andrew Coleman
IARU Level 2 Coaching Certificate
Rowed for Oratory School (UK), Dublin
University BC, Neptune RC, Lady Elizabeth
BC, Ireland (Home Internationals, World
Cup)
Franky Sheridan >
IARU Level 2 Coaching Certificate
Rowed for Neptune RC, Lady Elizabeth
BC, Ireland (Home Internationals)
< Connla Edwards
IARU Level 2 Coaching Certificate
Rowed for Commercial RC, Ireland
(Home Internationals)
Phil Keane >
IARU Level 1 Coaching Certificate,
completing Level 2 this year.
Rowed & coached at Neptune RC
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Captain Rebecca Dowling
4th year Dentistry.
Likes cycling, playing the fiddle
and popping into Copper Face
Jacks for special occasions.
Worst rowing moment was finding
out that her Mum was out on the
town with the DULBC girls in
Henley (UK) whilst she was at
home in Dublin studying for summer exams. Work hard
kids!
Vice-Captain Rebecca Deasy
3rd year Medicinal
Chemistry. Likes flags.
Stunt woman of the club,
Rebecca is decidedly
accident prone and once
ran herself over with the
launch trailer.
Secretary
Sinead Dolan
MSISS. Likes rowing,
talking about rowing,
talking about her sister
rowing. Once refused to go
training in case her fake
tan got ruined.
Treasurer Sinead Roger
3rd year Music and
Education. Likes playing
the piano, choir and her
new pet dog. Got a bit of
sunstroke at Henley
Women‟s Regatta and accused of being drunk in a
petrol station - she just needed some ice cream!
Alumni Officer Caitlin Condon
4th year Philosophy and
Economics. By far the
most sophisticated
member of the club, Caitlin
never does anything
embarrassing… honest!
Development Officer Susannah Cass 2nd year PhD in Botany.
Likes rowing, currach
rowing, skiff rowing, rowing
and earthworms. Once
crashed a 2– so far into the
reeds at St Michael‟s Head
that the only way to get free
was bouncing for 5 minutes.
Fundraising Officer
Cat O’Shea
3rd year Drama and Italian.
Likes photography and the
Phil‟. Has lost countless
phones overboard in
Ireland‟s bodies of water.
PR Officer
Hazel O’Neill
2nd year Medicine.
Likes sailing and
skiing. Was once in
an 8+ which clashed
blades with another
crew at Erne Head and started a full blown
shouting match… before realising they were 13
year old boys… how embarrassing.
Meet the 2011/12 Committee
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Social Secretaries
Keira Buttanshaw and... 3rd year Economics and Social
Studies. Keira likes rowing but not
as much as she likes rowing
nights out. She‟s always easy to
spot because she has a moral
objection to wearing anything
more than extremely tiny dresses.
... Molly Brady-Martin 2nd year European Studies.
Likes capsizing sculls on
enemy lines directly opposite
UCD and, more dramatically,
an 8+ at the bank AFTER a
race at Carrick-on-Shannon.
Novice Committee
Coordinator
Suzanne Daniels
3rd year Occupational
Therapy. In first her first year
rowing texted Andrew at 6am
to ask if we still row in the
rain… “I didn't get a reply and
I have learned since we row in
much worse than rain (poor little novice me!!!)”
Jane Casey
3rd year Economic and Social
Studies. Likes drama, being
dramatic and the Phil‟. You usually
hear Jane before you see her…
Gill Crowe 2nd year Medicine. Loves
sailing, VDP and tea. Most
embarrassing rowing
moment was body-boarding
a capsized scull in
Islandbridge.
Heather Crowley
2nd year Engineering. Likes pink
and black, tea and DUBC men…
well, a certain DUBC man...
Alice Norwood
3rd year Ancient History &
Archaeology and History of Art.
Likes music and playing golf.
Alice‟s Dad has volunteered to
trawl all of the crabs out of
Inniscarra Lake before next year‟s
National Championships...
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Results from 2010—2011
Neptune Head Senior 8+: 2nd Intermediate 1x: Sinead Dolan Pennant Winner, Iseult Finn 2nd Novice 8+: Pennant Winners
St Michael’s Head Senior 8+ Pennant Winners Senior 2-: 4th, 5th, 6th Intermediate 8+: Pennant Winners Novice 8+: 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th
Head of the Shannon Novice 8+s: 2nd, 4th
Dublin Head Senior 8+: 2nd Novice 8+s: 8th, 9th
Erne Head Senior 8+: Pennant Winners Senior 4+: 2nd (1st 4+) Intermediate 8+: 2nd Novice 8+: 2nd, 3rd
Colours Races vs UCD Corcoran Cup (Senior) LOST by 3/4 length Sally Moorehead Trophy (Novice) LOST by 5 lengths
Neptune Regatta Senior 8+ LOST to UCD Senior 4+ LOST to UCD Intermediate 8+ WON Intermediate 4+ WON Novice 8+ LOST to UCD
University Champion-ships
Senior 8+: 2nd Senior 4-: University Champions Senior 2x: University Champions Senior 1x: Sarah Dolan 2nd Intermediate 8+: University Champions Intermediate 4+: 2nd Intermediate 1x: Sinead Dolan 2nd Novice 8+: 5th Novice 2x: University Champions, 3rd Novice II 8+: 1st, 2nd, 4th (Non-Championship event)
Skibbereen Regatta Senior 8+: 1st Under 23 8+: 1st Under 23 1x: Sinead Roger 1st Intermediate 4+: 1st Novice 4+: 1st Novice 1x: Rebecca Dowling 1st
Trinity Regatta Senior 8+: 1st, 2nd Senior 4+: 1st, 2nd Novice 8+: 1st Novice 4+: 1st
Queen’s Regatta Senior 4+: 1st
Henley Women’s Regatta Senior 4+: Round 1 BEAT Reading Rowing Club, Round 2 LOST to Oxford Brookes Senior 1x: Sinead Roger Fastest non-qualifier after time trial Senior Lightweight 1x: Sinead Dolan LOST to Wallingford RC (winner) in the semifinal.
Athlone Regatta Novice 8+s: 2nd, 3rd
Cork Regatta Senior 4-: 5th Senior 2-: 1st Selected for Home Internationals Under 23 2-: 2nd, 3rd Selected for Home Internationals Division I 1x: Sinead Dolan 2nd B Final Selected for Home Internationals
Sinead Roger 1st D Final, WINNER Under23 Division II 1x: Rebecca Dowling 3rd A Final WINNER Novice
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By Caitlin Condon
Each year Champs not only
marks the end of the
season but also the
beginning of the next: it is
the culmination of a years
worth of hard training - a
chance to earn concrete
validation for one‟s efforts,
as well as an opportunity to
look back on what one has
already achieved and to
look forward to what the
next season will bring from
one Captain and her
committee to the next.
However, despite the
obvious significance of the
regatta itself, when I look
back on past champion-
ships I think not so much
about the actual days that
comprise the event, but the long
summer weeks leading up to it -
time spent predominately in
Blessington, tensely analysing
every millisecond of every stroke,
making sure that everything is just
right for the big day. In no other
time of the season is there such
an intense focus felt by all levels
of the club, from first year novice
up to senior, on one particular
regatta.
The reason I have digressed is
not to muse over my past
summers rowing with DULBC but
rather to put into context all that
the club has achieved this past
Champs. Although winning an
elusive championship pot is of
course the end goal, sometimes,
for one reason or another, it does
not always happen. It is times like
these, when we are seemingly left
empty handed, that we are forced
to look at the bigger picture and
evaluate our success in more
complex terms. This is what
happened on July 16th, 2011
This past Championships was
particularly significant for many of
us as it was Caoimhe Proud-
Murphy‟s last race with DULBC. I
personally had the privilege of
rowing with Caoimhe for three of
her four years with DULBC and
during that time I not only grew to
respect her enormously as an
athlete, but she also become one
of my dearest friends. What has
always struck me about Caoimhe
is that despite knowing when to
be serious, and she is one of the
most focused and driven people
I‟ve ever met, she simultaneously
embodies such a wonderful sense
of fun and mischief. She is the
rower whose mere presence in
your boat made you that much
more confident at the start line as
well as the friend you wanted to
celebrate with at the finish.
At the close of Champs
weekend after a some-
what disappointing result
in the senior eights race,
we dusted ourselves off
and celebrated Caoimhe‟s
legacy by presenting her
with a DULBC oar
inscribed with her name
along with the titles of her
most notable victories
with the club. Not only
were we acknowledging
the enormous contribution
that Caoimhe has made
to DULBC, but also it
inevitably led us to reflect
on all that the club has
achieved in the most
recent years. The
numbers alone are
astonishing: we had 35
girls competing at champs this
year along with four dedicated
coaches. The club as it stands
today has boundless potential
and I look forward to witnessing
what it will accomplish this year.
In some ways Caoimhe‟s
departure seems to mark the end
of an era: it is apparent that a new
generation of rowers has eagerly
taken the reigns and have already
started to make their own unique
mark on DULBC just as the
generations before them have.
However, although the faces
themselves may have changed
quite a bit throughout the years, I
am pleased to report that the
unique spirit that had initially
attracted me to the club is well
intact. I‟m going to savour
everything that my last year has
to bring but I am confident that
everything that I loved about the
club will be there for other girls to
enjoy for years to come.
Champs 2011 - End of an Era for Caoimhe Proud-Murphy
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Suzanne Daniels, Novice Coordinator
Hey guys, so you have joined the fun and addictive sport of rowing. I‟m guessing some of
you haven‟t a clue where to start with what kit to wear, code words being shouted at you from the bank
and general issues that face a newbie rower...
Rowing might look like a simple and repetitive movement but, because you're floating on water and sliding
on a seat with wheels attached, it's not a stable environment. After a few weeks, novices can get to a point
when they feel the boat moving at speed and the rush of water beneath them. That sensation is addic-
tive! In addition, the camaraderie that comes with a rowing club could mean that you quickly find yourself
becoming part of a thriving community.
Tips for Novices!!!
My experience as a novice rower
I joined rowing as a first year wandering through
the fresher‟s stands, probably similar to most of
you. Now three years on I still love it. I wasn‟t the
fittest novice at all (I hadn‟t played sports in a few
years) but I quickly got into training and enjoyed it
from the get go…circuits are still my favourite bit of
the year! I remember the first time getting into the
boat…I thought I was definitely going to fall in and
was even super nervous about stepping into the
boat! But eventually you get really comfortable and
forget to worry about falling into the dirty Liffey
water. It does take a long time to get „good‟ at
rowing as it is such a technical sport, so don‟t get
frustrated with it, it will happen in time!
Rowing is a great place to make really close friends
(kind of necessary as you have to spend so much
time around each other), I have met some of my
best friends through rowing. Training, erg tests,
racing and social events make up the calendar of
the rowing year.
I was in the bows of the first novice boats to go out
on the first weekend to help balance you all and the
flash backs to my novice year were great. I hope
you keep up rowing and attend all the social events
and enjoy every moment of it!
Key Words:
The boats are steered by the
coxswain. Cox's use a rudder to
steer the boat, which they control
using cables that are connected
to it. To help keep the boat on
course, all boats have a small fin
in the stern.
Each rower sits on a seat that
rolls on wheels along the slide.
Feet are tied into shoes which are
bolted onto footplates in the
boat. Each oar is held in place by
riggers, which extend from the
saxboard. The rigger holds the
gate in which the oar sits.
Bow Side - the right side of the
boat - when sitting in the cox's
seat, looking forward. Oars for
this side of the boat often have a
green marking.
Stroke Side - the left side of the
boat - when sitting in the cox's
seat, looking forward. Oars for
this side of the boat often have a
red marking.
Stern - the back end of the boat,
where the cox usually sits; also
the end of the boat with the
rudder and/or fin.
Bow - the front end of the shell,
covered by a bowball.
Bowball - small rubber ball that
covers the end of the bow;
intended to prevent/reduce
damage upon collision.
Fin - the fin under the stern of the
boat which helps to keep the boat
on course.
Rudder - a small, movable part,
usually metal, that sits under the
stern of the boat; allows the cox-
swain to steer the boat.
Saxboard - this is the top side of
the boat - the edges onto which
the riggers are bolted.
Gate - the small plastic part at the
end of the rigger that opens at the
top. The rower opens the gate,
places the oar into it, then shuts
the top metal bar, screwing it
tightly shut. The gate holds the
oar in place during the rowing
stroke.
Rigger - The metal support
attached to the saxboard that
holds the gate.
Slide - the tracks underneath
each seat which the wheels of the
seat slide on.
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Cox Box - a device used by the
cox, consisting of a microphone
and speakers, that amplifies the
cox's voice throughout the boat.
Blade - another name for the oar,
particularly the paddle end know
as the spoon.
Square blades - keeping the
blade perpendicular to the water
on the recovery.
Feathered blades - keeping the
blade parallel to the water on the
recovery.
The recovery - the part of the
rowing stroke when the oar is out
of the water.
Crab - an unfortunate incident
when the blade gets caught in the
water and the handle of the oar
hits the rower. It is caused by the
blade not entering into the water
fully square, when pressure is
applied to the blade it will just go
deeper and deeper in the water.
Full Crew, Rowing from backstops, Are you
Ready, Go! - This is a classic command, the cox
specifies who the command is to, what they are to
do, gives them time to prepare and when the cox
can tell the crew is ready they say Go.
Easy There - stop rowing, while maintaining the
arms away position and leaving the blade feathered
above the water, letting the boat glide over the
water.
Drop - after telling the crew to easy there the cox
will give the command to drop, the crew can then
drop their blades on the water, this is a bit like the
"at ease" command in the army.
Hold it up - put the blades into the water at an
angle, causing the boat to decelerate quickly.
Firm/Full Pressure - pull on the oar with 100% of
your power.
Three Quarter Pressure - rowing with 75% of your
power.
Half/Medium Pressure - rowing with 50% of your
power.
Light Pressure - stop rowing with pressure and just
lightly pull the blades through the water.
Back it down - push the oar backwards through the
water to move the boat toward the stern -
predominantly used to turn the boat around (back it
down on one side).
Training Gear Tips As a rower you will find yourself spending A LOT of time in lycra! (it‟s just so comfortable)
So invest in a few leggings and tech tops, they‟ll always come in handy.
Land training is often indoors, so shorts, t-shirt and a good pair of runners are essential.
Water-based training takes place in the outdoors (unfortunately, with all this cold
weather)!! During cold weather the best advice is to wear a lot of thin layers (thermals,
fleece etc) which can be removed as you get warmer. Ideally, gear should be close
fitting (so the oars don't catch in it) but allow plenty of joint movement and not have any
zips, pockets, etc. that can get in the way of oar movement. No jeans, woolly jumpers or any
type of clothes that prohibit movement!
Once the kit page opens you‟ll have a chance to buy the superbly flattering one pieces and
tech tops etc. which are really handy pieces of kit. Plus you need your one piece for RACING!
Always bring a spare set of kit to training, in case you get wet.
Oh and don’t forget socks!
Always bring a water bottle with you and be sipping during training sessions and during the
day… as Andrew says „if you‟re thirsty.. it‟s too late‟ ( Coleman, A., 2010)
A few cox’s calls...
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Social Events The Best Bit! Work hard, Play hard or even better… Row hard,
play hard!
With all our hard work and dedication to the sport
we do like to party! There are loads of events during
the year from Sunday lunches after training in our
favourite pub, Ryan‟s of Parkgate Street, to great
nights out after races and they are all AMAZING
and are the BANTER at training. To get the whole
picture of rowing you have to come to these events!
Here are just a few coming up before Christmas...
The Halloween Massacre is on Friday the
28th October; I hope you all have your fancy dress
outfits picked! This is one of the best nights of the
year and cannot be missed!!! Plus DULBC organ-
ise it so it‟s great night to show your support for
your club.
Then we have Boat Ball on the 17th November
where you get to wear a gorgeous dress, dine in the
Gresham Hotel and dance to your heart‟s content!
Very similar to your debs…and you all know you
couldn‟t miss that so you definitely can‟t miss Boat
Ball!
The best bit of the year is
Christmas COMMONS
and initiation! Basically we have
a lovely meal in the dining hall,
then head to the GMB for
initiations and team games, if
you want to be a part of the
club you have to be initiated
(basically just making a fool of
yourself in the Pav, with
photographic evidence!) Then onto a club!
The social events are a great way to meet new
people and mix with DUBC also!
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Fundraising ‘100 Club’ It really could be you!
Alumni Corner Life After DULBC News from DULBC alumni around the world, please send your own news to [email protected].
Laura MacDermott has succeeded Jane Williams as President of DULBC. We are immensely grateful
for Jane‟s hard work over the years and are really looking forward to working with Laura in the future.
Zoë Keers (2004-06) is now Zoë Keers-Coakley having married Eugene Coakley this summer. They first
met at a Trinity Boathouse party!
Breda Horan (2007–09) is a radiologist currently working in Waterford but made a star appearance in the
DULBC team at the Irish International Currach Championships this August.
Emma Jacob (2006-10, Captain 2008/9) is now a fully qualified teacher working near Canterbury, UK.
Caoimhe Proud-Murphy (2007-11) is now living and working as a risk analyst in London.
Support DULBC for a chance to win cash prizes every month from November - July!
DULBC is becoming a larger and more successful club year on year but this puts a lot of pressure on our
equipment and resources. Please help us to fulfil our commitment to every Trinity girl who would
like to row (and Trinity boy who wants to cox!) and achieve our competitive potential by joining
the DULBC 100 Club. For a donation of just €20 per rowing year you will be allocated a lucky number
which will be entered into a draw to win cash prizes every month from November-July. The 100 Club will
officially launch once we have 12 members and the minimum top prize will be €25 - yes, that's right, you
could have a 1/12 chance of winning €25 in the very first month! As more members join the 100 Club the
prizes will increase by €10 for every 10 new lucky numbers in play. So for example, with 25 members the
prize will be €30 and with 91 member the prize will be a tidy €100!!
Entry forms can be collected from any current member of DULBC or downloaded from the ‘100 Club’
page on our blog dulbc.blogspot.com where you will also find more details and terms and conditions.
BLAZERS
What more can we say? Since 1976 DULBC has been sadly lacking in traditional
rowing sartorial elegance but, as of 2011, things have changed. They‟re here.
They‟re pink (and black and white). They look STUNNING.
Tailor made in a flattering women’s fit from bespoke DULBC-stripe,
70% wool / 30% cotton fabric; lined in matching silky pink; trimmed
with pink piping (Senior blazer only); embellished with a hand
embroidered, gilt-wired crest and yours for a surprisingly
reasonable €300 (Student) or €350 (Alumni)*. These are not just any
blazers, these are DULBC blazers!
Men‟s blazers also available on request. Blazers currently supplied with plain
black buttons but boxed sets of gold plated, DULBC crested buttons will be
available shortly. For more pictures, eligibility criteria, design information and full
details on ordering your DULBC blazer please visit the Alumni page of our blog
dulbc.blogspot.com or email [email protected].
*Prices are approximate based on £ exchange rates.
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Dates for your diary 2011/12
5th November 2011 Neptune Head, Blessington
13th November 2011 National Indoor Rowing Championships, TCD
16th November 2011 Run for Mark in the Dark, TCD
17th November 2011 Boat Ball, The Gresham Hotel
December 2011 TBC Christmas Commons, TCD
December/January Winter training camps. TBC
28th January 2012 St Michael’s Head, O’Brien’s Bridge
18th February 2012 Head of the Shannon, Carrick-on-Shannon
25th February 2012 Lagan Head, Belfast
3rd March 2012 Erne Head, Enniskillen
24th March 2012 Dublin Head, Dublin
7th April 2012 Trinity Regatta, Islandbridge
14th April 2012 University Championships, National Rowing Centre
15th April 2012 Skibbereen Regatta, NRC
21st April 2012 Neptune Regatta, Islandbridge
28th April 2012 Queens Regatta, Castlewellan Lake
26th May 2012 Dublin Metropolitan Regatta, Blessington Lake
16th June 2012 Athlone Regatta, Coosan Point
23rd June 2012 Cork Regatta, NRC
12th July 2012 National Championships, NRC
Contact details:
Postal address: DULBC, c/o DUCAC, Sports Centre, Trinity College, Dublin 2
Boathouse: Trinity Boathouse, War Memorial Park, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
Captain Rebecca Dowling [email protected]
Head Coach Andrew Coleman [email protected]
Alumni Officer Caitlin Condon [email protected]
Newsletter [email protected]
Blazers [email protected]
Website www.ladiesboat.tcdlife.ie
Twitter TrinityLadiesRowing (@DULBC1976)
Blog http://dulbc.blogspot.com
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