DULBC News October2011

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!


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 >


Rowed for Neptune RC, Lady Elizabeth

BC, Ireland (Home Internationals)

< Connla Edwards


Rowed for Commercial RC, Ireland

(Home Internationals)

Phil Keane >

IARU Level 1 Coaching Certificate,

completing Level 2 this year.

Rowed & coached at Neptune RC


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


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...


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


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


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.


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!


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.


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

DULBC are proudly

sponsored by Ryan’s of

Parkgate Street .

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DULBC News October2011

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