GLRF Status Updates

Thanks for your continued support of GLRF as on OnTheWater member!

Yes, I had the developer add the feature but I am totally loving adding images directly from my phone to the Sin City Erg Regattas+ listing albums!

Thanks for your continued support of GLRF as on OnTheWater member!

Need a last minute gift for a rower in your life?  Why not surprise them with a Shop At GLRF Gift Card?! Quick and easy, and can be sent by email.  https://www.glrf.info/store/gift-cards/

2025 Sin City Erg regular registration ends on Friday, December 20.  Late registration begins on Saturday, December 21.  One fee and unlimited entries!  See you in Vegas!  https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=8955

The GLRF Newsletter, Cox Box Squax Issue 075, is now online.  Find it here: 

 

The GLRF Newsletter, Cox Box Squax Issue 074, is now online.  Find it here: 

 

Sin City Erg Early Registration extended to 20 Nov 2024.  Take advantage of the early bird prices!  One fee - unlimited entries! https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=8955

We are now on Blue Sky.  The icon has to wait until the theme is updated.  Kind of out of our hands.

Here is our Blue Sky Profile: @glrfcentral.bsky.social

Just sent an email to the Sin City Erg mailing list.  If you missed it, you can read it here: https://mailchi.mp/glrf.info/2025-sin-city-erg-update-1

LBTI Women - WE NEED YOU!

The European Erasmus+ LBTI Women in Sport : Research & Outcomes (WSRO) project is conducting a survey to understand the situation of women in sport. Anyone who self-defines as a woman is welcome to respond.
🧿 The results will serve for further awareness raising campaigns to promote visibility, equality, and inclusion.
💜 We appreciate your participation in the survey. It will take around 15 minutes to answer. Please GO TO THE END OF THE SURVEY - it's important for us to have completed answers.

It is 💯 anonymous and confidential.    THANK YOU!                                                                                                              

👉🏿Link: https://encuestas.uv.es/index.php/876685

So great to see you at the 2024 Head of the Charles.  Thanks for stopping by the GLRF booth.

So great to see you at the 2024 Head of the Charles. Thanks for stopping by the GLRF booth.

So great to see you at the 2024 Head of the Charles.  Thanks for stopping by the GLRF booth.

So great to see you at the 2024 Head of the Charles!  Thanks for stopping by the GLRF booth.

We remember the first GLRF registration in October 2003.  This past weekend, we launched GLRF V2.0 and you were the first registration in the new community! Congratulations.

London Otters Rowing Club hosts their Rainbow Races event at the Royal Albert Dock in East London on 20 Oct 2024. Team Great Britain rower Saskia Budgett Delray joined the competition.  https://sportsmedialgbt.com/team-gb-rower-saskia-budgett-delray-joins-london-otters-for-largest-ever-rainbow-races

2025 Sin City Erg Early Registration is now open! Start planning your 1x and 2x, 4x, and 8+ team events. https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=8955

Great article profiling the queer women of the US Olympic Rowing Team https://www.autostraddle.com/queer-women-team-usa-olympic-rowing-team/

It's almost time for the rowing Tour Du Leman. For those outside of Europe, Lake Geneva is actually Lac Leman. We hope your browser has translation capability. This regatta is amazing! https://www.magaviron.fr/bcge-tour-du-leman-la-plus-dure-des-regates-daviron-au-monde/?v=11aedd0e4327

Three LGBTQ rowers secure gold at the 2024 Paralympics: Brit Lauren Rowles for the PR2 Mixed 2x; Israeli Moran Samuel for the PR1 1x; and Aussie Nikki Ayers for the PR3 Mixed 2x. https://www.outsports.com/2024/9/1/24100925/lauren-rowles-nikki-ayers-moran-samuel-paralympics-rowing-team-lgbtq-gay-gold-medals/

Australian QNews profiles two rowers competing at the 2024 Paralympics: Nikki Ayers and Al Viney. https://qnews.com.au/the-lgbt-aussie-paralympians-competing-in-paris/

Out British Paralympic rower, Lauren Rowles, achieves an under 8 minute time in heat 1 of the PR2 Mixed 2X. https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/30/24100904/lauren-rowles-rowing-paralympics-paris-great-britain-team-lgbtq-gay-world-best-time/

Tasmanian-born Australian rower Alexandrey (Al) Viney returns to the Olympics (Tokyo 2020) to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics in the PR3 Mixed 4+. Outsports profiles her: https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/29/24100798/al-viney-paris-paralympics-rowing-crew-australia-lgbtq/

The US-focused political action committee, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), profiled the 'out' LGBTQ+ USA athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The article profiles six amazing women rowers. GLRF will vouch for the other rowers who will also be competing but have chosen to not discuss their sexual orientation. We know that all of you, on so many teams, are competing and we're cheering for you as well! https://www.hrc.org/news/meet-out-athletes-in-the-2024-olympics