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Montreal announces FISA sanction

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The Comite Organisateur of the 1st World Outgames, Rendezvous Montreal 2006, announced that for the first time in the history of gay and lesbian sport, the Montreal 2006 rowing regatta will be sanctioned and officially listed in the international rowing organization’s (FISA) official calendar.
 
In addition, the national governing body for rowing in Canada, Rowing Canada, pledged their support for the 2006 event.
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The Gay and Lesbian Rowing Federation application for a booth at the UK National Rowing Championship RowShow was accepted today. Officials welcomed the application and only asked if a space was preferred inside the big marquee or out. The decision was made to apply for space to raise the visibility of GLRF within the United Kingdom. British rowers in the know suggested the Nottingham venue as one of the best for exposure and foot traffic. The championships are scheduled for 17 and 18 July.
 
As a result of the booth, GLRF will host an informal social in London the Thursday prior to the event, to help publicize GLRF, increase awareness of gay and lesbian rowers, and develop interest in forming boats for the 2006 Regattas. No location has been secured but any rowers with ideas are encouraged to send their suggestions to p2dir(a)glrf.info .
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Athens resident registers with GLRF

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In what some would call excellent timing, GLRF recorded its 150th registered member from Athens, Greece. The registration makes Greece the ninth country in the global gay and lesbian rowing community. With the Olympics less than three months away, it is fitting that this first Greek profile is of an elite rower. He is 23 years old and rows both sweep and scull.
 
There is no word yet if he can host other rowers for the Olympics and whether he can get tickets to the week-long rowing competition scheduled for 14 - 22 August 2004. Just kidding there mate.
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For many, it was a surprise. There were some giggles and a few whispers but most just wanted to know how long GLRF had been around and what we did. Joline of JL Clothing stopped by to say hi and find out about us. No wonder she’s a legend in rowing. What a nice lady. We ran out of GLRF brochures, had 20 people register, and watched some great races. Several of the Board members of the San Diego Crew Classic stopped by to give the booth a once over. The best part of the weekend was every time a rower stopped in and said “…wow, this is fantastic. This is so great.” It is, isn’t it?
 
On Saturday, GLRF hosted a social at the Bourbon Street bar as part of the 2004 ReadyAllBoats!2004 awareness campaign. See the ad from the Gay and Lesbian Times here:

 
See local media article about GLRF booth: GLRF_SanDiegoLaunch2004.pdf
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EuroGames 2004 Regatta moves ahead

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Planning for the forthcoming EuroGames 2004 Rowing Regatta can now proceed after securing the required minimum rower registration. A spokesman for the Regatta, Frank Tjaben, indicated that over 40 rowers had registered for the EuroGames event as of 01 Mar, ensuring that rowing would have a place at the EuroGames in Munich this summer.
 
Both 1000 meter Masters events and 2000 meter Open events will be offered to rowers, in 3 age groups, and in every boat category: single, double, pair, quad, four, and eight.
 
Although regular registration has closed, late registration is available until 30 Apr 2004 for a cost of 78 EU for EGLSF members and 88 EU for non-EGLSF members. For more information about the fees, click on the EuroGames Participant section.
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Following a three-month process in which Los Angeles and Chicago both applied to be the new, alternate host for Gay Games VII, the Board of Directors of the Federation of Gay Games voted today to select Chicago as the new host for the Gay Games VII. Both cities included rowing as one of their additional sports in their submitted bids. As a voting member, GLRF cast one of the deciding votes based on what would be best for both the athletes attending Gay Games VII and the financial viability of the event.
 
Since rowing is one of the three additional sports and not a core sport, it is not a guaranteed sport that must be presented at a Gay Games. Chicago has indicated that the sport is very popular in the region but that the rowing community must help to identify potential sponsors, help reduce costs, and ensure there are sufficient rowers who signed up to participate. So rowing is still in flux. The proposed participant fee is $85. This is in addition to the proposed base registration fee schedule: $125 for 2004, $174 for 2005, and $195 for 2006.
 
The proposed dates of the event are 15 Jul – 22 Jul 2006.
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A Midsumma Festival to Remember

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The Melbourne Argonauts hosted their third annual, and most successful, rowing promotion at the Melbourne Annual Gay and Lesbian Midsumma Festival.
 
Held in what is called the sport precinct of the carnival, the Argo’s large stall was divided into two sections: the information area and the erg section. Over 60 forms were collected as visitors thronged the very popular booth. Festival organizers gave the rowers the premium space in large part due to the unique interactive style of the booth. At first, the Argo’s demonstrated the use and proper form of the ergs but soon had visitors on the machines for a few quick pieces. Brochures were handed out and everyone was able to review the posted articles and pictures of the Argonauts rowing to victory across Australia!
 
The event also marked the GLRF Melbourne City Launch GLRFReadyAllBoatsAustraliav1.pdf, held to increase awareness of GLRF and foster interest in forming boats for the 2006 Montreal Regatta. Local Rower Brian Barry did his duty in front of the stall, passing out brochures about the Regatta and answering questions.
 
During the event, the local gay and lesbian radio station, JOY, conducted a live interview that, although intended to promote the Melbourne Argonauts, spent most of the airtime talking about the GLRF City Launch initiative! Club President Chris Thomas was heard to remark: “I’m sure that ours was by far the best marquee of the day.” Sixteen cheers to all the Melbourne Argonauts for making the day and the GLRF Melbourne City Launch such a success. Bravo to Lorelle, Beck, Annie, Dimitri, Mark, A Misting Fairy, Cliff and all those whose names were missed!
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Row Team Austin Winter Retreat 2004 Recap

By JayJorgensen, in News,

Rain, sleet, and snow did not stop Row Team Austin (RTA) from having their fifth annual Winter Retreat this past President’s Day (US Holiday) weekend. The event began Friday, February 13th and concluded Monday morning the 16th with a scratch regatta. Twenty participants from the District of Columbia, Virginia, California, and Texas attended the four-day retreat. Jeff Mork of the University of Texas Men’s Crew and Brad Smith of DC Strokes assisted Head Coach Melissa Bray.
 
The retreat began Friday morning despite the 1°C temperature. Participants spent the morning indoors, watching video-clips and competing in a four-team 2000 m erg relay. By the afternoon, the group ventured outside and headed for Red Bud Island in two eights and a double. Melissa Bray focused on timing and posture during the afternoon clinic.
 
That evening, beer and multiple martinis slowly melted the frozen faces and limbs at Austin’s 1920’s Club as the Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation hosted their Austin City Launch. Executive Director Brian Todd distributed information about GLRF and announced the Ready All Boats!2004 campaign, which encourages rowers to start thinking about Rendez-Vous Montreal 2006 and the Gay Games 2006 After dinner, RTA hosted separate men’s and women’s parties. Naturally, at the men’s party, everyone stood around and drank while at the women’s party, the ladies relaxed in a hot tub and ...drank!. Sheesh!
 
Over an inch of snow greeted anyone who awoke early Saturday morning to row in the Austin Rowing Club 5km Dam to Dam Winter Warrior Regatta. The race went ahead as planned and so did the coached row Winter Retreat activities with Jeff and Melissa. Retreat participants re-convened that evening at the home of Chuck Boudreaux for drinks, socializing, and music.
 
The rowers faced two obstacles on Sunday morning: traffic due to the Motorola Marathon AND (for some) recuperation from the previous evening’s festivities. However, with the temperature 5°C warmer than the day before, and the sun out for the first time in seven days, the group was excited about getting back on the water. Jeff Mork and Melissa Bray decided that Sunday would be devoted to sculling. Rowers spent the morning and afternoon sessions in 1x, 2x, and 4x’s. By the end of the day, everyone was a little sunburned and was ready for a fine Tex-Mex meal. . The group gathered at El Arroyo for a fajita dinner and some networking. The retreat participants remarked that they had learned a great deal from Melissa, Jeff, and Brad’s hands-on instruction.
 
Monday morning was sunny and warm. The remaining retreat participants gathered for a scratch regatta. Two quads raced from the Congress Avenue Bridge to the east dock of the Austin Rowing Club. The highlight of the race was the gymnastic hot-seating that took place between race one and two. Regardless of who won, everyone left with smiles on their faces. Information and retreat pictures are in the 2004 Austin Rowing Camp gallery.
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Rowing News publishes article about GLRF

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Independent Rowing News, the premier rowing magazine of North America, published an article in their Transmissions section about the GLRF Ready All Boats! 2004 Campaign that included a brief profile of GLRF and highlighted the 2004 Regattas at the EuroGames and in Montreal. Copies of the Winter 2004, Volume 11, Issue No. of Rowing News are now available for purchase at Barnes & Noble Bookstores and Borders Bookstores. Subscribe to Rowing News and support GLRF.
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The GLRF Regatta Advisory Group, after two weeks of internal discussions, submitted their first recommendations on the Rendezvous Montreal 2006 Regatta to the Comite Organizateur Sports Director. The Group wanted to incorporate some of the lessons learned from the Amsterdam Gay Games. First on the list was a recommendation that the race length be 1,000 meters to allow for more frequent scheduling of races with heats in the morning and finals in the afternoon. Second on the list was a recommendation that the competition be limited to two or three days of races and perhaps one day of practice. Third on the list was the issue of equipment. Rendezvous Montréal 2006 indicated they would place a high priority on developing a network of clubs, schools, and boat manufacturers to provide competition quality boats for rental by visiting teams.
 
In terms of racing events, the Group recommended a full complement of events, from single scull to eights, male, female, and mixed. The Group also asked Montreal to consider adding several adaptive rowing events. Finally, the issue of transgender rowers was discussed. Montreal is proactively pursuing this issue and is awaiting guidance from the International Olympic Committee.
 
Finally, the Group recommended that the racing categories include collegiate, lightweight, and masters. More reports will follow. The Group meets quarterly and all inputs are encouraged. You can email the Regatta Advisory Group at regattaadvisory(a)glrf.info

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