PORTORA BOAT CLUB. 59 th ERNE HEAD OF THE RIVER 5 th March Blakes of The Hollow est. 1887

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1 PORTORA BOAT CLUB 59 th ERNE HEAD OF THE RIVER 5 th March Blakes of The Hollow est. 1887

2 HEAD OF THE RIVER OFFICIALS Hon. Secretary... Derek Holland Assistant Secretary Robert Northridge Starter. Iain Kennedy Parking... Derek Holland, Iain Kennedy, Pat Comiskey Course Stewards Robert Northridge, Iain Kennedy, Derek Holland Slip Stewards... Richard Smith, Iain Kennedy, Derek Holland Number Distribution... Jo Balcombe Lauren Dempster Time Keepers J.Goodall, L.Murphy, M. Gilfillan, R.Mason, R. Northridge, A Hall Safety Boat Coordinator... Derek Holland, Gerry Murphy Video Recording... Ross Brimstone Course Video James Byrne Catering... Parent Support Group Programme... Derek Holland Photocopying Janet Goodall ORDER OF EVENTS FOR THE DAY 11.00am 1.15pm 2.15pm 3.30pm Coxswains Meeting, followed by launching at 11:45am. Race begins, 4 miles downstream to Portora Boathouse. Refreshments will be available at Portora Boathouse. Results will be announced and prizes will be presented by the Sponsors on stage in then Steele hall of Portora Royal School. Portora Boat Club would like to express its gratitude to: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (i) PSNI for controlling river traffic during the race. (ii) The Warden of Lough Erne for his assistance. (iii) Fermanagh and Omagh District Council for their co-operation. (iv) Waterways Ireland for their assistance. (v) Donnelly Motor group (vi) Powerhouse Sport. (vii) Pat Blake of Blake s of the Hollow, Enniskillen. (x) Little Wing Pizzeria (xi) McClements & Hassard Ltd (xii) Portora Royal School (xiii) Stewarts Craft Butchery & Delicatessen (xiv) Subway Enniskillen (xv) Friends of Portora Boat Club for their help. (vi) The RNLI for their presence. (xvii)the St. John s Ambulance Brigade (xviii)the Parent Support Group of Portora Boat Club THREE FINAL PIECES OF ADVICE 1. In case of Medical Need, the St. John s Ambulance Brigade is in attendance at Portora Boathouse. 2. Do not leave any money or valuables in the changing rooms. 3. Up to Twenty safety boats are in operation, but all crews are responsible for their own safety.

3 The following pennants / medals and trophies will be awarded on the day by our sponsors: Men s J164x+ Men s Novice 8+ Women s Inter 8+ Women s senior 4x- Men s Fastest 4+ Men s Fastest 4x- Women s Junior Women s Junior 18 4x- Men s Junior 18+ Men s Junior Women s Master 8+ Men s Master 8+ Blakes of The Hollow est Men s Fastest 8+ Women s Fastest 8+

4 Erne Head of the River Please read the instructions below carefully, and follow the directions of stewards at all times. Your co-operation is essential if the event is to be a success. PARKING COXSWAINS CREW NUMBERS LAUNCHING ROWING UPSTREAM STARTING ZONE THE START WHEN THE RACE STARTS Only trailers will be allowed to park in the vicinity of Portora gates. Cars must park on the parade ground behind the Main School Building at top of school hill. There will be a MEETING FOR ALL COXSWAINS / STEERERS in Portora Boathouse at 11:00 am. Your attendance is COMPULSORY. Coxswains must wear life jackets during the race. Coxswains collect these from the Hon. Secretary at Portora Boathouse. There is a deposit of 10 on each number. They must be CLEARLY VISIBLE on the bow of your boat. Numbers must be returned after the race. This will commence at 11:45am in the order given on the attached list. Please bring your oars to the slipway prior to launching your boat. Keep to the RIGHT of the River on the way to the start; this is the rule of the river. All crews must be at the starting zone by 1:05pm. Late crews will be prevented from taking part in the race proper. The start will be at 1:15pm. Coxswains take up positions beside their numbers, stern in to the bank pointing downstream. All crews must be in position beside their number post, facing downstream by 1.10pm. Failure to be in position at 1:10pm may incur a 10 second time penalty. Crews are timed on a flying start as they cross the starting line where a RED FLAG will be clearly waving. AT THE FINSH CHANGING TEA AND VIDEO PRIZE DISTRIBUTION Crews must ROW THROUGH THE FINISH to complete course. Facilities for all crews in Portora boathouse, Portora Royal School and Round O Refreshments will be available before and after the race at Portora Boathouse and at Portora Royal School. Prizes will be awarded in Portora Royal School at 3:15pm on stahge in the Steele hall. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO SEEK ADVICE OF THE HON. SECRETARY IF YOU ARE IN DIFFICLUTIES

5 STARTING ORDER 59 th ERNE HEAD OF THE RIVER 5 th March 2016: Start No. Club Class Start No. Club Class 1 DUBC A MS DULBC A WI 8+ 2 NUIG A MS NUIG WI 8+ 3 UCDBC MS Commercial RC A WI 8+ 4 Commercial RC MS DULBC B WI 8+ 5 DUBC B MS Commercial RC B WI 8+ 6 NUIG B MS DUBC A MN 8+ 7 QUBBC MI QUBBC A MN 8+ 8 Portora BC MJ UCDBC A MN 8+ 9 Neptune RC MJ Neptune RC MN Methodist College MJ DUBC B MN Commercial MJ QUBBC B MN RBAI MJ UCDBC B MN Portora BC MS 4x- 49 DUBC C MN Belfast / Lagan Scullers MS 4x- 50 DULBC WS 4x- 15 Lagan Scullers MS 4x- 51 Belfast BC / Bann/ QUBLBC WS 4x- 16 RBAI MU23 4x- 52 Portadown WS 4x- 17 DUBC MS Belfast RC WJ18 4x- 18 UCDBC MI Commercial RC WJ18 4x- 19 QUBBC MI Portadown WJ18 4x- 20 Neptune MI QUBLBC WS 4-21 RBAI MJ18 4x- 57 QUBLBC WI Methodist College MJ Portora BC MJ DULBC WS Methodist College MJ Portora BC WJ Blackrock College MJ Commercial RC WJ Portora BC A WJ Galway RC WJ Belfast BC B (Vet C) WM Methodist College WJ Belfast RC (Vet C) WM Neptune RC (Vet D) MM Belfast BC A (Vet D) WM Galway RC (Vet D) MM QUBLBC WN Belfast RC A (Vet D) MM Portadown (Vet D) M Mixed Belfast RC B (Vet E) MM Commercial RC A MJ16 4x+ 32 OCBC / Athlone (Vet E) MM Portadown MJ16 4x+ 33 Walton Rowing Club (Vet E) MM Commercial RC B MJ16 4x+ 34 Belfast BC (Vet F) MM Blackrock College MJ16 4x+ 35 Moseley Boat Club (Vet G) MM Galway RC WJ164x+ 36 LVBC (Vet G) MM Portora BC B WJ16 8+ Hazard Identification. All points to be gone over at the coxes meeting. 1. Weather and water conditions: risk of injury or boat damage due to high winds, high water, strong currents. Check forecast, water and weather conditions on the day and cancel the event or categories as appropriate. Rowers should be suitably dressed for the conditions. 2. Trailers and boat assembly: risk of property damage and collisions. Have marshals to assist with trailer parking. 3. Launching: risk of slipping into water, risk of tripping over equipment, risk of collisions and slipping at lunching. Have marshals to help with launching. 4. Rowing to start: keep to the RIGHT on the way to the start; danger at Portora Barrage if there is a strong current: danger at marker spades. Have safety boats at Portora Barrage, attached to marker spades, and at suitable intervals along the course 5. Start: risk of capsizing and collisions. Have safety boats and marshals in starting zone. 6. Racing: risk of capsizing and collisions. Have safety boats along the course. 7. Getting off the water: risk of collisions, capsizing and slipping. Have marshals in place.

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7 Sponsors Portora Boat Club is grateful to the following who have supported the Club through generous sponsorship or through giving up their time to the Club. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Matt Gilfillan RNLI Portora Boat Club Parents Support Group PSNI Pat Comiskey Portora Royal School Staff Portora Headmaster Sir Anthony Hart Stephen Nixon Lough Erne Warden Blake s of The Hollow (Estb. 1887)

8 Winning times Fastest Men s crew Fastest Women s crew Year No. Finishers Club Time Club Time DUBC QUBBC QUBBC QUBBC UCDBC UCDBC OCBC Portora BC QUBBC DUBC Garda BC DUBC Garda BC UCDBC QUBBC UCDBC QUBBC UCDBC DUBC Commercial (4) DUBC UCDLBC DUBC QUBLBC (4) Neptune RC QUBLBC (4) Neptune RC QUBLBC (4) Neptune RC S QUBLBC (4) S DUBC S Commercial (4) S Neptune RC S Commercial (4) S DUBC QUBLBC (4) Neptune QUBLBC (4) Neptune QUBLBC QUBBC BRC (4-) DUBC BRC (4-) BRC UCDLBC BRC BRC Neptune RC BRC (4-) Neptune RC Colaiste Iognaid Neptune RC Colaiste Iognaid DUBC DULBC DUBC Colaiste Iognaid BRC QUBLBC DUBC Neptune UCDBC UCGBC UCD UCD/DUL/Nept/ Comm. (4x) Neptune/ UCD (4x-) QUBBC Dead heat Carlow DUBC Carlow No race due to foot and mouth disease travel restrictions Neptune RC 18:39 DULBC 21: QUBBC 18:33 DULBC 21: DUBC 20:34 QUBLBC 26: LEBC/DUBC 23:12 QUBLBC 28: Neptune RC 21:43 Neptune 26: DUBC 19:03 BBC 22: DUBC 19:15 Commercial 22: QUBBC 19:15 UCDLBC 22: QUBBC 20:19 Portora 25: QUBBC 19:53 DULBC 23: NUIG / GM 19:35 UCDLBC 22: NUIG / GM / St. Joes 19:30 UCDLBC 22: Cancelled due to severe Flooding DUBC 18:22 * DULBC 20:19* S means Short Course finishing above the West Bridge at the Lakeland Forum due to the construction of the new bridge. * means Record Time

9 Coxes and Launching 1. There is a COXES MEETING AT 11:00am SHARP. ALL COXES AND STEERS WILL HAVE TO SIGN IN OR WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RACE. NO COACHES INSIDE COXES MEETING PLEASE. 2. Bring your oars to the slip first and then your boat, ready to launch at the time listed below. 3. All crews are responsible for having bow balls and heel restraints. This will be checked before slipping. 4. If your crew is not at the slip with its boat at your allocated time it MAY BE PREVENTED FROM LAUNCHING until after all other craft have taken to the water. This may result in your crew not being at the start when the race begins. 5. Keep to the right on the way to the start. 6. There will be a 10 deposit for each bow number. 7. Launching times and places of launching: Portora Royal School Boathouse Slip Round O Car park Slip TIME 11:44 11:46 11:50 11:56 12:00 12:04 12:08 12:12 12:16 12: PORTORA (71) COMMERCIAL B GALWAY (68) BLACKROCK (69) (70) COMMERCIAL PORTORA (66) (57) BLACKROCK (59) COMMERCIAL DUBC C DULBC (53) (48) (49) NEPTUNE DUBC DUBC A (45) (46) (43) DULBC B COMMERCIAL B COMMERCIAL A (41) (42) (40) DULBC A NUIG WALTON (38) (39) (34) GALWAY OCBC / ATHLONE NEPTUNE (30) (33) (29) GALWAY COMMERCIAL PORTORA (27) (26) (25) NEPTUNE UCD DULBC (21) (19) (24) DUBC COMMERCIAL PORTORA (18) (12) (14) UCD B NEPTUNE PORTORA (7) (10) (9) COMMERCIAL DUBC B NUIG B (4) (5) (6) DUBC A NUIG A UCD A (1) (2) (3) PORTADOWN (65) (63) (61) PORTORA A (60) PORTADOWN (54) (52) / BANN (50) QUEENS A (44) MOLESEY (36) A (31) METHODY (23) RBAI (17) QUEENS (20) BRC/ LAGAN (15) METHODY (11) PORTADOWN (67) QUEENS (64) (62) QUEENS (56) METHODY (58) PORTADOWN (51) QUEENS B (47) LVBC (37) (35) (32) METHODY (28) RBAI (22) LAGAN (16) RBAI (13) QUEENS (8) pm Crews must be in the starting zone: Failure to be there will result in your crew being prevented from taking part in the race proper pm Crews must be beside numbers facing downstream: Failure to be in your proper position may result in a 10 second time penalty pm Race starts pm Refreshments and video of race in Portora Royal School pm Prize distribution in Portora Royal School on stage in the Steele Hall 13. The St. John s Ambulance Brigade will be stationed at the Round O in case of emergencies.

10 Erne Head of the River Summary of Results Eights Events Year Finis MS 8 MI8/Clinker MN 8 MJ18 8 MJ16 8 MM 8 WS 8 WI 8 WN 8 WJ18 8 hed DUBC QUBBC QUBBC QUBBC UCDBC UCDBC OCBC Portora Portora CAI Portora QUBBC CAI Portora DUBC UCDBC Portora Garda QUBBC Portora DUBC DUBC Portora Garda Garda CAI UCDBC UCDBC St. Joseph s QUBBC Commercial CAI UCDBC UCDBC Portora QUBBC CAI UCDBC CAI DUBC St. Joseph s DUBC MCB CAI DUBC St. Joseph s Bann Neptune MCB CAI Neptune QUBBC CAI Neptune UCGBC Clonmel DUBC DUBC Neptune Neptune Neptune St. Joseph s DUBC DUBC St. Joseph s Portora Neptune QUBBC St. Joseph s Portora Neptune MCB St. Joseph s MCB QUBLBC QUBBC QUBBC QUBBC Col. lognaid Marist Col DUBC QUBBC CAI MCB Portora BRC QUBBC QUBBC MCB Neptune BRC UCDBC BRC UCGBC CAI St. Joseph s MCB BRC BRC Neptune UCDBC QUBBC Neptune Portora LVBC DULBC Neptune DUBC QUBBC St. Joseph s KHBC OCBC Col. lognaid UCDLBC Neptune Shannon ERC St. Joseph s St. Joseph s BRC Col. lognaid QUBLBC ERC DUBC DUBC QUBBC RBAI MCB LVBC DULBC QUBLBC MCB DUBC UCGBC DUBC MCB St. Joseph s BRC Col. lognaid ERC Col. lognaid BRC QUBBC QUBBC MCB OCBC QUBLBC ERC DUBC DUCBC MCB Portora CAI OCBC Neptune QUBLBC Col. lognaid UCDBC UCDBC CAI RBAI MCB Molesey Neptune ERC Col. lognaid UCDBC UCDBC DUBC Portora St. Joseph s OCBC DULBC QULBC MCB QUBBC QUBBC Neptune MCB Col. lognaid OCBC Carlow ERC Carlow DUBC UCDBC DUBC Neptune MCB OCBC Carlow Col. lognaid Carlow 2001 No race due to foot and mouth disease travel restrictions Neptune UCDBC QUBBC St.Joseph s OCBC DULBC QUBBC QUBBC QUBBC RBAI RBAI OCBC DULBC Enniskillen No entries DUBC DUBC DUBC Portora Portadown Comm cia l BBC DULBC Portadown LE/DUBC DUBC Neptune RBAI Commer l QULBC Neptune NUIG NUIG Neptune Portora Molesey Neptune UCD MCB DUBC UCDBC UCDBC MCB Portora Molesey BBC QULBC QUBLBC Portora DUBC QUBBC QUBBC Carlow Portora BBC Comm NUIG QUBLBC Portora QUBBC QUBBC DUBC Portora St.Joseph s BRC UCDLBC Portora UCDLBC Portora QUBBC DUBC QUBBC Bann St. Joseph s BBC Portora NUIG QUBLBC Portora QUBBC DUBC DUBC Bann St.Joseph s Molesey DULBC QULBB QUBLBC SMRC NUIG / GM NUIG DUBC Galway Neptune BBC UCDLBC UCD NUIG Portora NUIG/GM/St Josephs DUBC DUBC B Neptune Bann BBC UCDLBC Bann QUBLBC A Portora 2014 Cancelled due to severe flooding DUBC DUBC QUBBC A Portora St Josephs BRC A DULBC QUBLBC A Portora - Class cancelled due to weather conditions

11 Erne Head of the River Summary of Results Fours Events Year S4 I4 N 4/J18 4X, 4+ J18 4 J16 4/4x Senior 4x W4 WN4 WJ QUBBC CAI 1974 UCDBC Portora QUBLBC 1975 UCDBC BANN Commercial 1976 UCDBC UCDLBC 1977 QUBBC QUBLBC 1978 Neptune QUBLBC 1979 Neptune QUBLBC 1980 QU/LVBC QUBLBC 1981 Neptune Commercial 1982 LVBC Commercial 1983 DUBC QUBLBC 1984 QUBBC QUBLBC 1985 Neptune BRC MCB 1986 BRC/LV/QUBC BRC UUC Portora BRC MCB 1987 BRC UCDBC Portora St.Joseph s BRC BRC MCB 1988 UCDBC BRC UCGBC KHBC BRC Col. lognaid Col. lgonaid 1989 LVBC UCDBC BRC RBAI UCDLBC UUC MCB 1990 Neptune QUBBC St.Joseph s Offaly BRC 1991 LV/LS/RBAI DUBC St.Joseph s MCB BRC UCGBC ERC 1992 Tribesmen Tribesmen Tribesmen Portora Tribesmen LV/RB/LS/QUBC BRC ERC ERC 1993 BRC UCDBC UCD MCB RBAI LV/LS/QUBC BRC DULBC Col. lognaid 1994 DUBC UCDBC Carlow Col. lognaid QUBBC BRC QUBLBC Portora DUBC Portora DULBC 1996 BRC UCD Commercial Portora LV/LS/MCB Neptune 1997 Commercial CAI Com/Off/Nept Portora Col. lognaid Com/Off/Nept KHBC 1998 Neptune UCD MCB Portora DUBC/CO/UCD UCG/GRC 1999 Neptune Neptune Portora St.Joseph s Portora Nept/UCD QULBC 2000 DUBC NUIGBC Portora CAI Neptune LVBC/QUB BBC WI No race due to foot and mouth disease travel restrictions 2002 DUBC DUBC Portora Portora QULBC 2003 Athlone Portora CAI Portora Portora P down MCB 2004 LVBC MCB Portadown No event MCB QULBC 2005 BBC QULBC BRC BRC Portadown Portadown Neptune BRC Athlone Portora Portadown Bluecoat Commercial Commerc. CAI Portora Portora CAI/LS/Portora NUIG Portora Carrick Carrick W Mas. 8 Carlow Carlow Carrick Carlow Bann BBC Portora DUBC Bann Portora BBC LS / CAI DUBC Portora Bann BBC PBC/BBC/CAI Garda CAIBC Portora St.Michaels Cancelled due to severe flooding Commercial RC DUBC Carlow A Neptune RC Methody Bann RC - Class cancelled due to weather conditions