KIWI INTERNATIONAL ROWING SKIFFS
INTRODUCING KIWI INTERNATIONAL ROWING SKIFFS TO THE UK KIRS are highly competitive racing boats that have numerous successes on the international scene. This includes winning the last three Senior World Championships in the M1x and the last two LM1x titles; as well as taking numerous U23 World Championship titles. Sculls are available at only £5,200 plus VAT (currently at 15%), which is great value for money when compared to the European boat manufactures for a world class boat! This price includes shipping and all other import taxes and duty. KIRS build only one class of boat, which means the boats that you will get will be the same as those used at international level by such athletes like Mahe Drysdale, Rob Waddell and Duncan Grant. Boats can be in customised to your requirements. Think of a colour and we can paint hulls to you suit; this includes the option of fading colours into one another. Additionally you can have anodised riggers. Personalise your boat!!! A demo boat will soon be available in the UK shortly (KIRS 7.9, 60-72.5kg). A demo 8+ (KIRS 18.7; 90-105kg), which was previously used by Cambridge University, will also become available to trial. In the future other moulds may also become available. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. NEW TO THE WEBSITEIn the 'Images' section of the website see the construction process in pictures. Visit the new section, 'Latest KIRS News' where there is an update on the new construction KIRS 17.5 8+. IMAGESCONSTRUCTION - THE PROCESS IN PICTURES |
Μεγάλη τιμή για τον Βασίλη
Από την σελίδα της ΕΚΟΦΝΣ
27/02/2009 |
Μέλος της ΕΟΕ ο Βασίλης Πολύμερος |
Μια ακόμη μεγάλη τιμή για τον Βασίλη Πολύμερο και την Ελληνική Κωπηλασία ήρθε από την Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή. Ο δις Ολυμπιονίκης είναι απο το βράδυ της περασμένης Πέμπτης 26 Φεβρουαρίου μέλος της Ολομέλειας της ΕΟΕ. Μαζί με την ιστιοπλόο Ολυμπιονίκη Σοφία Μπεκατώρου ο Έλληνας κωπηλάτης προτάθηκαν και χρίστηκαν εκπρόσωποι των αθλητών κατά την δεύτερη συνεδρίαση της νέας Ολομέλειας της Ελληνικής Ολυμπιακής Επιτροπής υπο την προεδρία του κ. Σπύρου Καπράλου |
Συμβαίνει και στα καλύτερα σπίτια
Διαβάζοντας προσεκτικά την ανακοίνωση της ΦΙΖΑ παρατήρησα ότι και στα καλύτερα σπίτια μπορεί να συμβεί.
Η Εκοφνς ξέχασε στις εκδόσεις των Κωπηλατικών Νέων τα αποτελέσματα του Παγκοσμίου Εφήβων, η Φιζα δεν έγραψε ούτε μια αράδα για τους καλύτερους αθλητές της ρεγκάτας που ήταν οι Έλληνες με τον αργυρό Ολυμπιονίκη Δ.Μούγιο και τους Παγκόσμιους Πρωταθλητές Νίκο και Απόστολο Γκουντούλα , Ηλία Παππά κλπ
Αν η ανακοίνωση υπαγορεύθηκε από κάποιον της διοργάνωσης, μήπως δεν θα έπρεπε να τους τιμήσουμε με την συμμετοχή μας;;
Η αντιγραφή δεν σταμάτησε εκεί συνεχίστηκε και με λάθη στα ονόματα των αθλητών.
Short, sharp, shock FISA Team Cup
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A competitive combination of countries, favourable warm weather and some surprise results - these elements all added up to a successful 15th FISA Team Cup in Spain’s southern city of Seville.
The Czech Republic sent a small but powerful team which included Vaclav Chalupa who is heading into his third decade of international rowing. Racing over the 1000m distance on the first day of the two-day regatta, the Czechs picked up gold medals in the men’s double, lightweight men’s double, men’s four and lightweight men’s four.
The men’s single went Greece’s way with last year’s European Rowing Championships winner Ioannis Christou taking gold ahead of Mindaugas Griskonis of Lithuania with Chalupa finishing third.
Ursula Grobler of South Africa crossed the finish line first in the lightweight women’s single while Hong Kong and Spain finished second and third respectively. Grobler, who is currently living and training in Spain, then teamed up with top Spanish lightweight, Teresa Mas de Xaxars to win the lightweight women’s double.
A surprise win in the lightweight men’s single went Hong Kong’s way with their most accomplished rower Hiu Fung Law getting first ahead of top Czech lightweight, Ondrej Vetesnik. Hong Kong also took third after a fine effort by two-time Olympian Sau Wah So. Hong Kong has been training in Seville leading up to the Team Cup and they will remain for another week.
Spain’s Olympic single sculler Nuria Dominguez won the women’s single, beating sole Russian entry Yulia Kalinovskaya and Italy’s Elisabetta Sancassani.
The second day of racing covered a 500m distance and produced very different results. In the absence of the Czech Republic, due to flight times, and some new entries, host nation Spain took gold in the lightweight men’s single (Marco Toral) as well as the men’s four, men’s pair and men’s eight. But in the women’s single, Russia’s Kalinovskaya denied Dominguez of another Spanish gold.
The lightweight women’s single went to the line with Greece’s Stergiani Pavlov just piping Ka Man Lee of Hong Kong with Glober back less than a second in third.
In the absence of Greece, Griskonis earned line honours in the men’s single. Italy’s rowing stalwart Simone Raineri got second while Stergios Papachristos of Greece followed in third.
FISA’s Development Director Thor Nilsen said many of the teams used this regatta as a chance for some variation from winter training so no one was completely racing prepared. But Nilsen said he was impressed by the results, especially of Hong Kong’s team.
Nilsen commented that the number of participants were down on previous years. He cited several reasons including the recent cold weather in the north meaning that many northern Europeans had been unable to row, some athletes are still taking post-Olympic breaks and the present economy is having an impact on available funding.
For full results go to: http://www.fisateamcup.es/
Με ντοκουμέντα
Πρόταση για μείωση του μέγιστου....
Δεκτή έγινε η πρόταση της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας σχετικά με την ζύγιση των ελαφρών βαρών, στο εξής πληρώματα που έχουν δύο κούρσες στο ίδιο αγώνισμα την ίδια μέρα θα ζυγίζονται μία φορά πριν από το πρώτο αγώνισμα. Όλα τα πληρώματα που τρέχουν σε αγώνισμα με δυο κούρσες την ίδια ήμερα ζυγίζονται την ίδια ώρα πχ εάν σε μια μέρα είναι προγραμματισμένοι επαναληπτικοί και ημιτελικοί τα πληρώματα που έχουν προκριθεί απευθείας στους ημιτελικούς θα ζυγιστούν πριν από τους επαναληπτικούς .
Ο κανονισμός που ισχύει για 7 'η λιγότερες συμμετοχές σε 3 συνεχόμενα παγκόσμια πρωταθλήματα και έχει σαν αποτέλεσμα την κατάργηση του αγωνίσματος, δεν θα ισχύει για τις κατηγορίες κάτω των 23 και εφήβων στους ολυμπιακούς τύπους σκαφών.Επίσης καταργήτε η προστασία που είχε από αυτόν τον κανόνα η οκτάκωπος ελαφρών βαρών.
Προστέθηκε το τετραπλό γυναικών ελαφρών βαρών κάτω των 23, έπειτα από πρόταση της Αυστραλίας με το σκεπτικό ότι εφόσον το τετραπλό είναι αγώνισμα του παγκοσμίου πρωταθλήματος θα πρέπει οι νεώτεροι να έχουν την ευκαιρία να προετοιμαστούν.
Rowing Congress moves on Olympic qualification
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The proposal to limit the number of boats per nation in the Olympic rowing events to 10 of the 14 Olympic classes was raised at the FISA Extraordinary Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. At this stage no action will be taken.
The proposal, which was tabled by the Swiss Rowing Federation, to the 130 member nations of FISA, the International Rowing Federation, at the Extraordinary Congress, was aimed at giving smaller “developed” nations a better chance of qualifying for the Olympics.
At the Congress, FISA’s Council informed the delegates that the mechanics of the Swiss proposal would have been very complicated, if not impossible, to apply to the qualification process but acknowledged the issue raised by the Swiss Rowing Federation. The Council suggested that the issue would be seriously addressed when discussions started on the 2012 Olympic qualification system. The Swiss Federation withdrew their proposal on the understanding that the Council would fully analyse the situation over the coming months. The matter would then be placed on the agenda of the annual FISA Congress to be held following the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland, on 31 August.
When Switzerland first announced the proposal it was met with criticism from strong rowing nations like Great Britain, Canada and Australia who aim to qualify as many boats as possible for the Olympic Games. At the Beijing Olympics, Australia qualified in all 14 boat classes while Germany and the United States qualified 13, Great Britain 12 and China 11 boats.
Lightweight weighing in times at regattas was hotly debated with the British Rowing Federation’s proposal being accepted. In cases where one lightweight event is raced more than once on the same day, the competitors will now have to weigh in just once, before the first race. All crews in this event must weigh in at the same time regardless of whether they are racing in the earlier round or not. For example if repechages and semifinals are raced on the same day, all crews that have qualified directly for the semifinals would only weigh in before the repechages in the morning, and not two hours before their afternoon race. This scenario does sometimes arise at the Rowing World Cup regattas. The Council proposed that rowers would have to weigh in two hours before their race, according to the rules, regardless of whether it was their second race of the day or not.
The automatic removal rule for events with seven or less entries over a three-year period will not apply for boat classes at the Junior and Under 23 Championships that have an Olympic Games equivalent. The current criteria states that if the number of entries is below seven for three consecutive years then it will be dropped as an event. It was also decided that the lightweight men’s eight would no longer be ‘protected’ from the below seven rule. This eight will now be subject to the same rules governing automatic removal from the programme.
The lightweight women’s quadruple sculls event has been added to the World Rowing Under 23 Championships. This proposal was put forward by the Australian Rowing Federation which stated that, as the lightweight women’s quad is a World Championship event, it was important to provide racing opportunities at the under-23 level in order to prepare lightweight women for higher competition.
Στ΄αυτία του ρίξε ο Drysdale....
"Χαλάρωσα και το σκάφος ξαφνικά τον προσπέρασε " δήλωσε ο Νικητής.
The middle of the South Island of New Zealand is a long way from anywhere, but this past weekend it was alive and buzzing with the anticipation of top single scullers Mahe Drysdale and Rob Waddell racing each other for the first time this year.
The men’s single final at the New Zealand Rowing Championships went Drysdale’s way in a race that opened with Waddell’s Olympic doubles partner, Nathan Cohen leading at the start. Then Waddell took over at the front through the middle of the Lake Ruataniwha course before Drysdale found the lead.
“I relaxed and suddenly my boat took off passing him (Waddell) shortly after the 1000m and opening up a five second gap between there and the finish. I won in a time of 6:47 which is very fast for Twizel [Lake Ruataniwha regatta course],” said Drysdale who raced in near perfect conditions.
Drysdale regained the men’s single title which was won last year by Waddell. Both Drysdale and Waddell have publicly stated that the single is the boat they want to compete in at this year’s World Rowing Championships. With just one position per country allowed in each championship event, New Zealand selectors will have to choose. Selection trials begin next week with the New Zealand team being announced on 6 March. There is potential for selectors to send both single scullers to the Rowing World Cup events and use these races as the decider for who will race at the World Rowing Championships.
Men’s single results
1 Mahe Drysdale 6:47.32
2 Rob Waddell 6:52.65
3 Peter Taylor 7:00.58
4 Joseph Sullivan 7:10.74
5 Nathan Cohen 7:31.06
6 Storm Uru 7:34.36
A fast time was registered by Hamish Bond and Jade Uru in the men’s double. Bond raced in the men’s four at the Beijing Olympics and his Olympic teammate Eric Murray took second behind Bond. Murray raced with under 23-rower Simon Watson.
Olympic single sculler Emma Twigg easily won the women’s single and will go to trials with little competition for her spot. Twigg also won the women’s double, pairing up with Tamsin Gilbert. Candice Hammond won the lightweight women’s single over Louise Ayling. The two then paired up to win the lightweight double.
ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΕΣ ΑΠΟ ΑΝΔΑΛΟΥΣΙΑ
ΚΩΠΗΛΑΤΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΤΟΥ I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS
rowing songs | CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ΚΑΝΤΕ ΚΛΙΚ ΝΑ ΤΟ ΑΚΟΥΣΕΤΕ I DON'T LIKE ERGOS (With apologies to The Boomtown Rats)
The silicon chip inside her head Tell me why I Don't like Ergos The concept machine is kept so clean Tell me why I Don't like Ergos All the erging's stopped in the boathouse now Tell me why I Don't like Ergos The silicon chip inside her head Tell me why... |
Η ΔΙΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΤΟΥ UPTOWN GIRL
SENIOR GIRL
(With apologies to Billy Joel)
Ah Ah, senior girl
She's been living in her pointed world
I bet she never had a novice guy
I bet her coach has never told her why
I'm gonna try for a senior girl
She's been living in her high status world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a novice man
That's what I am
And when she rows past she�s always in time
But when she squares up she�ll make up her mind
She'll see I'm not so rough
Just because I'm in love with an senior girl
You know I've seen her in her pointed world
She's getting tired of high status toys
And all her presents from Leander boys
She's got a choice
Ohh...
Senior girl
You know that I can't row like Johnny Searle
But maybe someday when my race comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win
And when she's sculling she's looking so fine
And when she's stretching, she'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so rough
Just because I'm in love with a senior girl
She's been living in her pointed world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a novice man
That's what I am
Oh...
{Repeat and Fade}
Senior girl
She's my senior girl
You know I'm in love with a ...
the muppet show
THE MUPPET EIGHT
(With apologies to The Muppets)
It's time to blame the rigging,
It's time to change the heights,
It's time to meet the muppets in the Muppet eight tonight,
It's time to stand round faffing
It's time to row like shite,
It's time to have an outing in the Muppet eight tonight,
Grobbler- Why do they always come here?
McElroy- I guess we'll never know
Grobbler- It's like a kind of torture
Both- To have to watch them row
And now lets get things started
Why can't they get things started
It's time to get things started
On the most splashsational despairational craberational Muppetational ....
this is what we call the Muppet Eight!
ΤΑ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΔΑΛΟΥΣΙΑΝΗΣ ΡΕΓΚΑΤΑΣ
Resultados/Results FISATEAMCUP 15
Competición | Nombre prueba |
HEAT 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 3 | ESP6 | TORAL Marco Aurelio | 01:44,94 | |||
2 | 7 | ESP2 | FERRER Adolfo | + 01,32 | |||
3 | 5 | ESP8 | DE LA FUENTE Héctor | + 03,81 | |||
4 | 4 | ESP4 | CAZORRO Sergio | + 04,10 | |||
5 | 6 | HKG3 | CHU Ka Ming | + 04,66 | |||
6 | 2 | ESP5 | FERNÁNDEZ Pedro | + 05,26 | |||
HEAT 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 2 | ESP9 | GONZALEZ NIETO Xabier | 01:44,90 | |||
2 | 3 | ITA2 | DI LIBERTI Alessandro | + 01,75 | |||
3 | 4 | HKG2 | CHOW Kwong Wing | + 01,79 | |||
4 | 6 | HKG4 | KWAN Ki Cheong | + 05,64 | |||
5 | 5 | ESP7 | DIARTE Diego | + 08,70 | |||
6 | 7 | ESP3 | LAGO Santiago | + 10,13 | |||
HEAT 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 4 | GRE | PAPPAS Ilias | 01:49,51 | |||
2 | 2 | ESP1 | SIGURBJONSSON Daniel | + 00,43 | |||
3 | 7 | TUN2 | OCHI Chamseddine | + 02,30 | |||
4 | 5 | HKG1 | LAW Hiu Fung | + 02,75 | |||
5 | 6 | ITA1 | PROVENZANO Claudio | + 06,18 | |||
6 | 3 | TUN1 | KHARDENI Sahbi | + 08,03 | |||
FINAL 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 3 | ESP6 | TORAL Marco Aurelio | 01:41,62 | |||
2 | 5 | GRE | PAPPAS Ilias | + 00,46 | |||
3 | 4 | ESP9 | GONZALEZ NIETO Xabier | + 01,49 | |||
4 | 8 | HKG2 | CHOW Kwong Wing | + 01,92 | |||
5 | 7 | ESP1 | SIGURBJONSSON Daniel | + 02,96 | |||
6 | 2 | ITA2 | DI LIBERTI Alessandro | + 03,21 | |||
7 | 6 | ESP2 | FERRER Adolfo | + 03,30 | |||
8 | 1 | ESP8 | DE LA FUENTE Héctor | + 07,43 |
ΣΚΙΦ ΕΛΑΦΡΩΝ ΒΑΡΩΝ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ
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Resultados/Results FISATEAMCUP 15
Competición | Nombre prueba |
HEAT 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 6 | RSA | GLOBER Ursula | 02:05,85 | |||
2 | 7 | TUN1 | TRIMECH Ibtissem | + 01,76 | |||
3 | 5 | ESP2 | MORENO Sara | + 02,50 | |||
4 | 3 | HKG2 | LAU Ching Man | + 06,02 | |||
5 | 4 | HKG3 | NG Wing Hei | + 07,60 | |||
HEAT 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 7 | ESP3 | ALMUEDO Ana | 02:06,62 | |||
2 | 6 | HKG1 | LEE Ka Man | + 01,31 | |||
3 | 4 | GRE | PAVLOV Stergiani | + 02,73 | |||
4 | 3 | HKG4 | TSANG Yeuk Hei | + 12,73 | |||
FINAL 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 7 | GRE | PAVLOV Stergiani | 01:56,45 | |||
2 | 6 | HKG1 | LEE Ka Man | + 00,04 | |||
3 | 4 | RSA | GLOBER Ursula | + 00,96 | |||
4 | 5 | ESP3 | ALMUEDO Ana | + 05,01 | |||
5 | 3 | TUN1 | TRIMECH Ibtissem | + 05,34 | |||
6 | 2 | ESP2 | MORENO Sara | + 10,36 | |||
7 | 1 | HKG2 | LAU Ching Man | + 10,37 | |||
8 | 8 | HKG3 | NG Wing Hei | + 13,25 |
Resultados/Results FISATEAMCUP 15
Competición | Nombre prueba |
HEAT 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 4 | LTU | GRISCONIS Mindaungas | 01:47,16 | |||
2 | 6 | ESP7 | CARAZO Jon | + 02,85 | |||
3 | 3 | GRE | PAPACHRISTOS Stergios | + 03,65 | |||
4 | 7 | ESP4 | SUÁREZ Miguel | + 05,36 | |||
5 | 5 | ESP6 | ANTOTRAN Francisco | + 07,56 | |||
HEAT 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 5 | ITA | RAINERI Simone | 01:50,66 | |||
2 | 7 | ESP2 | PAZOS Adrián | + 03,66 | |||
3 | 6 | ESP1 | CANALEJO Jaime | + 04,06 | |||
4 | 3 | ESP3 | ALONSO Óscar | + 06,86 | |||
5 | 4 | ESP5 | REDONDAS Andrés | + 07,47 | |||
FINAL 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 5 | LTU | GRISCONIS Mindaungas | 01:40,99 | |||
2 | 4 | ITA | RAINERI Simone | + 02,72 | |||
3 | 7 | GRE | PAPACHRISTOS Stergios | + 05,89 | |||
4 | 6 | ESP2 | PAZOS Adrián | + 07,89 | |||
5 | 3 | ESP7 | CARAZO Jon | + 08,67 | |||
6 | 2 | ESP1 | CANALEJO Jaime | + 11,02 | |||
7 | 8 | ESP4 | SUÁREZ Miguel | + 12,23 | |||
8 | 1 | ESP6 | ANTOTRAN Francisco | + 13,61 |
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Resultados/Results FISATEAMCUP 15
Competición | Nombre prueba |
FINAL 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 6 | RUS | KALINOVSKAYA Julia | 01:55,45 | |||
2 | 5 | ESP | DOMÍNGUEZ Nuria | + 01,98 | |||
3 | 2 | GRE | TSIAVOU Alexandra | + 02,90 | |||
4 | 7 | ITA | SANCASSANI Elisabetta | + 03,52 | |||
5 | 3 | NED | VAN EUPEN Marit | + 08,42 | |||
6 | 4 | TUN | GHARBI Rahma | + 13,02 |
Resultados/Results FISATEAMCUP 15
Competición | Nombre prueba |
FINAL 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 6 | GRE | GIAZITZIDOU Christina, KALAMPOKA Triontofyllia | 01:43,59 | |||
2 | 4 | E-S | MAS DE XAXARS Teresa, GLOBER Ursula | + 02,37 | |||
3 | 5 | HKG | LEE Yuen Yin, WONG Gloria | + 08,23 |
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Resultados/Results FISATEAMCUP 15
Competición | Nombre prueba |
FINAL 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 4 | ITA | MONTRONE Domenico, STEFANINI Matteo | 01:32,85 | |||
2 | 5 | GRE | MOUGIOS Dimitrios, CHRISTOU Ioannis | + 01,72 | |||
3 | 7 | ESP2 | SIGURBJONSSON Alex, MORÓN Manuel | + 02,77 | |||
4 | 6 | ESP3 | PAZOS Adrián, ALONSO Óscar | + 03,16 | |||
5 | 3 | ESP1 | HERNANDO Mario, GARCÍA Marcelino | + 03,21 |
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Resultados/Results FISATEAMCUP 15
Competición | Nombre prueba |
FINAL 500 | |||||||
Post. | C | Pais | Tiempo | ||||
1 | 6 | ESP1 | GUZMÁN Noé, RODRÍGUEZ Pedro | 01:35,53 | |||
2 | 3 | GRE | GKOUNTOULAS Apostolos, GKOUNTOULAS Nikolaos | + 01,44 | |||
3 | 5 | ESP5 | CASTELLÁ Andreu, ÁLVAREZ-PEDROSA Rubén | + 02,09 | |||
4 | 4 | ESP4 | LLOSA Ramón, FERNÁNDEZ Juan Luis | + 07,09 |