Rowing to save tour
In an attempt to salvage its scheduled tour of Australia the New Zealand women’s rowing four will take on easily its most punishing training schedule at Kerrs Reach on August 28 — a marathon row of 50km. The coxed four and reserve have been training under Mr Duncan Holland at the Reach since July 17 in preparation for a three-test series in Australia next month.
But just a week ago the bottom dropped out of their world. The New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association told the crew members and coach that they would have to produce $6OO each (amounting to $4000) or the tour would be called off.
Mr Holland said that the N.Z.A.R.A. had “added up its pennies” and found there were not enough both to send the national eight to the world championships in Lucerne and to finance the trip across the Tasman by New Zealand colts, lightweights, and the women.
The colts, who have been training at Ngatea in the Hauraki Plains, the lightweights, who have, been training at Auckland, and the women all decided to try to find the money themselves. “The big problem is the short notice,” said Mr Holland. “We were told only a week ago and we have to have the money within three weeks.”
Already, though, the N.Z.A.R.A. has reacted favourably to the fund-raising efforts the three teams are making and has undertaken to go into debt by .another $10,900. The women’s main effort is going to be; the sponsored marathon row up and down Kerrs Reach. Mr Holland is looking for individuals and business houses to sponsor the crew per kilometre and a Saturday has been deliberately chosen for the attempted row to “catch the Brighton traffic.” Three members of the crew* Raewyn Lofthduse (stroke), Robin Clark (No. 3) and the coxswain, Clair Goulin, are North Islanders, while the rest, Marie McCoy (No. 2), Julie Saul (bow), and the reserve, Penny Thomson, are all members of the local Canterbury Rowing Club. ’ ■ “Everyone has sacrificed tod much already .to give the trip away,” said Mr Holland. “Besides we have a sacred duty to beat the bloody Aussies!”
Rowing to save tour
Press, 12 August 1982, Page 38
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