Oarsome Rowing Event

WORDS: JUDY CHAN

The ‘Oarsome’ rowing event took place in the Regatta Rooms in the evening of 20 April and aimed to bring fine rowers and coastal rowers together to celebrate our achievements and look forward to the upcoming races in 2023. ‘Oarsome’ was the name of the circular for the rowing section dating back to 2003, and it was meaningful to name the event by linking the history, meaning and people together.

Contacts

Rowing Manager rowingmanager@rhkyc.org.hk

Coastal Rowing coastalrowing@rhkyc.org.hk

Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org. hk

Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk

After the introduction of the committees, the presentation continued to highlight staff from the rowing office. Coaches and staff introduced themselves and also what they do in their role. It was great for members to be able to see staff members from the rowing office; some of whom had joined during the pandemic and as such, had not had an opportunity like this to meet members. Our Rowing and Paddle Sports – Assistant Manager – Admin, Ellen Leung who has worked at the Club for 7 years, indicated that she’s the only staff member who joined pre covid, and this gathering has forced her to show her face, as her name should be memorable because at some point, she has reminded everyone for fee payments!

The presentation ended with answering pre-submitted Q&A and wrapping up with a group photo, coordinated by our coxswains.

It was a wonderful night hanging out with people who share the same passion of the sport and wishing everyone to continue to stay active and stay Oarsome!

There were over 60 people in attendance, and it was great to see familiar faces from different sections and some visitors who happened to be in Hong Kong. Special mentions to Kai Ramming, who rowed with the Hong Kong squad and for the Club in the 80s to mid-90s and to Jackie Chiu Hin Chun, our current Hong Kong National Team rower who just came back from a training camp gearing up for the Asian Games in September this year. He had only a few days off but still made the effort to come. A big thank you to these special guests for attending Oarsome!

The evening started with a half hour of drinks and mingling, followed by a presentation that introduced the structure of the Rowing Section of the Club. People in the room who are currently members of the Rowing Committee, Fine Rowing Sub-Committee, Coastal Rowing SubCommittee and the Youth Rowing Development Sub-Committee were highlighted, thanking them their immense contributions and for newer members to match the names to all the faces.