Sunshine was again noticeable by its absence at the Liverpool races this week-end. However it did shine, metaphorically speaking, for Batchworth, notching up another 16 points in the premier league.

Despite the cloud, snow, rain, hail and occasional sunshine a slightly depleted Batchworth crew made a cracking start to the new season at Cardiff over the week-end, winning six out of six races.

The senior women have moved home and it's only a month to go until we all start (league) racing again.
Also, the organisers of the club crew world championships have issued bulletin number 2.

We now have the dates for the league races this year so get your calendars, PDAs and diaries synchronised.

It's obviously been a long time since any news has been posted here but...
Don't forget the fantastic new BDA site
...and the all new senior team site and

Don't like something about the sport? ...the organisation? ...de management?
Perhaps you want to say how great it is?
Well, whatever you have to say, stand up and let it all out at this years BDA Congress. To be held in Henley on 19th November from 1 'til 5 ish.
Check the new BDA web site soon for further details!

Have you visited the BDA site recently? Hmmmm...
Well real soon now it'll be time to re-visit. The all new, all singing, all dancing, all paddling (you get the picture) web site should be going live any day now so keep checking.
Rumour has it there may even be an up to date league table on there too.

Please take a look at the GB Juniors newsletter from the Berlin championships. Some of you may have seen it at Peterborough but we have a PDF copy here for your viewing pleasure too. Then, of course, press gang all your young 'uns into joining the crew!

Batchworth missed out on their chance to take maximum points in the league at the week-end - succumbing to something akin to a motor boat finish by Amathus with the two teams knocking 15 and 20 seconds(!) respectively off the days best times up to that point. Rumours abound that a certain Bangsie fellow even had his waterskis out, such was their finishing speed!