The day to day running of any rowing club can be costly and when you've close to 100 junior members Cork Boat Club need to be continuosly fundraising.  Well we thought we better let you know what your donated money is being spent on. 

We have just purchased a second safety launch (speed boat) which is used both for coaching purposes and also to ensure the safety of our oars men and women.  The safety launch comes complete with a built in storage compartment which is ideal for storing our video equipment for days when we are doing video work (recording the rowers and then going through their technique with them after their water session).

We have also purchased a new coxless quad.  A general weight boat was opted for so that every oarsmen and women can benefit from the purchase.  In the past their was a tendencay to go for a heavy weight or light weight boat as opossed to one that could be used by most rowers.

Badly needed gym equipment will be delivered to the club in the coming days. In order to ensure proper weightlifting techinque by our over 18 oarsmen and women, we purchased standard Olympic Weightlifting Federation barbells and plates.  While extremely costly, the standard plate size will ensure that correct technique is used during all lifts, minimizing injury to those training.  We will be one of only 3 gyms in Munster to have standard Olympic Weightlifting Federation barbells and plates.

The gym area upstairs has undergone substantial rennovation in order to accomodate the new equipment and create a better training environment for the oarsmen and women.  Unfortunately the paint, varnish, timber, adhesives etc. all cost money.

We are now looking to purchase a safety squat rack and an olympic bench press. 

Olympic Standard Weights

If you can make any contribution to our gym equipment fund, please do so.  To make a contribution visit www.corkboatclub.com and enter the amount you'd like to contribute in our donation area.