Port Adelaide Rowing Club

The PARC 2010 Annual General Meeting was held on 18 July 2010. Details of the new Committee are to be found on our About page. Congratulations and many thanks to the outgoing Treasurer, Sue Trinne, who has done a magnificent and highly professional job for the past four years.

2010 Australian Masters Rowing Championships, Perth (June)

More than 620 rowers competed in the annual Australian Masters Rowing Championships.

The PARC contingent consisted of three rowers (Paul Knight, Helen Wighton and Pauline Wood) and one cox (Vicky Knight), rowing in composite South Australian crews.

• Paul, Helen and Vicky won Gold in the Mixed Masters E Eight
• Paul, Helen and Vicky won Silver in the Mixed Masters E Coxed four
• Helen and Vicky won Silver in the Mixed Masters F Eight
• Paul won Bronze in a Men’s Masters H Eight
• Vicky also coxed for Gold in a Mixed Masters F Four, for a rowover Gold in a Men’s Masters F Four and for Silver in a Men’s Masters E Four.

2010 State Masters Championships (May)

• Paul Knight, Wayne Severin, Mike Nielsen, David Trinne and V Knight (Cox) won Gold in Division 1 of the State Men’s Four (C grade)
• John Janonis, Paul Knight, David Trinne and Wayne Severin (V Knight coxing) won Silver in Division 1 of the Masters Men’s coxed quad scull
• Wayne Severin and Mike Nielsen won Bronze in the Master’s Men’s coxless pair final, in doing so being the first in their age group (C grade)

2010 Second grade State championships (March)

• Hannah Mason and Melissa Unglaube won Gold in the second grade women’s double scull
• Mike Nielsen and Wayne Severin won Silver in the second grade men’s pair

Jazz Night

On 28 March 2010 Rose Mussared kindly donated her home and her husband and his 16 piece jazz band for a fundraising Jazz Night. Thanks to the Masters Women again for a magnificent effort – great food and atmosphere and fabulous music! 

Film Night

On 29 January 2010 the Master Women held a fund raiser film night at the Semaphore Odeon, showing Bran Nue Day.  It raised $501 for the club – we thank Rose Boucaut for organising it.