Australian Surf Rowers League

The ASRL Committeee has released Newsletter #37 which contains important information about the upcoming ASRL Open. All Members, particularly those attending the Open, are encouraged to download and read the Newsletter.

You can download the Newsletter by clicking HERE

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As you are aware the ASRL has been successful in working with SLSA & SLSNZ along with Horse in NZ to bring about a great new opportunity for boat crews on both sides of the Tasman. We now have an annual Test Match event with full Coat of Arms status to be contested in both Open Men & Women year about in both countries.

Starting this year we will be selecting our two crews at a special invitation event to be conducted at Nth Wollongong beach on the 27 Jan 2013. The selected crews will then travel to NZ on Thursday 7 Feb, race in a three race Test Match series on Saturday 9 Feb with the option to pick up another NZ event on the Sun or to spend the day wallowing in the winners glory and return on Mon 11 Feb.

We are pushed for time on this one but it just means that crews need to respond quickly. Below you'll find links to download the crew and team manager nomination form. Both nominations close on the 20 Dec 2012 at SLSA offices as detailed on the forms.

All relevant information can be found on the form but just to make it very clear you are nominating your crew to be one of the invited crews to attend the selection event. The State by State and in NSW the regional breakup of crew numbers to be invited into the selection event is clearly defined on the nomination form. Obviously you will need to have a valid passport and by your nomination you are committing your crew to firstly attend the selection event and secondly to be available to travel to NZ on the required dates. The Australian Selectors will be in attendance on the 27 Jan and the team will be announced on the day or at the latest by Tuesday 29 Jan.