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BOAT CLUB BULLETIN

Re-opening of the Club

For your information, Tennis Ireland has issued a statement referring to the Irish Government’s intention to permit some Club sporting activity in late May.

No guidance has been issued yet by the UK Government regarding lifting of the restrictions, however we are consulting with national Sports Governing Bodies and putting in place appropriate arrangements based on expert advice in order that we may reopen the Club as soon as the Government advises that the relevant lockdown provisions are lifted.

We will be sure to keep you informed of progress. Thank you for your patience and for your continued support of Belfast Boat Club.

Belfast Boat Club Board

Welcome to Week 3 of the Boat Club Bulletin, our weekly email during this period of lockdown while the club remains closed.

The Big Interview with Tommy Bowe has been added to our YouTube channel and can be viewed by clicking here. All of our past and future videos will also be available on YouTube for those who do not have access to Facebook.

Our monthly draw was done on Friday night live on Facebook and can be watched back on our club page.The winners were as follows:

1. Jim Morgan £100
2. John Emberson £100
3. Pamela Bellamy £25 on bar card

Congratulations - the winners should e-mail membership@belfastboatclub.com with their bank details to transfer the money.

We are beginning a new feature called “Get To Know Me” and our first high achievers are a rower and squash player:

Name: John Dullaghan
Age: 50
Sport: Squash

1. When did you start playing your sport?
Aged 9

2. Who was your first hero or inspiration in your sport?
First hero was Jonah Barrington and greatest inspiration was my Dad Jack, who played a mean game of squash

3. What is the best thing you enjoy most about it?
The complete release from everything when on the court.

4. How often do you train or practice at the Belfast Boat Club?
2/3 times per week.

5. What is your best achievement to date?
Winning the Irish Open Masters

6. What are some of your goals for the next five years?
Compete in British & European Masters and win the Home Internationals with the Irish team.

7. Who do you have around to support and coach you?
We’re very lucky at The Boat Club, squash players are like a small family who always appear to offer advice and support, be it Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh or Nottingham the lads and girls are almost always around to cheer you on. The Dullaghan family also offer direct feedback - regular critics who don’t hold back!

8. If failure was not an option what would you love to achieve in your sport?
Win European Masters titles.

9. What are some of your other favourite sports or hobbies?
Tennis, although essentially my squash technique on the tennis court causes great frustration for opponents.

10. Why would you recommend your sport to anyone else reading this?
Nothing comes close to the feeling you have coming off a squash court after a tough game - as the winner of course!

Name: Naomi Morgan
Age: 23
Sport: Rowing

1. When did you start playing your sport?
2019, after I did heptathlon for 6 years representing NI. I decided to transition to rowing as I was enjoying it when was using rowing as rehab from injury in athletics.

2. Who was your first hero or inspiration in your sport?
Alan Campbell.

3. What is the best thing you enjoy most about it?
Rowing on the river on a calm day.

4. How often do you train or practise at the Belfast Boat Club?
6 days week.

5. What is your best achievement to date?
3rd in the British championships 500m indoors.

6. What are some of your goals for the next five years?
Get selected for Ireland and go to Olympics.

7. Who do you have around to support and coach you?
John my coach, friends and family. My physios that sponsor me in Peak Physio in Derry and my massage therapist who keeps my body in shape.

8. If failure was not an option what would you love to achieve in your sport?
Go to the Olympics.

9. What are some of your other favourite sports or hobbies?
I go paddle-boarding in summer and like nice walks with my dog. I like playing tennis and football as well when in off season. I love to go to restaurants and have a good night with friends and family.

10. Why would you recommend your sport to anyone else reading this?
It's great for fitness and you can really enjoy the social side to it and it’s a team effort.

Sticking to the rowing news - our incredible rower Philip Doyle worked for 70 hours last week in his job as a doctor at Daisy Hill hospital but still found time to row an indoor half marathon of 21km late on Sunday night, along with many other members of the Boat Club’s rowing community. What made Philip’s row special is that he broke the British and Irish records for the distance, completing it in a time of 1 hour, 10 minutes, 30 seconds. What a man.

Two of our junior rowers have also broken Irish records in the 17-18 year old and 15-16 year old categories. Huge congratulations to Giselle Coulter and Patti Mullin for these significant achievements.

Coming Up This Week...

This week we are offering plenty of ways to keep fit, active and entertained:

Fitness Classes

Monday 4th - Sunday 10th May

MONDAY
Power Pilates 12:30pm

TUESDAY
Hatha Yoga 8:00pm

WEDNESDAY
Workout               From 2pm
Power Pilates        5.00pm
Flow Pilates           6.00pm

THURSDAY
Hatha Yoga 12:00pm

FRIDAY
Flow Pilates 12:30pm

SUNDAY
Hatha Yoga 10:00am

HOW TO BOOK

Pilates with Liv - Click here to go to the website and then click on Online Pilates Flow Class or Online Pilates Power Class. Enter the code “BOATCLUB” to get the session for free.

Yoga with Paddy - One class free per week. E-mail Paddy to register.

Workout - with one of the coaches. This week it’s Carlos doing a tennis footwork workout by demonstrating ways in which players can attack and be aggressive by moving forward. This can be done any time.

We hope you can find something suitable to help keep you moving and active.

Entertainment

Stuart's Weekly Quiz

Stuart’s QUIZ continues every Tuesday at 8pm for just over one hour. Connect to this via Stuart’s personal Facebook page. Last week's quiz can still be viewed by clicking here.

Cooking Lesson

Delizia are running another LIVE cooking class this Wednesday at 11am and the recipe is for “chiacchiere” - a dessert. To take part members will need these ingredients:
Flour, eggs, sugar, white vinegar, gin or sambuca, 1 orange, 1 lemon, icing sugar, sunflower oil.

If you have any further ideas for content you’d like to see from the Boat Club Bulletin or on our social media pages, or if you would like to nominate a member to be profiled as part of the Get To Know Me interviews, just get in touch with Stuart to make your suggestion. Many thanks once again to all our members for your continued support. If you have any queries relating to your membership or the club in general please e-mail membership@belfastboatclub.com.

We are in this together.

Gayleene's Nails & Beauty

Gayleene’s Nails & Beauty is run by Gayleene Deans in the Boat Club and she has only been there for a few months but offers a wide range of beauty services. She stocks a skincare line called Tropic which can be purchased online and delivered straight to your door using her ambassador name, Gayleene Deans.

Vouchers for future treatments can also be purchased and all information is on her Facebook page.

Delizia

Also don't forget that Delizia are still running a takeaway service with their delicious Italian menu of fresh produce. The latest menus are below.
They are also selling vouchers too which are worth £30, but only cost you £25.
These can be used when they open again at the restaurant or for take-away or a cooking class.

View Delizia's Takeaway Menu