Saints rowing community lends a helping hand
Due to the lockdown restrictions and limitations on accessing the dam, the course became severely damaged with lane lines and buoys becoming tangled with debris.
The St Stithian’s College rowing community came out to support the Gauteng Rowing Association as they took on the Roodeplaat Dam. The group spent the entire day on 10 October conducting maintenance on the rowing course.
Due to the lockdown restrictions and limitations on accessing the dam, the course became severely damaged with lane lines and buoys becoming tangled with debris.
According to Saint’s Kim Urquhart, a call was sent out to all of the rowing schools to assist with the clean-up to ensure that the course will be ready for when the rowers return to the water.
The group arrived bright and early at 8am to complete the necessary Covid-19 screening requirements before receiving their briefing for the day.
“The key jobs for the learners included a thorough clean of the boathouse – emptying out the entire contents, cleaning the floors, boat racks – washing of all blades and boats and assisting with the removal of hyacinth from the dam”.
The group also worked on untangling over 20kms of lane lines and separating buoys so that the lanes would be ready for racing.
“It was hard work with everyone getting rather dirty but it was wonderful to see [the] Saints spirit in action. A big thank you to everyone who took time out to travel to the dam and give up their Saturday to assist Saints rowing,” she concluded.
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