Adelaide Rowing Club
The Adelaide Rowing Club (ARC) is a rowing club located in Adelaide, South Australia. The Patron of the ARC is the Right Honourable former Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Mr Martin Haese. The club is affiliated to the South Australian Rowing Association (SARA) and fosters a close relationship with Seymour College, having supported the school's introduction to rowing and subsequent entry into the Head of the River. The Clubrooms The ARC clubhouse is a two storey building located prominently on the banks of the River Torrens, overlooking Elder Park and Pinky Flat. The upper storey of the clubhouse contains a bar, kitchen and other social amenities for the use by members, as well as an extensive gallery of photographs that cover the life of the club over its history. A boat storage area, gym, Concept2 indoor rower equipment and changerooms are located on the ground floor of the building. The current building is the third reincarnation of the Club's boatshed. The first shed was opened on 22 July 1882, and lasted for 7 years before being washed away in a flood on 17 April 1889. The second boatshed opened on 14 December 1889, before being destroyed by fire on 6 March 1931. The current building, intended to only be a temporary structure, was opened in October, 1931. The Club also operates out of a bay at the SARA complex located at West Lakes. History The Club was established in 1882 under the original name of the I'Zingari Rowing Club, and soon after changed its name to Adelaide Rowing Club in 1885. Traditions of the Club The motto of the Club is "Out of darkness, through fire, into light", and this is reflected in the uniform of the Club, which consists of a black, red and gold horizontal stripes, with gold always on top. These are same colours as the Australian I Zingari Cricket Club, with whom the Club maintains a close relationship. The Adelaide Rowing Club has developed its own traditions for naming boats. All single sculls, double sculls and coxless pairs are named after Australian rivers. All coxed fours and coxed quad sculls are named Hunter. All coxless fours and coxless quad sculls are named Adelaide and similarly, the Club's coxed eights are named I'Zingari in honour of the Club's original name. These boats then have Roman numerals affixed after their names to denote how many boats have acquired that name. Competition & Regattas Adelaide Rowing Club is affiliated with the South Australian Rowing Association (SARA) and competes in local and interstate regattas on a regular basis. A number of members have been selected to represent Australia at: Olympic Games World Rowing Championships, World Under 23 Rowing Championships, World Rowing Junior Championships, World University Rowing Championships, and Commonwealth Rowing Championships. Club members compete at the Australian Rowing Championships, administered by Rowing Australia each year. Adelaide Rowing Club members often comprise a large component of the South Australian State Rowing Team that contest the following regattas: Australian Interstate Regatta Australian Youth