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    Now More Than Ever

    Now, more than ever, the Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation (GLRF) is essential as a safe space for rowers, coxies, coaches, and race officials. As an individual membership online community, GLRF offers a continuous connection between the LGBTQ rowing community and “straight” rowing clubs, programmes, and organizations. Equally important, the GLRF Share A Link feature provides an opportunity for any GLRF member to list their rowing club and programme and describe their organization’s support for LGBTQ rowers. Given the current political climate and the threat of the loss of federal funds, rowing clubs and programmes may be faced with having to remove any evidence of DEI and gay and lesbian support on websites and literature. Every Share A Link listing provides a descriptive text space to describe a club or programme and any supportive language for LGBTQ acceptance and inclusion without running afoul of NCAA directives or school or program sports department “guidelines.” Share A Link is an extremely powerful tool for any club, be it juniors, university, or masters. Share A Link visitors can browse the Clubs & Programmes category by geography and by tags, helping that person find an accepting space for them to row. Share A Link isn’t just for clubs and programmes. It provides twelve categories for adding links. Rowing Resources: recruiting services can stand out from others by adding their listing and describing their support for the LGBTQ rowing community. Boat Manufacturers: for those who may be afraid to add a rainbow or mention of gay or lesbian on their websites can add their links and describe their support for the LGBTQ rowing community Rowing Retailers: are you supporters of the LGBTQ rowing community? Add your link! Oar Manufacturers Erg Manufacturers Training Resources Fitness Resources Rowing 101 Share A Link is a feature where the community can share links and organizations that a GLRF member feels would be helpful or useful to the LGBTQ rowing community. GLRF isn’t just for LGBTQ rowers and coaches. We warmly welcome allies. Our registration system doesn’t ask anyone’s sexual orientation, just a person’s gender identity. This is 2025, and even if DEI has become the ‘dark mark,’ belonging to the Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation isn’t a cause for some imaginary and feared gay-shame-and-stain because you registered with GLRF. Registering with GLRF is free and adding a Share A Link listing is free. If your club or programme is a strong proponent for LGBTQ inclusion, why isn’t your link listed?
  3. Geographic links can be added to rowing groups. As an example, there are two Los Angeles area rowing club links. Both are added to the West Hollywood Oars group. Rowing Enquiries uses the links to help people looking for rowing clubs in their area.
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    Who can edit the links?

    Any GLRF member can edit the description of an existing link, and also add an image. To add or remove tags, the person who added the link must edit the link, or you can contact us.
  5. The tags can pull together related links by geography, by demographic community, by rowing ability, and so on. If you click on a tag in any listing, you instantly see all the links with that tag included.
  6. No, only your OnlineID will appear. Of course, if you want to personalize the link by adding your name and stating that this is your company or you are part of the organization and fully support the LGBTQ rowing community, that would be great.
  7. We have to provide link moderation approval. Since registration in GLRF is free to join, there is an opportunity for spammers to sneak in and add non rowing-related links.
  8. Yes! What matters is the language in the link description. Will the LGBTQ community feel welcome?
  9. By encouraging individual members to add links, they become personal recommendations for our community. If you believe in the link, you should add it.
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    Who can add a link?

    Any registered GLRF member. All rowing-related links are welcome and you don’t have to be gay to add a link. What matters to the LGBTQ rowing community is the language in the link description? Will they be welcome? Will they be respected? Will you listen to their concerns?
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    What is Share A Link?

    Share A Link is a unique feature that enables our community to share rowing-related and community-supportive links and resources. Any GLRF member can add a rowing-related link that they think would be useful to the LGBTQ rowing community. Currently there are twelve categories for adding website links. Some links may be useful rowing training links or classic rowing basics links. Other links may be clubs, programmes, rowing retailers, boat manufacturers, and other equipment manufacturers that our members find to have an accepting and welcoming environment.
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    The line at the Starbucks in the lobby is always huge during the Sin City Classic. I am always amazed at the complicated drink orders people place for a simple morning coffee. I take my coffee black, like my Fluid Design shells .... (if only)
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    2025 Sin City Erg

    Images of the 2025 ergatta.
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    Registration party!

    80000 athletes descend on the Friday Night Registration Party
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    Yes, I had the developer add the feature but I am totally loving adding images directly from my phone to the Sin City Erg Regattas+ listing albums!

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    Thanks for your continued support of GLRF as on OnTheWater member!

  26. Read the 2025 Sin City Erg Update #3: https://mailchi.mp/glrf.info/2025-sin-city-erg-update-3
  27. Premium membership level provides access to all Shoreside features and in addition, these additional website features: Find A Member, Community Search, and a 15% discount on GLRF gear. Help support GLRF!

    $45/year
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    Need a last minute gift for a rower in your life?  Why not surprise them with a Shop At GLRF Gift Card?! Quick and easy, and can be sent by email.  https://www.glrf.info/store/gift-cards/

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    2025 Sin City Erg regular registration ends on Friday, December 20.  Late registration begins on Saturday, December 21.  One fee and unlimited entries!  See you in Vegas!  https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=8955

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    The GLRF Newsletter, Cox Box Squax Issue 075, is now online.  Find it here: 

     

  31. Not sure if everyone noticed. We had a change in venue. The event will now take place at the Cambridge Recreation Center, 3930 Cambridge Street, Las Vegas. The new venue is MUCH closer to the host hotel, the Flamingo.
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    Regattas+ Seat Search Feature Goes Live

    Seat Search as a concept began at the 1998 Gay Games when the WHOars needed a coxie for their 8+ and 4+. With the launch of Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation website in 2003, we offered a Seat Search feature for featured regattas. The idea of using a database was not really feasible for the website tools we were using at the time so the capabilities were limited. Fast forward to December 2024 and now Rower Seat Search and Club Seat Search is a default feature in any Regattas+ listing. For example, if a GLRF member added the Head of the Yarra in Melbourne as a Regattas+ listing, a rower could submit a seat search to race in a boat, and a rowing club or program could list a Club Seat Search for an opening in their boat maybe for a cox or for 6-seat. What’s the difference between a Rower Seat Search and a Club Seat Search? For a rower whose club is not going to a regatta or who wants to race in more than just one entry, the Rower Seat Search helps a rower announce that they are looking for an open seat in a race. For a club or program that perhaps wants to enter two races but only has rowers for one boat and is short one or more for a second race, the Club Seat Search helps a to fill a boat. Each Seat Search entry leverages the GLRF member profile to display key rower and coxie profile of data that is important for filling a boat. The Seat Search feature provides for three categories: sweep, scull, and cox. Seat Searches can be made for each category, “rower looking for …” and “club seeking a …” If this was available in 1998, the WHOars would have submitted a Club Seat Search for a coxie. Regattas+ is part of the Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation community platform that enables members to add their own regattas, ergattas, and rowing camps/clinics. Every Regattas+ listing creates community for LGBTQ rowers by providing a RSVP-like members going feature, comments feature, upload files, and share images. Whether it is the Head of the Mississippi regatta or the Covered Bridge regatta or a Eurogames regatta, GLRF is helping to create community among LGBTQ+ rowers. Of course, allies can join GLRF and add a Regattas+ listing. GLRF doesn’t ask anyone’s sexual orientation.
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    2024 Long Beach Christmas Regatta

    Really fun one-day regatta. All races are 850 m. so rowers are racing multiple times. Weather is perfect - not too hot and not too cold. No wind!
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    California Yacht Club

    Rowing is a section or department of the California Yacht Club. It features junior and adult rowing. There are one or two doubles and one quad but mostly everyone sculls in a single. CYC Rowing offers lessons for beginners, teaching the foundations of rowing and safe boat handling skills. The goal is to provide a fun introduction to rowing and to build the skills necessary to be a successful and independent rower. Lessons are open to both members and non-members. Once cleared on safety procedures and operations, there are two pathways to continue rowing for CYC members. The first is to use shells from the club-maintained fleet on a first come, first served basis. The second is to purchase your own shell and rent a rack to store it. CYC Rowing hosts the annual Head of the Marina regatta, a 5,000 meter head race held within the Marina del Rey harbor. The regatta is held on the first Sunday of November each year. There are several GLRF members who row at CYC Rowing so you could call it lgbt-inclusive. Does the rowing program organize teams for gay regattas? No. But you are accepted as a member.
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