Events
Forthcoming Club Functions
2019-20 Club events
Updated 7th December 2019
Sunday 15 December – President’s Christmas Luncheon
Saturday 22 February – Post regatta BBQ and drinks
Mon-Sun 23-29 March – National Championships
Friday 27 March – Nationals gathering at Nepean Rowing Club
Saturday 25 April – ANZAC Day luncheon and commemoration
Saturday 30 May – Cocktail Party for travelling crews
24 July-9 August – Olympic Games – watch on the big screen at the Club
Saturday 19 September – Welcome home to Olympians and Club’s 140th birthday
Sat 17 October – Annual General Meeting followed by lunch at the Clubhouse
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2019-2020 Regatta Calendar
Published 2nd June 2019
| Date | Day | Regatta | Host | Venue |
| 1/10/2019 | Tue-Thu | 2019 UniSport Australia Nationals Div 1 – Rowing | Rowing Queensland | Wyaralong Rowing Centre, QLD |
| 5/10/2019 | Sat | 2019 Flying Doctor Rowathon | Wentworth RC | Darling River, Wentworth |
| 11/10/2019 | Fri | 2019 SSV Indoor Rowing Championships | Rowing Victoria | Yarra River |
| 11/10/2019 | Fri-Sat | 17th Australian Masters Games | Rowing South Australia | Alex Ramsay Regatta Course, SA |
| 12/10/2019 | Sat | 2019 Head of the Mitchell | Bairnsdale | Mitchell River, Bairnsdale |
| 19/10/2019 | Sat | 2019 Bendigo Sprint Regatta | Bendigo | Lake Weeroona |
| 26/10/2019 | Sat | 2019 Head of the Goulburn | Nagambie | Goulburn River, Nagambie |
| 26/10/2019 | Sat | 2019 Kardinia International Sculling Regatta | Kardinia Int’l College | Barwon River |
| 26/10/2019 | Sat | NTT #2 | V.I.S. | Nagambie |
| 27/10/2019 | Sun | Australian Indoor Rowing Championships | Rowing Australia | Various, AUS |
| 2/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 RV Schools – Ballarat Regatta | Ballarat RA | Lake Wendouree |
| 9/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 Dimboola Regatta | Dimboola | Wimmera River, Dimboola |
| 10/11/2019 | Sun | 2019 Head of the Wimmera | Dimboola | Wimmera River, Dimboola |
| 16/11/2019 | Sat | NTT #3 | V.I.S. | NWSC Carrum |
| 16/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 RV Schools Regatta | Carrum | NWSC Carrum |
| 16/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 RV Schools – Sacred Heart Regatta | Sacred Heart VIC | Barwon River |
| 23/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 RV Schools – Loreto Regatta | Loreto – Toorak | Barwon River |
| 23/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 Melbourne Head | Upper Yarra | Yarra River |
| 30/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 Head of the Yarra | Hawthorn | Yarra River |
| 30/11/2019 | Sat | 2019 RV Schools – Carey Regatta | Carey Grammar | Nagambie |
| 7/12/2019 | Sat-Sun | 2019 Nestles / Hamilton Regatta | Hamilton RC | Lake Hamilton |
| 14/12/2019 | Sat | 2019 Carrum Regatta | Carrum | NWSC Carrum |
| 14/12/2019 | Sat | NTT #4 | V.I.S. | NWSC Carrum |
| 11/1/2020 | Sat-Sun | 2020 MRA Rutherglen Regatta | Rutherglen Lake | Lake Moodemere |
| 18/1/2020 | Sat | 2020 Ballarat Regatta | Ballarat RA | Lake Wendouree |
| 25/1/2020 | Sat-Sun | 2020 Barwon Regatta | GRA | Barwon River |
| 1/2/2020 | Sat | 2020 RV Schools – Morongo Regatta | GRA | Barwon River |
| 1/2/2020 | Sat-Sun | 2020 Wendouree Ballarat JG King Homes Regatta | Wendouree Ballarat | Lake Wendouree |
| 8/2/2020 | Sat | 2020 RV Schools -The Geelong College Regatta | Geelong College | Barwon River |
| 8/2/2020 | Sat-Sun | 2020 Nagambie Regatta | Nagambie | Nagambie |
| 15/2/2020 | Sat | 2020 Head of the Schoolboys’ Regatta | Rowing Victoria | Lake Wendouree |
| 15/2/2020 | Sat | 2020 RV Schools – Firbank Regatta | Firbank Grammar | Barwon River |
| 22/2/2020 | Sat | 2020 Australian Henley Regatta | Melbourne Amateur RA | Yarra River |
| 22/2/2020 | Sat | 2020 RV Junior Girls State Championship | Genazzano | Barwon River |
| 23/2/2020 | Sun | 2020 BAS Head of the Lake | Ballarat RA | Lake Wendouree |
| 29/2/2020 | Sat | 2020 RV Junior Boys State Championship | Rowing Victoria | Nagambie |
| 29/2/2020 | Sat-Sun | 2020 RV State Championship Regatta | Rowing Victoria | Lake Wendouree |
| 12/3/2020 | Thu | 2020 SSV Regatta | Rowing Victoria | Barwon River |
| 13/3/2020 | Fri-Sun | 2020 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta | Rowing Victoria | Barwon River |
| 14/3/2020 | Sat | 2020 Scotch Mercantile Regatta | Mercantile | Nagambie |
| 21/3/2020 | Sat | 2020 APS Heads of the River | Rowing Victoria | Nagambie |
| 21/3/2020 | Sat | 2020 Footscray Saltwater Regatta | Footscray City | Maribyrnong River, Footscray |
| 22/3/2020 | Sun | 2020 Henley on the Maribyrnong | Essendon | Maribyrnong River, Essendon |
| 23/3/2020 | Mon-Sun | 2020 Sydney International Rowing Regatta | Rowing Australia | SIRC, NSW |
| 11/4/2020 | Sat-Sun | 2020 Wentworth Mildura Joint Regatta | Wentworth RC | Darling River, Wentworth |
| 18/4/2020 | Sat-Sun | 2020 RV Masters State Championship Regatta | Rowing Victoria | Nagambie |
| 29/4/2020 | Wed-Sat | 2020 Australian Masters Rowing Championships | Rowing Australia | Lake Barrington, TAS |
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Club Night is Thursday night at Mercantile!
Republished 1 May 2015
Every Thursday night, club members and their families are warmly invited to join us at the new clubhouse for drinks and nibbles. Trader’s Bar opens at 7:30pm as crews return from their row. The masters sausage sizzle is now gaining a well earned reputation as the best recovery food in Melbourne
On the first Thursday of every month, all Mercantile rowers and members are invited to the clubhouse for a friendly and relaxed row in a club boat then drinks and
