Yes we are on again at the boathouse on 3rd December 2023. But what is special about this year? We're celebrating 10/20/30/40/50/60 years of Mercantile History and what’s made the club a special and memorable place. 

THE PEOPLE, THE COACHES, ROWERS, MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS - This is what makes a club special and we’ve all enjoyed and benefited for a community spanning years and generations.

We'd be absolutely thrilled to have you join us for this special event. Can you help spread the word and pass on this invite?

It's a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends, relive those epic rowing moments, and create new memories in the company of fellow club members past and present.

The details you need to know:

📅 Date: Sunday, 3rd December 2023
🕛 Time: 12 noon 
📍 Venue: Greatest Club in the World 

Activities 
Especially Celebrating our rowers from 1973; 83; 93; 2003; 2013
Boat namings
on Sunday 3rd December 2023
Cost $60 pp (Performance athletes $50 if booked before 25 November)
Bookings open 5th November
Dress Code - Smart casual
Pimms or champers served upon arrival
Spit roast followed by dessert
Drinks at bar prices
RSVP 25th November 2023

Bookings: Christmas Party & Lunch - Mercantile Rowing Club

If there are any rowing club members from these years, that you know and have a contact for from our era please reach out to them and send this invite – the more, the merrier! And who knows, Santa might even make a guest appearance!

We're eager to bring our alumni together for a fun-filled day at the club, and we're here to support you in reaching out to your fellow rowers. 

Some images of the decades.

The club in 1963 

Life members Warwick Hutchins and Norm Cairnes discussing options after 1973 fire

1983 Champion Men's Eight with some current familiar faces - cox Graham Barns, Sam Patten in seven and Palf coaching

Testimonial Dinner for Jim Sprigg in 1983, sadly only two in this picture are with us, Phil Ainsworth and Andrew Guerin

1993 Men's winning senior eight - Chipper coxing with RA Board member Ben Dodwell in six

2003 AGM with familiar faces, Bill Webster Secretary, Andrew Guerin President and Chipper Captain