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Introduction
The
Eastern Shore Rover Crew was formed in the early months of 2001.
It is now the only rover crew in the Clarence District as Lindisfarne
Rovers merged with the crew during its inception. Initially crew
meetings were held at the Bellerive Yacht Club, with the crew
averaging over 30 members for the first few years. The current
crew is comprised of a mix of people, with various different
backgrounds - 17 Rovers, 4 Squires and 1 Rover Advisor.
Activities & Events
Eastern Shore Rover Crew is a crew that like to do a bit of
everything, especially when it comes to the adventurous outdoors. We
aim to be as diverse as possible with winter trips for skiing and
snowboarding, rowing and sailing in the warmer seasons, rock-climbing
and abseiling to four wheel driving at any other time. As well as
outdoor activities we also do more social activities, including nights
at our Den. The Crew regularly provide service within Scouting and the
community.
Regatta
The
crew attends the Scout & Guide Regatta every year where many crew
members participate in the organised activities such as rowing races,
Tug of War contest, line heaving and gumboot throws, plus Kayaking and
Iron Man races. Eastern Shore Rover Crew currently holds the Tug of War trophy - an amazing
feat given the comparatively small size of our Rovers!
Some of our crew at the Snug Regatta
2004
Statewide Rover Events
We
also regularly attend most Rover moots around the state, including
Tassie Moot - the 2004/05 National Rover Moot. There are three
annual Rover moots organised in Tasmania: Summer Moot, Easter Moot,
and Winter Moot. The last moot organised by the Eastern Shore
Rover Crew was the Easter Moot of 2005 - this was held at Primrose
Sands.
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A few Eastern Shore
Rovers at Phil Potter's Boot - April 2006
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ESRC Tug of War Champions - Regatta
2006
An annual Raft Race is also held annually where 'dodgy' rafts
constructed by the crews are raced down one of the state's wild rivers
- most Rovers would agree that this is a fun thing to do, and a good
excuse to have a beer at the end of the day . . .
All these events span multiple days and the crew usually camps at
various locations.
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