150th Jubilee

What took place at the jubilee event ........

Friday the 1st of August 2025

• The afternoon and evening was a casual meet and greet, with memorbilia, photo displays, and many of the club’s older wooden skiffs available to view.
• Tables and chairs were available to sit at and enjoy a finger food extravaganza from 5.30pm in the evening. Complementary non alcoholic drinks made available.
• A courtesy coach was available from 5.30pm onwards to get you home within the Invercargill city urban boundary, if you needed it.

Saturday the 2nd of August 2025

• Event packs will continued to be available to pick up in the morning from the clubrooms.
• Those past and present members who have shown an interest to have a row, and as many others as possible that are interested in watching/supporting the rowers. Our photographer will have a drone on site to take an aerial photograph at 9.00am of all those who are there, both on and off the water if the weather allows it, which unfortunately it didn't, apart from the coastal quad, with an Olympic crew onboard.
• Past photos and memorbilia remained on display within the clubrooms with a nice warm fire burning.
• A selection of soups and fresh bread lunch were available from 11.30am for all those who are wearing registration name badges.
• The cutting of the jubilee celebration cake took place in the clubrooms at 12.30pm.
• The decade group photos followed the cake cutting at 1.00pm. Decade photos will be: Pre 1975, 1976 to 1985, 1986 to 1995, 1996 to 2005, 2006 to 2015 and 2016 to 2025.
• The clubrooms closed to visitors after the decade photos at 2.00pm, to allow time for the tables and kitchen to be cleaned up and prepare for the function at the Ascot Park Hotel.
• The Saturday evening jubilee function included a two course buffet main course and desert held at the Ascot Park Hotel.. Formalities included: guest speakers, an acknowledgement of long serving and dedicated club members, club members who have represented NZ in national and international events an auction of collectable jubilee oars, slide shows and DJ music, until midnight. There was an opportunity to have past crew group photos taken at this event.
• The Ascot Park Hotel had a courtesy coach available for pick ups and drop offs to get to and from the function.

Sunday the 3rd of August 2025.

• There was a further opportunity to have a row from 9.00am onwards, which many took advantage of the calm waters, that they missed on the day before.  
• Everybody was welcome to gather at the clubrooms for a final catch-up of past and present members and enjoy some more delicous light finger food on offer, while everybody had a drink and a chat.

Jubilee merchandise costs

Clothing Merchandise as per images below available online via the club website merchandise page from the 31st of July 2025:

• Jubilee badge $15, available to order from the club: treasurer@invercargillrowingclub.org.nz. (Postage costs may apply if not local)
• Jubilee challenge coin* in presentation box $30, available  to order from the club: treasurer@invercargillrowingclub.org.nz. (Postage costs may apply if not local)
• Cap with jubilee transfer logo $25 Online direct orders from our supplier available from the merchandise page of our club website.
• Bucket hat with jubilee transfer logo $30 Online direct orders from our supplier available from the merchandise page of our club website.
• Jubilee polo shirt with embroided logos $80 Online direct orders from our supplier available from the merchandise page of our club website.
• Jubilee hoodie with embroided logos $95 Online direct orders from our supplier available from the merchandise page of our club website.
• Jubilee decade photo, A4 size laminated with logo and names $20. Indicate which decade you want when you order from the club: treasurer@invercargillrowingclub.org.nz. (Postage costs may apply if not local)

* The Challenge Coin has originally come from the military and has expanded into a wide range of agencies and groups. The idea behind a coin is to bond together the group with a common item, In this case its the coin.  Any time any number of the group meets together someone can produce their coin with an expectation that the others in the group will also produce theirs and if not certain rules or consequences apply.  For example : If the group meets at a bar for a drink, the challenge is made when someone puts their coin on the bar, whoever doesn’t or can’t put their coin on the bar too, pays for the round of drinks.  If all coins are presented the one who laid the challenge down with the first coin buys the round.  

STEWART ISLAND ESCAPE FOR TWO RAFFLE

The winner was Charlotte Bates from Christchurch, who won the following: 

1. One night’s accommodation at Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill - including breakfast
2. Return ferry from Bluff to Stewart Island - operated by RealNZ
3. ‘Village & Bays’ Tour - 1.5hr scenic journey through Stewart Island’s natural beauty
4. One night’s accommodation at the iconic South Sea Hotel
5. Evening Eco Watch / Kiwi Spotting with Ruggedy Range
6. Aihe - Paterson Inlet Wildlife Cruise

Congratualations Charlotte