PLA Code Translations?

21 Apr 2008 05:14:35

Woolygog

Afternoon all.....

A quick question for the British readership.....

Not being all that good at knowing where to look, can anyone please
point me in the direction of a list of which club is represented by
which set of PLA code letters?

I'm attampting to decode who's racing who at Nottingham at the
weekend.....

Cheers!

.... and then I shall go gallumphing home....

21 Apr 2008 07:05:04

sch

Re: PLA Code Translations?

This gives all the ARA codes

http://www.thames-rrc.org/rowing-on-the-thames/ara-club-codes/

and the page links to SARA and WARA codes.

(They are rowing association codes, not PLA codes).
Hope this is what you are looking for and good luck with the regatta.

21 Apr 2008 07:08:02

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On Apr 21, 1:14 pm, Woolygog <ijo...@rsk.co.uk > wrote:
>
> Not being all that good at knowing where to look, can anyone please
> point me in the direction of a list of which club is represented by
> which set of PLA code letters?
>

Wooly, and until someone more clued up than I gives you a proper
answer .....

I THINK the Nat-Champs-type codes came long before before Thames
registration?

a] I'd expect it to be on the ARA site; and no, I haven't checked

b] a call to a number like 0870 060 7100 [sorry, still on my 2007
Almanack, but that's another story] normally gets you a really helpful
ARA HQ person who can steer you in the right direction, possibly even
e-send you her file of codes???

c] an awful lot of them are medium obvious, because they have actually
been selected by the owners to be helpful, eg TSS Scullers, LDR
Leander, CYG Cygnet, BBL Barnes Bridge Ladies; if there's a "U" at
start or end could well be a seat of higher education; if it starts
with a "Z" it's from outside GB; if all else fails the initials might
mean something in Welsh; the "F" in FTT stands for "First" ..........

Do you do Killer Sudoku?!

Richard

21 Apr 2008 07:37:12

Peter Ford

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On Apr 21, 3:05 pm, sch <sinead.c.ha...@gmail.com > wrote:
> This gives all the ARA codes
>
> http://www.thames-rrc.org/rowing-on-the-thames/ara-club-codes/
>
> and the page links to SARA and WARA codes.
>
> (They are rowing association codes, not PLA codes).
> Hope this is what you are looking for and good luck with the regatta.

That's what I used, but it seems to be missing some? The other way to
do it is to cross check Horr results with the splits pages, which was
how I checked MAU and things.

Expecting the ARA to have anything useful on their website is sadly,
very optimistic.

Peter

21 Apr 2008 07:55:12

Woolygog

Re: PLA Code Translations?

Thank you both - very useful!

Didn't think of actually speaking to someone - what's that all about?
Ugh....

Coundn't find owt on ARA website

Some are very obvious, others less so.... I'm Welsh and there are one
or two kicking about in there (unfortunately (or nor, depending on
your point of view!) CWD isn't in there....

And no, I don't do Sudoku, I hit rocks with a hammer.....

Gog
(NOT Goring Gap!)

21 Apr 2008 08:10:23

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On 21 Apr, 15:55, Woolygog <ijo...@rsk.co.uk > wrote:
> Thank you both - very useful!
>
> Didn't think of actually speaking to someone - what's that all about?
> Ugh....
>
> Coundn't find owt on ARA website
>
> Some are very obvious, others less so.... I'm Welsh and there are one
> or two kicking about in there (unfortunately (or nor, depending on
> your point of view!) CWD isn't in there....
>
> And no, I don't do Sudoku, I hit rocks with a hammer.....
>
> Gog
> (NOT Goring Gap!)

I was having exactly the same problem, and similarly was unable to
find anything on the "new and improved" ARA website.

I found that by putting the code plus "rowing" into Google it normally
found a result from somewhere giving the answer!

Which are you struggling to identify? There are probably people on
here who would know.

Cheers,
Nick

21 Apr 2008 08:51:18

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On 21 Apr, 15:55, Woolygog <ijo...@rsk.co.uk > wrote:

>
> Some are very obvious, others less so....

> Gog
> (NOT Goring Gap!)

Incl Agincourt RC, for all those Welsh bowmen ;) Very good!

Kit

21 Apr 2008 19:32:01

David Biddulph

Re: PLA Code Translations?

21 Apr 2008 12:08:31

James.

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On Apr 21, 7:32 pm, "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk >
wrote:
> "Woolygog" <ijo...@rsk.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:a74ca505-503d-40bf-af85-41dfc14c4e8a@l25g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Afternoon all.....
>
> > A quick question for the British readership.....
>
> > Not being all that good at knowing where to look, can anyone please
> > point me in the direction of a list of which club is represented by
> > which set of PLA code letters?
>
> > I'm attampting to decode who's racing who at Nottingham at the
> > weekend.....
>
> PLA is Plymouth Amateur RC.
> --
> David Biddulph

I'd be interested in that too, I struggle every time I try and work
out who is who, its getting to the point I might make one- if no one
has one handy I'll start in it fairly soon.

21 Apr 2008 12:11:53

James.

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On Apr 21, 8:08 pm, "James." <jamie_wil...@hotmail.com > wrote:
> On Apr 21, 7:32 pm, "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Woolygog" <ijo...@rsk.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> >news:a74ca505-503d-40bf-af85-41dfc14c4e8a@l25g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > Afternoon all.....
>
> > > A quick question for the British readership.....
>
> > > Not being all that good at knowing where to look, can anyone please
> > > point me in the direction of a list of which club is represented by
> > > which set of PLA code letters?
>
> > > I'm attampting to decode who's racing who at Nottingham at the
> > > weekend.....
>
> > PLA is Plymouth Amateur RC.
> > --
> > David Biddulph
>
> I'd be interested in that too, I struggle every time I try and work
> out who is who, its getting to the point I might make one- if no one
> has one handy I'll start in it fairly soon.

aha- oops, I just saw the first post not the rest so ignore my prev
post since it has clearly already been done...

21 Apr 2008 12:29:14

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On Apr 21, 1:14=A0pm, Woolygog <ijo...@rsk.co.uk > wrote:
> Afternoon all.....
>
> A quick question for the British readership.....
>
> Not being all that good at knowing where to look, can anyone please
> point me in the direction of a list of which club is represented by
> which set of PLA code letters?
>
> I'm attampting to decode who's racing who at Nottingham at the
> weekend.....
>
> Cheers!
>
> .... and then I shall go gallumphing home....

The codes used in the draw don't seem to match the usual ARA / PLA
system - We're in the draw as WAK, instead of our usual WAR (Warwick
BC)

21 Apr 2008 23:04:36

John Mulholland

Re: PLA Code Translations?

"Woolygog" <ijones@rsk.co.uk > wrote in message
news:a74ca505-503d-40bf-af85-41dfc14c4e8a@l25g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> Afternoon all.....
>
> A quick question for the British readership.....
>
> Not being all that good at knowing where to look, can anyone please
> point me in the direction of a list of which club is represented by
> which set of PLA code letters?
>
> I'm attampting to decode who's racing who at Nottingham at the
> weekend.....
>
> Cheers!
>
> .... and then I shall go gallumphing home....

The codes originated at the National Championships and this link should get
you there. You won't find codes for composite crews; but they don't own
many boats!

http://www.natchamps.org.uk/clubsncolours.htm

--
John Mulholland

22 Apr 2008 00:51:40

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On 21 Apr, 23:04, "John Mulholland"
<john.mulholland.rwsa.removeantis...@dsl.pipex.com > wrote:
>
> The codes originated at the National Championships and this link should get
> you there. You won't find codes for composite crews; but they don't own
> many boats!
>
> http://www.natchamps.org.uk/clubsncolours.htm
>
> --
> John Mulholland

John,

I found that one when searching, and it is a good start point, but it
appears to only include those clubs that raced at Nat Champs in 2005.
It is therefore not a complete listing.

Cheers,
Nick

22 Apr 2008 03:15:53

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On 21 Apr, 13:14, Woolygog <ijo...@rsk.co.uk > wrote:
> Afternoon all.....
>
> A quick question for the British readership.....
>
> Not being all that good at knowing where to look, can anyone please
> point me in the direction of a list of which club is represented by
> which set of PLA code letters?
>
> I'm attampting to decode who's racing who at Nottingham at the
> weekend.....
>
> Cheers!
>
> .... and then I shall go gallumphing home....

Starter for 10.....

GRO is Grosvenor...... ;)

22 Apr 2008 20:07:05

David Biddulph

Re: PLA Code Translations?

<nick.c.morrell@googlemail.com > wrote in message
news:d444ee7e-a68c-416f-9552-90dfc9cdc319@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On 21 Apr, 23:04, "John Mulholland"
> <john.mulholland.rwsa.removeantis...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
>>
>> The codes originated at the National Championships and this link should
>> get
>> you there. You won't find codes for composite crews; but they don't own
>> many boats!
>>
>> http://www.natchamps.org.uk/clubsncolours.htm

> I found that one when searching, and it is a good start point, but it
> appears to only include those clubs that raced at Nat Champs in 2005.
> It is therefore not a complete listing.

You can add http://www.natchamps.org.uk/resclubs03.htmfor 2003.

... but http://www.thames-rrc.org/rowing-on-the-thames/ara-club-codesis
probably the most complete list, also at
http://www.daltondesigns.net/code.htm
--
David Biddulph
Rowing web pages at
http://www.biddulph.org.uk/

22 Apr 2008 20:35:24

David Biddulph

Re: PLA Code Translations?

"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk > wrote in message
news:-LSdneXNSJfAqpPVnZ2dnUVZ8vCdnZ2d@bt.com...
> <nick.c.morrell@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:d444ee7e-a68c-416f-9552-90dfc9cdc319@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>> On 21 Apr, 23:04, "John Mulholland"
>> <john.mulholland.rwsa.removeantis...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> The codes originated at the National Championships and this link should
>>> get
>>> you there. You won't find codes for composite crews; but they don't own
>>> many boats!
>>>
>>> http://www.natchamps.org.uk/clubsncolours.htm
>
>> I found that one when searching, and it is a good start point, but it
>> appears to only include those clubs that raced at Nat Champs in 2005.
>> It is therefore not a complete listing.
>
> You can add http://www.natchamps.org.uk/resclubs03.htmfor 2003.
>
> ... but http://www.thames-rrc.org/rowing-on-the-thames/ara-club-codesis
> probably the most complete list, also at
> http://www.daltondesigns.net/code.htm

As some clubs seem to be missing from that list on the TRRC site (MAU was
mentioned as one example), to supplement that I've temporarily put on my
site a copy of the ARA list as it existed in 2005.
http://www.rowing.biddulph.btinternet.co.uk/clubcodes.htm
--
David Biddulph
Rowing web pages at
http://www.biddulph.org.uk/

22 Apr 2008 21:18:53

Henry Law

Re: PLA Code Translations?

sch wrote:
> This gives all the ARA codes
>
> http://www.thames-rrc.org/rowing-on-the-thames/ara-club-codes/

Oh, hello; it's thread-diverter here ... Just wanted to say how
interesting it is to see how many clubs there actually are, and how
colourful their names. You'll forgive me for being an ignoramus from
across the Irish Channel, and even now an honorary Northerner, but where
is Palatine RC, for example? Or Infidel? "Segreant" must surely be the
rowing club of the College of Arms (badge: three crabs segreant on a
ground gules). And the one that sums up rowing for so many of us:
"Whitby Friendship".

--

Henry Law Manchester, England

22 Apr 2008 21:53:54

David Biddulph

Re: PLA Code Translations?

"Henry Law" <news@lawshouse.org > wrote in message
news:1208895531.13416.0@proxy00.news.clara.net...
> sch wrote:
>> This gives all the ARA codes

[not all, see elsewhere in the thread]

>> http://www.thames-rrc.org/rowing-on-the-thames/ara-club-codes/

> Oh, hello; it's thread-diverter here ... Just wanted to say how
> interesting it is to see how many clubs there actually are, and how
> colourful their names. You'll forgive me for being an ignoramus from
> across the Irish Channel, and even now an honorary Northerner, but where
> is Palatine RC, for example? Or Infidel? "Segreant" must surely be the
> rowing club of the College of Arms (badge: three crabs segreant on a
> ground gules). And the one that sums up rowing for so many of us: "Whitby
> Friendship".

Palatine BC, of course, are from Durham University (for crews not deemed
worthy of competing as DUBC):
http://www.dur.ac.uk/dubc.freshmen/navigation/extras/IMPORTANT%20FILES/Freshmen%20Constitution.htmTheInfidel Boat Club are from Girton College, Cambridge:http://theinfidel.co.uk/andsimilarly Segreant from Downing, Cambridge:http://www.downingboatclub.co.uk/segreants.phpWhitbyFriendship are from that outpost of the coastal rowing community onthe East Coast.--David BiddulphRowing web pages athttp://www.biddulph.org.uk/

22 Apr 2008 22:49:58

John Mulholland

Re: PLA Code Translations?

Palatine is Durham University's alumni and Whitby Friendship is a coastal
club that tried its hand at river rowing; sadly not at the moment.

--
John Mulholland
"Henry Law" <news@lawshouse.org > wrote in message
news:1208895531.13416.0@proxy00.news.clara.net...
> sch wrote:
>> This gives all the ARA codes
>>
>> http://www.thames-rrc.org/rowing-on-the-thames/ara-club-codes/
>
> Oh, hello; it's thread-diverter here ... Just wanted to say how
> interesting it is to see how many clubs there actually are, and how
> colourful their names. You'll forgive me for being an ignoramus from
> across the Irish Channel, and even now an honorary Northerner, but where
> is Palatine RC, for example? Or Infidel? "Segreant" must surely be the
> rowing club of the College of Arms (badge: three crabs segreant on a
> ground gules). And the one that sums up rowing for so many of us: "Whitby
> Friendship".
>
> --
>
> Henry Law Manchester, England

Palatine RC is Durham University's alumni and Whitby Friendship is a coastal
club that tried its hand at river rowing; sadly not at the moment.

--
John Mulholland

23 Apr 2008 04:14:44

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On 22 Apr, 20:35, "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk >
wrote:

<snip >
> mentioned as one example), to supplement that I've temporarily put on my
> site a copy of the ARA list as it existed in 2005.http://www.rowing.biddulph.btinternet.co.uk/clubcodes.htm

I bet there's a few scratchy heads as to how CBS represents Cammus
8:)

23 Apr 2008 10:03:25

Rod Murray

Re: PLA Code Translations?

As if by magic, the 3 letter codes are now available at
http://www.ara-rowing.org/club-list.
If there are errors or omissions, talk to the ARA, not to me!
cheers, Rod

23 Apr 2008 20:21:43

Carl Douglas

Re: PLA Code Translations?

Rod Murray wrote:
> As if by magic, the 3 letter codes are now available at
> http://www.ara-rowing.org/club-list.
> If there are errors or omissions, talk to the ARA, not to me!
> cheers, Rod

Shows they do read RSR ;)
C
--
Carl Douglas Racing Shells -
Fine Small-Boats/AeRoWing Low-drag Riggers/Advanced Accessories
Write: Harris Boatyard, Laleham Reach, Chertsey KT16 8RP, UK
Find: http://tinyurl.com/2tqujf
Email: carl@carldouglas.co.uk Tel: +44(0)1932-570946 Fax: -563682
URLs: www.carldouglas.co.uk (boats) & www.aerowing.co.uk (riggers)

23 Apr 2008 22:32:12

Christopher Shea

Re: PLA Code Translations?

"Carl Douglas" <carl@carldouglas.co.uk > wrote in message
news:fuo28b$8nl$2$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> Rod Murray wrote:
>> As if by magic, the 3 letter codes are now available at
>> http://www.ara-rowing.org/club-list.
>> If there are errors or omissions, talk to the ARA, not to me!
>> cheers, Rod
>
> Shows they do read RSR ;)
> C
> --
> Carl Douglas Racing Shells -
> Fine Small-Boats/AeRoWing Low-drag Riggers/Advanced Accessories
> Write: Harris Boatyard, Laleham Reach, Chertsey KT16 8RP, UK
> Find: http://tinyurl.com/2tqujf
> Email: carl@carldouglas.co.uk Tel: +44(0)1932-570946 Fax: -563682
> URLs: www.carldouglas.co.uk (boats) & www.aerowing.co.uk (riggers)

No. Shows their rather excellent employees take note of what is said and
react appropriately. Oh that this could be reflected at a political level.

Chris

24 Apr 2008 01:11:35

Re: PLA Code Translations?

On 23 Apr, 18:03, Rod Murray <rod.mur...@natchamps.org.uk > wrote:
> As if by magic, the 3 letter codes are now available athttp://www.ara-rowing.org/club-list.
> If there are errors or omissions, talk to the ARA, not to me!
> cheers, Rod

Still missing quite a few though, eg all the Welsh clubs, which is
what the OP wanted. Is this their original list repackaged? You would
imagine the ARA would have the definitive list, wouldn't you? Wouldn't
you ...?
Kit