Melbourne Argonauts Rowing Club

Memories from Montreal 🇨🇦

Ahead of our Silver Anniversary Gala, we’re working through our archives and sharing some of our favourite moments from the past 25 years

Were you there when we won gold at the very first Outgames in 2006?

Hosted at the Olympic Rowing Basin on Île Notre-Dame, the Argos took on crews from around the world on the historic 1,000 metre course to claim the gold medal for Australia 🥇

Of course, there’s only one way to celebrate a win in rowing .. throwing then coach, Sandy Mitchell, into the water!

To mark the success of the Outgames crew, we named our next eight after the city of Montreal and whilst the boat was recently damaged by bad weather, it’s legacy lives on with many of our Learn to Row participants taking their first strokes in it - love live Monty!

Were you an Argo at the time or were you there at in Montreal? Send us a message with your story – we’d love to hear from you!

Argos go West 💜

Ahead of our Silver Anniversary Gala, we’re working through our archives and sharing some of our favourite moments from the past 25 years

This time we’re taking you back to 2004 when we raced at the Hamilton regatta in south-west Victoria!

We love a regional regatta and this one was no different – smiles all round with both male and female coxed four crews hitting the water (check out our fabulous purple oars!)

Great to see some post-race care with a massage table set up in the Argos tent.. anyone else thinking we should bring this back for the next regatta?

Were you an Argo at the time or were you there at the regatta? Send us a message with your story – we’d love to hear from you!

Celebrating 25 years of the Argos 💜

Ahead of our Silver Anniversary Gala in October, we’re opening up our archives and sharing some of our favourite moments from the past 25 years

We love these pics from the APSM regatta in 2002 - check out our brand new zooties which were received to many “ooohs”, “ahhhhs” and “Luv-Yer-Zootie” from other clubs

We had 17 members race, with the Female Masters Coxed Four crew debuting our newest acquisition.. a boat aptly named The Argo coxed by Sandy and rowed by Annie, Maxi, Lizzie and Megan

We also entered the Male Novice Master Scull, Female Open Pair, Female Beginners Coxed Four, Male Master Coxed Four (two boats even!), a Female Eight composite with the Y Rowing Club and Female Beginner Scull races

Did we win, you ask? Well, quoting the Argos Newsletter from the time “Well, if you’re new to rowing, there are only two possible places a crew can come. You can win. And if you don’t win, you lose. In these terms, I would have to say that we lost”

Were you an Argo at the time or were you there at the regatta? Send us a message with your story – we’d love to hear from you!

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Show your support for the Melbourne Argonauts!

For 25 years our club has become well known as a positive force for inclusion and its contributions towards making rowing a positive, safe and fun environment for everyone

Sponsorship of our Silver Anniversary Gala Dinner directly benefits our members by making ticket prices more accessible and every dollar received contributes towards our fundraising target of $25,000

Allying your organisation with our club is a visible sign of support to employees, clients and stakeholders that q***r representation and diversity in sport and community matter to you

Help us to continue our programs and club in achieving its mission to be a safe and inclusive space for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community

Reach out today for copy of our sponsorship proposal!

Category is: Q***r Forever 💜

Our Silver Anniversary Gala Dinner theme, Q***r Forever, sets the scene for a fabulous evening honouring over two decades of being a loud and proud rowing club and a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community to participate in sport

Your q***rness is the dresscode - Q***r Forever is a night all about you!

Our Club Patron, Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, and Member for Albert Park, Nina Taylor MP, Club founders, life members, and other special guests will be there to celebrate the outstanding legacy of the club

📆 31 October 2026
📍 Lakeside Pavilion, Albert Park
🍽️ Three-course dinner and drinks package

Tickets are available now via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/melbourne-argonauts-silver-anniversary-gala

Get your tickets now 💜

Category is.. Q***r Forever: From Q***r to Eternity!

Our Silver Anniversary gala theme, Q***r Forever, sets the scene for a fabulous evening honouring over two decades of being a loud and proud rowing club and a safe space for LGTBQIA+ community to participate in sport

Join our Club Patron, Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, and Member for Albert Park, Nina Taylor MP, club founders, life members, and other special guests for an event 25 years in the making

Your q***rness is the dresscode - Q***r Forever is a night all about you!

📆 31 October 2026
📍 Lakeside Pavilion, Albert Park
🍽️ Three-course dinner and drinks package

Tickets are available now via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/melbourne-argonauts-silver-anniversary-gala - get your tickets now!

See you there 💜

A celebration 25 years in the making!

To mark 25 fabulous years, the Melbourne Argonauts Q***r Rowing Club is hosting the our q***rest event yet – the Silver Anniversary Gala Dinner!

Our Club Patron, Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, and Member for Albert Park, Nina Taylor MP, will be joining the celebrations and are our guest speakers for the event

Club founders, life members, and other special guests have also confirmed their attendance and will be helping us celebrate the outstanding legacy of the club.

📆 31 October 2026
📍 Lakeside Pavilion, Albert Park
🍽️ Three-course dinner and drinks package

The gala theme, Q***r Forever: From Q***r to Eternity, sets the scene for a night of fabulousness where our q***rness is the star!

Tickets are available now via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/melbourne-argonauts-silver-anniversary-gala - get your tickets now!

There are plenty more announcements to come, watch this space for updates!

See you there 💜💜💜

Considering donating to our 25 For 25 Appeal 🤔Here’s how your contribution will help us reach one of our goals of a new stern-coxed boat 🚣‍♂️

Head to our bio for a link to the ASF campaign page - your way to make a tax-deductible donation to the club!

Thank you all again for your support of the Argos 💜💜💜

Wow, it’s been 25 years since we were founded on a train to Geelong in 2001 💜💜💜

To mark this occasion, we’re fundraising $25k to continue the club’s mission to create an inclusive and welcome space for LGBTQI+ community to row and compete 🤩

If you’d like to contribute, you can make a tax-deductible gift to the club through our Australian Sports Foundation campaign: https://asf.org.au/campaigns/melbourne-argonauts-q***r-rowing-club 😎 Every dollar counts and thanks to those who have already contributed.

There will plenty of other ways to contribute and celebrate, including an upcoming gala dinner to be held on 31 October 2026.. details will be out soon so watch this space 🌈🦄

We had a great time with our latest Learn to Row group who wrapped up their four week program with us tonight 🥹 Lots of smiles, enthusiasm and excitement all round - a big congrats and well done to our newest Argos and a big thank you to our members for all your fabulous support in the boats and from the bank 💜💜💜