Great day out at South Queensferry where the scenery and home baking are hard to beat Big up to the novice crew of Tracy, Mrs Medium, Ann and Clive who had to pull 16 stone of cox around and still win their race in a very competetive lineup. Placings for mixed , mens and ladies …
A Midsummer Night’s Row – By Alan B., Cameron, Clive, Elisa, Finlay R., Issy, Jo, Karen, Mel and Sheena “Four oars will quickly steep themselves in night; Four rowers will quickly dream away the time; And then the skiff, like to a silver bow New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night Of our solemnities.” Those …
Saturday 20th June dawned bright and breezy when a team of NBRC die-hards ventured to Granton Harbour for a different type of Skiff race. Although one of the larger clubs, our team was the only one where our runner ran twice, and our rowers…rowed twice. All other clubs had multiple runners and rowers. [flickr photo=18998332505 …
Well the day dawned very overcast and dreich. The thought of putting on layers and layers in mid June was not high on my agenda after the summer weather of last week. But trying to keep positive it was Sunny Dunny we were heading to. We had our coxes briefing crowded into the cadet hut, …
Friday evening is for new members to get out under the watchful eye of club captains Jacque and Medium John. Medium took the photos but I can’t figure out if they are all from the same outing or not, if they are then that was a heck of a change in weather over an hour. …
Thursday is ladies night at NBRC, in a rare window of calm during this weeks high winds, the ladies managed an outing on their regular Thursday night slot. Ten of North Berwick Rowing Club’s fairer sex headed east to Daisy Island at a steady pace. Newbies joined some of the clubs more experienced rowers and …
NBRC took part in the Ocean to City long distance race in Ireland, bringing home silver and gold. The team of four men and four women journeyed to the Emerald Isle, where they met with over 100 participants rowing in everything from wooden working boats, currachs, skiffs, gigs and longboats to kayaks and racing shells. …
NBRC travelled to Amble in Northumberland to take part in their inaugural regatta. The 1st of June gave us cloud, wind, rain and a very, very little bit of sun in the afternoon for a fairly low key affair with only one mixed sprint event, with heats, semis and a final. Neighbours, Dunbar and Eskmuthe …