The regatta season kicked off with a glorious day of rowing and fun in, and between, the harbours of Port Seton and Cockenzie. The majority of races were short sprints, with two 180 degree turns raced in pursuit style. The close proximity of spectators makes this one of the most enjoyable regattas for all who …
The second NBRC festive ergo relay took place last night, bigger and better than last year. We had 20 members, with an even mix of men and ladies, (later on the men divided into half man half beer, but that’s another story) take part in a harem scarem relay race. 4 teams of 5 people …
We had our “Tiger Cup” this morning, as many club members as we could get out in short races using all 3 of our boats. Conditions couldn’t have been better, flat calm sea, blue sunny sky, and no wind. We laid a couple of marks in the morning to give each boat their own mark, …
The day started early, after packing boat up in pouring rain and gusty winds the night before, we were blessed with clear skies and hardly a breath of wind. Chilly but with a promise of warmth as the day went on. The course, clockwise, (90 degree starboard turns) started under the Forth Road Bridge, round …
We love going to Largs, a 2 hour trip leaving North Berwick at a fairly civilized time to head over to the West Coast for some skiff racing over a mixture of 2K races and 500m sprints….not sure they’re so keen of having us as for the second time, we raided most of their medals…oops. …
In sitting down to write a Captain’s report for our regatta, I’m painfully aware of two things; the newly raw areas of my bottom from one too many trips around the Craig, and the likelihood that in describing all the effort, hard work, racing success and community spirit embodied in regatta day I’m at real …
Monday Ian Baird With the first day of racing came all the nerves of rowing on a brand new course with unknown current, tide and wind fluctuations against unknown crews from around the world. Many of us had made the foolish assumption that the Irish clubs, being very new to the coastal rowing family, would …
When it comes to turning 50, our very own captain Jac is like the queen with 2 birthdays. The celebrations kicked off with an NBRC first, the five island tour (FIT). The overcoming of Jacque’s fear of everything that lurks beneath the sea was marked by the inflation of a marine creature and a photo …
William Topaz McGonagall, of Dundee has been widely hailed as the writer of the worst poetry in the English language. This sonnet may challenge this claim! By the banks of the Silvery Tay We had such a wonderful day For North Berwick a first trip to Dundee Made welcome with coffee and tea Bacon rolls …
NBRC headed to the North East, to Portsoy, on the Moray Coast. Skiff racing there is only a small part of a traditional boat festival (fewer beards and brown sails than you might imagine, but lots of music, food, and busy crowds of happy people). I never got to meet the person on the PA, …