What is it about this rowing lark? We get up really early, socialise as late as possible, go through the pain barrier, scars, blisters and bruises to show for it, be really competitive, enjoy coffee and scones, saunter out to the bass in company, drive miles for regattas, camping? All in the name of FUN …
North Berwick sent a young team with some level headed [Ed: “old”] mentors down to Maiden’s in Ayrshire.The event was planned to be a two day one, with a junior regatta on the Sunday. However before the teams were recruited the ambition was reduced to a one day event with the excisman’s chase (an 8km …
A small but perfectly formed group of rowers from NBRC travelled West to Otter Ferry on Loch Fyne for a little get-together/friendly race against Mid-Argyll and our friends at Cockenzie and Port Seton. Having travelled over on Friday afternoon we awoke on Saturday morning to find the East Lothian har had followed us. Fortunately there …
NBRC travelled to Amble on the Northumberland coast last Sunday to take part in a low key ‘Regatta,’ also attended by Gosforth Community Rowing Club and Blyth Community Rowing Club. The event was organised as more a social event which also hosted TV cameras filming for the ‘Tales of Northumberland’ series fronted by celebrity, Robson …
We came, We saw, We got mostly second No wind, no rain, great squad, bit o sun what could possibly go wrong? Crail as it happens! Mens and ladies over 40s and novices came second to them. Long wait ’till final races where we were victorious in the mens open and “keys in the basket” …
We hosted our 5th regatta at North Berwick on 23rd August and we were blessed with pretty much perfect conditions to provide a real challenge to both rowers and coxes around the 2 mile course. We were delighted to welcome new clubs Islay, St Andrews and Eskmuthe, as well as familiar friends from all …
Newburgh rowing club held their regatta on the Tay on Saturday. It was an exciting and challenging race course with strong head winds and tides, lining up on the start line was not easy, but the coxes all did really well steering through the 1.3km course against the elements. Crail described it as rowing through …
An ever-hopeful and enthusiastic group of 31 North Berwick rowers, family and friends and the Skiff John B made their annual pilgrimage North to the Ullapool regatta on the 11 and 12 July. After the amazing success of last year’s inaugural World Championships hosted by Ullapool we were keen to return and sample their highland …
The weekend of 27/29 June saw the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy and our thanks go to Jo and Clive who towed Skiff John B up on the Thursday. Their efforts were to be richly rewarded, as, not only did Clive find himself coxing Olympic Rowing Medallist, Katherine Grainger as she tried her hand …
Our regatta this year will be held on Saturday 23rd August 2014. We will have our usual races around Craigleith, approx 1.8miles, which takes anything from 18-30 mins depending on conditions of water and crew! On Saturday night we will have a social event in North Berwick. On Sunday we won’t formally schedule anything but …