That was then… Dec 2012 brought terrible storms to North Berwick that smashed St Baldred into North Berwick harbour leaving the wreck you see here… [flickr photo=8279518450 size=medium] This is now… [flickr photo=9134167400 size=medium] After many months of skilled labour from our master boat builder Norman Thomson and his trusted lieutenants Willie and Johnny and …
Last Sunday saw a substantial North Berwick regatta squad making the short trip to Dunbar. With two excellent performances under their belts, could the impetus be maintained in the run-up to the worlds?
Last weekend saw the regatta circus move from one of the most distant venues to one of the closest, namely Port Seton. As a result of the Edinburgh marathon on the Sunday, the regatta was held on the Friday and Saturday and it was a skeleton North Berwick crew which took part in the first day’s racing. The regatta organisers were hoping to try out a new race system with initial heats taking place outside the harbour but the sight of waves crashing over the harbour wall put paid to this notion and in the end, the heats and finals of the Friday races (the men’s and women’s opens) were held entirely within the harbour. Both North Berwick teams performed admirably with the ladies losing narrowly to Anstruther in the final and the men losing by a similar margin in the battle for third place. As the boats were put away for the day and the delicious smell of cooking burgers began to drift across the harbour, the sun broke through the clouds auguring well for the next day’s racing.
The opening regatta of the 2013 season saw a strong North Berwick team heading north to Coigach. The NB advanced guard (Issy) managed to secure our usual camping location and before long a bustling NB community had sprung up, much to the surprise of some fishermen who came back to find their tent surrounded. The final stragglers arrived shortly after midnight to find that several of their colleagues had at great personal sacrifice remained in the pub to welcome them. [flickr photo=8768825336 size=medium]
Skiff John B nearing completion of her major refit and fettling, will be relaunched soon! NB3 new build is progressing nicely and will be ready early in the summer. St Baldred is looking much healthier, thanks to sterling work by Norman and team. [flickr photo=8865327385 size=medium] {flike id=199}
Some new NBRC members going for an outing on a calm day in North Berwick. [flickr photo=8645538258 size=medium] {flike id=200}
After a prolonged absence due to the repercussions of the December storm when we’ve been more visible in the gym than on the beach, NBRC is back on the water with thanks to our very kind friends from Eyemouth who have lent us a boat while ours are under maintenance/build/repair. [flickr photo=8628964518 size=medium] {flike id=196}
Our regatta this year will be held on Saturday 29th August. We will have races around Craigleith, approx 1.8miles, which takes anything from 18-30 mins depending on conditions of water and crew! This year we’ll be doing the prize giving in the Hope Rooms (where we serve teas) shortly after the last race. Boats entered …
Well done John Irvine! Representing NBRC at the Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships John posted an incredibly quick 3:08.2 for 1000m to take the Men’s 50+ Heavyweight title. Full results are here [flickr photo=8473414769 size=medium] {flike id=75}
Despite pessimistic predictions from the meteorological section of the club, 1st January saw the 2013 N.B.R.C. rowing program get off to an excellent start with two crack crews under the stern command of Robbie ‘world championships? what world championships?’ Wightman setting forth in the Skiff John B to put on a fine show of precision …