First of all many thanks to all club members who packed the boat, towed the boat, gave folks a lift up, picked the crews, trained in preparation for and competed at the regatta. Vehicles left NB early in order to avoid the Highland Show traffic which thankfully didn’t cause problems. The ladies novice crew travelled …
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by Jen Wilson A crew from North Berwick Rowing Club travelled to Cork in Ireland for the Ocean to City – An Rás Mór on the 8th of June. The race, a 28km course, started in the choppy waters of Crosshaven and took the competitors through a series of gates in Cork harbour and then finally into the …
The 5th May saw calm and mild weather for Esmuthe Rowing Club’s regatta in Musselburgh on the Fisherrow backsands. Seven clubs attended with Alnmouth Community Rowing travelling the longest distance. This was North Berwick’s third outing this year after Port Seton and race practice with Eastern in Portobello in April. With 36 club members attending …
An invitation by Eastern Rowing Club for a fun day of race practice last Sunday at Portobello. Clubs attending alongside us were Eskmuthe, Row Porty, Alnmouth and of course Eastern. A welcome opportunity to get on the water for some much needed race training after the abysmal, stormy winter! A chance to see our fellow …
Port Seton Coastal Rowing Club hosted another excellent day of races, catering and weather. The day started with the traditional Port Seton vs Cockenzie race. This showcased the short sharp course – two skiffs lined up in opposite directions in the hammerhead between the inner and the outer harbour, a 360* buoy turn, skiffs pass …
Loch Tummel On Friday morning we packed up St Baldred and headed up to Loch Tummel, the Cowan car plus Jax (the pine martens) and the tow car, Simpson Wallace and Ann, (the otters) ready to compete in the Freshwater Sprints with South East Region. Little did we know what a journey it was going …
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Your 5 miles could look like this Seven North Berwick crews took part in the “5 Miles from Home” challenge this year, more than any other club. The challenge was first offered in 2020, at a time when rowers around the world were restricted in their ability to travel, and for some time even in their …
Skiff John B, Blackadder and skur Euphame had a grand morning out to Fidra island on Sunday 24th September. Their excited contents, in the form of 14 NBRC rowers, met at 8.45am to prepare for the outing. …
On Saturday 16th September 5 NBRC members, along with 11 other boats, participated in the annual Tweed/Paxton House Picnic row. It was a wet Friday evening packing up with Tracy, Sandy, and myself, we were all hoping for drier row as we headed down to Spittal to meet the other boats. Saturday dawned pretty damp and …