By RobertEckhart Our 2022 regatta season got off to a great start with a return to Port Seton, after a break of two years. A day of short, intense races involved navigating round a tight course of two bhoys at the opposite ends of the harbour, with the fastest two crews in each category qualifying …
Enthusiastic club members of all ages took part in a rowing relay on Saturday 15th January, rowing non-stop for 12 hours from 8.00am to 8.00pm. The event took place beside North Berwick High Street in the grounds of St Andrew Blackadder Church and attracted a lot of attention from passers by, some of whom were …
Our members Ian Baird, Clive Rooney, Duncan Hughes, Ross McKinney and Fraser Potter have safely arrived in Antigua finishing third in the Talsiker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. You can read more about their epic adventure here Waves roared like jet engines Not only have they completed this amazing adventure they have also succeeded in raising over £46,000 …
NBRC members enjoyed a festive evening of socialising and awards to celebrate rowing in 2021. Captains Millie Lowe and Duncan McKay awarded the prize of the Tiger Cup to It’s all About the Bass crew made up of Lyndsay Henderson, Jacque Turner, John Irvine, Johnny Macnair and coxed by Sandy Wallace. The Tiger Cup has …
On Friday 17th September 5 intrepid adventurers (Duncan, Ross, John, Jacque and Ann) set off from North Berwick heading to Fort Augustus to take part in Monster the Loch III, a 21 mile row on Loch Ness from Fort Augustus to Dores Beach along with 86 other human powered boats. The weather was wet on …
One of our members, Laura Cram, is leading a donation-based online yoga class on Sunday 5 September from 5 – 6pm. Treat yourself to a gentle workout for mind and body and a nourishing relaxation all the while helping to raise funds for Five in a Row’s epic Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Our awesome rowing …
Read more “Five in a Row: Donation – online fundraiser – Yoga for Rowers (&friends)”
Our annual regatta is returning this year. It will be in a slightly different format and will be a “Regatta Lite”. Although there are a series of races the emphasis is on having fun and rejoicing at being back on the water with our skiffie friends. Instead of rowing round the Craig races will start …
Achieving the impressive task of mustering twenty six teenagers on the beach by 10.00am on a Sunday morning was just the start of a fantastic day which marked a welcome return to inter-club rowing. Eastern Amateur Rowing Club and South Queensferry travelled to our beautiful coastal waters in North Berwick to venture round the island …
With a heavy heart we have decided to cancel our regatta, due to be held on Saturday 29th August. We’re still looking forward to the day that we can welcome you all to North Berwick, whenever that can be, and hope that it won’t be too far away! Clive Drewitt, NBRC Secretary, enquiries@nbrowingclub.com
Now a firm fixture in the NBRC calendar, the 4th and biggest yet, Christmas ergo relay event took place in NB Scout Hall. 25 super excited participants, aged between 13 and 63, took part in finely balanced teams of 5, each person rowing 4 x 250m. How hard can that be – 45-60 seconds x …