Open Water Swimming News

Royal West returns from the World Skiffy Championship 2022

Between 25 June and 3 July, 54 Teams representing Clubs from The Netherlands, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the USA and Canada came together in Kortgene, The Netherlands for the SkiffieWorlds 2022. The Royal West took our skiff Chippy McNish and competed in 13 of the events.  Our team consisted of

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Upcoming Events Update (23 June 2022)

There are a number of upcoming events that the Committee wishes to bring to your attention.  These are: Friday 24 June – Boat Club Sessions 8pm start at the Club Saturday 25 June – Erskine Bridge Paddle (See RWSABC Facebook Page and News on this Website) Friday 8 July –

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Erskine Bridge Trip 25 June 2022

Some kayakers are organising a trip to Erskine Bridge on Saturday, 25 June 2022.  High tide at Greenock on that date is at 10:43am and low tide is at 4:21pm.   This event is being organised by Willie Bell, Colin Campbell  and Forbes Scott.  This trip is for all competent paddlers

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Club email with announcements sent on Monday 16 May

An email was sent today to all Club Members for whom we have email addresses. If you haven’t received this email perhaps it is in your junk mail folder.  An alternative explanation is that we don’t have an email address for you or there is some mistake with the email

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Rowing Regatta and Disco Saturday 21 May 2022

On Saturday, 21 May starting from 11am there will be Scottish Coastal Rowing in St. Ayles Skiffs along the Esplanade. The prize giving is expected to be around 4pm. The races consists of multiple skiffs doing a straight line sprint of around 500m along the Esplanade.  The races will start

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Subscriptions for 2022-23

The RWSAB Subscription Rates and Fees for 2022-23 as set at the AGM are: Ordinary – £252 per year Life – £162 per year Country – £162 per year Student – £75 per year Clubhouse – £63 per year Honorary Life – No subscription due Locker Fee – £5, Outboard

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Passing of an Royal West Member

It is with sadness that we intimate the death of Alex Workman. Alex was a kayaker and joined the club in 2011. In recent years he wasn’t able to get on the water as often as he would have wished but he was still a frequent visitor to various club

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