rowing

Celebration of 50 years since the Long Row to Skye

On 31 July the 6 rowers who undertook the longest ever ‘Long Row’ from the Royal West assembled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their adventure.  The 6 rowers involved were Sam Brown, Ian Cameron, Colin Campbell, Dugald Carmichael, Roger Graham, Ian MacDonald.  They took the Heavy 4 Zebra across

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RWSABC Rowing Regatta – 7 August 2021

The Royal West will host a Rowing Regatta on Saturday, 7 August.  You are invited to attend and support all of the teams participating. The racing will take place along the Esplanade. Racing is expected to start around 11am and will finish around 4pm.  Tea and Coffee will be available

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Impressive first week of the season

A brief review of club watersports based activity in the last week shows a busy and active club. Monday – 15 juniors paddling, 16 senior paddling Tuesday – senior paddlers out training Wednesday – 9 dinghies out racing, 6 juniors rowing, ladies & men’s crews rowing Thursday – Slip extension

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What a start to the season!!!!!!

Monday 18th April was publicised as the first full evening of the 2011 kayak season and what a start. Five new junior paddlers took to the water with eleven juniors returning from last year, they were joined by fifteen adults and coaches making the total turnout on the evening 31

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UKCC Level 2 Rowing Coach course success

Following attendance on a residential course in Wales last September, then practical assessment at Royal West yesterday two of the club rowing coaches, Ian Clark & Adam Graham, have been awarded UK Coaching Council Level 2 Certificates for Fixed Seat Rowing. The course was run by Welsh Rowing on behalf

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