On 24 September 8 rowers made their way to Maidens for the 2022 Exciseman’s Chase. The Exciseman’s Chase is a race from Maidens to Gas House Bay near Culzean Castle and back. This is a relay event with half the rowers doing the outward leg and the remainder doing the
The RWSABC Closing Cruise is an opportunity for all the kayaking, rowing and sailing Members to come together to celebrate the end of the season. All Sporting Members are invited to come down on Saturday, 1 October at 10am. A decision concerning where to go will be taken on the
The Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, Colonel Peter T McCarthy, is the Queen’s local representative. A Letter of Condolence has been sent to him to to express the Club’s sorrow at the Queen’s passing. The Club will be making a donation to the RNLI to acknowledge the Club’s support for this
The Royal West Bar will be closed on Monday, 19 September to mark and respect the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.
The poster below provides information on an upcoming training course. The purpose of the course is to provide instruction on watching for whales, dolphins and porpoises. The reason for collecting this data to protect these animals. No previous experience or equipment is required. Training will take place either in person
A First Aid Course will be run at the Royal West on Sundays, 11 and 18 September. You must attend both days to complete the course. The Course is being led by Phil Jones of First Aid Matters. Phil is also the Club’s Canoeing Convener. The Cost of the course
On the evening of 12 August the Alec Galloway stained-glass window was unveiled. This window commemorates the 150 years of history at the Club between it’s founding in 1866 to 2016. The unveiling was carried out by the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire Peter McCarthy.
On Friday, 8 July 2022 the Greenock Telegraph ran a half page spread to mark the participation of the combined Royal West/Royal Gourock team as the WorldSkiffies Championship in The Netherlands.
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
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 –