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 –
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
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
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
An email has been sent to all Members for whom we have an email address. This email provides information about upcoming events at the Club. There are also a few news items in the email. If you want to see the email follow the link shown below. MAY EVENTS AND
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