At the end of a busy month which included the Hogmanay Party, fundraisering events for local groups, private functions and a Boat Club Session. we have just finished another busy weekend. Friday was a busy Private Function hosted by Paddy Rodden, An Evening of Burns, attended by approx 70 people.
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Girvan Coastal Rowing Club members are planning a rowing session from Maidens Harbour on Sunday 24th November 2013. They will be there from about 12.30pm. Carrick Club rowers will also be there with Carrick Lass. The weather promises sunny intervals and 6’C with wind speeds forecast at 6-7 mph. If
Weather permitting there will be a gathering of some of the Argyll skiffs at Otter Ferry this Sunday (17 November 2013). Otter Ferry, as the road signs notably declare, has no ferry so the skiffs from Mid-Argyll, Kilmelford and Seil will be rowing across Loch Fyne to the muster point.
On the same day as holding the Freshwater Sprints and the Association’s AGM, two brave volunteers took a tumble into Loch Venachar from a skiff in a demonstration organised by SCRA, looking at life jackets and seeing whether the volunteers could be recovered from the water by crew mates. It
Around 15 people turned up on Saturday for the Closing Cruise. The intention was to get across to Kilcreggan Hotel however due to a strong Easterly wind blowing around a Force 4 and with the weather predicted to deteriorate with the turn of the tide we decided that getting on
Please remember that the Closing Cruise will be leaving the beach about 1pm on Saturday, see earlier post. All members welcome.
The 12th of October has been set for our closing cruise. 1pm at the club and assess conditions and agree a destination with all disciplines, swimmers can hitch a lift in a boat !! on the return a general tidy up around the sheds 7 pm dine in company, bring
On Saturday a mixed crew made the trip down to Maidens in Ayrshire with Skiff Chippy McNish for Carrick’s Exciseman’s chase, this event replicated times where smugglers would attempt to out run the authorities. One crew member had to take a Bottle of Whiskey (Miniature) from the start then sprint
Rowing members from the club competed in a day of sprint races along the beach front providing quite a spectacle for on lookers, Adam along with Stewart from port Seton Rowing club organized the day’s events and race program. Crews from Anstruther, Port Seton, Firth of Clyde , Galgale and