Rowing News

Club Watersports Activity Day

We are having an activity day at the Club on Saturday. All welcome to come along and try rowing, kayaking & sailing. There will be an opportunity to try watersports available at the Club, as well as some fun races with dodgy prizes. Plan to start at 1pm and will

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Club Activity Day, Sat 28th April

Rather than organising an Opening Cruise this year it has been suggested that a Club based activity day be run on Sat 28th April. Sporting Conveners along with our new Social Convener are looking to arrange some water based activities & races with a social gathering in the afternoon. Keep

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Water Sports Instruction Update

As you are all aware instruction in all water sports at the Club is provided voluntarily by the Club’s members. Unfortunately we are currently experiencing a shortage of qualified instructors willing to provide kayaking instruction. The Club’s Committee is working with the membership to resolve this problem, but until then

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Rowing based activity in the coming months

Below is a list of activities planned for the year, outwith attendance at any of the SCRA club regattas. 17th & 18th March, Rollicking Rowing Club from Lochgilphead will be at RW for rowing experience & coaching. 10-12 kids, parents and teachers. 7th & 8th April plus 14th & 15th

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RYA Seamanship Course, Cumbrae

Chris Nichol of SportScotland National Centre (Cumbrae) has kindly agreed to give SCRA affiliated clubs a substantial discount on the online RYA Seamanship course. The content of the course (with the possible exception of “engine maintainance”) is very relevant to what we do, and can only help the skills of

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Dalriada Festival 2012 Update

Hello Everyone and a Happy New Year to you all. It is that time of year to start planning for attendance at regattas in the coming year. I hope after the success we had with the Dalriada Regatta you will all be interested in attending this year to try and

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SCRA Coach’s Event 2011

Royal West played host this weekend to two days of Fixed Seat Rowing activity. Eleven clubs were represented by 32 people attending a coach’s day on Saturday and on Sunday twelve clubs attended a seminar in the morning, then the AGM of the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association in the afternoon.

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