Stranraer was chosen to hold the third Skiffie World Championships, and it would be difficult to imagine a venue better equipped or more capable of hosting the 57 clubs and an estimated 2000 people from across the rowing world. Teams from the USA, Canada, Tasmania, New Zealand, Holland, England, Ireland,…
Saturday 22nd June The third Arran skiff regatta at the weekend saw boats and rowers from all over southern Scotland competing at the Yacht Club in Lamlash. Clubs from the Clyde region: Troon, Largs (FOCCRs), Greenock (Royal West), Maidens (Carrick CRC), Prestwick, Renegade, Cumbrae and Stranraer; the East Coast: South…
Saturday 1st June 2019 Arran CRC made their way again to Greenock to attend Royal West’s regatta with 11 rowers: Cil, Charlie, Colin, Dave, Emma, Fritzi, John, Karen, Ronnie, Rory and Stuart. Royal West’s beautiful clubhouse and the beach in front were bustling with activity when the rowers of the…
Six ACRC rowers joined the Loch Melfort muster at the Isle of Seil this year on 18th – 19th May 2019. It’s Seil CRC’s annual litter pick to Eileen Gamnha. We experienced wonderful sunshine on Friday, typically soft Argyll weather on Saturday, followed by a trip to Puilladobhrain and Goat…
The Arran Banner, 17th May 2019, page 28 And for Dave’s fantastic action shots on Facebook, please click here.
Arran CRC attended the inaugural Loch Awe Adventure and enjoyed two days of great rowing. It was Arran’s first regatta of the season on Loch Awe on Sunday 29th April – a 11.7km race over two legs . Arran put together two strong crews for both legs and faced stiff…
ACRC were invited to join Troon CRC for a day of mixed crew racing. Some very competitive 500 metre sprints in the Harbour and several 2.9k rows out to the red and green buoys made for some great rowing. Troon were the perfect hosts by providing everyone with a super…
After a week to recover their strength after the Exciseman’s Chase, nine Arran rowers (Caroline, Cil, Charlie, Dave, Emma, Fritzi, Karen, Ronnie and Stuart) took both of their skiffs (Seabhag and Iolair) to the Castle to Crane race at the Clydebuilt Festival, a 13 mile (21km) row along the Clyde…
On Saturday 8th September ACRC took part using skiff Seabhag in the Exciseman’s Chase, a race of approximately 8 kilometres out of Maidens Harbour. Eight Clyde clubs (Arran, Carrick, Cumbrae, FOCCR, Prestwick, Troon, Renegade and Royal West) battled valiantly through choppy seas at the scenic foot of Culzean Castle, changed…
On a sunny Saturday morning on 14th July, 12 Arran rowers (Cil, Charlie, Dave, Emma, Fritzi, Graeme, Matt, Ronnie, Rory, Sarah, Stephen and Stuart) were on the first ferry with skiff Seabhag heading to the regatta in Largs. First of all a huge thank you to all FOCCRs (Firth of…
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