Archive for July, 2010

A full report and results can be found on the rowporty weblog:  http://rowporty.org.uk/porty-regatta-results-private

we have also come accross a photo blog of the day here:  http://scotland4thesenses.blogspot.com/2010/07/return-of-portobellos-rowing-regatta.html

After a quiet couple of months on skiff sales, I’m very happy to say that the total number of kits sold has now reached 28.

These have come from…

Royal West at Greenock who have ordered two kits,

Eyemouth’s 2nd, to be built in the High School,

Catterline, who finally have the space in which to to build,

South Queensferry, adding another to the many on the south side of the Forth,

and finally Fife has woken up, with Pittenweem and Crail getting in on the act.

Other places in Fife are getting clubs going, and it seems possible that the spring of 2011 will see another 8 skiffs built in the Kingdom.

There has also been new interest from Helmsdale and Lochgilphead.  My spy in Stornoway tells me that there there is renewed interest in Lewis and Harris and at Gairloch.

With the way the numbers are building up, I think it is very likely that by the first regatta in 2011, there will be something in the order of 40 skiffs on the water.

Thank you all who have purchased the kits.

Alec Jordan

The Eyemouth community rowing Project Launched their first boat officialy on Sunday 11 July.  Immediately after the offficial launch she was rowed around to Eyemouth Beach by what I think was the heaviest and powerful crew I have seen in a St Ayles.  When those young men get practiced, any other men’s open crew had better watch out!

On the start line on a very breezy day

Radio Scotland sent a reporter to cover the event, and the piece on the rowing can be found at BBC iPlayer at 38:00 or thereabouts.

Unity of Eyemouth

You can view the results of the Eyemouth Regatta here.

At Portobello’s suggestion, I’ve uploaded the full results from Portsoy – the only thing was that I cannot remember whether it was Cockenzie or Port Seton that won the Mixed Open on the Saturday!

Portsoy Results