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Regatta Calender 2011

I have been asked to compile next year’s Regatta Calender in advance of the General Meeting that has been called for 24th October. Can you please forward to me, at the email address below, any dates that you have been considering.

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General Meeting of SCRA 24th October

There will be a general meeting of the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association at South Queensferry on 24 October 2010.  All orgnisations who are members of the association are invited to send delegates to the meeting.  The draft agenda can

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Western Ayles

The Outer Hebrides have a long and a recent history of going to sea in seaworthy traditional boats.  Have a look at An Suilaire http://www.ansulaire.com/about.htm.  There is a move to bring the Scottish Coastal Rowing Project to the Western Isles,

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North Berwick Fly Flag at Great River Race

A team from North Berwick took Skiff John B,  Scotland’s eighth St Ayles skiff, down to London on 25 September 2010 to take part in the Great River Race.  The crew were Clive Drewitt, Ken Reid, Johnny Macnair, Maggie Macnair, Andrew Knight and Graham McNicol. 

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WoodenBoat Magazine – The BARC Challenge

As I announced in a previous post, WoodenBoat Magazine are sponsoring the kit for a local High School in Maine, USA.  The scheme is now “official”, and has now been added to the WoodenBoat website as the BARC Challenge.

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Puffin of St Abbs Spreads Her Wings

The village of St Abbs turned out in force on 18 September 2010 to see their very own community built St Ayles skiff launched into St Abbs Harbour. The boat is called Puffin, and has a carved puffin head

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New orders bring the total to 31

Apart from last night’s confirmation of the first order from Maine, I have received the order for the second Dunbar boat, and from Maybole in Ayrshire. They are hoping to build the boat at Culzean Castle. The question now

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St Ayles Skiff goes International

I am pleased to be able to announce that the first overseas St Ayles is to be built in Maine over the winter. Carl Cramer, Publisher of WoodenBoat Publications in the USA has been following the progress of the

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Argyll Recruits Wanted

The good people of Inveraray are being invited to build a St Ayles skiff, and their neigbouring communities are being dared to try to match them!  Elaine Morrison is laying down the challenge and can be contacted at coastalrowinveraray@gmail.com  . 

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British Rowing support SCRA Coaches

A group of coaches from SCRA clubs returned today from an intensive 4 day coaching course run by British Rowing at Aberystwyth Boat Club. Stuart White (Cumbrae), Topher Dawson (Ulla), Jim Ford (Royal West), Ian Clark (Royal West) and Adam Graham

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