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North Berwick Regatta Results

robbiew — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:53:53 +0000

Well Saturday was a great day for rowing in North Berwick, sadly the wind was just too much on Sunday for any racing. Well done to the following crews for winning the round Craigleith race:-

Men’s Open Rowing race: “Coigach Lass”, Achiltilbuie
Women’s Open Rowing Race: “Boatie Rows”, Port Seton and Cockenzie
Mens over 40 Rowing Race: “Boatie Rows”, Port Seton and Cockenzie.
Women’s over 40 Rowing Race: “Chris O’Kinnard”, Anstruther

More photos here

Eighth St Ayles Skiff Launched

robbiew — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:25:40 +0000

North Berwick became the first community to have use of two St Ayles skiffs, when their second was named, launched and raced on Saturday 28 August 2010. The boat is named “Skiff John B.” in memory of the last Provost of North Berwick, John Macnair, whose family donated a substantial sum of money to allow the kit to be bought. The boat was pushed from John Macnair’s former home in Forth Street to the beach, led by the North Berwick Pipe Band. John’s son, also John, was heavily invovled in the building of the boat, and was joined at the ceremony by his brother Billy and sister Wendy, and a crowd of around 400 people.

Catterline Kitted Up

robbiew — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:08:51 +0000

The small community of Catterline on the Aberdeenshire coast has received its first St Ayles skiff kit. The builders are doing some finishing touches to their workshop before boat building starts in earnest. More information and contacts for the build can be found here: http://catterline.org/coastalRowing

North Berwick 28 & 29 August

robbiew — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:32:00 +0000

We understand that East Lothian Yacht Club will be hosting St Ayles skiff racing at North Berwick as part of their annual traditional boat muster. The outline plan is to have long course races on Saturday morning in open and over40 categories for men and women. The intention is to race around Craigleith, which should take crews between 20 and 30 minutes. The afternoon will feature sailing events, although there is also a raft race in North Berwick bay (organised by others in aid of RNLI) starting at 4.30pm. On Sunday it is anticipated that there will be races in mixed open and 40+, and mens and womens and mixed 18-, and 55+ over a more usual 600m course involving a starboard 180 turn. Note 55 rather than 60, in the hope we can get a bit more participation amongst the baby boomers. CAn we find some womens crews in this cateroty? More details to follow when we have them.

Sail and Oar, Cumbrae, 14th & 15th August

robbiew — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:23:13 +0000

Ian Clark and I have volunteered to organise a regatta on the Saturday of this event for the St. Ayles Skiffs. We are also planning to take some of the Royal West fixed seat boats down to allow SCRA member clubs and the general public access to them. Think Ian has phoned round most of the clubs to advise of this. If any clubs would like to take part and have not already done so please get in touch ASAP so that we can arrange a race programme. Adam Graham adam_graham@hotmail.com Royal West of SABC

Royal West Community Build in Greenock

robbiew — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:56:30 +0000

Royal West in Greenock have ordered two kits. They hope to start construction on or about 16th August. They have gone into partnership with a local training trust whereby Royal West provide all the materials, boatbuilding expertise and project management and the training trust provide trainees and a workshop. The local authority and sports council are also helping with funding on the basis that once the skiffs are launched the trainees, and groups from within the community, will have access and coaching.

Having seen most of the launched skiffs the team at Royal West are interested in some of the bespoke features, primarily the gunwale and foot rest designs. In the spirit of the association they would love to trade our knowledge of fixed seat rowing, coaching and training for access to drawings, the boats and the builders! Adam Graham can be contacted at the email address below. Royal West also extend an open invitation to any SCRA club to come down to Royal West and see the types of boats they have been using for the last 143 years! Contact Adam or Ian Clark who would welcome the opportunity to show you round the boatsheds and take you out on the Clyde. Having been the beacon of coastal rowing that has been kept burning in Scotland they are very excited by the revival of fixed seat rowing and keen to get people and skiffs on the water.

Adam Graham adam_graham@hotmail.com Royal West of SABC

Sun Sand and Skiffs at Portobello

robbiew — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:07:47 +0000

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

Cumbrae 14 and 15 August

robbiew — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:20:52 +0000

GalGael are hosting a festival on the Isle of Cumbrae on the weekend of 14/15th August. They would love as many skiffs as possible to attend this international event, which is the first of its kind to be held. There will be visiting traditional coastal rowing boats visiting from Spain,Portugal, Ireland and we hope france and this will provide everyone with an opportunity to meet likeminded people from far and wide.The visiting international crews are all keen to have a go in the skiffs and would love folk to have a go in their boats. If any skiffies would like to take part then could you please let Martin Hughes at Galgael know asap.

www.sailandoar.co.uk and www.galgael.org

Eyemouth Skiff Launching Sunday 11 July

robbiew — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:28:18 +0000

Eyemouth are very confident, and are challenging local skiffs to take them on within 45 minutes of their launch! Eyemouth are putting on skiff races in the three categories: mens, womens and mixed open crews. Enjoy their Herring Festival on 11 July:

Team briefings between 12-1 at Dickson’s Yard behind Cafe Questo on the Harbourfront

1:15pm Launch by the newly crowned Herring Queen followed by a blessing by George Shaw

2pm Races commence either in the bay or a time trial in the harbour if weather is not good. http://www.berwickshirecoast.org.uk/

Congratulations to Portsoy Winners

robbiew — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:58:33 +0000

Safe to say that everyone was a winner. The skiff racing at Portsoy was a fantastic event in wonderful weather.

It was at Portsoy last year that promotion really started for the Scottish Coastal Rowing Project, with Iain Oughtred still working away at his drawing board. It was fantastic to see six skiffs racing at the event, especially with the knowledge that many more are already in build.

Recognition of the attention that the project has received can be seen from the fact that Scotland’s First minister came along in order to watch our racing and present the prizes. Every one was a winner, but some are more winner than others, so congratulations to Port Seton for winning three events: the mixed open, men’s over 40 and Women’s over 40; to North Berwick for winning the mixed over 40, to Coigach for winning the men’s open, and to Anstruther for winning the Women’s open.

See post below for Flickr link.