News from CCRC in Maidens Ayrshire
We held our annual Excisemans Chase on Saturday 21st September and looked after 8 other teams ; FOCCRS/Prestwick/Royal Gourock/Dunure/Troon/Anstruther and for the first time Portpartick /Ayr Renegade .
There was a slight breeze for the crews heading out to Gas House bay at Culzean from Maidens Harbour and an easier row back for the return crew but it was a superb coastal sea row and Troon produced the best time and regained the trophy .
It is always great fun as both sets of teams need to walk through the beautiful Culzean either to or from the bay and someone in each boat needs to get out and secure the mini bottle of whisky and take back to maidens .
The mini chase later that day remained in the harbour and again Troon won.
It was so wonderful seeing all these teams and their supporters enjoy our hospitality and bottle stall and just mingle amongst fellow rowers.
Hopefully have some more Autumn/Winter rows on chillier but calmer seas .
