Glasgow Rowing Club was very well represented at the weekend for Scottish Rowing Spring Regatta at Strathclyde Park. Seniors and Juniors competed over the 2 days in very challenging conditions. It was bright and sunny for most of the weekend with a very strong crosswind which made for very difficult rowing all weekend.

First to row was Sharon in WMas 1x . She made it to the start and back down, racing hard and without incident in winds that were causing boats to capsize. WNov8+ were at the start in plenty of time and then tried to keep safely out of the way until the start. Attaching to the stakeboat was an interesting experience but they started well and maintained pressure on the other crew right until the end winning by around a length.

OMas 2x Bill and Pete had a great race coming 3^rd , again in extremely strong wind conditions. WJ18 2x Stefani and Hannah had a strong time trial and then a great race in the final to come 2^nd.

Sunday morning started with WJ18 1x Stefani racing to a very strong position in the B final coming 4^th overall.

WNov 4x+ had very strong opposition and extremely strong cross winds which made rowing, starting and racing more exciting than expected. They raced well, looked very strong and finished with a great result. A boat to watch in the next few regattas.

WNov 2x on Sunday saw 3 boats from GRC entering and all raced very well in the time trial and then in B,C and D finals. WMas 2x Sharon and Alison rowed well to come 3^rd in a very strong field.

John raced in J15 1x and Daniel in J14 1x. Both raced well in the time trial and their finals with John coming 3^rd. Caitlin raced in WJ142x as a composite with Strathclyde Park and raced well in both the time trial and final. 

This was probably the worst weather seen for a long time at a Strathclyde Park regatta and arguably some of the races should have been cancelled due to the wind conditions.  However, GRC raced well in very strong winds, had no capsizes, learnt a lot of valuable lessons for future racing and everyone represented the club with passion. The Clyde will look so good when we get back to safety!

Thank you to everyone who raced, supported, helped with boat loading and unloading, carried boats and oars to the pontoons – you are very much appreciated.

The lasted details for the upcoming competitions from Scottish Rowing are here:

Competition Calendar from Scottish Rowing

To note we have changed the Boat booking form and the new link is below and should be used going forward.

• Cleaning guidance document.
• Revised Boat Booking Form
• Revised Risk Assessment – December 2021

Latest Scottish Rowing guidance dated 22 December 2021

For further details see the Scottish Rowing post above or the GRC Covid 19 Guidance page:

GRC C-19 Guidance

As a gentle reminder to all Club members that the Rules & Guidance below have been reviewed and agreed upon by all of the Rowing Clubs who use the Clyde. For those who have been out over the winter months it will serve as a timely reminder as the river get busier again and for those who have been away for a while it is essential that you remind yourselves of the Rules & Guidance which are there for everyones safety and enjoyment.

River Rules & Guidance