Continuing political turmoil and international uncertainty lay the very best foundations for the brightest and best sporting event of the 2022 calendar, Glasgow Rowing Club Summer Regatta.
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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 3rd , 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 2nd.
Sunday morning started with WJ18 1x Stefani racing to a very strong position in the B final coming 4th 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 3rd 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 3rd. 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:
To note we have changed the Boat booking form and the new link is below and should be used going forward.
Latest Scottish Rowing guidance dated 22 December 2021
For further details see the Scottish Rowing post above or the GRC Covid 19 Guidance page:
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.
