On the weekend, we took a small trip up to Hereford with our friends from Gloucester Rowing Club to compete at Hereford Rowing Club's annual 1km Regatta and 500m Sprint. With eight categories entered, it was going to be a busy weekend for some of our rowers, all aiming to finish the season with some … Continue reading Points & Pots at Hereford Regatta
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Bristol Avon Regatta
On Saturday the 14th May, the rowing club had a small entry into the Bristol Avon Regatta at Saltford. The distance was 1000m, with four boats in three categories, a W.Nov 1x, two W.Nov 2x's and a Nov 2x. The first boat of the day was Florence Stevenson in the women's Novice Single Sculls against … Continue reading Bristol Avon Regatta
Evesham Regatta
The club took the small journey up the road to Evesham Rowing club for a weekend of racing - and the aim of getting some of the crews some regatta racing experience. Saturday The first boats out were our women's novice doubles: Crew Chariet and Zoonagh. Whilst the crews put in a great effort for … Continue reading Evesham Regatta
Varsity 2016
As the sun rose on Wednesday morning, the crews began to get themselves ready for the race in the afternoon, journeying up to Worcester at 9:30am to prepare and get the boats ready. After having a quick test on the water in the morning and grabbing some lunch, spectators and the crews were preparing themselves … Continue reading Varsity 2016
Wins for UoG Crews at Avon County
On Saturday 27th of February, the Rowing Club traveled to Saltford in Somerset for Avon County Rowing Clubs Spring Head Race. Four crews entered, a pair, two doubles and a coxed quad, all racing in the long course, 3300m. A head race is a time trial against other boats, where boats are set off periodically … Continue reading Wins for UoG Crews at Avon County
Welsh & BUCS Indoors
On Saturday 28th November, eleven members of the rowing club headed over to Cardiff to take part in the Welsh and British Universities Indoors Rowing Series. The men started off the day of racing in the Male Students Open 2k. Some great performances put in by the three Gloucestershire men in a very tough devision with … Continue reading Welsh & BUCS Indoors
Gloucester Autumn Head Race 2015
On the 25th October, two of our crews entered the Head Race run by our parent club, Gloucester Rowing Club. It was a great day for racing, with a slight chill in the air, but being local we knew the race course well and were prepared. The men's 4+ raced in the morning short course … Continue reading Gloucester Autumn Head Race 2015