Durham Autumn Small Boats Head
York Small Boats Head
York Small Boats Head took place on Sunday, November 17th. For once the head which fills the gap between the end of the Long Distance Sculling Series and Rutherford Head met with a spell of settled weather and was able to go ahead on the scheduled date. In recent years the River Ouse has been[…]
Records for Roger at 80
While the attention of the Rowing community in the North of England was focused on Durham Long Distance Sculls (LDS) and Autumn Small Boats Head (ASBH) last Saturday, November 2nd, Roger Stainforth was otherwise occupied representing Durham ARC at the North East Indoor Rowing Championships (NEIRC), organised by Durham University Boat Club (DUBC) and held[…]
Durham LDS and Autumn Small Boats Head enjoy fine conditions
Durham ARC hosted the final round of the 2024 Northern Rowing Long Distance Sculling Series (LDS) on the morning of Saturday, November 2nd, followed by Durham Autumn Small Boats Head (ASBH) in the afternoon. The drizzle that greeted competitors arriving for the LDS race soon dispersed to allow both competitions to enjoy very pleasant conditions.[…]
Durham LDS and Autumn SBH results
Results are available for the 2024 Durham Long Distance Sculls and Durham Autumn Small Boats Head that took place on November 2nd. For additional reports see the Long Distance Sculling Series and Durham Autumn Small Boats Head pages and Oar-online.
Sculling Series continues at Tyne, Wansbeck and South Hylton
The 2024 Long Distance Sculling Series has visited three more northern rivers in as many weeks, at Tyne LDS and Tyne United (TURC) Small Boats Head (SBH) on October 12th, Wansbeck LDS and SBH on October 19th and South Hylton LDS on October 26th. Four of the six rounds in the series are complemented by[…]
October scratch regatta thwarted
Following the success of the scratch regatta in August the daytime members planned to stage an internal scratch eights event with a social slant on Thursday, October 17th but the onset of autumnal weather and a fast flowing river meant the abandonment of the rowing part of the plan. Around 25 rowers and friends did[…]
Durham Sunday League 2024
On October 6th Durham ARC played host to the final round of the 2024 Northern Rowing Sunday League. In the best attended round of the season 16 crews representing 10 clubs from the northern region enjoyed a series of races over a 350 metre course in glorious autumnal conditions. The league is organized by the[…]
Autumn Sculling Series goes to Berwick and Tees
The 2024 Long Distance Sculling Series started on September 28th at Berwick where Durham ARC was represented by Masters single scullers Paolo Fortis and Gill Gilbert among a field of 46 in the time trial which took place in near ideal conditions over 4700 metres on the River Tweed. Berwick ARC was the most successful[…]
Fireworks by the River – November 3rd 2024
One of the biggest nights in our events calendar sees the return of the annual fireworks display on Sunday, November 3rd, Durham’s ONLY City Centre display on the banks of the river! Tickets are now on sale. Gates: 5pm Display: 7pm We advise early arrival Ticket information With the huge growth of the event over[…]
Durham to stage October Sunday League finale
Durham ARC will host the climax of the 2024 Sunday League season on October 6th by staging the sixth and final event of the popular monthly series aimed primarily at novice and recreational rowers. This years league, organised by the Northern Rowing Council, would have commenced at Berwick in April had it not been cancelled[…]
Durham Long Distance Sculling and Autumn Small Boats Head – November 2nd 2024
Durham ARC will host the final round of the 2024 Northern Rowing Long Distance Sculling (LDS) Series and its own Autumn Small Boats Head (ASBH) on Saturday, November 2nd. The poster for both of the above is here. Further information will be added to the ASBH and LDS Series pages when available. The LDS race[…]
Chairman’s Scratch Regatta 2024
The Chairman’s Scratch Regatta for eights and quads on Sunday, September 22nd took advantage of the blank weekend left by the disaffiliation of the Autumn Sprint from the racing calendar to provide a fabulous morning and afternoon of of fun racing for members from all sections of the Club. Around 70 members drawn from junior,[…]
World Rowing Masters Regatta 2024
Masters enjoyed an excellent trip to Brandenburg in Germany for the 2024 World Rowing Masters Regatta which took place over 5 days between September 11th and 15th. Celebrating the 50th anniversary this year’s Regatta attracted 4843 entries from 721 clubs around the world to the Beetzsee to contest 148 events and around 680 races over[…]
Senior squad recruitment 2024/25
Durham ARC’s growing Senior Men’s and Women’s squads are looking for experienced new faces to join them for the 2024/25 season. Perhaps you’re a student who can’t quite commit to university training or you’re a returning rower from a few years out of the sport? Both sculling and sweep opportunities are available in a range[…]
Durham Regatta on Matt Baker TV show
Durham Regatta was the title feature of Episode 2 in Series 3 of the TV travel series Matt Baker:Travels with Mum & Dad shown on More 4 on September 9th. In the series Matt Baker and his parents Janice and Mike travel around the North East in a caravan, seeing the unique sights of the[…]
Tour of the Upper Thames
Members of Durham ARC joined over 80 participants for the 30th anniversary British Rowing Tour between August 29th and September 1st, rowing along the upper reaches of the River Thames from Bablock Hythe to Mapledurham in a repeat of the 2018 tour, covering 71 kilometres in 3 days and passing through 14 locks along the[…]
Squads look forward to head racing
The successes of Team GB at the Paris Olympics and the World Rowing Championships in Canada has left crews eager to build in preparation for winter time trials ahead. With the Paralympics about to start September marks the transition from the side by side regattas of summer towards the longer distance head racing season ahead.[…]
Members enjoy summer scratch regatta
On the morning of Thursday, August 15th around 60 members and invited guests from Tees and Hexham Rowing Clubs took part in a scratch regatta for eights and coxed quads organised by DARC’s daytime rowers which involved crews being drawn at random from the three clubs. After a series of races over a 400 metre[…]
Rowing tour of Portugal
Rowers from Durham ARC and colleagues from Hexham Rowing Club took part in British Rowing’s 2024 European Tour of the River Douro in Portugal, covering a distance of around 115km over 4 days, joining the final group to undertake the same route this year, between July 12th and 15th. The popularity of the tour which[…]
British Rowing Junior and Senior Championships
The Junior squad was well represented at the inaugural British Rowing Junior and Senior Championships held between Friday, July 19th and Monday, July 22nd and produced some impressive results over the four days of racing at Holme Pierrepont. This year is the first in which Junior and Senior Championships have been combined and the first[…]
Annual General Meetings and 2024/25 Committee
The Annual General Meetings of the Club, Company and Charity took place on July 16th 2024, preceded by a Special General Meeting at which a motion to amend the Club Rules and Bye-Laws was discussed and agreed following acceptance of proposed amendments. Club Officers appointed for 2024/25 are listed on the Committees and Governance page.[…]
Sunday League reaches halfway at Hexham
The 2024 Sunday League season reached its halfway point at Hexham on July 7th. The blustery conditions of Talkin Tarn Regatta the day before held off until the conclusion of racing as 13 crews contested a series of side by side races in stable coxed quads over a 350 metre course on the River Tyne.[…]
Racing wraps up for summer at Talkin Tarn Regatta
The summer racing season in the Northern region concluded with Talkin Tarn Regatta on Saturday, July 6th, a day that offered many alternative sporting distractions around the country and overseas. Thirty three entries representing Durham ARC raced in 3 lanes on the picturesque 700 metre course in chageable conditions that at different times throughout the[…]
GB J16 Trials 2024
Last weekend saw Jonny Cleugh (J16) and Quinn Mosley (J15) head to the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham to compete against the cream of the crop of junior rowing in the British Rowing GB trials. Both athletes posted impressive times at the time trial stage, as a result both finding themselves in the A Final![…]
Annual General Meeting, July 16th 2024
The Annual General Meeting will take place at 19:00 on Tuesday, July 16th 2024 at the City Boathouse. The notice includes details of: Special General Meeting of Durham Amateur Rowing Club Annual General Meeting of Durham Amateur Rowing Club Annual General Meeting of Durham Amateur Rowing Club 1860 Limited Nominations for officers are now open.
Crews trial at Henley
Men’s and Women’s crews from Durham ARC took part in trials at Henley during consecutive weeks in June. On Friday, June 21st the Women’s quad of Anna Golightly, Rachel Wilson, Lilly Muskett and Gabby Maxfield started in the time trial for the Chairman’s Trophy for Aspirational coxless quads at Henley Women’s Regatta, completing the 1400[…]
British Rowing Masters Championships 2024
Eight entries from Durham ARC went to Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham for the 2024 British Rowing Masters Championships with racing taking place in changeable weather conditions over 1000 metres on June 15th and 16th. An increase of 89 in overall entries since last year resulted in a new record entry for the competition of 910.[…]
Wins aplenty at Durham Regatta
Volunteers and spectators were able to enjoy pleasant sunshine for the eagerly awaited 191st Durham Regatta on June 8th and 9th, as competitors rose to the challenge of a stiff headwind throughout the weekend. Durham ARC was able to record its most successful Durham Regatta in terms of racing success for many years. The 20[…]
Durham Regatta draw and Volunteer Briefing
The draw and competitors information for Durham Regatta on June 8th and 9th have been published on the Durham Regatta website at https://durham-regatta.org.uk/be-involved/competitors/ Volunteers are also invited to attend the Volunteer Briefing which will take place in the hall at Durham ARC at 7pm on Thursday, June 6th. A copy of the Volunteer Handbook is[…]
Hexham Regatta and the Metropolitan Regatta 2024
Hexham Regatta Seven trailers departed from Durham ARC on the first day of June bound for Hexham Regatta and laden with the boats required by 24 entries from DARC and 99 from 15 Durham College Boat Clubs. With the date falling after exams and the week before Durham Regatta Hexham is always popular, and the[…]