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.[…]
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[…]
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![…]
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.
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[…]
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.[…]
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[…]
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 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[…]
Durham Regatta’s Online Shop is now open for the sale of merchandise for collection over the weekend of the 2024 Regatta – Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th, 2024. Also available are entry tickets and parking permits which can be ordered online and collected from the Regatta car park on Friday, June 7th between[…]
Two Junior scullers from Durham ARC represented the club at the 2024 National Schools Regatta (NSR) at Dorney Lake over the weekend of May 24th to 26th and did the club proud by producing excellent performances to both reach the A final of the Championship single sculls. The NSR has become a mainstay of the[…]
The racing season continued in the Spring sunshine with Tees Regatta on Saturday, May 11th, and the Nottingham Regattas on May 11th and 12th. Tees Regatta 2024 Durham ARC had 25 entries at Tees Regatta, held on the 850 metre 4-lane buoyed course between the Tees Barrage and the River Tees Watersports Centre. Wins were[…]
At the 2024 Durham Regatta on June 8th and 9th our Grand Marquee is throwing open its doors for a weekend of shopping and boat repairs. In the heart of the athlete area you will find well loved traders, such as Square Blades, Five57 Sportsgear, OddBalls and more to be announced! Boat builders Janousek &[…]
A large entry of over 500 enjoyed some exciting racing in pleasant conditions at Durham City Regatta over the weekend of May 4th and 5th. The drier weather and lower river level made the shallow water near the start line more obvious but competitors in the main were able to avoid the buoyed off area[…]
The Senior Women and Masters Women went to the 8-lane course at Strathclyde Park for the Scottish Rowing Spring Regatta over the weekend of April 27th and 28th, always a favourite location with members of Northern clubs seeking an early season opportunity of some multi-lane racing. Durham ARC had three entries, the Seniors entering the[…]
Four members of the Junior squad came through Trials at Cambois Rowing Club on March 16th to earn places in the team to represent the Northern Region at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta (JIRR) at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham on April 20th. Results from the Trials are available here and other trials information can be found[…]
Cambridge University Boat Club enjoyed double success on the one weekend in the year when Rowing is most in the spotlight, taking both Men’s and Women’s Boat Races on Saturday, March 30th. The previous day had seen Cambridge secure another double of winning both the Men’s and Women’s Lightweight Boat Races. For a second year[…]
The winter head racing season drew to a close with entries from Durham ARC going to London for the Head of the River Race (HoRR) on Saturday, March 23rd and the Vesta Masters Head on Sunday, March 24th. The Senior Men were representing the club on the Tideway for a third consecutive year, this time[…]
Spring can’t arrive quickly enough for rowers for whom the winter season has been beset by cancellations and curtailments through challenging weather and water conditions. A succession of storms has left rivers in a constant state of flood and fast flowing water unsuitable for rowing, particularly the Thames, Severn and Trent with their large catchment[…]
For a second successive year Durham ARC alumni have been named in Cambridge University crews for the Men’s Boat Race. At the crew announcement for the 2024 Men’s and Women’s Boat Races which took place at Battersea Power Station on March 13th, Matt Edge was named in the stroke seat of the Cambridge Blue Boat[…]
On Friday, February 23rd Izzy Maddison from Durham ARC achieved 10th place out of 44 entrants in the Year 10 girls 5 minutes race at the 2024 National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds. Izzy was one of around 900 participants at the Northern edition of what[…]
A full entry of almost 400 enjoyed a splendid day of racing over 4 divisions at Durham Small Boats Head on Saturday, February 3rd, the main competition hosted by the club during the winter season. The event was given the go ahead thanks to the river level having fallen to near normal by the appointed[…]
The results from Durham Small Boats Head are available for Division 1, Division 2, Division 3 and Division 4, as well as full results combined over all four divisions with handicaps applied and event winners indicated. Additional reports can be found on Oar-Online.
The winter season started in fine style on the River Tyne on January 20th at Tyne United New Years Head, which is hosted jointly with Durham University Boat Club. Though the viability of the competition was in doubt for some time because of concerns about Storm Isha the decision to go ahead was vindicated, and[…]
Dates of Learn to Row courses for 2024 are now available on the website. The first course is for Juniors (11-16yrs), starting on Monday, February 19th, 2024 and continuing for 4 consecutive days – 19/02, 20/02, 21/02, 22/02, between 10:00-12:00 each day. The schedule of Junior course dates for the year is as follows –[…]
On January 11th 2024 Ian Shepherd achieved the remarkable milestone of 71 years membership of Durham ARC which was marked with a celebratory paddle in a double with Barry Hudson. Ian joined the club in 1953 and can be seen in the above Club photo of that year on the back row 5th from the[…]
The poster for Durham Small Boats Head on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 is now available here. Entries will open on Friday, January 12th and close at 7pm on Friday, January 26th but may be suspended earlier if the safety limit of 400 is reached.
The year has been a mixed one with good progress and many successes on the water despite several events being cancelled or curtailed because of adverse weather and conditions, while the state of our rivers has given rise to some concern. Winter 2023 started brightly with 12 entries for Tyne United New Years Head in[…]
Umpires are essential in order to run all of the competitions in the racing calendar and we are very grateful to the umpires who give so much of their time voluntarily to allow members to compete. Here at Durham we run some of the largest competitions in the Northern region and Durham ARC has always[…]
Roger Stainforth was unable to take part in the British Rowing Indoor Championships this year but plans to be back in action for next year’s Championships when he moves up an age category. Before the Championships which were held on December 9th at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham as part of FitFest 2023 Fergus[…]