Competitors at Tyne Head of the River endured showery conditions for the 4.5km time trial on February 8th, the same day as the GB Open Trials at Boston which no doubt prevented some highly ranked athletes from entering, Coming 2 weeks before the 2025 BUCS 4s and 8s Head, also to be held on the[…]
The first competition of the year has always been popular and the 2025 edition of Durham Small Boats Head certainly lived up to expectations, entries being suspended within hours of opening on January 10th. Weather concerns dissipated rapidly in the wake of Storm Eowyn and by race day on Saturday, February 1st, river conditions had[…]
Full results combined across the whole day for Durham Small Boats Head on Saturday, February 1st 2025 are here. Provisional division results: division 1, division 2, division 3, division 4.
Unperturbed by the aftermath of Storm Eowyn the previous day 160 crews took to the River Tyne on Saturday, January 25th as the winter racing season opened with Tyne United New Years Head. The time trial hosted jointly by Durham University Boat Club took place in bright but cold conditions with a stiff headwind giving[…]
The sport of rowing relies on Umpires to make sure racing is safe, fair and an enjoyable experience for everyone. The Northern region currently has 29 umpires, which is rather fewer than ideal, and the Regional Umpiring Committee would be pleased to hear from a few volunteers who would like to give it a try![…]
Peter Barron of Barron Media was at the Bill Parker boat naming ceremony on January 4th and has published an excellent article in The Northern Echo here. The ceremony was well attended and was a fitting tribute to Bill, his commitment and success in the sport. The article includes several photos of Bill.
Members and friends gathered on Saturday, January 4th at the invitation of Club Captain Anna as the club’s new Stampfli coxless quad/four was named in honour of former coach and oarsman Bill Parker who died in 2021. Many who had rowed with Bill or been coached by him over many years came together to celebrate[…]
Like its predecessor 2024 was a year in which competitions were interrupted significantly by the weather, although the North got off lightly compared with some other regions. It has been an eventful year. The following is a monthly synopsis. January The year started in exciting fashion with the launch of George Clooney’s film version of[…]
The coffee shop & bar will be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and will re-open on Friday, January 3rd 2025. Thank you to our members and customers. The staff would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2025!
Lunchtime Yoga and Pilates classes, now in their 8th year, continue in popularity, bringing in additional social members, and have boosted coffers through the donation of excess class funds to the club. Donations during 2024 have amounted to £858. The hour long classes which take place each Monday and Thursday are organised by Dave Green[…]
Members and friends are invited to a boat naming ceremony on January 4th at which the Club’s new Stampfli coxless quad will be named after former inspirational coach and oarsman Bill Parker who died in June 2021. All are welcome to attend the club at 1pm on Saturday, January 4th as members of Bill’s family[…]
Octogenarian oarsman Roger Stainforth celebrated double success at the 2024 British Rowing Indoor Championships (BRIC) on December 7th with victory in the 80-84 age group Open 2000 metres and 500 metres events. The Championships staged for the second year at Birmingham NEC as part of Fitfest 2024, the UK’s leading functional fitness competition, attracted over[…]
Roger Stainforth’s final preparations for the British Rowing Indoor Championships (BRIC) this weekend included an attempt last Friday on the 80-84 age group World Record for 2000 metres on the Concept2 SkiErg. Durham ARC acquired a new SkiErg machine and two BikeErgs in October thanks to a successful funding application through the Culture & Sport[…]
Rutherford Head went ahead in surprisingly mild and bright conditions on November 30th with a full entry of 287 taking on the 4.5km time trial over the Championship course on the River Tyne. Starting the first division at low tide allowed both divisions to be rowed with the flood tide and resulted in some fast[…]
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[…]
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 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.[…]
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.
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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 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 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[…]
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,[…]
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[…]
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 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[…]
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[…]