Mark Bell and Deborah Newcombe describe some innovations for this year’s DURHAM PRIMARY regatta on 28th September … Andy: What exactly is a PRIMARY regatta? Mark: There is some confusion around .. a Primary Regatta is aimed at newcomers to the sport .. in their 1st year to 18 months of rowing .. and for[…]
Durham Primary Regatta takes place on Saturday 28th September. The Regatta offers events for Juniors, Masters and Recreational rowers over a 500 metres course. Full details can be found in the Regatta prospectus (PDF). Entries close 18:00 Sunday 22nd September.
The Secret Sculler quizzes the Captain, Richard Castling on BOAT ALLOCATION The Secret Sculler: So Richard … What’s the problem with the existing system of BOAT ALLOCATION? Richard: The problem with the current system is that it isn’t clear to people which groups or crews can use each boat. This has meant that people have[…]
D.A.R.C. and team arena have formed a partnership to design and run corporate and team events at the club. The club has run occasional corporate and team events over the years in response to requests, and myself and a few other regulars, have usually been involved. The idea now is to try to build a[…]
Latest from the National Championships – Alan Granlund describes a silver medal and some ‘oh so close’ photo finishes .. SILVER Medal for Aidan Rushforth in MJ141x Aidan coached by his father Peter with guidance from Bill Parker, is unbeaten so far this season, and rowed very well in a field of 30 scullers to take a very deserved[…]
DARC Masters travelled down to Henley. Held each year a week after Royal Henley,the Henley Masters regatta takes place on the first 1000 metres of the iconic Henley course, with the start by Temple Island and the intimidating ‘booms’ Solid performance by F 8 The ‘F’ eight, short of a couple of regulars through injury[…]
The Prince Bishop Fundraising Cruise 16th May A big thank you to all who supported the cruise and to Lynn and the Womens’ squad for their organisation. All 100 tickets were sold and the raffle and various donations raised £300, so the total raised £1300 for the new boats fund. The food was excellent and[…]
The place, British Rowing Masters Championships, Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham,19th May. The weather was, for once, sunny with hardly any wind on the course.– amazing for Holme Pierrepoint. And amazing were Lynn Pain’s two IM3 Womens Masters crews. A Masters ‘C’ IM3 Eight and the slightly more vintage Masters ‘D’ IM3 Eight. Their coxbox had been left behind[…]
After over a month of testing and tweaking Durham ARC is happy to announce our new River Wear WebCam and Weather Station. Combined together these allow club members to evaluate river conditions prior to leaving home. Images and readings are updated every few minutes throughout the day. WebCam The WebCam looks out over the landing[…]
For information about Durham Regatta please visit the Durham Regatta website.
Our annual All-comers Regatta will take place on Sunday 30th June. The event is aimed at those who have not rowed before. Get a team of friends/work colleagues together and come and have some fun. All equipment is provided along with training by our experienced rowing coaches.
This item is now sold Durham ARC have the following boat for sale 2006 Sims Evolution double scull, wing riggers, carbon seats. 95kg – bought for World Class Start hence little use. £3000 ovno Please contact Mark Bell for information or to make an offer.
The draw for Durham City Regatta is now available for both Saturday and Sunday plus division 1 time trial. Please ensure that all crewmembers, officials and helpers are familiar with the competitors instructions for Saturday and Sunday.
Entries for Durham City Regatta have now closed. The draw and safety instructions will be posted here on or after 7th May.
Join us for a BBQ cruise on the Prince Bishop, Thursday 16th May 2013. Tickets £10 from Durham ARC Women’s Squad members. Cruise on the Prince Bishop and bring your friends along. All proceeds will be donated to our latest pieces of 8 fundraising drive.
Join us on Saturday 27th April for QED our Quiz, Eat, Dance evening. RKM will provide the entertainment. Download the poster and bring your friends along. All proceeds will be donated to our latest pieces of 8 fundraising drive.
John first heard about the Explore Rowing course at Durham Amateur Rowing Club two years ago, he had been suffering from lower back pain for over 20 years, and his intake of painkillers was steadily increasing. He was diabetic and had high cholesterol levels. Even though John doubted that he would be able to manage[…]
The prospectus for Durham City Regatta is now available for both Saturday (also in pdf) and Sunday (also in pdf)
BROE will be accepting soon.
Entries close 6pm Friday 3rd May.
Coach Bill ‘Sparrow’ Parker puts a brave face on the new-style practise outings … but the Junior Girls crew find it hard to see the funny side Now coaches Alan and Bill vow to get them a new boat … Durham Amateur Rowing Club has launched a fundraising campaign to buy a new eight[…]
Geoff strikes gold, and Gill breaks her own world record Our indoor rowing masters had a successful weekend at the Irish Indoors on the 2nd and 3rd March 2013. Roger Stainforth won silver (men 60-69) , Helen McMillan bronze (women 40-49) ,Geoff Graham gold (men 70+) and Gill Prescott (women 50-59) gold. Helen got a[…]
Women’s Eights Head of the River race The Women’s Eights Head of the River Race took place on Saturday 9th March on the Thames. Some of the crew travelled with Mark in the minibus, others came by train, arriving on Friday night in time for a big pasta meal. They had a good night’s sleep,[…]
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