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[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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.[…]
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[…]
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.[…]
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.
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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 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[…]
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[…]
The annual fireworks display on Sunday, November 5th proved a great success with tickets selling out online days in advance and attracting around 1500 on what was a very busy weekend. Food and drink was on sale throughout the evening. Thanks to everyone for their their continued support.
The 2023 Sunday League season reached its conclusion with the final round surviving a late weather scare to go ahead at Hexham on Sunday, October 1st. In a curtailed season of six scheduled rounds rather than the usual eight this was to be the only skills round. The League got off to a tentative start[…]
The naming of The Clive Hole Boathouse on September 16th was marked by an Eights and Octuples scratch regatta for members of the Club. Over 80 members from all areas of the club signed up to take part in the fun event which saw crews selected at random and allocated to one of seven Eights[…]
As the summer draws to a close we are hosting a Scratch Regatta and Social on Saturday, September 16th. A draw will be made to place those who want to race into random crews who will race one another in Eights (for Adults and Juniors J16+) and Octuples (for Juniors J15 and under), providing a[…]
After the success of last season which saw them qualify a crew for Henley Royal Regatta for the first time in a decade the Senior Men are keen to recruit new members to the squad for 2023/24. The story of 2022/23 is charted on Instagram here. Highlights include entries in the Veteran Fours Head on[…]
A Special General Meeting of the Club was convened on July 13th 2023 to consider changes proposed to the Club Rules and Bye Laws to bring them in line with the Charity Articles. The meeting was followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Club and the Annual General Meeting of the Company. The changes[…]
A clash of dates between the 2023 Durham City Regatta and the Coronation Day of King Charles III and Queen Camilla meant that the regatta moved forward a day, taking place on Sunday, May 7th and Monday, May 8th. Billed as the Coronation Regatta, Sunday had a full entry of 246 competing over 700 metres[…]
The draw for Durham City Coronation Regatta (Sunday) and Coronation Sprint (Monday), and instructions for competitors are now available on the City Regatta page. We look forward to welcoming you to the River Wear on May 7th and 8th.