Roger Stainforth continued his good form winning the 70-74 Heavyweight category gold medal at the Deutsche Rudern Meisterschaft (German Masters Indoor Rowing Championships) in Essen on Sunday January 29th in a time of 3.24.9 for 1000m, the fastest recorded by a GB athlete in the age group on the Concept2 records for 2017, a very[…]
Durham ARC’s only representative Roger Stainforth emerged from the British Rowing Indoor Championships on December 10th with a gold medal, the third time in 2 years that he has returned victorious since the national championships were relaunched in February 2015 and moved to their new home, the 2012 London Olympic velodrome at Lea Valley VeloPark.[…]
This year’s 50th anniversary Rutherford Head proved to be the most popular to date with entries suspended 2 weeks before the official closing date. Named after its founding body Rutherford College (the forerunner of Northumbria University) the Head effectively marks the start of the winter racing season. Come November 26th a calm, sunny but cold[…]
Heavy rain during the week raised concerns about prospects for York Small Boats Head but come the day autumn sunshine prevailed allowing all 3 divisions to go ahead as planned over 3km on the River Ouse on Sunday, November 20th. Durham ARC had 20 entries from a range of squads and 6 wins were secured.[…]
Cold wet conditions failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the record entry for the Bonfire Night double header of the Northern Rowing Council’s Durham Long Distance Sculls (LDS) and Durham Autumn Small Boats Head (SBH) organised by Durham Amateur Rowing Club. With a field of 124 entries for the morning sculling race and 108 for[…]
Results for the Wear Autumn Small Boats Head race are now available. Results for the morning Wear Long Distance Sculls event can be found on the NE Rowing LDS site.
The 2016 Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships took place on Saturday, 29th October at Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, where Roger Stainforth competed in and won the age 70+ 1000m race in a time of 3m:28.2s. Later in the day he went on to race over 2k in the open heavyweight category in a time of 7m:26.6s.
Glorious autumn sunshine welcomed 120 competing crews to Cambois Rowing Club on the River Wansbeck on October 1st for the first of 6 rounds of the Long Distance Sculling Series. There were wins over the 3350 metre time trial course for Durham ARC crews in the J17 and Women’s Masters D coxless quads and for[…]
The eighth and final round of the 2016 Explore Series took place at Durham ARC on October 2nd with 12 crews in competition for points in 24 side by side sweep-oar races over a 300 metre course. The weather stayed fine and three crews, two from Durham ARC and one from Tyne ARC, finished with[…]
Ten DARC members took part in the World Rowing Masters Championships between September 8th and 11th, this year taking place at Lake Bagsvaerd near Copenhagen in Denmark. The Championships is a huge event, and welcomed 3451 rowers from 584 different clubs and from more than 40 countries. Masters rowers compete over a 1000 metre course[…]
After the cancellation of the Talkin Tarn round of the Explore Series in August because of a forecast of strong winds the penultimate of the 8 rounds went ahead at the sumptuously refurbished Tyne Amateur Rowing Club on Sunday September 4th. A late start saw crews waiting for the tide to come in and the[…]
The World Rowing Championships took place on the recently opened 6 lane Willem-Alexander Baan course in Rotterdam between August 21st and 28th, with Hope Cessford of Durham ARC and Lauren Irwin of Chester-le-Street ARC selected for Great Britain in the Junior Women’s Pair (for athletes under 19), the only representatives from the Northern region in[…]
Congratulations to Hope Cessford of Durham ARC on being selected for the Great Britain Junior squad to take part in the World Rowing Junior Championships in Rotterdam in August. Hope will be rowing in the Women’s Pair with Lauren Irwin of Chester-le-Street ARC, one of 9 Junior crews selected for the Championships. The 36 Junior[…]
The Juniors rounded off the season by taking part in the British Rowing Junior Regatta staged at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham on July 15th to 17th. This year’s event was extended to three days rather than the usual two to allow J14s to enhance their competition experience by taking part in a fun[…]
Durham ARC returned from the 2016 Henley Masters Regatta last weekend with 2 gold medals. Held over a 1000 metre course at Henley-on-Thames on July 8th and 9th the regatta has taken place annually since 1994 on the week following Henley Royal Regatta. Eagerly anticipated by the Masters rowing community (those aged over 27) it[…]
The younger juniors went to Bradford Sprint Regatta on Saturday June 25th. With 18 different combinations of girls in doubles and quads taking part in a total of 8 events Mark, Debbie and Ray had an extremely busy day getting crews on and off the water. The older girls worked well organising themselves in rigging,[…]
The Northern Explore Series, now in its fifth year, broke new ground on June 5th, visiting England’s northernmost rowing club at Berwick-on-Tweed for the first time. Berwick acquired 2 stable boats last year, aptly named Royal Tweed and Royal Border, enabling them to host an event. One of the features of the competition, for novice[…]
Durham ARC’s Juniors squad had a successful weekend at Durham Regatta on June 11th and 12th, with wins in 4 events at the prestigious annual event. On Saturday Aidan Rushforth continued his outstanding form, winning through 3 rounds to take victory in the J18 single sculls. After their win the previous week at the Metropolitan[…]
Durham ARC achieved notable success at this year’s British Rowing Masters Championships Regatta last weekend. The Regatta takes place at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham and is for competitors in the older age ranges with events categorised according to age bands to ensure fair competition. Around 1500 competitors with ages ranging[…]
Durham ARC’s Juniors squad took part in the National Schools Regatta, held last weekend on the 8-lane 2012 Olympic rowing lake at Eton Dorney, gaining valuable experience and bringing credit to the club. Three crews from the J14, J15 and J16s entered their age group events while two scullers entered for Championship events. Coached by[…]
After the disapointment of a cancelled Chester-le-Street Regatta three weeks earlier the rain stayed away allowing both days of Durham City Regatta to go ahead as planned. A large entry combined with an army of volunteers contributed to one of DARC’s most profitable and successful regattas to date, warm sunshine attracting a healthy crowd of[…]
After an enforced break due to winter floods rowers were able to take to the River Wear in Durham on February 6th for Durham Small Boats Head, a time trial over 1800 metres, hosted by Durham Amateur Rowing Club on an iconic stretch of water in the city centre passing under Elvet Bridge at the[…]
Durham ARC had a successful day at the 2015 British Rowing Indoor Championships held at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London on December 12th, bringing home 3 gold medals, with Joyce Collett winning in the Lightweight Women’s category for ages 60-64 over both the 2km and 500 metres distances, and Roger Stainforth securing victory in[…]
There was a great win in the Women’s Masters D category at the Veteran Fours Head of the River Race on Sunday November 8th for Durham ARC’s Gill Prescott and Helen McMillan in a coxless quad composite crew with Joy Skipper of Upper Thames and Lisa Kalal from Mortlake Anglian and Alpha Boat Club. The[…]
The sixth and final round of the 2015 Long Distance Sculling Series took place at South Hylton on November 7th and produced wins for DARC crews in the J16 coxless quad and women’s IM3 coxed quad. Two more wins saw Andy Jaggard take the Masters F single and John Lund the Masters G single sculls.[…]
The Durham round of the Long Distance Sculling Series went ahead on Saturday October 31st after some initial concern about the river conditions. Several clubs in the Northern region also offer an Autumn Small Boats Head on the same day to make a double-header, with DARC’s first venture attracting 125 entries of all boat types.[…]
After winning the gold medal in the J16 girls single sculls at this year’s National Junior Championships one of Durham ARC’s most promising young scullers Hope Cessford continued her excellent form, this time competing in a coxless quad at the British Rowing Senior Championships, held at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham over the weekend[…]
This year’s Long Distance Sculling Series is into full swing with rounds at Cambois, Berwick and Tees already completed and the Durham round due to take place on October 31st. The series, which opens the winter heads season, is organised by the Northern Rowing Council and takes place over 6 consecutive weekends at venues across[…]
The 2015 Sunday League drew to a close at Tyne ARC on October 4th after a busy conclusion to the season due to the postponed Talkin Tarn skills round being slotted in two weeks earlier. With the Tynemouth round cancelled in May because of unsuitable weather conditions this meant only 7 of the 8 scheduled[…]
The Juniors had a successful day at Durham Autumn Sprint Regatta with wins in the J13 2x, WJ14 4x+ and J18 2x. In the masters events there was a win for Clare Woodward in the Masters C/E 1x. Results are available here. Thanks to Angela Harrison for photo of the winning WJ14 4x+.