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Hexham Regatta and the Metropolitan Regatta 2023
After 3 weeks of subdued activity and no entries at Wansbeck Regatta or the National Schools Regatta the season continued with Hexham Regatta on June 3rd, always a very popular event particularly with students, falling towards the end of the academic year and the week before Durham Regatta. As Durham ARC provides transport for Durham[…]
Tees and Nottingham Regattas
Another weekend of divided loyalties saw some squads making the short trip to Tees Regatta on May 13th while others went further afield to the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont for Nottingham City Regatta on May 13th and Nottingham Masters and Club Regatta on May 14th. Racing at Tees took place over the 800[…]
Durham City hosts Coronation Regatta and Sprint
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[…]
Draw for Durham City Coronation Regatta and Sprint
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.
Regatta season gets underway at Nottingham and Strathclyde
The first action of the 2023 regatta season for Club members came on April 22nd and 23rd when the Junior, Senior and Masters squads visited two of the UK’s three multi-lane international courses at Nottingham and Strathclyde Park. Junior Inter Regional Regatta Durham ARC had members in six of the entries selected to represent the[…]
Peter Stavers 1937-2023
We are very saddened to hear that Peter Stavers passed away last week. Peter was a Life Member of the club and a regular volunteer in his retirement. He was also an Umpire for several years. Our thoughts are with Brenda and Peter’s family at this time.
Launch of book by Andy Jaggard
The official launch of a new publication by Andy Jaggard takes place at Stratford-on-Avon on Monday. ‘Shakespeare Press – The Memoir of Gerald Jaggard’ has nothing to do with Rowing, as Andy explains. “Over the last two years I’ve chatted to quite a few people who I’ve coached, or scull with, about the book. The[…]
Blade dedication by Cambridge heroes
On the morning of Sunday 16th April we welcomed home our two successful Boat Race rowers and ex juniors Sam Taylor and Matthew Edge. Sam Taylor took the win in the lightweight race om March 20th by 11 lengths before Matt Edge took a thrilling victory in the Men’s Cambridge blue boat less than a[…]
Junior Inter Regional Trials
A successful day at the Junior Inter Regional Trials for the Northern Region at Cambois Rowing Club on March 11th led to 6 of Durham ARC’s 12 participating crews and scullers gaining qualification for the Junior Inter Regional Regatta (JIRR) which takes place at the National Watersports Centre at Nottingham on April 22nd. The time[…]
Boat Race success
The Gemini Boat Races took place this year on Sunday, March 26th, including the 77th Women’s Boat Race, the 168th Men’s Boat Race, and the Men’s and Women’s Reserve Races. The Men’s Race was of special interest as Matthew Edge, formerly of Durham ARC Juniors, was named at bow in the Cambridge Eight. The Men’s[…]
Coronation Regatta and Sprints 2023
To celebrate the Coronation of King Charles we will hold our Coronation Regatta on Sunday 7th May and our Coronation Sprints on Monday 8th May. The posters are now available and entries will open soon.
Two entries at Head of the River
On Saturday, March 18th the Senior Men entered 2 eights for the Head of the River Race (HoRR), their best entry since the 1990s and indicative of their continued expansion. The race traditionally takes place a week before The Boat Race over 6.8km of the Championship Course on the Tideway between Mortlake and Putney, and[…]
Lakeland host Derwentwater Head
Several years of planning came to fruition on March 4th as the first rowing competition to take place on Derwentwater in over 150 years went ahead. Fifty-four eights, fours and quads from sixteen clubs across the North of England took to the placid waters, launching from the beach at Keswick foreshore and paddling to the[…]
Sam impresses at February GB U19 Trials
Sam Terry headed to Boston for the GB U19 Trials on February 18th and 19th. After many months of preparation and extra sessions with the coaching team Sam came home from the Saturday 5km trial with an incredible 18th place from a field of 32 athletes in the single. Sunday then saw him paired with[…]
World Indoor Championships goes hybrid
The 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships, presented by Concept 2, went ahead as a hybrid event for the first time on February 25th and 26th, with an impressive entry of around 1600 athletes taking part, some competing in-person at the host venue at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Toronto, Canada while others took[…]
Head racing continues on the Tyne
Winter heads on the River Tyne are an important part of the rowing calendar, providing challenging tidal conditions for crews preparing for the Tideway Heads at the end of the season in March. Rutherford Head opens the season for eights racing over the 5km Championship course in December and is followed by Tyne United New[…]
Durham Small Boats Head 2023 report
Durham Small Boats Head went ahead on February 4th in pleasant conditions and without undue incident. A full entry of 388 for the time-trial in four divisions over 1800 metres included large contingents of 48 from George Watson’s College and 56 from George Heriot’s School, both travelling from Edinburgh to compete, as well as local[…]
Durham Small Boats Head 2023 – Results
The results of division of Durham Small Boats Head will appear here throughout the day. Full combined results will be published shortly after racing completes. Division 1 – Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 4. Results (PDF) Consolidated over the four divisions with winners indicated.
Durham Small Boats Head 2023 – Draw and Start Order
The draw/start order and competitors instructions are now available for Durham Small Boats Head. We look forward to welcoming you to Durham on Saturday.
A Full House of medals from BR Festival of Indoor Rowing
Roger Stainforth was delighted this week to receive a belated Christmas present in the post from British Rowing in the form of a Full House of medals from the online Festival of Indoor Rowing! The four-event Festival comprising 1 minute, 500 metres, 4 minutes and 2000 metres events was quickly organised when the 2022 British[…]
Review of 2022
2022 was a remarkably positive year with all parts of the club seeing some success as reality returned slowly after two years of Covid desolation. As well as competitors getting used to on-water action without Covid restrictions the early events of the winter head racing season faced the usual uncertainty over weather and river conditions.[…]
Oarsman’s Dinner Awards and Christmas Party
For a second year the Oarsman’s Dinner Awards night was combined with the Club Christmas Party, this year taking place on Saturday, December 17th when around a hundred members enjoyed a night of food, drinks and dancing. Awards were presented to members for their outstanding contributions over the past year – Bill Golightly Shield for[…]
Rutherford Head 2022
Rutherford Head returned to its traditional late autumn slot, taking place for the second time in 2022 on December 3rd, after the postponed 2021 version was rearranged in February, on this occasion with no adverse weather predictions. The clamour for places in the North’s premier competition of the head racing season was as keen as[…]
Veteran Fours Head 2022
The Veteran Fours Head took place on the Tideway in London on Sunday, November 20th over the 6.8km Championship course from Mortlake to Putney. Representing Durham ARC among 260 entries was the Mixed Masters C 4x- of Michael Terry, Rachel Terry, Kim Forster and David Muse (photo by Al Craigie above), and a composite MasA[…]
North East Indoor Erg Championships includes BikeErg and SkiErg
Durham University Boat Club (DUBC) held its annual North East Indoor Erg Championships (NEIEC) at Maiden Castle on November 12th which happened to coincide with the Long Distance Sculling and Autumn Small Boats Head competitions in Durham – not great planning given that DUBC wished to attract more club and gym competitors and moved the[…]
Long Distance Sculling finale coincides with Durham Autumn SBH
A falling river level and unseasonally mild weather made conditions very tolerable for competitors, officials and spectators at Durham’s round of the Long Distance Sculling (LDS) Series and Durham Autumn Small Boats Head (ASBH), as Durham ARC hosted both competitions on Saturday, November 12th. A combined entry of over 300 saw the suspension of entries[…]
GB Under-19 early identification Trials at Boston
While the majority of the club was busy racing and hosting Durham LDS & SBH on Saturday, two of our incredible juniors were storming down the track at GB U19 Trails in Boston. Both Jennifer Napora and Sam Terry completed the 5km time trail in incredible fashion, showing some true northern grit and determination. The[…]
Durham Autumn Small Boats Head Results
Results from Durham Autumn Small Boats Head 2022 (combined over the two divisions) are available here. Durham Long Distance Sculls 2022 results are here.
Kingston Small Boats Head success
Gill Prescott and Helen McMillan produced an impressive performance at Kingston Small Boats Head on November 5th, joining Jackie Darling of Barnes Bridge Ladies RC and Birgith Sims of Kingston RC to win the Women’s Masters G 4x- event. Competing in Division 2 over the 5.2km course on the River Thames the quad won[…]
Purchase of Browns Coalyard completed
DURHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – 8th November 2022 Durham Amateur Rowing Club (the “Charity”) has completed the purchase of land and facilities from Browns Coalyard Limited. The acquisition adjacent to our existing property includes approximately 2.7 acres of land, a large boat storage facility and planning consent for a 2nd boathouse. Paul Rutter, Director of the[…]


























