The annual double header of Durham Autumn Small Boats Head and the Long Distance Sculling (LDS) Series drew a record entry of 360 to the River Wear for an exciting days racing in balmy autumnal conditions on Saturday, November 7th. For a third year the final round of the LDS Series expanded to include a[…]
Record numbers of entries for the Durham Long Distance Sculling (LDS) and Autumn Small Boats Head (SBH) competitions on Saturday, November 7th, have been accommodated and start orders for both have now been produced. Thank you for your excellent support and apologies to those who could not be fitted in. With 360 entries there are[…]
Two more rounds of the Long Distance Sculling (LDS) Series went ahead during October and a third at Berwick on October 24th had the misfortune to coincide with Storm Austen and was cancelled. Tyne LDS and TURC SBH Durham ARC had 19 entries for the second double header of the season on October 17th –[…]
The 2026 Long Distance Sculling Series (LDS) got off to a bright and breezy start with Durham ARC entering more crews than any other club for the opening round at South Hylton on October 3rd, while 25 braved blustery conditions for round 2 and the associated Small Boats Head hosted on the River Tees by[…]
Durham ARC will host the final round of the 2026 Long Distance Sculling (LDS) Series and Durham Autumn Small Boats Head (ASBH) on Saturday, November 7th, each taking place over the 1800 metre head race course on the River Wear. The poster for Durham ASBH is here. Entries will open at 2pm on Friday, October[…]
By popular demand we will be back this year on Sunday 1st November with our best fireworks display yet! All of the usual food including BBQ, Hot Dogs, Chips, Soup and cakes plus this year we are being joined by The Greedy Goose serving up freshly baked wood fired pizza. The bar will be serving[…]
On September 27th DARC Explorers were at Tees Rowing Club for the Tees Minihead, an informal 4km time trial run once a month on a Sunday morning over a shortened version of the Tees Long Distance Sculling course. Organisation of the Minihead is conducted on a rota basis by different squads from Tees Rowing Club,[…]
In September Paddy Deans and Caroline Scholl from Durham ARC joined a group of 30 rowers from across the UK on the annual European Rowing Tour co-ordinated by the British Rowing Recreational Rowing Committee in conjunction with local tour organizers. The 2026 tour, between September 23rd and 26th, visited Poland, with participants rowing 150km along[…]
Autumn head racing got underway on September 19th as 12 entries from Durham ARC braved blustery conditions for the 2026 Tyne Single Scullers Head, hosted by Newcastle University Boat Club, a 3km time trial between Blaydon and Newburn for doubles and pairs as well as single scullers. With around half of the 237 entries being[…]
The Masters Women went to the 2026 World Rowing Masters Regatta which returned this year to the awe inspiring setting of Lake Bled in Slovenia between Wednesday 9th and Sunday 13th September. Four members combined to enter six events over the 5 days of competition in the record breaking regatta, joining 7000+ entries from 4700[…]
The weekend of Saturday, August 22nd and Sunday, August 23rd brought coastal rowing success for Durham ARC at the Scottish Rowing Beach Sprint and Offshore Championships at St Andrews. The double-header formed the final round of the 2026 Four Nations Coastal Sculling Series, the English Senior Beach Sprint round of which took place at South[…]
Favourable tide timings allowed the 2026 Great Tyne Row to go ahead on Sunday, August 23rd, the first time in three years that tides have been suitable for it to be staged. Twenty five crews in stable quads and fours, coastal skiffs and outrigger canoes set off from Newburn on the high tide for the[…]
The 2026 Annual General Meeting takes place on Sunday, September 6th, following a Special General Meeting at 11am to update the Company Articles and adopt new club rules. Agendas are attached here for the SGM and AGM.
August 8th was a day of great pride for the whole club as Quinn Mosley (stroke) and double partner Alfie Webb (bow) of Leander Club secured the silver medal for Great Britain by taking second place in the A final of the Men’s 2x at the 2026 World Rowing Under-19 Championships staged on the 6-lane[…]
Congratulations to Quinn Mosley on his selection for the team to represent Great Britain at the 2026 Under-19 World Rowing Championships taking place at Plovdiv, Bulgaria between August 6th and 9th, when a field of 660 athletes from 55 nations will race for world medals across 14 boat classes. British Rowing has named a GB[…]
Congratulations to Seren Williams and Charlotte Foster who entered the 2026 British Coastal Rowing Championships held at Whitby over the weekend of July 25th and 26th, and came away with a gold medal apiece, racing together in the Women’s under-19 2x, plus a silver medal for Seren in the Women’s under-19 1x (solo). Crews from[…]
A gold medal for Aidan Lawlor in the J16 single sculls was the standout performance of the 2026 British Rowing Club Championships last weekend (July 17th to 20th). A record entry for the Championships at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham included 18 entries from Durham ARC who came away with heads held high after[…]
A successful international debut saw Aidan Lawlor take victory in the Men’s single sculls at the 2026 J16 GB v France Match in Gravelines on July 11th to help the GB team achieve its third consecutive overall win in the annual match. Great Britain won the Men’s, Women’s and Overall events by winning 10 of[…]
The 32nd annual British Rowing Tour saw 90 rowers plus supporters visiting the Norfolk Broads between June 4th and 7th 2026. Rowing in coxed touring quads the eighteen participating crews drawn from clubs around the UK were split into 3 groups of 6, with each group following the same itinerary exploring the 3 main rivers[…]
Are you, or someone you know, living with cancer? Discover the physical and mental benefits of rowing in a friendly, supportive environment. We’re offering FREE Learn to Row sessions in Durham City Centre, including 6 months of free club membership for eligible participants. 📅 Tuesday evenings 🕕 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm No previous rowing[…]
Aidan Lawlor is one of 54 J16 athletes selected to represent Great Britain in the J16 GB v France Match at Gravelines, France on July 11th. Aidan has been selected to race in the Men’s Single Sculls, having won a gold medal in the event at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta in April. The team[…]
Classics by the River returns to the banks of the River Wear in Durham City on Monday, July 6th between 6pm and 9pm. Join us for an evening of stunning vintage vehicles, great company, and fantastic views. We will have a BBQ fired up on the night, along with a full selection of hot and[…]
By representing Durham ARC in the Prince of Wales Challenge Cup Quinn Mosley became the Club’s first representative at Henley Royal Regatta since 2023 and the first from the DARC Junior squad to take part since the 1990s. As a member of the GB Under-23 Development squad Quinn raced in the Leander Club, Leeds RC,[…]
Members had an enjoyable day at Talkin Tarn Regatta on Saturday, July 4th as concerns about the wind forecast for the end of season competition proved unfounded. Thanks to Talkin Tarn for hosting a successful day in which Durham ARC recorded victories in 8 events from 32 entries despite some scratchings in the smaller boat[…]
Durham ARC crews led the way with victory in 10 events at the 193rd Durham Regatta on June 13th and 14th. DARC’s 28 entries were among 530 or so from 55 clubs accepted for this year’s showpiece regatta on the River Wear, with those racing on Sunday enjoying better conditions, without Saturday’s fierce headwind. Saturday[…]
A grey day at Hexham on Saturday, June 6th proved to be an outstanding success as Durham ARC topped the ratings at Hexham Regatta with 12 wins from 22 events entered. With a record 272 races and 68 events scheduled there was an early start at 8am. Division 1 The J14 boys set the ball[…]
After 2-lane racing at our home regatta last weekend there was a different experience on offer at Tees Regatta on Saturday as 21 entries representing Durham ARC took on the water at the 850 metre 4-lane buoyed course at the River Tees Watersports Centre. Good organization saw 130 races squeezed into a 10-hour window, with[…]
Cold and wet conditions on the first day of Durham City Regatta on May 9th failed to dampen the enthusiasm of a bumper entry of 315 crews from 28 clubs competing over the 700-metre course on Saturday. Thankfully a big improvement in the weather on Sunday meant much greater footfall on the riverbanks to enjoy[…]
The draws for Saturday and Sunday of Durham City Regatta on May 9th and 10th are now available on the website along with competitors instructions. We look forward to welcoming competitors, officials and spectators to the River Wear at the weekend. Results for Saturday and Sunday will be published on Oar-online.
The division of the Thames region into six teams made this year’s Junior Inter Regional Regatta (JIRR) the largest ever, with 16 teams of J14 to J16 Juniors from across the UK competing for honours on the 6-lane course at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham on Saturday, April 25th. The Northern team drawn from13[…]