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Victories abound at Tees Regatta

Victories abound at Tees Regatta

Eighteen entries from Durham ARC entered Tees Regatta on May 17th, the second of the year’s Northern regattas, joining those from 37 clubs contesting 126 races in fine but breezy conditions on the 850 metre four-lane course on the River Tees. Banding of entries ensured that all races were straight finals. DARC achieved wins in[…]

Nottingham Regatta weekend

Nottingham Regatta weekend

Crews from Durham ARC were at Nottingham City Regatta and Nottingham Masters Regatta which this year fell on May 10th and 11th, the same weekend as Durham City Regatta. The regattas take place over 2000 metres on Saturday and 1000 metres on Sunday at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont and act as preparation[…]

Rowing tour of North Holland

Rowing tour of North Holland

Members of Durham ARC and Hexham RC joined the 7th British Rowing European Tour which this year took place in North Holland. Paddy Deans was DARC’s only representative, joining around 30 participants using 6 boats on the 3-day tour of the canals and lakes around Steenwijk between May 7th and 10th. The itinerary involved rowing[…]

Team North step up at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta

Team North step up at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta

Following trials at Cambois Rowing Club in March Junior members from thirteen clubs in the Northern Region were selected for the team to represent the region at the British Rowing Junior Inter Regional Regatta (JIRR) which took place on the multi-lane course at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham on Saturday, April 26th.[…]

Learn to Row in 2025

Learn to Row in 2025

Dates of Learn to Row courses for 2025 are now available on the Thinking of Rowing page. The courses are aimed at beginners, and no experience of rowing is necessary. On the course qualified coaches and a team of helpers will teach you the basics of rowing, sculling, coxing and indoor rowing. Adult Learn to[…]

DARC Women win at York

DARC Women win at York

Four crews from DARC entered the Yorkshire Head on March 1st. The head which is a major source of funds for rowing in the Yorkshire region is organised by the Yorkshire Rowing Council and takes place on the River Ouse in York. After suffering weather cancellations in previous years it was decided to run the[…]

DARC Ladies Night a great success

DARC Ladies Night a great success

Organizers Shirley and Debbie report on cocktails, mocktails, fun and games enjoyed at the recent Ladies Night. DARC held a Ladies Night on Friday 28 February 2025 at the club, with Cocktails, Mocktails, Chips, Brownies and Sweets. Turnout was excellent with 41 attendees and only 3 no-shows (they don’t know what they missed!) They say[…]

Bronze for Roger at World Indoor Championships 2025

Bronze for Roger at World Indoor Championships 2025

The 2025 World Rowing Indoor Championships, presented by Concept2, reached its climax with two weekends of finals on February 15th & 16th, and February 22nd & 23rd, and was contested as a wholly virtual competion with competitors taking part online from venues around the world. There was a bronze medal success for Roger Stainforth, who[…]

Head of the Trent 2025

Head of the Trent 2025

Four crews from DARC travelled south to Nottingham on Saturday, February 22nd in search of competition at the Head of the Trent. The J15 girls coxed quad had the best result of the day finishing second to Nottingham & Union Rowing Club in 13.19.3 over 3700 metres in division 2, while the WJ18 4x- was[…]

Dawn to dusk racing at Durham Small Boats Head 2025

Dawn to dusk racing at Durham Small Boats Head 2025

The first competition of the year has always been popular and the 2025 edition of Durham Small Boats Head certainly lived up to expectations, entries being suspended within hours of opening on January 10th. Weather concerns dissipated rapidly in the wake of Storm Eowyn and by race day on Saturday, February 1st, river conditions had[…]

Umpires needed for regatta season

Umpires needed for regatta season

The sport of rowing relies on Umpires to make sure racing is safe, fair and an enjoyable experience for everyone. The Northern region currently has 29 umpires, which is rather fewer than ideal, and the Regional Umpiring Committee would be pleased to hear from a few volunteers who would like to give it a try![…]

2024 in review

2024 in review

Like its predecessor 2024 was a year in which competitions were interrupted significantly by the weather, although the North got off lightly compared with some other regions. It has been an eventful year. The following is a monthly synopsis. January The year started in exciting fashion with the launch of George Clooney’s film version of[…]

British Rowing Indoor Championships double success

British Rowing Indoor Championships double success

Octogenarian oarsman Roger Stainforth celebrated double success at the 2024 British Rowing Indoor Championships (BRIC) on December 7th with victory in the 80-84 age group Open 2000 metres and 500 metres events. The Championships staged for the second year at Birmingham NEC as part of Fitfest 2024, the UK’s leading functional fitness competition, attracted over[…]