In April this year 17 rowers and 4 coaches flew to Catalonia for a week of hardcore training and a lot of fun. There was plenty of work but lots of fun too and just enough drama to keep everyone on their toes. Each day we had access to 2 coxless quads, a brand-new coxless[…]
On May 5th the third round of the Sunday League visited British Rowing’s northern outpost at Berwick-on-Tweed, taking in the small clubhouse with its particularly scenic location overlooking the Tweed estuary and the Royal Border Bridge. Eleven teams from the northern region joined one from Sheffield RC for a series of races in stable quads[…]
The draw for Durham City Regatta on May 11th and 12th is now available for Saturday and Sunday and should be read in conjunction with the Competitors’ Instructions.
Entries for Durham City Regatta are now closed. We expect to publish the draw on or after Tuesday May 7th.
Boat Race Day generally marks the end of the winter head racing season and the start of the summer sprint regatta season. This year’s races took place on Sunday April 7th, and while most media attention was focused on James Cracknell becoming the oldest competitor in the Boat Race’s 165 year history, Cambridge took the[…]
Durham City Regatta takes place on Saturday May 11th and Sunday May 12th 2019. Colour posters are available for Saturday and Sunday (also printer friendly format for Saturday and Sunday). Entries for both days will close at 6pm on May 2nd.
Dates of Learn to Row courses for Adults in 2019 have been published. Our first course starts on Sunday April 28th and will take place each Sunday thereafter for 8 weeks between 11.30am and 1.30pm. The course is for age 16+ beginners, and no experience of rowing is necessary. The cost is £95. To apply[…]
It’s been a busy few weeks for squads as the Tideway season looms for some, while others concentrate on preparations for the coming regatta season in April. Conditions were good for Tyne Head of the River race on February 16th with 10 crews from DARC among the 150 entries joining crews from Lancaster, York and[…]
There’s been no time for resting on his laurels for DARC’s Roger Stainforth since celebrating a fifth success at the British Rowing Indoor Championships in December. Never one to forego a challenge Roger’s latest endeavour stemmed from a chance conversation at the Burns Night supper which led to him gathering together a team for the[…]
Snow and freezing conditions greeted rowers from around the northern region who converged on the River Wear for Durham Small Boats Head on Saturday February 2nd. They were joined by competitors from Bradford, Lancaster and George Watson’s College in Edinburgh who had also made the journey. The time trial over 1800 metres, passing through the[…]
Provisional results for each division… Division 1, Division 2, Division 3,Division 4. Combined results and results by gender/boat class
Entries for Durham Small Boats Head have now closed. The start order will be posted by Tuesday January 29th.
The poster for Durham Small Boats Head on February 2nd is available here (and in printer-friendly format here). Entries will close at 7pm on Friday January 25th, or earlier if the safety limit is reached.
Durham Regatta has lost one of its most loyal servants following the death of long time commentator Keith Yates at the age of 79. Many will remember Keith as the voice of the Regatta for over 40 years. Although originally from Langley Moor he spent much of his life in the Midlands, returning to Durham[…]
Durham ARC’s Roger Stainforth recorded a fifth consecutive victory in the Masters 70-74 category at the Mizuno British Rowing Indoor Championships (BRIC) held at the Lee Valley Velopark in London on December 8th 2018. This year’s Championships was the biggest ever, attracting over 1800 competitors of all ages from across the UK and overseas, including[…]
Arguably the biggest event in the British Rowing head racing calendar outside London Rutherford Head provided the last chance for the region’s rowers to race before the festive break. Traditionally associated with bad weather this year’s event on December 1st was no exception, with rain and low temperatures greeting the large turnout of nearly 260[…]
Rowers from across the north of England converged on the River Wear last Saturday for the exciting double header of the final round of the Long Distance Sculling Series (LDS) and Durham Autumn Small Boats Head (SBH), both time trials hosted by Durham Amateur Rowing Club. The Sculling Series, which is organized by the Northern[…]
The results from Durham Autumn Small Boats Head are available in xls and pdf format.
The start order for Durham Autumn Small Boats Head on November 10th is available here in xlsx and pdf formats. The Durham LDS start order can be found at http://www.nerowing.com/lds2018.html Please read in conjunction with the Competitors Instructions for both events.
Entries are now closed for Durham Autumn Small Boats Head. The draw will be published on Wednesday 7th November.
On Monday, October 29th we welcomed John and Caroline Turnbull from Weyfarers Rowing Club and British Rowing’s Recreational Rowing Committee, who joined the daytime rowers for a paddle before retiring to the clubhouse for soup and bacon sandwiches prepared by Gene and helpers, where they addressed members about the virtues of rowing tours. John and[…]
The 2018 Northern Explore Series reached its conclusion on October 7th with the final round, the last of 7, taking place in breezy conditions at Tyne Amateur Rowing Club. Completing its seventh year the competition is organized by the Northern Rowing Council and is aimed at novice and recreational rowers, those returning to rowing after[…]
Entries are now open for Durham Autumn Small Boats Head. Closing date is Saturday 3rd November but we expect the competition to fill up early so don’t delay!
The 2018 autumn heads season got underway on the Tideway with the Pairs Head on October 6th with 470 crews representing clubs from across the UK, and Juniors, Seniors and Masters rowers racing in pairs (sweep-oar) and doubles (sculling) in age categories ranging from J16 to Masters H (70+). The race starts at The Boat[…]
The Regatta season drew to its conclusion with around 100 entries for Durham Autumn Sprint on September 29th. Traditionally this is an event that appeals mainly to junior competitors and this year was no exception, with Durham ARC, Durham School, St Leonard’s and the Tyne clubs well represented. For the second year omnium competitions were[…]
Around 120 members of the Junior, Senior and Masters squads gathered on Sunday September 16th for the naming of the club’s three new boats, a Stampfli quad ‘Darc Side of the Moon’ and double ‘Darc Legacy’, and a Janousek quad ‘Great White Darc’, whose purchase has been funded in part from the bequest of former[…]
The draw for Durham Autumn Sprint is available here. Please also read the Competitors Instructions for the event.
Entries have now closed for Durham Autumn Sprint Regatta. The draw is expected to be published late on Tuesday 25th September. We look forward to welcoming you to Durham.
Rowers from Durham ARC took part in the 37th Rallye du Canal du Midi in August, an annual rowing tour taking in 200km of the Canal du Midi in Southern France. Now a World Heritage Site the Canal is a marvel of 17th century engineering, the work of engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet, connecting the Bay of[…]
Durham Autumn Sprint Regatta takes place on Saturday 29th September. The poster (also in printer friendly format) is now available and the competition will open for entries early in September. Entries close 19:00 Friday 21st September.