Crews and a skiff have been to Queensferry at the end of June and to Ullapool for the Loch Broom Regatta on Saturday 11 July. At Ullapool one of our crews achieved a Club best-ever time of 13 minutes 49 seconds over a 2 km race course. Our July schools programme, with South Ayrshire, has …
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LATEST JUNE 2015 NEWS
Unfortunately the annual Regatta scheduled for 6 June had to be cancelled due to inclement weather. Following the cancellation, a lot of hard work took place and a re-vamped event was organised for Saturday 13th. A large contingent of skiffs and crews from the East Coast, who had other commitments, were unable to attend. With …
JUNE 2015 NEWS
IT’S REGATTA TIME AGAIN Troon Coastal Rowing Regatta takes place at South Beach area on Saturday 6 June 2015 from 10.30am throughout the day. There will be a total of 11 Skiffs taking part with teams from Anstruther, South Queensferry, North Berwick, Girvan, Maidens, Largs, Gourock and Cumbrae. Prestwick and Irvine, who are both quite …
APRIL/MAY 2015 NEWS
Our scheduled Active School Event took place on Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 April. It was once again a very successful event with quite a few youngsters taking part on the day. Many thanks to all members who attended on the day to give the young people from the various schools an entertaining and exciting …
MARCH 2015 NEWS
TCRC – PROGRAMME FOR SEASON 2015 This information is to give members advanced notice of our plans for the coming, Spring, Summer and Autumn. Each event will be further promoted in Club email newsletters. DATE VENUE ORGANISERS TYPE COMMENTS 07 APRIL TROON TROON CRC/SAC SCHOOLS 10-11am; 11-12noon 09 APRIL TROON TROON CRC/SAC SCHOOLS 10-11am; 11-12noon …
FEBRUARY 2015 NEWS
Now that both “Marr Voyager” and “Ailsa Lass” have been fully refurbished at Irvine Maritime Museum’s workshop, the Committee would like to thank all who gave up their time to carry out this essential work to keep our valuable boats in tip-top condition for the weekly rowing programmes and coming season of regattas. The Committee …
JANUARY 2015 NEWS
Unfortunately the weather for our annual New Year’s Day Row had to be abandoned due to the severe weather. However, on Sunday 4th January a large team of hardy rowers set off with Marr Voyager south to Maidens and joined the Carrick Rowers for a friendly Festive Row and lunch. They arrived at Maidens to …
DECEMBER NEWS
The 2014 Annual General Meeting took place on 20th November. Harry Risk, Chairman, welcomed a large turnout of members. He thanked the outgoing Committee Members for their dedication and commitment during their term of office. The CLUB CHRISTMAS DINNER was held at the South Beach Hotel on Thursday 11th November with good food. Professional entertainment …
NOVEMBER NEWS
On 25th October four Club Members, Jim Palmer, Bob Dawson, Morag Kemp and John Kemp attended the Freshwater Sprints at Loch Insh and took part with other SW team members, rowing Royal West’s skiff “Chippy McNish”. Two members, Jim & Bob attended the SCRA AGM after racing was finished to represent Troon Coastal Rowing Club.
SOUTH AYRSHIRE SPORTS COUNCIL AWARDS
A small representation from the Club Committee attended this Award Ceremony in Ayr Town Hall on Tuesday 21st October. We had been nominated for two awards – the Provost’s Prize for “Club of the Year” and in the category “Sports volunteer of the Year”. We did not win either award outright but we are very …