The Steering Group Meeting of 19 April 2012
announced that they now have two qualified rowing coaches within the club and that both these coaches are in attendance at the Saturday morning “Give it a go Rowing Sessions.   Both coaches qualified after attending a comprehensive 4 day training course and assessment session held at the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association H. Q.

If any new members wish to come along on a Saturday they will be in
safe hands as  our rowing crew are qualified V H F licence holders and first aiders – so why not come along and give it a go.

We are about to start building our second boat and intend to have it finished and ready to launch around mid August this year.

Carrick Acadamy have compleated their boat and the launch takes place  at Maidens on Sunday 20 May at 1pm.   The Troon boat will be in attendance.

Future events  –  a regatta is being held in Northern Ireland on 20 June
Troon Lifeboat day will be on 21July and our boat will be in  attendance.

The Girvan boat will not be completed this year but South Ayrshire Council intend to hold a water based activity at Girvan on 21 October this year.

Ullapool will be hosting a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION next year
so get your skates on and become involved now.

With all these  future events coming up Troon Coastal Rowing development looks to be very promising and  we would like  thank  South Ayrshire Council and Royal Bank of Scotland for awarding Troon Coastal Rowing the Community Development Grants enabling the Club to be formed.

 

 

The club has devised “a give it a go” programe to encourage any interested people to try rowing before committing to membership, This will involve one or more rowing sessions in Marr Voyager, in the company of experieced members.  These sessions started on 31 March 2012 and will be held every Saturday within the Troon Marina.
If you would like to try one of these “ give it a go” rowing sessions please let us know in advance by calling Alan on 01292 315572 , or if you would just like to see what is going on come along to the Marina any Saturday morning to watch from the slipway and have a chat with any of our members - you will be most welcome.

 

 

The Troon Coastal Rowing Club is delighted to announce that Alex Mackenzie of Troon, who was part of the Row2 Recovery Team has accepted Homorary Membership of the Rowing Club.

Alex was part of the Team that rowed across the Atlantic to raise cash for Forces charities. The crew of six, all ex-servicemen, 4 of whom had lost limbs while on active duty in war zones. The Team completed the 3,000 mile journey in just over 50 days and raised over £780,000 for Forces charities.

Alex is at present resident in London, but hopes to visit Troon in the near future.

It was agreed at the latest steering group meeting of Troon C oastal Rowing Club on 16 february  that the annual year for the club will run from 1st  March.  This will enable us to hold the AGM in the early part of the year.
A new application membership form will be available from 1st March. Anyone interested in becoming a member will be made most welcome - contact can be made through the web site.
It was also agreed at the meeting that a second boat will built later this year with the finance now being in place.  Plans for premises to accommodate two boats are proceeding well.
A Duke of Edinburgh Awards Ceremony is being held at Ayr Racecourse on Wednesday 22 February.  The boat will be on display outside the Princess Royal Suite from mid afternoon.  This will be a great opportunity for young people attending the Ceremony to view the boat close at hand and discuss possible membership.

On Sunday 2 october, 2011 some 100 guests, family, friends and others gathered at the boat shed in Troon Marina to witness the exciting conclusion to the Troon Boat Building Project.

 After an introduction from Vincent McWhirter,  Project Co- ordinator, good wishes and encouragement for the future were offered by Councillor Bill MacIntosh, Leader of South Ayrshire Council.  Next to speak was Jim Donaldson who talked about the project on behalf of the team.  Alan Farrell also spoke and described how the oars were hand made out of solid wood. Vincent then introduced our Principal Sponsor Mr Boyd Tunnock who addressed the crowd with great enthusiasm for the project and with the help from Cameron Snow, who had chosen the winning name christened the boat  “MARR VOYAGER”  and duly doused the figurehead with a quaich of whisky. This was greeted with a great cheer and applause from the assembled crowd. The boat was then taken down to the slipway and launched to a great cheer from the large crowd. Marr Voyager was greeted in the water by “Chippy McNish”  from the Royal West of Scotland Rowing Club at Greenock and the  inshore lifeboat was in attendance. Iit was a truly splendid sight and made a great photo-opportunity for all concerned.  After a quick row around the inner marina by several of the build crew,  Marr Voyager was brought along side for a crew change and a different group of rowers took over, including three of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award young builders, who then took the boat for an extended row around the marina, after which the boat was returned to the boat shed to allow everyone another opportunity to view at close hand the craftsmanship attained by all involved.

A memorable day for everyone present but a very special day for every member of the building team.

 

The last quarter of 2011 was a momentous time for the boat builders of Troon
after the sucsesful launch of the MARR VOYAGER. On 2 October it was announced that Troon coastal rowing had been awarded the RBS comunity award for 2011.
A cheque for £ 6000 was presented to club Chairman Harry Risk in December, this will allow the club to build a second boat in 2012

Public Meeting Letter Sep 2011
Hi All

Great News! The Troon Rowing Skiff is in its final stage of completion. It has been agreed with all the boat building team to have an official launch of the boat on Sunday 2nd October at 1.00pm with Boyd Tunnock (our sponsor)and his wife making the official naming of the boat and launch.

I would like to invite you to the launch with your partners at Troon Marina at the West Coast Marine Services boat shed. The naming and launch ceremony will start at approximately 1.00pm with the boat being launched down the marina slip. There will be a buffet of food and drink on offer after the event. You will also have the opportunity to row the boat as well.

A public meeting to form a Troon Rowing Club has been arranged for Thursday 22nd September at 7.30pm in the Reception room of the Walker Hall, if everyone can make this meeting it would be much appreciated. I have attached a letter that is going out to all groups and organisation in Troon and district.

Hope to see you all there.

It would help with the planning if you could let me know if you are able to come along to the meeting and the launch day, please reply by email or phoning 01292 319357.

Regards
Vincent McWhirter
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
School Development Worker
South Ayrshire Council