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Dec 31, 20242 min read
The Grrrreat River Race - Sept 2024
by Stephen On Friday, 20 th September, Ian and I tugged Grace from Seaford to Ham Fields in Surrey ready for the start of the Great River...
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Aug 21, 20242 min read
Tudor Challenge - 3rd August 2024
by Jane Mitchell Four intrepid members of Affinity, Ian, Christina, Oli, our cox, and myself took up the Tudor Challenge. We were also...
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Aug 19, 20241 min read
A very special row - NCI Commemoration
by Janie Waterman Sunday 28th July 2024 saw Knucker take on a very special journey, to carry the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI)...
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Jun 12, 20243 min read
Brimming with Pride at Bembridge Gig Fest
by Kelly A group of us recently visited the Isle Of Wight (IOW) for Bembridge Gig Fest organised by Yarmouth Gig Rowing Club. Oli, Jane,...
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Jun 10, 20244 min read
Scillies 2024
by Will This was my second Scillies adventure, but the first time in the open crew. That meant a total of six races over three days — two...
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Apr 4, 20242 min read
Scillies Firsts
Rowing This will be my second trip to the Scillies, but my first rowing in the men’s open crew. We’ve been training hard since the start...
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Feb 25, 20242 min read
Grace O'Malley: star of the screen and sea.
By Christina Cosgrove The film Vindication Swim ( by Elliot Hasler) tells the story of Mercedes Gleitz who on her eighth attempt became...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
Chasing up the Cattewater
by Oli On 21 October the 2023 gig rowing season came to an epic close at the Mount Batten Centre in Plymouth with the National County...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read
To Race or Not to Race OR To Row or Not to Row
by Stephen Taylor To row or not to row, that was the question thrown down by Amanda for the Challenge Row at the Regatta. Amanda asked if...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
Swapping the blue shirt for red at the National Supervets Sea Rowing Championships, Swanage
By Ruth Simms It was an early start, but as I got closer to Swanage, the clouds drifted away and the sun started to shine. It felt more...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
Racing down the Ouse - HOTO 2023
Crews from eleven fixed-seat rowing clubs from across four counties gathered in Newhaven on Saturday 14th October for the third annual...
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Sep 26, 20233 min read
The Great River Race 2023 - a first!
by Sarah Maya Gill What an excellent event to introduce me to the world of competitive rowing! I totally immersed myself for the day in...
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Sep 15, 20232 min read
Seaford Bay Regatta 2023
Our inaugural event I woke up on the morning of the event to find the most perfect sea conditions. The forecast had predicted the hottest...
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Jun 14, 20232 min read
Affinity Takes A Bite out of Jurassic Club
For the second time in two years Affinity crews competed in the Jurassic League regatta hosted by Swanage on June 10th. Around eighteen...
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Jun 14, 20233 min read
London Cornish Regatta
This event is held on the River Thames in Richmond which is home to London Cornish Gig Rowing Club. They have a fantastic quirky little...
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May 21, 20233 min read
ARC's Epic Scillies Adventure
The first World Pilot Gig Championships (lovingly referred to as the Champs) was held in 1990. It has grown from a few clubs attending...
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Mar 19, 20232 min read
Affinity Rowing Club makes a splash at the Three Rivers Cornish gig rowing regatta
The Three Rivers Cornish gig rowing regatta in Saltash was a blast! And it was the first time Affinity Rowing Club competed in the event....
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Oct 15, 20222 min read
CORNISH GIG CLUBS COMPETE IN THE HEAD OF THE OUSE IN SUSSEX
Written by a valued club member On Saturday 1st October 2022 four Cornish gig clubs competed in the second edition of the Head of the...
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Sep 16, 20221 min read
HEAD OF THE OUSE 2021
In 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic it was decided to re-invigorate a previous tradition - the Head of the Ouse which Des McGuickian...
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