Stratford upon Avon Boat Club’s adaptive squad made its third visit to the international event in Turin in Italy at the start of October. In a combination team with Glasgow, the squad won the trophy for the Best Club over the two days of racing. The Turin Regatta is designed to be as inclusive as […]
Sunday 8th 2024 September saw Stratford upon Avon Boat Club’s development squad enter their first ever regatta. This event, organised by Upton Rowing Club was specifically for entrants that were new to the sport and had only began rowing in the past twelve months. Stratford entered three crews. Stratford’s latest batch of new rowers, including […]
Sunday was the day when Stratford upon Avon Boat Club finished their training for the day to welcome Esme Booth, Silver Olympian, back to her home Club of Stratford upon Avon after her GB women’s coxless four race at the Paris Olympics Young and old and those from Esme’s past were there to welcome her […]
Whilst the majority of Stratford upon Avon Boat Club were celebrating Silver Olympian Esme Booth’s return to her home club, Sunday saw Stratford Boat Club’s Masters’ rower take the long trip to West Norfolk for the epic long distance Great Ouse Marathon. The event currently the longest endurance river rowing event in the UK starts […]
Stratford upon Avon Boat Club’s Masters’ Women’s coxed four of Rebecca England, Adrianna Abreu, Lucy Scarlett and Fiona Schulz had a very solid row in their first heat at Oxford City Royal Regatta. Ably coxed by Debs Thompson and while racing at senior level against a much younger crew from the City of Bristol Rowing […]
The Women’s Masters C VIII coxed by Jen Carey with Amanda Bowden, Suzie Radley, Rebecca England, Jeannette Caldicot, Katie Burman, Fiona Schultz, Lucy Scarlett and Gina Fusco had a fantastic row at Stourport Regatta at the weekend beating Avon County easily. The crew took advantage of the staggered start, pulling away around the outside of […]
First to race for Stratford upon Avon Boat Club’s J15 squad at the Henley Town & Visitors’ Regatta on Saturday was the coxed quadruple scull of Millie Smith, Maeve Dunn, Martha Cooke, Isla Dunn and Bryony Francis (coxswain). After a straightforward first round victory, the crew met Hereford Rowing Club in the final. Leaping out […]
Stratford upon Avon Boat Club stopped their training for much of the morning on Thursday and unusually sat down to watch television. Over eighty members and athletes crowded into the Club Room to see Esme Booth race in the GB women’s coxless four at the Olympics Watching with Boat Club members were over twenty young […]
On Monday 22 July, at a sunny and windy Holme Pierrepont, Stratford upon Avon Boat Club’s J14 squad took part in their first ever British Rowing’s Junior National Championships. In the 900m time trial, they all made it to a Minor Final (1000m). Will Shaw in the OJ14 1x Final F (3rd after a superb […]
Although the wait of a year seemed a long time, all the expectations of the Fun Regatta were met and even bettered! The Fun Regatta attracted competitors from local companies, villages and groups of friends and twenty three crews with just three hours’ training produced some quality rowing, ably coxed by skilled members of Stratford […]
