On Saturday 17th July, we will host a replacement no-spectators Goring & Streatley Regatta at our Lower Basildon site.
For the sake of our competitors, we are hosting several important safety documents here for easy access:
Regatta safety
Standup Paddleboards
The club now has two hard (non-inflatable) standup paddle boards that can be used by members and their guests.
200 members
We reached the milestone of 200 members this month. At Hardwick we were around 100 members, so this is a massive increase despite the pandemic and two consecutive winters of floods. We are nowhere near capacity, so please come!
2021 Goring & Streatley Regatta Cancelled
SHORESIDE ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT UNFORTUNATELY CANCELLED
THE ROWING COMPETITION WILL STILL RUN BUT WITHOUT SPECTATORS
Following the government decision to push back the end of lockdown restrictions, the regatta committee has reluctantly decided that we cannot run the full regatta this year.
We are instead going to run a rowing only event with no spectators. We are confirming the details of this now and will be in touch with all the rowers. We are sure that, in spite of this change to plans, our regatta crews will still have a great day.
Anyone who has rented gazebo space will get a refund and we will be sending an email advising them who to contact. We will contact rowers with details of the alternative rowing only event. Refunds are available if you do not wish to continue.
We would like to thank all our suppliers, the landowner Mrs Bishop, Goring Unplugged for the work they have done organising the musicians and bands, Vanessa from The Catherine Wheel, our sponsor Warmingham, our partner charity Sport in Mind and all the club members who have worked so hard to try and make it happen this year.
We look forward to better times and a return to the full regatta in later years. In the meanwhile, for anyone who would like to try rowing or get back on the water after a long break, we would love to welcome you to our club at any time.
March Newsletter
We are all looking forward to restarting rowing from Monday 29th.
We plan to hold the 2021 Goring and Streatley Regatta on 17 July. We do not know yet what COVID-19 precautions will be in place but it seems that government restrictions will relax enough for us to hold an event. If 17 July is impossible we will fall back to a September date. Unless we are in total lockdown, we should be able to hold some kind of race. We will need plenty of volunteers to help with regatta training over the preceding month, site set-up in the days leading up to the 17th and running the event itself. Please get in touch with Nick Josephy, who is regatta chairman this year. It should be a great day out for the whole family after a long and dreary lockdown!
The next Learn2Row course will be held on Saturdays 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th April. The cost of the course is £150 but if our graduates join the club within the month they will get £50 refunded. We still have a few places available, so contact Richard Berkley if you would like to join or you know anyone who would.
There have been work parties over the last few weekends getting the boathouse and site into shape for the new season. The boathouse and grounds are looking far better. There were some pretty grim jobs like cleaning the pontoon, our kitchen, the toilets, Snuffy’s hull and the whole of the launch, so big thanks to all involved.
We recently linked up with Goring Gap Wildlife Walks, aka Steve Godz. Steve is helping us rebuild our otter holt which was washed away by the floods. A new site has been chosen on the other side of the slipway, with the kind permission of the Steljes. As you can see, a start has been made with Brian Barnes’ digger and we are confident the new otter holt will be much more suitable for the otters and longer lasting.
Alastair Davies is putting together crews for a virtual rowing race to replace the Ocean to City race in Co. Cork, Ireland. It looks like a great way to keep fit and get back on the water in racing crews. Alastair has more information in the attached flier.
