Despite having no spectators, the 2021 regatta was very successful. We had beautiful hot weather and everything ran pretty smoothly. We made over £2000 for the club, recruited lots of new members and everyone had a great time. We will definitely hold more events from our site. Massive thanks to all our volunteers, especially Nick Josephy and Richard Berkley.
Regatta safety
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:
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.