Sunday’s Santa Row was a great morning, despite overcast skies. Record attendance, lots of fun (and plenty of money raised for boats). Thank you to everyone who came!


Recreational rowing on the Thames. Beginners, new members and visiting clubs welcome.
Sunday’s Santa Row was a great morning, despite overcast skies. Record attendance, lots of fun (and plenty of money raised for boats). Thank you to everyone who came!

It’s very soon time for Goring Gap Boat Club’s annual Santa Row, at 10am on Sunday 18th December. Come to the Hardwick site (with wellies, it’s a bit muddy) and enjoy carol singing, mulled wine and bacon sandwiches before or after a ride in an eight horse open sleigh. Silly hats are preferred.
So what is a Santa row? We’ve got a Good King Wenceslas Sprint Race, a Deck the Decks with Boughs of Holly Coxes Challenge, and even a Dance of the Sugar Plum
Ferry organised for you, so whether you want to row, cox or watch from the bank with a bacon sandwich and glass of mulled wine or coffee they’ll be something to entertain you.
So a large crowd of us practised our capsize technique in a single scull in a large hot swimming pool near Henley. Our lovely trainer showed us what to do, how to be safe, how to get out of the water and on to the boat. For those of you who would like to learn more, watch this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcPE8-gENLo. For those of you who think it might be scary, it’s actually ok!
If you would like to sign up for our next session, please contact the membership secretary, Pamela Birch. Give it a go!
Thursday 6pm sessions have now finished. We are still rowing while the weather is good and river is calm, on Saturdays at 9am and Sundays at 10am