Squad News
Latest news from the TURC squads
Rutherford Head 2018
Written by Sophie Milburn
A fabulous turn out by the women’s squad saw us enter a women’s masters D eight in division 1. They competed strongly and it was a solid first race for the eight. In the afternoon we had another eight in…
Explore Series Winners
Written by Sophie Milburn
At the last round of the Explore the TURC Ducks were again performed brilliantly, winning three out of four races. The end result after all the rounds was a joint victory with Tyne. Well done ladies, a fabulous effort!
Tyne LDS & TURC SBH
Written by Rowing Foxy
Winter Series arrives with a purr As the trees begin to shed their leaves, rowers start to reach for more layers; it must be start of the winter Head season. First up on the river Tyne, the Long Distance Sculling…
Pairs Head 2018
Written by Sophie Milburn
It was with great excitement Kat and Sophie arrived in London to be the clubs first participants at Pairs Head. The temperature was a barmy 18 at 10pm on the Friday night! However things started to go wrong when the…
Ouse Marathon
Written by Sophie Milburn
It was a hot sunny day for the Ouse Marathon, in Cambridge. The course was 25km of weed free river winding through the countryside from start to finish. Along the way there were lots of supporters cheering you on and…
Explore Series Round Seven
Written by Fiona Greene
A happy Sunday's Rowing at Hexham With a beautiful setting and water conditions to match, four of the Ducks (Lindsey, Judy, Maureen and Fiona) gathered at Hexham for the penultimate round of the series. Accompanied by our stalwart supporters,…
Explore Series Round 6
Written by Sophie Milburn
Today was round 6 of the explore series host by Durham Amateur Rowing club. And what a fantastic day it was!! The weather was glorious and after our traditional bacon sandwiches, the racing began. We had 3 races to complete…
Explore Series Round 5
Written by Rowing Foxy
The Tide Was High It may have been the first time the TURC Ducks had ever raced on the sea but they managed to hold on to their lead at the top of the Explore Series Table.
British Masters Championships
Written by Sophie Milburn
We'll be back The Masters Women took six boats down to The National Watersports Centre, Nottingham for the British Masters Championships. The standard was extremely high and there were great performances all round in the Championship sculling races, but sadly…
Hexham Regatta 2018
Written by Damian Greene
Building Blocks Tyne United Masters Men had a very good outing at the recent Hexham Regatta on June 2nd. It was a busy but very well organized event and fortunately, the forecast rain held off until late in the…
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Explore Series Round 4
Written by Sophie Milburn
They've Got Skills The Women’s Masters had a great day at Tees for the skills and drills leg of the Explore Series. They were able to demonstrate all the required skills and drills, although maybe not as quickly as they…
Hexham Regatta
Written by Sophie Milburn
Double Top There was a good turn out of Masters Women for Hexham Regatta, grey skies and light rain didn't dampen the spirits. Rachael competed in her single but unfortunately couldn’t overcome an eight second handicap in Division One. Moving onto…
Tees Regatta 2018
Written by Sophie Milburn
The sun shone and so did the Masters Women. In the first division we had two coxless quads in the B-D race. They finished a respectable second and fourth. In the third division two doubles went out as part of…
Tees Regatta - Saturday 19th May 2018
Written by Dan Lockey
Well done to everyone who raced on Saturday at Tee's Regatta. You all did yourselves and the Club very proud. Throughout the day we had several wins and some very exciting racing. Congratulations to the following who won their events:…
