Squad News
Latest news from the TURC squads
Trent Head
Written by Sophie Milburn
Worth the wait A misty start saw a delay to the start of proceedings on the Trent. When it finally got underway, the sun shone and it was a bright, warm day. In division 1 the women’s 8 competed against…
Tyne Head
Written by Sophie Milburn
A sunny, but breezy day greeted Tyne Head. Our expanding squad sent out a masters B double and a masters D 8 for the morning division and a status 8 for the afternoon division. Conditions weren’t kind and unfortunately we…
Durham Small Boats Head
Written by Sophie Milburn
A first racing outing in a double for Rachael and Emma, saw them win the T2 status race. A brilliant result, many congratulations!
Tyne United New Year Head
Written by Sophie Milburn
A busy day at TURC for the women’s squad, helping organise the day and competing. There was an excellent turn out of women and we fielded a masters D 8; a status T2 8; and two masters C quads, one…
DURHAM SBH Event Summary
Written by Dan Lockey
A good day at Durham and Thank you to Dan and Emma for all their help and Parents for supporting our Juniors. We arrived shortly after 9am with the thermometer just reaching 0. The sun came out allowing the temperatires…
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…
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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…
