What’s it all about? Tyne United is 1 of 12 clubs who will be participating in The Centurion Row on 12th September 2021. The event, which is the brainchild of Andy Triggs Hodge in conjunction with London Youth Rowing, will the platform for launching Tyne United’s Beacon Project. The Beacon Project will offer young people
The women’s masters C double of Rachel and Sophie headed to DARC to take part in the SBH. The stories of Elvet Bridge crashes are part of local rowing folklore and this year proved no exception. The day was mild but windy, which caused problems for many crews, as they tried to line up for
The LDS saw entries from Duncan and Allen in their singles. After some tricky marshalling both made it safely down the course and were happy with their rows. The SBH saw Rachel and Sophie race the masters women’s double sculls C-E category. They had a solid row and were pleased with their performance, but sadly
A cold sunny day, greeted the turc crews at Berwick. After some discussion about the best line and how the bridge looked pretty solid they headed on to the water, for the paddle up to the start. Some really good rowing by the three crews that entered saw the masters men’s quad of David L,
Good conditions greeted the rowers in the morning division, where there was some good racing by the men’s crews. The afternoon saw the women’s squad take to the water to race, in wet weather. An excellent row in the senior women tier 2 quad race saw Jill, Foxy, Sarah and Claire finish second. The masters
The third round of the Explore League was held at Berwick today. Our ladies crew put up a great fighting performanc, showing a determination and passion as they won two and lost two races. The senior ladies gave the young ladies a run for their money! The Bewick hospitality was exceptional. The crew drove home happy,
A big turn out of women saw us enter multiple events over the two day regatta. Races for masters were over 1000m and senior races 2000m. For some it was their first experience of a regatta and all the details that entailed. For others it was a chance to see where they were at in
The ladies Explore crew headed to Chester le Street to take part in the second round of the event this Summer. They had a good day, with some close races. Thank you to Cath for coxing.
The end the winter head season culminated in the Vesta Head of the River race on the River Thames. Run on the Championship course from Mortlake to Putney, it was a special way to end our season. The club sent a women’s masters D eight and a women’s masters B quad to the event. The
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 some strong opposition in the D category. They rowed strongly and were pleased with a