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 afternoon allowing a splendid days racing. The TURC Masters 8 featured (picture 1)in one of
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 would have liked. Thank you to Fiona for coxing. However heads held high, they still
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 Division Two a quad of Fiona. Anna, Penny and Karen came a close second to
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 the B-D race. TURC took first and second place. Congratulations to Sarah and Rachel on
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: WJ14 2x In the heat, Eloise and Louise and Louise stormed out of the start
Sunshine on Durham Durham City Regatta was blessed with glorious weather and a gentle cooling breeze. Nothing cool about the competition though and things were definitely heated out on the water. Tyne United’s Masters women’s quad couldn’t manage to overhaul the time advantage to the Durham crew but they battled valiantly. A great day topped
Well Done to everyone who raced today!! 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: WJ15 2x All three crews put in some very impressive performances throughout their heats with The final almost ending
Talk of the Tarn The sun shone at Talking Tarn and so did our ladies Explore Series crew. Winning 3 of their 4 races Lindsey, Maureen, Judy, Claire and Stephanie did themselves proud and more than deserved their ice cream at the conclusion of racing. A brilliant job!
And they are off! Regatta season began for the Masters Women at Strathclyde Park on 28th/29th April Rachael C, Rachel L, Sarah F, Kathryn, Sophie, Sarah C, Natalie, Angela and Claire competed in two quads, two doubles and a single across a range of categories. The conditions were best descirbed as testing, with strong winds
A splendid day! We had our first taste of racing today, after doing a Learn to Row course last year. We were joined by Lindsey had a little more experience and Fiona (aka “The Captain”) who had more again. Fiona provided excellent encouragement and Damien was a splendid cox. We were the only all ladies