Woodbridge Coastal Rowing Club
Exploring the river Deben and beyond
A lovely evening spent on the water in Whisstock. The weather might have been a bit cooler than of late but the colours and reflections were stunning.
A planned picnic at The Hams refuelled everyone for the rather choppy journey home.
A good time had by all!
Members of the WCRC took to the water in a very different vessel today when they rowed Sæ Wylfing at the Woodbridge Regatta. Sæ Wylfing is a half length interpretation of the Sutton Hoo ship and great fun to row in.
It was good to see so many other vessels on the water with sailing, paddle boarding, dragon boating, rowing, cruising, canoeing, kayaking and rafting.
This crew had the pleasure of a sunny Friday row while everyone else was sweltering in the heatwave! Good fun had by all.
What better way to spend the longest day than taking two full skiffs to the pub for beer and chips.
Nothing stops us!
Both boats were out on the water today, bravely beating the wind. There wasn’t a great deal of hanging about and chatting but it was lovely to be out on the river for an hour or so. It’s always nice to welcome new people who would like to give rowing a go so we enjoyed sharing this outing with two prospective new members. Welcome!
October 25, 2024
Every year we do our bit to entertain the children (and adults) along the Woodbridge waterfront. Here you can see us teamed up with Sæ Wyling for a cold but fun outing
This year, the AGM was held at The Bull Hotel in Woodbridge, with over half of the club members attending.
We followed the business section with a lovely meal and social in the newly refurbished pub. We will definitely go back next year.
Thanks go to the outgoing and incoming Committees who seamlessly run the club by working hard behind the scenes to keep everyone happy and the boats well maintained.
We joined this last year and launched both Whisstock and Whisper again to show a presence again this year.
It’s a good exercise in boat handling and is also encouraging to prove that those enjoying our river don’t leave a lot of rubbish.
Once again, we covered the area from the DYC to the top of Martlesham Creek armed with litter pickers and plastic bags.
Kyson Point provided the star items of a golf ball and a yellow plastic duck with a few bits and bobs over the rest of our pitch.
All items, including the litter pickers, were returned to the Scout Hut at the Tide Mill.
An enjoyable morning!
The event organised by Adrian Hodge from CRAB, Coastal Rowing at Blakeney was originally scheduled and postponed during Covid. The event was held Monday to Friday and covered the rivers and broads between Hickling and Coltishall.
The base was Barton Turf Adventure Centre, where many camped or stayed nearby at various locations of their choice. Twelve skiffs attended from six clubs these included five St. Ayles skiffs from Blakeney, Kings Lynn and Woodbridge and Adrian’s rather fine Thames skiff, well over 100 years old.
The boats were left overnight at various pre-arranged locations, parish staithes, boatyards and yacht clubs. Adrian’s organisation of the whole event was meticulous, particularly in getting crews back and forth to the boats.
An itinerary for each day was produced, together with maps and suggested points to visit. Most of our rowing was thus in the company of just a few boats, with a few more meeting up at the obvious lunch spots. A mud weight was provided, as the Broads Authority does not like anchors, and this was useful at lunchtime in the broads.
We had two evening events, a barbeque at BTAC and a ceilidh in Neatishead Village Hall with an excellent band and food.
We finished the event rowing back to Wroxham Broad, where the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club have good facilities for getting the boats back on their trailers.
A lovely week, well organised and some lovely rivers and Broads.
