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Photos by Ian Duffill A rowing club set up under the aegis of Blakeney Sailing Club is well on the way to completing the UK’s most southerly St Ayles rowing skiff for racing under oars. Read about the smart-looking build here. The Scottish Coastal Rowing movement imagined and then realised by kit manufacturer and … Continue reading “Blakeney folks build the UK’s southern-most St Ayles skiff”
Photos by Chris Perkins Scottish Coastal Rowing Association officials have chosen Ullapool for the venue for the first world championships for coastal rowing in boats built to Iain Oughtred’s St Ayles skiff design. Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club is delighted to be at the centre of organising the event, along with partner organisations the Loch Broom Sailing Club, Coigach Community … Continue reading “St Ayles Skiff World Championships – 8th to 14th July 2013”
These shots of the 2011 Anstruther Regatta taken by Ron Wallace at the end of last month show various Scottish Coastal Rowing Association St Ayles skiffs racing in the harbour – it looks like they’re having quite a time, doesn’t it? There are more of Ron’s fabulous shots here and here. Alec Jordan, who originally … Continue reading “Scottish Coastal Rowing St Ayles skiffs triumph in wind and waves regatta”