Tynemouth Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationTynemouth
Coordinates55°00′58″N 1°25′07″W / 55.016016°N 1.418527°W / 55.016016; -1.418527
Home waterRiver Tyne estuary & North Sea
Founded1867 (1867)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code TYM)
Northern Rowing Council
Websitetynemouthrowingclub.org.uk
Events
  • Great Tyne Row
Notable members
William Fawcus (b.1850)

Tynemouth Rowing Club (TRC) operates out of its clubhouse: the sandy cove of Priors Haven, Tynemouth, England.[1]

History

Tynemouth Rowing Club was founded in 1867[1] after members left Northern Rowing Club [2] and is situated in Priors Haven by the North Pier at the entrance of the River Tyne.[3] The club's colours reflect the two thin stripes of Royal Navy (#1A0076; 82% blue, 18% red) and otherwise: white.[4]

The notable northern rower James Renforth was employed as a coach for Tynemouth RC in 1869. He was paid 3 guineas for two weeks work.[2]

In 1871, the club had a victory at the Henley Royal Regatta, where William Fawcus won the Diamond Challenge Sculls.[5] The club is the only open club from the North East to have won this event. William Fawcus also claimed victory in the Wingfield Sculls the same year.[6] He was the first provincial sculler to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley and also the first to win the Wingfield Sculls.

In 2005, the club christened a new safety boat on its open day.[7]

Since 2011, the club has hosted the finishing ceremony of the Great Tyne Row, which is an Explore Rowing event, rowed over 25 kilometres, starting at Newburn and ending at Tynemouth.[8]

Chris Dixon, chairman of Tynemouth Rowing Club, said of the inaugural event, "This was a great opportunity for us to welcome rowers from across the country and to show off the wonderful experience rowers at our club get to enjoy."[9]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Races won
1871 Diamond Challenge Sculls

References

  1. ^ a b "Tynemouth RC | Clubs". Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Neil Wigglesworth (31 October 2013). The Social History of English Rowing. Retrieved 17 March 2015 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "About Our Rowing Club". Tynemouth Rowing Club. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Tynemouth RC | Clubs". British Rowing. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ^ "HRR 1839-1939". Rowing History. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Rowing club opens its doors". News Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Borough joins rowing event". News Guardian. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
    - [2]
  9. ^ "Rowing: Newcastle hosts first Great Tyne Row". Evening Chroniclelive. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

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