Want to row?

You're welcome to join us! We row for exercise, for fun and the craic. Some of us also train to race against other coastal communities, but we don't take racing too seriously - unless we win. The regatta season runs from May to August.

Rowporty is open to everyone (over 16) - absolutely no rowing experience required. Newcomers are welcome to row for free as temporary members of the club for an initial NEWCOMERS session to see how you like it before joining.

Getting started...

NEWCOMERS: We are now taking first time rowers out once a month in order to ensure that you are introduced to all of our procedures in a proper manner. Look for a newcomer's session in the calendar which will generally be the second Sunday of every month. These sessions will be longer than the normal slot in order to show you all you need to know in the yard as well as at sea. Once you have attended one of these sessions you can then freely sign up to any other session thereafter once you have joined PSKC.

• First you need to join our Forum & Calendar system (called BigTent);
• Then, once you've joined BigTent, login to BigTent, navigate to the Rowporty Calendar;
• Choose a 'Newcomers' Sunday rowing session and follow the instructions to sign up for rowing - remember to click 'submit rsvp'.
• You'll receive an email on the Saturday with the time of your rowing slot.
• Turn up either on the beach at the foot of Bath Street, or if you are in the first boat, at the boatyard nearby.

If you want to keep on rowing after trying it, you'll need to join the Portobello Sailing & Kayaking Club. We hope you will!