On Saturday we gathered to turn over our second boat. A fuller update with more photos and details will follow, but Patsy got her pictures to me first, so she she gets the honour of revealing skiff number two to the world.
Author: Malcolm
Thanks to the folks from Scottish Rowing who came along to our meeting on Wednesday – very helpful!
They’ve asked us to circulate this about a massive rowing event in Edinburgh tomorrow:
Looks interesting.
You may have heard about the beilliant entry of over 500 competitors for this Sundays Scottish Indoor Rowing Champioships at Heriot Watt University. Competitors are travelling from as far apart as Southampton University and the Marine Technical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia to take part as well as from all over Scotland. The entry list has even made a mention on the British Rowing website here.http://www.britishrowing.org/news/scottish-indoor-rowing-championships-2011
Anyone wishing to watch the racing will be most welcome. Prime time for the racing is from approx 14.30hrs to 15.30 hrs for the Men’s and Women’s Open events.
They keep rowing through the winter in Finland:
Portobello High Street seemed icy enough this evening – but can we get a sled big enough for four rowers and an cox built in time?
Thanks to Rowing for Pleasure
Alternatively perhaps we could fit snow tires to these:
Perhaps we could even get a five seater version – a quindem? – and the crew could tow Icebreaker to regattas next year?
Of course there’s no need for RowPorty to remain earth- or water-bound:
Apparently this world first human-powered-flapping-wing-flying-machine uses the same mechanism as the tandem above.
We have been busy lately with the building of the second skiff and doing some repairs to Icebreaker. Nik Savage has been working away with some hard core volunteers on getting the second plank glued despite the cold dark evenings. We are on target to finish the planking after Xmas and turn the boat at in January, but because the workshop is not heated or connected onto the grid we may find it too cold for the glue to set, which might set us back a month.
At the same time Nick Johnson and Andres and others have been repairing the gunwales, which had began to de-laminate due to the inappropriate use of metal pins! We took this opportunity to reinforce our gunwales by gluing another strip of larch on the inside of the gunwales where the oarlocks are. At the same time we replaced the aft metal pin with proper wooden ones, replacing the routhes as we went.
Just some of the raffle prizes at our fundraising ceilidh on Saturday 20th November:
A £20 voucher to spend at Tiso
The outdoor specialists
Dinner for two with a bottle of wine at the Espy
Looking over the sands of Portobello, across the seas of the Firth of Forth to the Kingdom of Fife, the Espy has great food, a relaxed atmosphere with great service
A £20 voucher to spend on tea and cakes at the Beach House donated by Andres
Dinner for two at The Grainstore Restaurant
The very best of Scottish Produce prepared ‘a la main’ – individually cooked to order with accompanying sauces prepared on the spot
Photographic portrait session and one print, by Miles Tubb
As part of his work for the Living Memory Association, Miles photographs people and places. Miles Tubb, 07504 616369
Organic fruit and/or vegetables, East Coast Organics
East Coast Organics is Scotland’s highly awarded organic farm & vegetable delivery service
Merino clothing, Icebreaker
Award winning technical clothing from sustainable, pure merino wool
One months membership, The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot Edinburgh provides spaces for individuals and organisations to work, connect, meet and hold events
And more…
Buy your raffles tickets from Rowporty members – look out for them in the High Street on Saturday.
Thanks to all the companies and people who have donated prizes.
Just some of the mystery raffles prizes at our fundraising ceilidh on Saturday 20th November have been unveiled:
Photographic portrait session and one print, by Miles Tubb
As part of his work for the Living Memory Association, Miles photographs people and places. Miles Tubb, 07504 616369
Organic fruit and/or vegetables, East Coast Organics
East Coast Organics is Scotland’s highly awarded organic farm & vegetable delivery service
Merino clothing, Icebreaker
Award winning technical clothing from sustainable, pure merino wool
One months membership, The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot Edinburgh provides spaces for individuals and organisations to work, connect, meet and hold events
Many more exciting prizes will be won! Buy your raffles tickets from Rowporty members – look out for them in the High Street on Saturday.
Thanks to everyone who has donated prizes.
The last weekend in July (30th/31st) will see St Ayles Skiffs from across Scotland returning for another Portobello Regatta.
With several communities building skiffs for the first time, and with many now building their second boat – we hope we’ll be seeing numbers in double figures, up from five in the first year of the revived historic regatta.
With Portobello’s long sandy beach, sheltered from the prevailing wind, we have a superb venue for skiff racing – for teams, supporters and spectators.
For this event we’re planning some longer races with larger numbers in each heat. The course will be laid out to provide exciting views from the beach of the turns around the bouys – and of what’s becoming the classic Portobello finish – straight on to the beach!
The workshop is now open for volunteers to get involved with building the second St Ayles skiff in Portobello and restoring the single man 1930s rowing boat donated by the Morrison brothers of Portobello.
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