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On Sunday 17th, Portobello’s new skiff will be carried along the prom from Joppa to Bath Street, then down onto the beach for a naming ceremony.

Join us on the prom from 12 noon. Continue reading “Help launch Portobello’s second skiff on Sunday 17 April” →

…Tiller. Progress with boat number 2.

Thanks to Max for the great photos – all (c) Max Blinkhorn,

Icebreaker and crew do Comic Relief!

Trophies from Portobello are among those missing after a break in at the Watersports Centre at Strathclyde Park near Glasgow on 7 March. Almost the entire contents of the Scottish Rowing trophy cabinet was stolen.

Some of these trophies date back to the 1870s and are irreplaceable. Among them is the Portobello Junior 8s Trophy for coastal rowing awarded by the former Portobello Rowing Club. Also missing is Portobello’s Marine Trophy from 1933, named after the Marine Cafe in Portobello. Continue reading “Portobello heritage missing after Glasgow break in” →

Dear Friends of Portobello Sailing & Kayaking Club – which includes all skiffers!

Please join us for our annual AGM on Tuesday March 1st 7.30pm at The Beach House, 57 Bath Street, Edinburgh, EH15 1HE. See the Notice and resolutions attached.  

The three letters ‘AGM’ can sometimes spell the word ‘DULL’ to people and yes there is a bit of official business to get through. However it shouldn’t take more than ten minutes after which we will have the opportunity to meet and chat with you, our friends and members; to tell you our plans for 2011 and to hear of your ideas and thoughts and about the club and its potential. Continue reading “AGM does not spell DULL” →

Photos by Max Blinkhorn

Saturday 5th February 2011 brought a number of Portobello people together to help turn over the second skiff. We all basked in the labour of love that is the building of our second skiff. This is another milestone in the project which began 16 months ago, and we are now over half way to launching the second boat.

Photos by Patsy James

Nick Savage and over 20 volunteers have labored through the dark and cold winter evenings on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons and remain on target for a launch date in April. 

The building of this second boat has benefited from all the lessons we learned on the first build, which has also enabled many more people to get involved. Young and old, men and women, from many different walks of life, some strong and some gentle, have all been equal in the workshop, and we thank them for their hard work. 

Video by Osbert Lancaster

The use of additional moulds has helped create a lovely smooth hull shape; there is some speculation that this boat will be faster than our beloved Icebreaker because of the slight change to the design. This remains to be tested on the water; can’t wait.  With the noticeably longer days we are now able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and we await the day when Icebreaker has a playmate on the waves.

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.

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.