Author: Barbara Agnew

The Social Sub-Committee writes: So 2020 is off like a shot already, with our first race – the North v South challenge – happening on Saturday 25 January!!

As the main race is running south from North Queensferry, we shall be hosting the post-race social  this year.

The date is a special one in the Scottish calendar and appropriately we’ll be having a Burns theme to our hospitality, with Peter leading in the welcome to our guests. Our own chef Jenny has been commissioned to supply some suitable ‘scran’ (food). Thanks to both for their contributions!

The main race starts from the north at 2pm, with the fun race immediately before, leaving the south at 1.30pm. Prizes are kindly sponsored by Lorna’s Forth Reflections this year, so thank you for those!

So come along to watch the best racing so far this year and cheer on the crews!! You’ll be rewarded with warm food and good cheer after (of course bring your cup)!

Dónal writes: We have good tides all week – now all we need is for the weather to play ball.

Monday 13th January
0934 —1.1m L.   1645 — 5.8 m H.   2213 – 0.7 m L.

 Tuesday 14th January
1016 — 1.2m L  1732 — 5.8 m  H    2255 — 0.7 m L.

 Wednesday 15th January
1102 — 1.3 m L   1821 — 5.7 m H.   2341 — 0.9m L. 

 Thursday 16th January
0650 — 5.5 m H    1152 —  1.5 m L.  1911 — 5.5 m H

 Friday 17th January
0743 — 5.3 m H.   1249 — 1.7 m L.   2005 — 5.3 m H.

 Saturday 18th January
0839— 5.1 m H.   1354 — 1.9 m L.   2105 — 5.1 m H.       

 Sunday 19th January
0941 — 5.0 m H.   1516 — 2.1 m L.   2213 — 5.0 m H.

Marianne writes: A wee reminder that our club ceilidh is on Friday 14 February. Tickets are £15, U18s £10. The ticket price includes food, and it’s BYOB. The Ewan Galloway Scottish Dance Band will keep us jigging the night away!

If you only come to one ceilidh this year*, make it the Queensferry Rowing Club Spring Fling!

Tickets are available at the Shed from the Social subgroup: Marianne, Tracey, Val, Steph and Lorna, or email me at hollycherry1004@hotmail.co.uk . All proceeds will go towards QRC club funds.

* John adds:  QRC members are invited to the Port Edgar Yacht Club Ceilidh, which is being held at the PEYC clubhouse on Saturday 1 February. Tickets are £15 and may be purchased via  www.peyc.org.uk – where further details are available.

Members of QRC are Associate Members of PEYC and so will benefit from the facilities of the new clubhouse and it would be great if we could support this event, which will help raise funds for furnishings.

 

Dónal writes: Firstly I’d like to thank Alistair, Mark and Douglas for making the repairs to the keel band of the Lass and getting it back on the water so quickly.

We have a low tide early on Saturday morning, too low I think for an early morning crew to  get a pontoon. I would suggest that we get there as normal, and then as soon as there is water we can launch .

Sunday’s tide might not be wholly accurate – I had to go to a website.

Monday 6th January
1114 —4.7m H.   1707 — 2.1 m L.   2334 – 4.8 m H

 Tuesday 7th January
0536 — 1.8m L  1211 — 4.9 m  H    1752 — 1.9 m L.

 Wednesday 8th January
0617 — 1.6 m L   1301 — 5.2 m H.   1835 — 1.6m L. 

 Thursday 9th January
0655 — 1.5 m L    1348 —  5.4 m H.  1919 — 1.3 m L

 Friday 10th January
0734 — 1.3 m L.   1433 — 5.6 m H.   2004 — 1.1 m L.

 Saturday 11th January
0813— 1.2 m L.   1516 — 5.7 m H.   2049 — 0.9 m L.       

 Sunday 12th January
0903 — 0.9 m L.   1534 — 6.0 m H.   2126 — 0.4 m L.

Dónal writes: With the Christmas holidays starting soon, hopefully the boats will be out more often during the week. I see Keith is organising for Wednesday morning.

Monday 16th December
1011 —1.4m L. 1743 — 5.5 m H. 2248 – 1.2 m L

Tuesday 17th December
1100 — 1.6m L 1832 — 5.3 m H 2345 — 1.3 m L.

Wednesday 18th December
0705 — 5.3 m H 1202 — 1.9 m L. 1925 — 5.2m H.

Thursday 19th December
0802 — 5.1 m H 1321 — 2.1 m L. 2025 — 5.1 m H

Friday 20th December
0905 — 5.1 m H. 1459 — 2.1 m L. 2131 — 5.1 m H

Saturday 21st December
1011— 5.1 m H. 1623 — 2.0 m L. 2239 — 5.2 m H

Sunday 22nd December
1115 — 5.2 m H. 1733 — 1.8 m L. 2342 — 5.3 m H