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It’s beginning to look a lot like…

The excitement is beginning to build… it’s the QRC Christmas Raffle and Shed Party on Saturday at about 10:30am (after social rowing)!
Last year’s raffle prizes – this year’s are just as enticing
The raffle tickets are selling well, but there’s still time to buy more!  We have some great prizes (though more contributions, especially for the hampers, are always welcome). These include:
  •  hampers
  • Rachel’s legendary Christmas cake (please consume boozy cake responsibly)
  • a stunning cushion, hand stitched by   Barbara
  • an award-winning photo of the Forth Bridge taken by Dónal
  • bottle of malt, signed by a top celebrity
  • bottles of Christmas cheer!
Dónal’s prize-winning photo

We will have resident Soup Dragon Alistair’s delicious soup to sustain us, mulled wine to warm us and top Christmas tunes to lift the newly repaired roof off the Shed!  If the weather forecast is be believed, we may even have some seasonal weather on Saturday!

Last year Alistair made chicken and vegetable soup

So leave the car at home, wrap up warmly, look out your best Christmas jumper, pop reindeer antlers on your head, and get down to the Shed on Saturday!

Ace baker Rachel’s 2017 cake
Please bring a bottle if you wish and your own reusable cup to help reduce waste… and washing up!  The washing-up fairy is taking the day off.
The tapestry cushion

Tides for the week ahead

Rachel reports: All is well for rowing each day this coming week, and already a Monday row is planned.
Monday 10th December
09.28 — 1.4 mL     16.31 — 5.4 m H
Tuesday 11 th 
09.55 — 1.5 m L     17.03 — 5.3 m H
Wednesday 12th 
10.23 — 1.7 m L.    17.41 — 5.1 m H
Thursday 13 th
10.55 — 1.9 m L.    18.24 — 5.0 m H
Friday 14th 
07.05 — 4.8 m H.    11.36 — 2.2 m L    19.11 —4.8 m H
Saturday 15th
07.55 — 4.7 m H.    12.28 — 2.4 m L    20.02 — 4.7 m H
 Christmas Raffle draw at Social Rowing
Sunday 16th
08.50 — 4.6 m H    15.12 — 2.5 m L

Maid back on the water

Rachel writes: What a pleasure it was to row the ‘new look’ Ferry Maid to Limekilns today.
We as a crew were all positive in our opinions of how the footrests and seated positions were. We swapped about, so we got a good go at it!
Thanks all concerned, it’s good to have her back on the water, and she does move well!

Tides for the week of 3-9 December

Rachel writes: Now that we have entered December, we all have a busy month ahead, still time for rowing though!
Next Saturday, there will be a later start to rowing, sometime after 10am due to the low tide. While waiting, there will be an opportunity for a bacon roll, buy a few raffle tickets, join in Mike’s skills workshop, and even bring Christmas into the shed!!

A few members will be in Woudrichem / Holland taking part in the 45-mile charity relay row on the river Merwede with other Scottish, Irish,and Dutch rowers. We will be using the six Dutch skiffs GROOT & Grut 1, 2, 3 and 4, Zwann and Dwarsbongel. The event is raising a lot of money for the Red Cross, and is great fun!!

Monday 3rd December
05.37 — 1.3 m L.     11.32 —5.3 m H      17.53 —- 1.8 m L

Tuesday 4th December
06.32 — 1.2 m L.   12.29 — 5.4 m H      18.48 —- 1.6 m L
Wednesday 5th
07.21 — 1.1 m L.    13.20 —- 5.6 m H.     19.36 — 1.4 m L
Thursday 6th
08.00 — 1.1 m L.    14.06 —- 5.7 m H.    20.16 — 1.2 m L
Friday 7th
08.31 — 1.1 m L.   14.49 — 5.7 m H      20.48 — 1.2 m L
Saturday 8th
08.50 — 1.2 m L.   15.27 — 5.6 m H.    20.51 — 1.1 m L   No Training due to low tide.
Sunday 9th 
09.02 — 1.2 m L.      16.01 — 5.5 m H     21.11 — 1.2 m L

Saturday development day

Anne P writes: We’ve had a strong interest  for our development day with Gabriel tomorrow. This is taking the place of social rowing.

Gabriel describes the day as “talking, having a look at rowers and boat and making a plan”. We hope this will encompass the basics of boat set up, basic technique (rowing and coxing), to more specific race training and techniques. We also plan to do some video work and John H will have Faithful ready for us. Gabe has a camera lined up for us to use.

The Maid is still off the water but we are able to borrow a boat from NQ to get as many people out as possible and allow changeovers/ races etc. A crew from NQ will also join us in their second boat.

As if it wasn’t impressive enough that we have so many dedicated rowers willing to turn up for some training after a night out, we now need some ultra dedicated folk to bring the NQ boat over on Saturday morning. Peter (NQ) has advised that we should be in NQ for 8.15. Any volunteers please?

Gabriel has offered us the day. Some people can only come for part of the day and that’s OK. Please be aware that there will likely be some waiting and chopping and changing throughout so please dress warmly and bear with us. Bring food and drink if you wish. With the Maid in the shed things will also likely feel tight but as yet there is unfortunately no other space available in Port Edgar for us to go.

Thanks everyone for all of your interest. I can think of no better hangover cure!