We had our first practice night on Tuesday 20th July.
15 people came to try the skiff. It was a great evening especially when one crew was playing the new game of dodge the fishing boat.
One of the male crews got the skiff up to 4.7 knots. The challenge has been laid so come on ladies we can beat that surely!
Practice nights will be held on a Tuesday at 6pm. The idea will be to have the first 5 row Unity to the beach and then crew changes can be done there. Please wear clothes that you do not mind getting wet.
For any more info contract jo at either jo.pawley@virgin.net or on 07768980102
First Training Session
The first Eyemouth Skiff has been finished, we’ve had a little practice today and she’ll be offically named and lauched by the newly crowned Herring Queen on Sunday 11th 2010.
Jun 10
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Johnny on Landward
Click Here to watch Johnny Johnston talking with Sarah Mack presenter from Landward about the Eyemouth Skiff.
Our cream tea has been a huge success and we’ve managed to raise over £500. I really need to thank everyone who came along and offered their support. I also need to thank everyone who baked scones. A big thanks to Joanna, Penny, Susan and Libby for staffing the kitchen. Barbara for selling Derek’s prints on behalf of the Association and George for selling his photographs. Jack for selling the T-shirts and Raffle tickets, and Peter Scott for setting up the display boards. Thank you too to everyone else who helped on the day.
The level of commuity support was fantastic and we should now have enough money to finish the building of the skiff.
We’re having a Cream Tea at the St. Abbs Community Centre on Sunday afternoon (from 2pm to 4pm 30th May 2010). Everyone’s welcome to come along, enjoy some homebaking and a nice cuppa and find out more about our progress. We’ll also have the first batch of “St Abbs Coastal Rowing Association” T-shirts for sale.
The Berwickshire News published an article about our builds. You can ready it here:
Eyemouth rowing project is a real community effort - Simon Duke
Thanks to Simon Duke for coming to visit us.
Simon Duke a reporter visited the workshop today and was inpressed by what he saw. Simon going to write an article for the next edition of the Berwickshire News our local paper. The Berwickshire News has also kindy agreed to place a free advert for our planned Cream Tea on the Afternoon of Sunday 30th May in St. Abbs.
Our local housing association (Berwickshire Housing Association) has very generously donated £300 to both the Eyemouth build and St Abbs build. We’d like to thank the Association for their support.
May 10
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Our Banner
Collected our banner for the St. Abbs Coastal Rowing Association from FantasyPrints in Berwick this morning and it looks fantastic. We’ve put it up inside the workshop above our build. Spoken with Johnny and Eyemouth are planning to get a banner too.
Our Banner
Apr 10
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Progress
Managed to get down to the workshop myself for a few hours, cut out the mould for the St Abbs boat. Eyemouth have progressed to the stage of glueing their first frame.
Looking down on the build. Eyemouth Boat to the top, St Abbs to the bottom.
St Abbs moulds cut out.
Eyemouth mould on stand.
Eyemouth begin Glueing Frames.