CYC Rowing Group Information Jan 2025
We organise rows between 4 and 8 rows per week, with between 3 and 4 mid-week rows and at least 2 to 3 rows over the weekends, subject to tides and weather conditions. We row all year round and have a healthy social rowing group and a more competitive rowing group.
Rows are open to all CYC members and guests of members, and we are looking to increase our membership to support the development of rowing at CYC and in the harbour.
Our boats are a Celtic long Boat, there are 8 based in Chichester Harbour clubs, with another 140 in the rest of UK, it's a fixed seat, 4 crew and coxed rowing boat. We have just taken delivery of a coastal double scull, called Kev, its an ex Royal Navy boat on loan, we have for 12 months. Training rows are starting shortly, look out on easy teams online.
HOW TO GET STARTED:
We will need some information from you, your mobile number and an e-mail address. CYC will then set you up on easy teams online and rowing WhatsApp. Call the CYC Office for more information on setting you up and someone from the rowing group will be in touch.
SOCIAL ROWING:
This is just a social row round the harbour, sometimes calling in at Bosham, Itchenor or Dell Quay, we encourage newbies to join these rows so they get used to gentle rowing and the coxes/crews can do some training with those new to rowing so they start knowing how to row. We nearly always pop into the CYC bar after to have a coffee and chat.
ADVENTURE ROWING:
We tow the boat to another location, and row with one or two crews, for e.g. we have a plan to row from Hillhead to Cowes and back, and row the River Arun and Beaulieu River.
PERFORMANCE ROWING:
Are divided up into performance and conditioning rows, both are healthy ways to get fit, to improve technique and improve physical condition, this is the best way get fit for competitions.
More advance training is performed during the Performance rows and the Conditioning rows.
TRAINING:
Many of our rows will include training on the water, but for limited periods during the winter months, we do row fit training in the club. In addition, we also complete cox training to level 1.
REGATTA / COMPETITIONS / ROWING LEAGUE:
We have strong ladies and mixes teams, we are working on building a strong men's team, if interested, please see contact detail below.
We routinely enter the following competitions plus others as part of the league:
- Round the island race - From and to Northney
- Cockleshell - round No Man Land Fort
- Hamble River Raid
- Great River Race - Thames
- Head of the Harbour race - Itchenor or Bosham
- Head of the Ouse (HOTO) race - Newhaven to Lewis and back, two crews
- CYC Celtic Long Boat Challenge (3H League Race)
NEW FOR 2025:
CYC have been instrumental is setting up the Chichester Harbour Celtic long Boat league, we have run 2 races in 2024 and CYC are currently in third with three more races in 2025.
We look forward to seeing you on the water
