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The Goring Gap Boat Club is a club that focuses on recreational
rowing rather than racing. Our main racing activity is limited to
the Goring and Streatley Regatta in July. Here we run races for
novice and other rowers who don't normally compete in races over 300
metre and 500 metre courses. We usually hold fun regattas for
scratch crews at the beginning and end of our rowing season. We are
not however totally uncompetitive, and we do have a group within the
club who take part in some local regattas.
To avoid trailering of boats we have tended to concentrate on local
regattas. We have entered the Reading
University Head, the
Reading Head and Head races are run by the
Wallingford Rowing Club.
We also travel further a field - to Angers, France for "Les
Coupe des Dames", a 15km marathon, and also to Paris to
compete in
"Les Fondateurs" a mere 4km head race - both are great
events......our international credentials a credit to
the club.
Angers - Coupe des Dames 2005
we're still very much in contention after 10kms! |
Although we don't enter club teams into the Wallingford Pub
regatta held in September each year, boat club members often
put together teams on behalf of local organisations such as
the Goring Social Club, and are often successful in the 500
metre races.
Members of GGBC have a slight advantage....WRC use our boats
for the event!
The GGBC ladies waiting at the start
of the Reading University Head |
Maintenance is an ongoing task so if you have some hidden
skills or a few spare hours please feel free to come down
and help out. The older wooden boats are beautifully made
and a privilege to work on....but they do need constant
attention to keep them in tip top condition.
