A fantastic collection of photographs, taken by a local photographer named Tom Hurley of Devon Digital have been added to the gallery (Thanks Tom).

A selection of photographs have been added to our Gallery page
Friday, Saturday and Sunday galleries have all been added, keep checking back through the coming week for more.

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'Post Championships Boat Sales'

Following the World Coastal Rowing Championships, to be held in Plymouth, England between 23rd and 25th October 2009, British Rowing have decided that in order to develop the Coastal Rowing sector within the UK it intends to sell all the equipment after the Championships have been concluded.

The equipment will generally be sold in packages that will include the boat, blades, life jackets and floating tow rope and additionally for the quads a fully galvanised launching trolley.

The package prices are:

Singles £2400
Doubles £4725
Quads £10750


Road Trailers £3500 (galvanised, double axle, three levels to take two quads a double/single and blades) Any club or individual interested in purchasing equipment should e-mail the ARA’s representatives Ian Douglas on to express an interest in buying equipment.

 France
 Germany
 Italy

Sales will be on a strictly first come first served basis.

'Visiting Boat Numbers'

In order to assist the Organising Committee in finalising plans for the boatpark layout at Queen Anne's Battery, visiting crews who are bringing their own boats to compete in the World Coastal Rowing Championships 2009 are requested to inform Alan Grant by email to with the type and number of boats that their club will be bringing, whether they will be shared by men's/ladies crews (if applicable) and when they expect to arrive at and depart from Plymouth. e.g. (North Pole Rowing Club bringing two quads and one double (shared use) on a single trailer arriving Plymouth ferry port pm Wed 21st Oct, departing am Mon 26th Oct)

'Draw For Heats'

It is confirmed that it will be necessary to hold heats for Men's 1x, 2x and 4x on Friday 23 Oct. The draw for these heats will take place in the next 7 days and the results will be posted on the WCRC website. Crews will be placed in the "A" or "B" final on Saturday based upon their placing in the heat NOT on aggregate times.

WORLD ROWING COASTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

Plymouth, England October 23rd - 25th October

Social Events & Entertainment

The social events and entertainment have now been finalised for the World Rowing Coastal Championships in Plymouth between 23rd and 25th October 2009.

Friday evening will consist of the welcoming speeches (very short!) followed by the "Beating Retreat" by the band of HM Royal Marines on the piazza in front of The National Marine Aquarium (NMA) alongside the Championship venue. Following the Beating Retreat competitors and supporters can adjourn to the NMA for wine, canapes and a disco.

Saturday will consist of the medal ceremonies at the NMA followed by a buffet and finishing with entertainment from the disco and a jazz band.

Entry to the social events at the NMA will be by ticket only. The tickets are priced at £30/Euro35 and can be paid for in advance by transfer to the bank account detailed below or by cheque payable to Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club and sent to :

Springfield House
Chollacott Lane
TAVISTOCK
Devon
PL19 9DD
UK

Payments can also be made on arrival, but this could delay team registrations.

Social/entertainment tickets will be issued with each individuals registration document on arrival.

If you are paying by transfer please e-mail: with the details of the transfer and we will acknowedge the receipt of the payment (cheque payments will similarly be acknowledged).

If you have problems please e-mail your questions to the above e-mail address.

'Tourist Information' can be found Here

'Athlete Biography' forms for entry, can be found Here

Some updated programme information and a News update can be found below, The documents are in Microsoft Word format and also PDF format.
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WCRC 2009 Provisional Programme :

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WCRC 2009 News Update :

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Here are a few photographs of the First, race boat being loaded in Christchurch ready for the trip to Plymouth, and the World Coastal Rowing Championships 2009.

Thanks to Luca Pavletič from Canottieri Genovesi Elpis for this photograph of the World Coastal Rowing Championships 2008 - Sanremo, Italy.

Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club is pleased to announce that the venue for the Championships has been moved across the River Plym to the Royal Western Yacht Club (RWYC) at Queen Anne Battery Marina. RWYC is a world renowned venue for marine championships. The event is to be staged from the 23rd to the 25 of October 2009.

This move brings the Championship into the heart of the old quarter of Plymouth, it brings competitors and supporters closer to the major accommodation centres and alongside the social venue: The National Marine Aquarium.

Sir Steven Redgrave, CBE has agreed to be the Patron of the Championships. Sir Steve Redgrave is principally known for his achievement as being a quintuple Olympic gold medallist rower by winning gold in five consecutive Olympics, culminating in Sydney in 2000.

Any potential competitors wishing to visit Plymouth before the 2009 Championships will be very welcome. MORC has 2 open events this year: The Breakwater Bash (using the World Coastal Rowing Championship course) on Saturday, 16/05/2009 and The Eddystone Challenge on 15/08/2009. These are sea races of 8km and 40km respectively. If you are interested please check the club website at: www.mayfloweroffshorerowingclub.co.uk or contact Tony Lovering by e-mail at or telephone 44 (0) 7739 917040.