Firth of Clyde Coastal Rowing Club

22/02/2024

Sad to hear of the passing of Iain Oughtred a wonderful humble gentleman and a master of small boat design. A huge loss for the boat building community.

24/12/2023

Brrrrr, winter in da hoose 23c a wee bit chilly today ###
Hope everyone has a magic Xmas ###xx

25/11/2023

Photo shows women in a woodwork room standing behind a boat they made

16/11/2021

There is a first for everything and so we’ve decided to host our very own Christmas Craft Market inside our magnificent Linthouse building on Saturday 4th December.
🎄 🎁 🕯️
Start your Christmas shopping on the day or find some last minute stocking fillers as we have goods like home décor, hampers and even hand crafted personalised gifts.
Would you like to know more? https://bit.ly/3wvD9Bf

28/05/2020

Following clarification from the Scottish government that we are moving to Phase 1 of the easing of lockdown restrictions, I am very pleased to confirm that many of you will once again be able to enjoy your boats on the wonderful Firth of Clyde and beyond. All forms of water sports practices on open waterways, including sailing and the use of privately owned motorised craft, are now allowed, however this will apply to local residents only.

There remain many restrictions within the Phase 1 framework. We would like to draw your attention to these important facts relative to boating and visiting your boat:

➡️ You are currently advised to stay local to your primary residence to undertake leisure activities.
➡️ Leisure activities must only take place with members from your immediate household.
➡️ You cannot stay overnight at a holiday home or second home, which we are taking will apply to boats also. For now, boating is therefore limited to day trips from the marina.
➡️ All social distancing measures remain in place.

We all appreciate how important it is for us all to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the following few simply suggestions will improve your safety and the safety of others and help everyone enjoy boating responsibly.

Take a closer look at our new safe boating guidelines.
You can see our full update on our website at yachthavens.com/LargsSafeBoating

18/05/2020

Mental Health Awareness week
18 - 24 May where kindness strengthens relationships in the rowing community..

18/04/2020

Lets not pretend that we are happy about not being able to carry on with our normal sporting lives during Covid-19 lockdown. Coastal Rowing in Fixed Seat Boats has boomed in Scotland over the last …

10/03/2020

Attended by three FOCCR members who thoroughly enjoyed it....

Over a March weekend group of 24 delegates gathered at the Eco centre in Kinghorn to discuss all the elements of how to run a safe and enjoyable regatta. The morning started with a quick meet and g…

15/02/2020

Even though Storm Ciara put a pause on rowing and now Dennis has a grip, the club is still very busy preparing for a fantastic year of Come and Try sessions, RowAroundScotland, events, fundraisers, regattas and youth rowing...Get in touch to find out more or look at our website.

https://www.firthofclydecoastalrowingclub.com/

Gale force winds hit Largs throughout Sunday morning as road closures and a fallen tree on Brisbane Glen Road has caused traffic disruption.

17/01/2020

13/01/2020

Wishing you all a happy new year and a happy new rowing Season. And it all kicks off fairly soon with two events in January: The Nairn Coastal Rowing Club River Regatta takes place on 11 January an…

19/12/2019

09/12/2019

17/11/2019

The Foccrs are so excited to be one of over 70 clubs taking part in the RowAround Scotland 2020 relay from 19th April to 2nd May 2020 as part of 10th anniversary of Scottish Coastal Rowing...Watch this space!

https://www.rowaround.scot/

RowAround Scotland 2020 is supported by the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 events fund, managed by EventScotland. In 2020, Scotland celebrates its coasts and waters with a year long programme of events and activities which will shine a spotlight on these vital elements of our landscape.

16/11/2019

26/10/2019

FIrth of Clyde Coastal Rowing are awarded the green flag for their efforts and contribution in helping to clean and protect our environment...

Five Rowers represented the Firth of Clyde (FOCCR) as part of the SW region at the SCRA regional sprints at Loch Tummel sailing club. SW took 4th place and the green flag was awarded at the post race AGM... A big thanks to John McFarlane , FOCCR social and environmental secretary for his great work...

23/10/2019

Our Club was formed in 1972 to encourage boating and other aquatic sports in the Loch Leven area. We welcome all comers who wish the same as us – to have fun on the water in the magnificent setting that

11/10/2019

FOCCRS Run with the Wind - Loch Ness, Saturday 29th September – 3 hours 41 mins

65 + human powered vessels, 185 + fit crew and 22.7 miles was a pertinent representation of the scale of a mass participation self powered vessel race on Loch Ness.

The squawk of the chief umpire over the radio shortly after 9 am on a rather eerie and misty Saturday morning heralded the start of the race with the main body of the competitors pulling away amidst much fervour and little sideway glances at the neighbouring vessels. The paddle boards and pedalos had pulled away shortly after 7 am…

With a prevailing SW light wind and scattered clouds, the conditions were perfect for the challenging 22.7 mile row from Fort Augustus at the SW of Loch Ness to Dores in the NE. A mixed team of 5 rowers from the Firth of Clyde in skiff Saltire were joined by 11 other St Ayles skiffs and 65 + vessels from over 10 other boat categories including 2, 4, 6 x coastal rowing boats, pilot gigs, double kayaks 6 and 8 man coxed sculled boats, double and single canoes, and a Wemyss skiff.

It was very exciting for team FOCCR to form part of an endurance event and alongside boats from all over the UK. This race included the GB 8 team who incidentally beat their own record and were the fastest of the day in an incredible 2 hours 4 mins.

The FOCCR team maintained a strong and consistent pace throughout the navigation up the loch with practised position changes and swift hydration at timed points throughout the race. Not once did they sneak a look to see who was overtaking!

Aside from the pleasure of a long, fast and tiring row, it was thrilling to be amongst such a variety of vessels rowing hard and rapid up one of the most beautiful lochs in Scotland.

In essence; we were all in the same boat….