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Portsoy regatta at the Scottish traditional boat festival took place over the weekend of the 26th-27th of June. The weather at this year’s regatta was great, unlike last year. 15 club’s took part in this years regatta , portsoy welcomed … Continue reading →

Ullapool Regatta was held over the weekend of 28th-29th of May.  We enjoyed beautiful weather and hospitality as always.  Ullapool regatta saw our junior team’s racing for the first time .  Our U19 and U17 mixed team’s had brilliant success … Continue reading →

Sunday 1st May saw the skiffties take on Loch Ness in our Monster row.  The Monster row was masterminded by Drew Mann as a great way of  fund raising for our trip to the skiffie world’s (world championship) in Northern Ireland … Continue reading →

Well the skiffties headed to the East coast on Saturday 19th March to take part in the Banff Regatta and to welcome Deveron’s first skiff Banac on to the water.  A Great day was had by all and we managed to … Continue reading →

The skiffties welcomed our new skiff Zephyr on the 28th feb .  We were blessed with a beautiful day and an amazing crowd to welcome her onto the water.  After taking her through the village led by a piper, we … Continue reading →

We will be launching our second skiff named ‘Zepher’ on the 28th of February. As with the launch of ‘Zulu’ she will be piped from the harbour, starting at 2.30pm, to the clubs normal launching site at the end of … Continue reading →

On 14th November 2015, Avoch Community Rowing Club (AKA “The Skiffties”) hosted their first regatta with eight clubs participating in a full days racing schedule. The 1km (0.62 mile) course was set in Avoch Bay within full view of the … Continue reading →

The 1st of August saw the return of an event that had sadly fallen on hard times. The ‘Race round the rock’ had been part of the Shieldaig fete for many years but over recent times had been dropped due … Continue reading →

Ullapool, site of the 2013 World Championships, once again hosted a fantastic event with their 2015 regatta. Always one of the largest and most prestigious on the calender this years was no exception with clubs and rowers from all over … Continue reading →

The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival 2015 took place on Saturday in Portsoy and with Avoch in attendance for the first time. The event has been going for a good number of years and skiff racing was added to the days … Continue reading →