Newburgh rowing club held their regatta on the Tay on Saturday. It was an exciting and challenging race course with strong head winds and tides, lining up on the start line was not easy, but the coxes all did really well steering through the 1.3km course against the elements. Crail described it as rowing through concrete at times.
There were five clubs , Newburgh , NB, Crail, Anstruther and N Queensferry and 10 race categories, NB entered 8. Throughout we had a superb entertaining commentary from Newburgh's finest voice whose services Jacque may have secured for our regatta.
It was a delightful atmosphere, we were made to feel very welcome and spectators sat on the grass in the sunshine right by the finish line.
NB did really well, all our rowers came back with a rosette or two, or three, or more. We won the women's open, mixed open, 40+ men, 50+ mix and decades categories (thanks to muscle-popping Alan from Newburgh) and also helped other clubs win medals. Some of these wins were by little more than a second ahead of Newburgh ! We received huge orange and black rosettes in the prize giving and an even larger rosette for most successful visiting club.
Comedy prize must go to Norma for stepping off the jetty not realising the river was still deeper than expected, so demonstrating to all her swimming skills (aka doing a Phil)!
It may have been a small regatta, but the competition was fierce, we rowed our hearts out and every race was hard fought.
It really was a grand day on the Tay.
Thank you Newburgh.