In May 2016 the Club was awarded a £10,000 grant from Sport England towards the purchase of a Harker’s Yard Gig as part of a Coastal Rowing project to “expand participation through supporting formal, organised “Club” coastal rowing to provide low cost, open access opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to get involved in rowing and keep rowing”.
The ‘Coastal Rowing Project’ started at the beginning of June 2016, with organised Club Rowing sessions using a Claydon Skiff, and on 1st October 2016 we launched our Club Rowing Gig – Harker’s Yard Gig Number 17: William Rose.
In January 2020 we were awarded a further £10,000 grant from Sport England for our ‘Rowing On’ project to further increase participation in Coastal Rowing. The funding has enabled the Club to buy our second Harker’s Yard Gig – number 22: Hunter.
We want to make sure that as many people as possible are able to take part in rowing using the Club Gigs:
- The Club organises ‘Open Rows’ that any member can book on to, and that non-members can also join on a ‘try before you join’ basis. Club members are asked to make an additional annual ‘rowing contribution’ of £75 (or £3 per row capped at £75 annually) which is put towards the replacement of equipment (e.g. thole pins) and maintenance.
- Club Members with the necessary experience may register as Approved Gig Users and can then book a Gig for additional ‘fixed crew rows’ for either social rowing or team training when there is there is no Open Row, formal race training session or race.
We want to ensure the safety of Gig Users and the Gigs, and meet our obligations to Sport England. So the Club’s ‘Gig Handbook’ sets out essential information for all Gig users. The document also sets out the process for applying to become an ‘Approved User’. The Gig Handbook can be found below, along with the ‘Approved User’ application form, and the Daily Gig Log Sheet to be completed for all rows including independent rows.
Use of the Club Gigs Handbook 2022
Application to become an approved user 2022
August 23 2020 and our first ever row in Hunter – 2 up in Covid19 secure fashion
