by Without the 'S | Jan 29, 2022 | Off the water
Rowing legend and honorary SABC member Dame Katherine Grainger has formally opened our new boathouse. The £1 million development, which has been a decade in the making, will allow us to truly live up to our slogan, “Rowing for all”, and offer opportunities to many...
by Without the 'S | Sep 3, 2021 | Off the water
John Munro, at 75 St Andrew Boat Club’s oldest competing member, raised £3,800 for the club’s new boathouse with his 75-mile bike ride from Bowling to Edinburgh along the canals last year. With his amazing total John far exceeded his original target of...
by Without the 'S | Oct 28, 2020 | Off the water
St Andrew volunteers, led by our safety officer Rob Bradley, are working hard in collaboration with Scottish Canals in order to improve the condition of our 1600m stretch of the Union Canal. On Thursday 29 October, clearance work will be undertaken by a number of...
by Without the 'S | Sep 3, 2020 | Off the water
This autumn, St Andrew Boat Club will begin preparations for the development of a flagship new boathouse on our current site on the Union Canal in Edinburgh. Our boathouse has stood on its current site since 1983, when we operated with a much smaller membership, and...
by Without the 'S | Jun 28, 2020 | Off the water
St Andrew Boat Club rowers raced onto the winners’ podium at the first British Rowing Virtual Championships. Junior Rower Polly Dickson-Smith came third in the Year 7 G 2 minute race, after rowing 498 metres. Colin Williamson also raced into the medal positions,...
by Without the 'S | May 30, 2020 | Off the water
Lockdown may be easing, but at St Andrew Boat Club, we continue to follow the Scottish Rowing guidance on Covid-19, and therefore there will be no rowing at the club until further notice. The latest guidance, published this week, allows for some rowing with stringent...
