Welcome to our website. Please use it to learn about Aberdyfi Rowing Club and about Coastal Rowing, one of the most exhilarating and rewarding sports there is.
What is Coastal Rowing?
Very simply - for us it's rowing in the Dyfi Estuary and Cardigan Bay to have fun, to keep fit and, for many of us, to take part in races all round the coast of Wales
What boats do you row?
We row 24' long Celtic longboats, with four rowers (each with one oar) and a cox. We have three of these traditional Welsh boats with fixed seats and we use these for races in Wales.
We also row French-designed sliding seat boats called Yoles that we use for international races as well as for fun. Each rower in these boats usually has two oars (called sculls, just to be confusing). We have one Yole for a single rower, two doubles without a cox and one four with a cox.
How often do you row?
We row the single and double Yoles whenever we can - and that only depends on the weather. It takes bit of organisation to get a crew of four and a cox together, so we row the Celtics and the Yole 4 on specific evenings and at weekends throughout the summer, and just at weekends in the winter.
Don't you have to be very fit?
You have to be reasonably fit to row even for fun but rowing itself gets you fit - and keeps you that way
Is it safe?
Yes; we have clear safety procedures that are followed whenever we are rowing and all new members have to undergo an induction course and safety training before they can row. We do not row if the conditions make it too risky to do so.
Can I try it out?
Yes, you can row with us on two Saturday mornings at 11.00 (for £3 a go) before joining. When you know you like rowing you can then join - the fee for an adult is £50 a year which includes full insurance and ull use of all the club's boats and equipment. It also now includes associate membership of Dovey Yacht Club, 50 yards away along The Wharf, and use of its facilities including showers, bar and clubhouse overlooking the Dyfi estuary.
How do I join?
Come to our boathouse on the Wharf in Aberdyfi on Saturday morning and get a membership form or email our Club Secretary Toni Francis on mintoni@aol.com and ask her to send you a form.