The Rowing Club
Welcome to the Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club
Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club gives you the opportunity to row the exciting St Ayles Skiff as a way of keeping fit, having fun, and participating in the sport of coastal rowing.
In May 2010 a small syndicate of builders launched the village’s first St Ayles Skiff ‘Ulla’ and so joined the Scottish coastal rowing phenomenon and joined with communities throughout Scotland who celebrate a common seafaring tradition and today share a lively competitive spirit.
The common bond is the wonderful St Ayles Skiff designed by renowned small boat designer Iain Oughtred. Based on the Fair Isle Skiff, the design is a modern interpretation of the traditional boat for Northern waters. Built from a plywood kit glued together with modern adhesives she is a lightweight, watertight and easily maintained craft, which has displayed remarkable seaworthiness.
Formally constituted in March the Club has, currently, around 30 members who enjoy rowing at various levels of competitiveness. The boat remains in the ownership of the original build syndicate but is used and maintained by the Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club.
The Club successfully organised our first Skiff Regatta on Loch Broom in August with the participation of a number of visiting Skiffie Groups. We compete in a number of Scottish Coastal Rowing Regattas around Scotland’s coast.
If you would like to try out Coastal Rowing for yourself you will be very welcome at one of our regular evening or weekend sessions. See our rowing calendar for up to date details of our programme. We have social rowing sessions as well as more energetic race training. We do not have a ‘closed’ season and keep rowing throughout the winter when conditions are suitable. We also have a social evening once a month through the Winter in the ‘Seaforth’ – see our calendar for dates and times. Feel free to come along and chat.
Members can access various club documents minutes etc. from the password protected members page
Our membership application form which includes detail of our current subscription rate and health declaration can be downloaded from the following links.
If you would prefer to email us direct rather than using the Website comment facility the club email address is ullacoastrowing@btinternet.com
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