Aberdeen University Boat Club

25/06/2023

*|HENLEY ROYAL BBQ ‘23|*
Calling all current, former, friends and families of Aberdeen based rowing clubs! We are delighted to announce the return of the University Rowing Aberdeen & Deeside Scullers Henley BBQ! A celebration of rowing in Aberdeen.
The event will be running on Saturday 1st July from 12pm onwards at Henley Cricket Club, RG9 2LS.
Join us to celebrate all successes of past and present and share a toast for the next season to come. It is sure to be a fantastic day of celebrations. There will be limitless Pimm’s, music and food!
We look forward to welcoming you all then! Please get in touch with us with any enquiries on [email protected]
We also have a go fund me page below where you can donate to the club for a ticket to the BBQ, which is £15 or cash on the day. Any other generous donations are well appreciated.

https://gofund.me/0be2012d

24/02/2023

🚨REMINDER BOAT RACE BALL TICKETS🚨

Location: The Marcliffe Hotel, North Deeside Road, Pitfodels, Aberdeen, AB15 9YA. (Five ⭐️)

Start Time: 19:00

Dress Code: Black Tie/Formal. Club blazers, kilts, ball gowns etc are encouraged.

Details: the ball will consist of a 3 course meal and plenty of wine, followed by a ceilidh and speeches.

Tickets: Student tickets will cost £57.50 with general admission tickets costing £60.

🚨⭐️⭐️Deadline to purchase ticket: 24TH FEBRUARY @ 5PM⭐️⭐️🚨

- To purchase tickets please transfer the amount due to the current boat clubs bank account.
- Details
o Account Name: AU Boat Club
o Account Number: 00977122
o Sort Code: 80-12-15

- Once you have transferred please email [email protected] with the following details included:
o Copy of receipt/screenshot of proof of payment.
o Number of tickets required and guests’ names.
o Any dietary requirements.

- Plus-ones and friends/family members are encouraged! All are welcome! Both new and old members!!

Your ticket will be emailed to you after this!

- Ticket price also includes free entry to ATIK before 00:30🥂🥂

10/02/2023

‼️FOUR WEEKS TO GO‼️

Our annual Universities Boat Race is just four weeks away on the 11th March this year!

Remember boat race ball tickets are also currently on sale, details are on the post below this!
Student tickets: £57.50
General admission: £60

Buy your ticket now to avoid disappointment! All are welcome and plus ones (or more) are encouraged!

The ball is being held at the Marcliffe Hotel this year and it’s shaping up to be a wonderful night with food, drinks, ceilidh and finishing the night in Atik for those who choose!!

Make sure to come down for the race to see who will be crowned owner of the Dee🏆👑💙💜

27/01/2023

BOAT RACE BALL 2023 -TICKETS NOW ON SALE ✨✨✨ - sorry in advance for a long post but please read!

Dear students and alumni,

The 28th annual Aberdeen Universities Boat Race is set to take place on the Saturday, 11th March 2023. Attached is information regarding the event including racing times, Ball information, and how to purchase a Boat Race Ball ticket.

The Boat Race
14:35 – University 2nd Crew Race (Railway bridge to Aberdeen Boat Club).
14:55 – Alumni Crew Race (Bridge of Dee to Aberdeen Boat Club).
15:45 – University 1st Crew Race (Bridge of Dee to Aberdeen Boat Club).
16:30 – Prizegiving🏆🥇

We hope to see as many of you as possible down by the riverbanks, cheering on your crew of choice. There is always entertaining racing to be seen with the anticipation that this year will be one of the closest to date!

Boat Race Ball💃🕺🏻🪩

Location: The Marcliffe Hotel, North Deeside Road, Pitfodels, Aberdeen, AB15 9YA. (Five ⭐️)

Start Time: 19:00

Dress Code: Black Tie/Formal. Club blazers, kilts, ball gowns etc are encouraged.

Details: the ball will consist of a 3 course meal and plenty of wine, followed by a ceilidh and speeches.

Tickets: Student tickets will cost £57.50 with general admission tickets costing £60.

⭐️⭐️Deadline to purchase ticket: 24TH FEBRUARY @ 5PM⭐️⭐️

- To purchase tickets please transfer the amount due to the current boat clubs bank account.
- Details
o Account Name: AU Boat Club
o Account Number: 00977122
o Sort Code: 80-12-15

- Once you have transferred please email [email protected] with the following details included:
o Copy of receipt/screenshot of proof of payment.
o Number of tickets required and guests’ names.
o Any dietary requirements.

- Plus-ones and friends/family members are encouraged! All are welcome! Both new and old members!!

Your ticket will be emailed to you after this!

- Ticket price also includes free entry to ATIK before 00:30🥂🥂

Any questions do not hesitate to contact myself or Michael Troy

It will be an exciting day and an amazing evening, hope to see lots of you there.
💛💙💜🖤

May the best crew win!! 💪🏻

15/01/2023

**SAVE THE DATE**

As we come into a new year, with a new set of challenges ahead of us all and with it being just under eight weeks to go, we are happy to announce the 28th annual University Boat Race will take place on Saturday 11th March 2023.

The main race will begin at 15:45 on Saturday, with second boats and alumni taking place earlier in the day.

Boat Race Ball will be held at the Marcliffe Hotel @ 19:30pm, throughout the night there will be a three course meal alongside a ceilidh band to entertain.

Tickets to be made available soon!

26/07/2022

We are delighted to announce four of our athletes were chosen to represent Scotland in the Home International Regatta 2022 at London Docklands this past weekend.

Morgan Nunez, Brighde Watt, and Emily Carruthers all learnt to row at URA and represented Scotland as part of the Senior Woman’s Sweep Team in the 4+, 4- and 4- respectively, as well as all making an appearance in the 8+. This was their first time representing Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Andrew Dunse came to URA as a junior who learnt to row at . After rowing as a junior for HIR, Andrew continued this success by rowing in the Senior Men’s Sweep Team, in the 4- and the 8+! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Myles, our Head Coach for 2021-22 season, was also chosen to coach the Senior Woman’s Sweep Team.

After racing some tough competition our athletes came away with a mix of results, including a 2nd in the W4+, and four thirds in the W4-, M4- and W8+ (both the 500m and 2km events).

We are incredibly proud of all our athletes hard work and determination to get into the team, and being able to row as a senior athlete for Scotland is an incredible achievement in itself 💪🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Watch this space for more exciting events and announcements 🤩

If you are interested in rowing with us, either as a beginner or carrying on your rowing career, please send us a DM or email into;
Aberdeen students: [email protected]
RGU students: [email protected]

29/06/2022

As some of you may know, in 2020 we celebrated our 150th anniversary. As part of the celebrations we were invited to do a row past at henley royal regatta. This unfortunately didn’t happen due to covid but instead former members of AUBC will be rowing at this years Henley on Saturday at tea time.

The line up is as follows:
Carol Wallace
Gary Bain
Alan Sinclair
Colin Williamson
Fiona Bell
Alex Nants
Clare Haley
Charlie Simpson
Andrew Laing

As part of this celebration we will be posting some of former members favourite memories whilst rowing at the club.

As such, we would like to invite former members of the club to share your favourite memories, as well as any pictures you may have of your time at AUBC.

Please comment, send us a message on here or email us at [email protected] and keep an eye on our social medias for past memories!

15/06/2022

A great opportunity has arisen at URA for the head coach position! Please see post for details!

22/03/2022

Come join us on Saturday 2nd April for a exciting day of races for the 2022 Annual University Boat Race!

Refreshments will be available onsite!

Come on AU 💛💪🏻💙

Remember to save the date for this year's Aberdeen Universities Boat Race between the University of Aberdeen and RGU on Saturday April 2 when supporters of both teams will be turning the banks of the River Dee into a colourful spectacle. https://bit.ly/3HObD6l

20/03/2022

Due to the cancellation of our last fundraiser over the past almost 20 hours, we have been taking part in our rearranged 24 hour row!

We are fundraising for new equipment with 10% going to the Four Pillars Charity of Aberdeen which supports the LGBTQ+ community!

Although in the last couple of hours, donate £2 to play a song of your choice!

All donations will be greatly appreciated and we can’t wait to raise money for this great cause! Please donate through the Just Giving link below!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ura24hrrow

10/02/2022

On the 15th of February, URA are undertaking a 24 Hour row to raise money for the club, and for Four Pillars, a local LGBTQ+ charity in Aberdeen, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month.

Our whole club will be getting involved and the event will be live-streamed! Donate £2 to queue any song you’d like us to erg to!

All donations will be greatly appreciated and we can’t wait to raise money for this great cause! Please donate through the Just Giving link below!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ura24hrrow

02/02/2022

📣 2 months to The Boat Race 📣

The countdown to The 27th Aberdeen Boat Race has begun and the date is set for Saturday 2nd April. The title race will begin at The Bridge of Dee at 3.45pm but there will be many more races throughout the day so stay tuned for the official schedule.

We are encouraging supporters to “show your true colours” and line the banks of the River Dee with a colourful display of blue and yellow for Aberdeen University and purple and black for Robert Gordon University, all the way to the finish line at Aberdeen Boat Club.

It is sure to be an exciting day of racing and we can’t wait to welcome you all to the return of The Aberdeen Boat Race!