Paignton Amateur Rowing Club

Paignton Amateur Rowing Club Paignton Amateur Rowing Club is a Fine Boat and Gig Rowing Club based in beautiful South Devon.

We also offer Coastal Rowing opportunities, welcoming rowers of all ages and experience levels — from complete beginners to seasoned competitors.

🚣 The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta 🌊What a fantastic Regatta for Paignton Amateur Rowing Club, with PARC crews taking...
01/09/2026

🚣 The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta 🌊

What a fantastic Regatta for Paignton Amateur Rowing Club, with PARC crews taking to the water across both Fine Boat and Coastal racing.

☀️ THURSDAY- FINE BOAT RACING

A sunny morning gave way to more challenging windy conditions in the afternoon, but our juniors rose to the challenge, putting in stoic performances to be proud of against competitors at the top end of their age groups.

🥉 WJ18 X2 – 3rd
🏅 OJ18 X2 – 4th
🚣 WJ18 X1 – 6th & 7th
🚣 OJ16 X1 – 7th

🌊 SATURDAY - COASTAL RACING

Mist, rain, wind, heat and glorious sunshine, all in the space of a single event! PARC rowed almost as quickly as the weather changed, taking home some fantastic results:

🥇 1st - Women’s Double Sculls
🥇 1st - Mixed Double Sculls
4th - Novice Coxed Quadruple Sculls – racing as a combined crew with
5th - Mixed Coxed Quadruple Sculls

And away from the rowing...

🥇 Men’s Tug of War – with a combined men’s and ladies team, The Vikings – Coombe Tuggers! 💪

A huge team effort across the whole regatta. Special thanks to Alan for transporting the boats, Jane for coxing the quads and encouraging us forwards, and Torquay RC for their support and collaboration.

Most importantly, a big shout-out to the collective PARC team spirit throughout the event. 💙

Thank you to the team at Dartmouth for the fabulous logistical effort involved in putting on another excellent regatta, alongside the race officials, organisers, volunteers and everyone else who made the racing run so smoothly.

👏 Congratulations to all the crews, competitors and race winners.

Farewell for now, Dartmouth — we’ll be back next year! 🚣🌊

‘Full speed ahead in Torbay’In difficult conditions on the water, PARC junior competitors showed their best colours at T...
25/08/2026

‘Full speed ahead in Torbay’

In difficult conditions on the water, PARC junior competitors showed their best colours at Torbay Royal Regatta resulting in some great performances:

🥈in the male singles
🥈in the female doubles
4th and 5th in the female singles

In extremely close races our juniors keep closing the gap on their competitors, showing great resilience and determination.

Congratulations to all the regatta winners and all the other entrants who took part to make it such a fantastic day of rowing. Thanks to all the race officials, coaches, support crew and spectators who made it such a super event.

Thanks to Torquay Rowing Club for hosting another great regatta, hopefully we’ll be back with you again next year. Onto the next events in Dartmouth!

17/08/2026

Paignton ladies masters smashing heat B in the championships yesterday.. well done ladies

17/08/2026

What a great event with a great team of helpers.. A huge thank you to all that helped make this such a great event!

☀️ Sunshine, sprint racing and a great day on the Torridge! 🚣‍♀️Paignton Amateur Rowing Club received a fantastic welcom...
10/08/2026

☀️ Sunshine, sprint racing and a great day on the Torridge! 🚣‍♀️

Paignton Amateur Rowing Club received a fantastic welcome at Bideford for the inaugural Torridge Sprint Regatta, and what a day for it! Sunshine overhead, good water and plenty of competitive racing. 🙌

Our juniors did a brilliant job flying the flag for Paignton, putting in some strong performances against tough opposition:

🥈 2nd place in both their Singles events
🥉 3rd place in the Open Doubles

A great effort from the crews and support teams, another valuable day of racing under their belts. 💪💙💛

A huge thank you to the race officials, marshals and all the volunteers who worked hard to make the event run so smoothly. Congratulations to all the winners and to every club that took to the water.

Thanks for having us, Bideford - we hope to be back! 👏🚣

03/08/2026

Row Across the Bay 2026 - Paignton Amateur Rowing Club - Coastal Rowing Regatta!

🌊☀️Row Across the Bay 2026 - A Fantastic Return to Coastal Rowing! ☀️🌊What a brilliant day we had on Saturday as Paignto...
03/08/2026

🌊☀️Row Across the Bay 2026 - A Fantastic Return to Coastal Rowing! ☀️🌊

What a brilliant day we had on Saturday as Paignton Amateur Rowing Club welcomed crews from across the South West to our very first Row Across the Bay Coastal Regatta.

It was fantastic to see clubs including Jurassic Coastal Rowing UK, Dolphin Rowing Club, River Teign Rowing Club, Torquay Rowing Club, Rowing Club, along with several others, joining us to support Paignton's return to the coastal rowing calendar. The event was run in the true spirit of coastal rowing - friendly, welcoming and competitive, with racing for FISA Quads, Doubles and Singles over both 6km and 4km courses.

Paignton was proudly represented by crews in the Women's Double, Open Novice Quad and Mixed Quad, all putting in fantastic performances against some strong competition.

Of course, it wouldn't be coastal rowing without a little drama! Just before racing began, our start umpires found themselves stranded ashore after the safety boat developed a mechanical fault, leading to a slightly frantic few minutes before everything was quickly resolved and racing got underway. Thankfully, the rest of the day ran fairly smoothly and almost entirely to schedule.

We enjoyed sunshine throughout the day, with a lively chop during the morning gradually easing as the wind dropped, leaving some flatter conditions for the later races.

The feedback from visiting clubs has been overwhelmingly positive. Hearing such encouraging comments makes all the hard work worthwhile and gives us great confidence for future events.

A special mention has to go to our catering volunteers... the delicious 🦀crab sandwiches and ploughman's lunch boxes disappeared in the blink of an eye! Along with homemade cakes, fruit and refreshments, they certainly proved to be a hit with hungry rowers and supporters alike.

Events like this simply don't happen without an army of volunteers. We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who gave up their time to help before, during and after the event - from race officials, marshals, safety boat crews and beach masters, to registration, catering, timing, launching and recovery teams. Your hard work behind the scenes ensured the day ran safely, smoothly and was enjoyed by everyone.

Finally, congratulations to all of our race winners and to every crew who took part. It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying coastal rowing in beautiful Torbay, and we hope to welcome you all back again next year.

Official race times and overall results can be found below. 🚣☀️🌊

19/07/2026

Great day yesterday at Brixham vets championships.. some great rowing from the club

🚣‍♀️ Exeter Regatta – Saturday 11th July ☀️🚣‍♂️The sunshine was out and there was a fantastic atmosphere on the banks of...
13/07/2026

🚣‍♀️ Exeter Regatta – Saturday 11th July ☀️🚣‍♂️

The sunshine was out and there was a fantastic atmosphere on the banks of the River Exe as Paignton Amateur Rowing Club took to the water for another enjoyable day of racing at Exeter Regatta.

🥈 Ollie got the day off to a strong start, rowing a fantastic race to finish 2nd in his single scull heat, narrowly missing out on a place in the final.

🥈 Pheobe also produced an excellent row, coming 2nd in her heat, while Amy battled hard to finish 3rd in hers. Unfortunately, neither event progressed to a final, but both rowed really well against strong competition.

👏 Josh produced one of the performances of the day. After finding himself behind early on, he dug deep to make an impressive comeback to win his heat, earning a place in the final. He then went on to finish a well-deserved 3rd in the final – a fantastic achievement!

🚣‍♀️ In the doubles, Amy and Pheobe worked well together to finish 2nd in their heat, just missing out on the final.

🤝 Ollie also raced as part of a composite crew with Totnes Rowing Club, putting in another strong performance to finish 2nd in their heat.

It was wonderful to see so many supporters cheering on the Paignton crews throughout the day. Your encouragement from the riverbank makes such a difference to our rowers.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day possible, from the coaches, volunteers and families who supported the team, to Exeter Rowing Club for hosting a smoothly run and enjoyable regatta.

Well done to everyone who raced and represented Paignton with determination and great team spirit. On to the next one! 💙💛

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