Goring Gap Boat Club

The Goring Gap Boat Club is one of the largest recreational boating clubs in the Thames valley. Membership is open to all.

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Learning how to save a life
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Eight club members took a great 2 hour First Aid course in the sunshine last Sunday -finding out what to do in the event of cardiac arrest or having a heart attack and practicing with the defibrillator which is an amazing pie…

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A Poem for the Coxes by Colin
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GGBC – The coxes’ song.

Tricky Stream

That flicks you round

I’ve lost that heron on the corner

Plastic on his slimy post

Upstream turn right or risk a bang

Downstream turn left or mighty twang

Will gather you, your b…

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A great time at The Goring Lap!
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Sunday 30th April saw three clubs, Maidenhead, Weyfarers and Lea, visit our club for a morning’s competition.

The race was a 4km time trial in the Charles Stanley touring quads from the Club, down to a handbrake turn at …

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Every year we hold a Thames Valley Explore Rowing league event – the Mad March Dash. This year we were lucky enough to get drone footage from Stuart Hague. https://t.co/vo31jzUNLD

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First drinks and nibbles of the year! https://t.co/DWSUhOrpHG

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GGBC on tour at The Dart 2023 https://t.co/JmfgyrW9rK

16 rowers, 3 coxes, 4 boats, 2 trailer drivers and some supporters made the three hour trip (well longer for the trailer!) down to Totnes last weekend. The race is from Totnes to Dartmouth, 15km downstream on the tidal estu…

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6 crews go to Molesey https://t.co/UvKWC901SZ

One of the first post lock down Thames Valley Explore Rowing League events was held in February. GGBC sent 6 crews and all the Charles Stanley Boats. No winners (Molesey did well on their home turf!) but lots of fun was had. We nor…

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The new pontoons have arrived https://t.co/2men1YenNQ

A set of new to us, but preloved pontoons have arrived. The men in orange are showing our team of volunteers how to fit them together – apparently it’s just like Lego! We will need a few work parties to get our pontoon swap…

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The Goring and Streatley Regatta not running this year https://t.co/50LaJWxVa5

We have decided not to run the G&S regatta this year. We have a lot on with a boat house to finish, new pontoons to install (purchased and coming in a month or two) and a big focus on getting as man…

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This is why we row

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Phyllis Court Winners! https://t.co/HCIko7VRgS

GGBC rowers had a great time at the Phyllis Court Time Trials in October. The races are handicapped by age so I am not sure what that says about the age of this lot! I think they probably just rowed hard because they were hungry a…

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5 star accommodation on Airbnb for otters https://t.co/UUWJTkkZdi

Members of GGBC have helped build an otter holt nearby. The whole thing will be buried under earth and plants.. with tunnels in and out directly to the river. An amazing construction. A secret camera will give u…

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We are building an otter holt with the help of @GGWildlifeExp

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Morning frost on the pontoon

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First morning frost on the pontoon

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We're running capsize drills for our members to help them know what to do if they fall in. Our stretch of river is very quiet and we can't rely on help.

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A brilliant and eventful long row to Wallingford https://t.co/4YpVYMOlSO

10 intrepid rowers made the trip to Wallingford. A fag packet estimate of 33km, made after looking at google maps without glasses, was reduced to 24km the day before so everyone set off feeling like Chris…

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Our next Learn2Row course is running in October. All ages and abilities welcome!
Sat 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th Oct (12pm-3pm) & the rowing tank on 19th Oct (7-8pm). £150 per person.
Email: [email protected]

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Learn to Row Class of August 2022 – ready to row! https://t.co/V0GYZUEulX

Congratulations to these guys. Next course starts 8th October if you have any friends or family wanting to row.

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Gig Rowing Expedition to Swanage https://t.co/VyGATsBs0q

21 GGBC members travelled to Swanage last weekend, where some very patient members of the Swanage Gig Rowing Club taught us the strange and ancient art of gig rowing. The seats are for pushing against not sitting on, bow…