The next race in the local rowing calendar is the 48th Sark to Jersey on Saturday 12th July, starting at 14:15. Currently, over 220 competitors have entered, including valuable support from around 60 guard boats. It is one of the great sporting challenges in the Channel Islands and a hotly contested but friendly inter-insular between Guernsey and Jersey. The 26.7 km course includes cross tides, the infamous choppy outfalls off Sark, not to mention any other conditions the weather throws at the competitors guernseyrowingclub.org.gg/course_maps/sark_jersey.pdf Top crews from both islands will be there but so will many inexperienced teams of friends from workplaces, clubs and families. It is a rare sporting event where novices can race alongside seasoned competitors and still share the same incredible feeling of achievement – no matter how long they’ve taken or how many blisters they have. Good luck and safe rowing to all crews.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:13:01 +0000
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