We are going to race 21 miles down the River Thames from the Docklands to Ham common in our newly built St Ayles Skiff.   This is a traditional wooden boat built by the community and powered by 4 oars and laughter.  Our boat, the Hoi Lantarn, was launched at the end of May and since then we have been tirelessly training by rowing from Blakeney out to visit the seals at Blakeney Point on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. Last weekend found us being prised out of our beds very early on a Sunday morning and rowing the 8 miles or so back home from Wells.    We have also taken part in the inaugural St Ayles Skiff World Championships in Ullapool, where we finished a very creditable 16.  None of us are professional rowers (some have only rowed a couple of times before the boat was launched) but we like a challenge, and that is why we want to row  London’s river marathon and raise lots of money for Prostate Cancer UK.

 

 

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If you would like to come and row with us please email crablakeney@gmail.com

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