Now that's an oar and a half. It is 23 feet (7 metres) long and there are 50 of them powering the Draken Harald Fairhair, a reconstru...

Hamble-based Bursledon Gigs always put in a good showing at the GRR despite being short and wide. Proof again that it isn't the boat, ...

There were four St Ayles skiffs in the Great River Race this year. Coigach Community Rowing Club came all the way from Loch Broom with Co...

At the DCA/HBBR Cobnor week recently,  I sailed Wayne Oliver's schooner Ever Hopeful . Liz Baker, organiser of the week, got this pict...

Small boats can do very well in the Great River Race. They start right at the front, so they don't have to fight their way past a mob ...

The Great River Race is always an excuse for dressing up, especially for the charity fundraisers. The first part of the prizegiving ceremo...

What a great Great River Race it was. For a start, the weather was nearly perfect. The forecast had been particularly depressing for most...