The Whitby Friendship Rowing Club is local sporting club which has been established since 1879. The club uses tradition wooden fixed seat rowing boats, with crews consisting of 4 rowers and 1 coxswain.
Our facilities include, a members exclusive training gym, showers and changing room, a bar and social area (the perfect viewing location to watch your team mates row and race!) and an active facebook group to stay up to date with all the latest information and event details.
The club competes in many rowing races and events throughout the year, including races over 3 days during the Whitby Regatta.
Typically the rowing season runs from early April to early September, rowing sessions run Monday-Friday from around 5.30pm. During the winter months we encourage rowers to access our gym facilities and or attend one our winter training sessions.
The club is recruiting new members (both rowers and coxswains) so if you fancy taking up a new hobby or fancy improving your health and wellbeing, the club would love to welcome you. We welcome rowers aged 10+, which plenty of racing categories for all ages.
Link to our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FriendshipRowing