British Rowing Offshore and Beach Sprint Championships
The 2023 coastal championships will take place from 28 – 30 July in Exmouth
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28 - 30 JULY 2023 | Exmouth, Devon
British Rowing Beach Sprints
What are Beach Sprints?
The Beach Sprint format is ideal for agile and skilled scullers with a performance background, from either coastal or river rowing.
It starts with a sprint on the beach for the rower or one of the rowers. After entering the boat, the boat slaloms around buoys, turns around and rows straight back to the beach before one of the rowers exits the boat and runs to the finish line.
Competition Documents
British Rowing Offshore Championships
What are Offshore Championships?
Offshore races usually take place over 4km for heats and 6km courses for finals and either start and/or finish off a beach or out at sea. This is the race for you if you’re wanting to challenge yourself over longer distances!
Competition Documents
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If you are interested in booking a pitch to attend the event, please contact James Lee.
Coastal Rowing 101
Want to know a little more about Coastal rowing? Read our quick guide below!
What is Coastal rowing?
Coastal Sculling is sculling’s wilder cousin. It comes in two main formats: Endurance (Offshore) and Beach Sprints.
Coastal Glossary of Terms
Did you know that in coastal rowing, ‘singles’ are called ‘solos’?
Classifications follow the same lines as river rowing classifications do. ‘C’ stands for Coastal!
| Classification | Explanation |
|---|---|
| WC 1x | Women’s Coastal Solo |
| MxC 2x | Mixed Coastal Doubles |
| OC 1x | Open Coastal Solo |
| OCMas 4x+ | Open Coastal Masters Coxed Quad Sculls |
- Classification:
- WC 1x
- Explanation:
- Women’s Coastal Solo
- Classification:
- MxC 2x
- Explanation:
- Mixed Coastal Doubles
- Classification:
- OC 1x
- Explanation:
- Open Coastal Solo
- Classification:
- OCMas 4x+
- Explanation:
- Open Coastal Masters Coxed Quad Sculls
Coastal Sculling Award
The coastal sculling award is aimed at coaches and event organisers from all types of rowing, who wish to learn how to prepare rowers to race in beach sprint and endurance competitions domestically and internationally using the World Rowing and British Rowing rules.
Learning Outcomes:
The award is designed for rowing coaches and event organisers and aims to provide both with the following:
- Confidence and competence to coach rowing on coastal waters (<1.5km offshore) and on and off swimming beaches
- Knowledge to run safe offshore/endurance and beach sprint training sessions and empower their rowers to operate safely on coastal waters (<1.5km offshore)
- The tactical and technical understanding of beach sprint format to prepare and support rowers and boat handlers to race
Want to give Coastal Sculling a go in your own time? Find out which clubs and organisations give you the chance to come and give Coastal Sculling a go.
Find a venue or club to give Coastal Sculling a try
Last Year’s Results
Results - Day 1
Results - Day 2
Results - Beach Sprints
Following changes to the competition format due to the weather, bronze medals were awarded to the runners-up in both semi-finals.
| Event | Crew | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO 1x | Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC | ||
| CO 1x | Rob Roy RC | ||
| CO 1x | Christchurch Rowing Club | ||
| CO 1x | Cardiff University Rowing Club | ||
| CW 1x | Christchurch Rowing Club | ||
| CW 1x | Marlow Rowing Club | ||
| CW 1x | BTC Southampton | ||
| CW 1x | University of St Andrews Boat Club | ||
| CJ18O 1x | Newark Rowing Club | ||
| CJ18O 1X | Stirling Rowing Club | ||
| CJ18W 1x | Agecroft Rowing Club | ||
| CJ18W 1X | Lea Rowing Club | ||
| CMix 2x | Marlow / Rob Roy | ||
| CMix 2x | Jersey / Jersey | ||
| CMix 2x | Stirling Rowing Club | ||
| CMix 2x | RC Genovese | ||
| CJ18Mix 2x | Stirling Rowing Club |
- Event :
- CO 1x
- Crew:
- Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CO 1x
- Crew:
- Rob Roy RC
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CO 1x
- Crew:
- Christchurch Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CO 1x
- Crew:
- Cardiff University Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CW 1x
- Crew:
- Christchurch Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- --
- Event :
- CW 1x
- Crew:
- Marlow Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CW 1x
- Crew:
- BTC Southampton
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CW 1x
- Crew:
- University of St Andrews Boat Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CJ18O 1x
- Crew:
- Newark Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CJ18O 1X
- Crew:
- Stirling Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CJ18W 1x
- Crew:
- Agecroft Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CJ18W 1X
- Crew:
- Lea Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CMix 2x
- Crew:
- Marlow / Rob Roy
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CMix 2x
- Crew:
- Jersey / Jersey
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CMix 2x
- Crew:
- Stirling Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CMix 2x
- Crew:
- RC Genovese
- Medal:
- --
- Event :
- CJ18Mix 2x
- Crew:
- Stirling Rowing Club
- Medal:
- --
