Swanage Sea Rowing Club Dorset

About SSRC

Our club is a thriving charity with over 120 members, five gigs, six state-of-the-art rowing machines and an iconic boathouse. SSRC is a member of the Cornish Pilot Gig Association (CPGA) and an affiliate member of British Rowing.

The Trustees

Our Trustees manage the club, ensure the health and safety of its members and deliver its charitable objectives. They rely heavily on members and volunteers to deliver a range of activity - from organising fundraising and social events to boat maintenance, coxing and coaching.

Meetings take place monthly throughout the year and elections annually at the club's AGM in October.

If you are interested in becoming a Trustee please email ssrc.sec@outlook.com

What we do

The club is very clear in its objectives - to promote the healthy pursuit of sea rowing to its community - and we welcome anyone wishing to participate.

We provide a range of activity from recreational rowing to racing and stage many events throughout the year to encourage people to get out on the water.

Become a member

Learn to Row courses

We offer regular Learn to Row Courses for those new to rowing to try out the sport in a safe manner and integrate them into the Club.

The course is run over 4 consecutive weeks on Tuesday evenings, weather permitting.

For information about the next course please contact the Membership Secretary: ssrc.membership1@outlook.com

Join the Club

Community Rowing

If you are thinking of joining the SSRC, please get in touch via the Contact Us page - click on the link above.

The club is always open to its community and facilitates events throughout the year to bring everyone together.

We run ‘open days’ which enable novices to 'have a go’ and each summer we invite individuals, groups , other clubs and businesses to train for the epic ‘'Carnival Row’ - a fabulous evening of fun racing in the bay.

Members are welcome to 'book a boat’ for other groups. We are pleased to have hosted visitors from France, U3A (University of the Third Age) and the RNLI.

During Swanage Lifeboat Week we arrange a mini regatta in the bay to help raise funds for the RNLI.

Junior Rowing 12 - 16 yrs

Developing Adults 16 - 18 yrs

We have a vibrant junior section supported by committed coaches and volunteer helpers who are all DBS checked.

Many of our junior rowers who learned to row with SSRC have gone on to row for their university clubs. Many who have returned or remained in Swanage now help with organising fitness and training for others. We encourage parents to get involved too!

We are proud to have achieved Clubmark accreditation.

This is the only national cross-sports quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections, ensuring we operate to a set of consistent, accepted and minimum set of operating standards.

You can download a junior membership form from here

Membership page

Competitive Rowing

SSRC provides all the coaching and fitness training necessary for racing on the regatta circuit.

The rowing season offers a wide range of competitive events from the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly to the County Championships at Newquay.

For members who relish the adrenalin rush of gig racing, the club’s coaches, captains and coxwains will provide support throughout the various stages of rowing development to help you achieve your aims.