Article in Berliner Ruderclub magazine about our tour last September - see Let's tour/BR European/Berlin 2023

Welcome to Recreational Rowing!

This site is for people who love rowing but who can't commit to the demanding training schedules needed for serious competition.  Recreational rowers have a lot of fun - as well as regular outings, we

  • visit other like-minded clubs and row on different waterways
  • go touring
  • take part in challenges such as long-distance time trials
  • do fun events such as "splash and dash" races and skills competitions - see our Sunday Leagues pages

To be kept informed of tours and other upcoming events, please email
secretary [at] recrowing.org.uk

Here is a link to British Rowing's new Recreational Rowing page

Dates for your Diary
See also 2024 calendar
 

The 30th British Rowing Tour
Upper Thames Bablock Hythe to Mapledurham
29th August - 1st September 2024

Details
Booking Form

 

Row Windermere
14th/15th September

Link to course map

World Rowing Tour - Cyprus
13 - 21 October (Group A)
OR
20 - 28 October (Group B)

 

Details
Application Form

Links to other country sites
and the FISA World Tour Rowing Directory
France
France		 Germany
Germany		 Portugal
Portugal		 Finland
Finland

Ireland		 Australia
Australia
Holland
Italy

Commercial tour providers

Rowing the world		  
Rowing in Europe

What is recreational rowing?

Touring Handbook

Everything you ever wanted to know about tour rowing - click here

Touring Safety

British Rowing have revised Row Safe, their guidance on all aspects of safety for rowing.  Here is  the section on Touring.


And here is our own guidance on passage through locks.