Fingal Rowing Club

An East Coat Rowing Club, Dublin, Ireland.

Events

The Lambay Rowing Challenge 2020 ***SOLD OUT***

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Rush Sailing Club, 1st November 2020

***In line with the latest COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Lambay Rowing Challenge will now take place on Sunday 1st November 2020. The event is fully sold out. Register your interest now for Early Bird entry to the 2021 Lambay Challenge – email fingalrowingclub@gmail.com***

Please visit our Facebook page for the latest news and updates regarding the Lambay Challenge 2020 and COVID-19.

Push yourself and your crew to your limits on the Lambay Rowing Challenge 2020. A demanding 19km open-sea row circumnavigating Lambay Island off the coast of North County Dublin.

The 2020 Lambay Challenge will follow best practice and government guidelines around COVID-19 to ensure a safe environment for all our competitors.

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Join us for an open water rowing experience unlike any other. This is a challenging, thrilling row on Ireland’s gorgeous east coat.

Now in it’s third year, the Lambay Challenge is an all-inclusive row. It is open to traditional wooden working boats, currachs, skiffs, singles, gigs and longboats. From eight boats in the first year, our 2019 event was fully sold out months in advance with over 30 boats starting on the day. Crews from around Dublin and Ireland were joined by visiting boats from the US, UK, Netherlands and Denmark. 

Lambay Challenge 2020

  • Given the extraordinary circumstances we find ourselves in, this year’s challenge will be limited to 12 boats only.
  • To ensure we can welcome a range of participants, entries will be limited to a maximum of two boats per club. We ask all clubs to respect this limit in the interests of fair play and goodwill.
  • Guidelines around spectator numbers and other attendees, both on and off the water, will be published closer to the day in line with public health guidelines.
  • Given the current climate, we will sadly be unable to host a family fun day and BBQ as part of this year’s challenge.
  • Never fear, our famous Lambay Raffle will still go ahead and tickets are now on sale here.

Given the limited spaces available, we are anticipating high demand. If you want to take part, we encourage you to register your boat and crew as soon as possible. Single boats are accepted but experience is essential.

Register Your Boat Now

More details information regarding the line-up for the day and the safety protocols will be made available to all participants in advance.

Not for the faint of heart, the Lambay Challenge is at the heart of Fingal Rowing Club’s annual calendar of events. We look forward to seeing you on the water!

If you have any questions, please get in touch or follow us on Facebook.

This Leap Year We’re Popping the Questions…!

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Strand Bar, Rush, 29 February 2020

Save the date, get your team of four together and come on down to the Strand Bar for our leap year quiz night this February! Starting at 8.30pm.

There’ll be prizes for the trivia masters, as well as spot prizes and a raffle. 

It’s all in aid of our rowing club – to help us get our boats in top shape and back on the water in time for the 2020 season. We brought so much silverware back to Rush last year after a storming 2019 season and we’re looking to do the same again this year.

All support on the night will be hugely appreciated – and it’s going to be great craic too! Buy your tickets on the door (quick starts at 8.30pm!) or get them now at the link below.

TICKETS
Individual Tickets: €10 per person
ONLINE OFFER Team Tickets: €35 for a team of four (€40 on the night)
Buy your tickets online and be entered into a raffle to win a framed photo of the East Coast Clubs in action during the 2019 season!

Buy Tickets Now

You can see more about how we’re preparing for the 2020 season on our Facebook page and if you’re keen to give it a go yourself, why not come along to one of our upcoming Try Rowing sessions? We’d love to see you.

Try Rowing 2020

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February, March and April 2020

Get fit, get on the water and make the most of the long summer evenings in 2020 with us.

Get a taste of rowing on the estuary and see if it’s for you at our upcoming Open Days at Rush Sailing Club.

Saturday 8 February 2020, 10.30am 
Sunday 23 February 2020, 11am 
Saturday 7 March 2020, 9.30am 
Saturday 21 March 2020, 9am
Saturday 4 April 2020, 9am
Sunday 19 April 2020, 11.30am

No experience or kit necessary.
Can’t swim? No problem! There’s no swimming required and lifejackets are provided.
We have crews of all ages (over-18) and abilities so don’t be shy ,come along and give it a go! We look forward to seeing you on the day.

If you’ve got any questions in advance, drop us a line.

Winner: Club of the Year 2019

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Here at Fingal Rowing Club, we were proud and delighted to be named CLUB OF THE YEAR 2019 at the Dublin People Awards in December 2019.

We were honoured to be shortlisted in this category alongside so many wonderful North Dublin clubs.

At Fingal Rowing Club, we are all about bringing people onto the water, challenging our members to push themselves inside the boats (and outside of them) and to have fun doing it. Although we are a young club, we have achieved a huge amount and this Award is a wonderful recognition of that. We do everything we can to make our community proud of us and we are very grateful for all the support we get. Here’s to another fantastic year in 2020!