"The Faces Who Launched a Thousand Crews"

The B U R group

British Universities Rowing was established in 2000 to help organise, deliver and financially support University rowing at all levels. Pictured above are the BUR GB RowingTeam at the EUSA'07 Regatta held in Banyoles, where BUR won the overal EUSA Championship Salver for the third year in a row.

BUR volunteers led the delivery of the Commonwealth and World Universities Rowing Regattas in 2002 & founded the European Universities Rowing Championships in 2005 on Cardiff Bay. In 2007 B U R managed the largest Regatta ever to be held in Great Britain, over 1,000 crews contesting the B U R Championships in Nottingham

BUR aim to provide cost-effective specialist support, information & practical input to assist university rowing clubs to develop and flourish.

All event and sponsorship funds are used solely to help promote and support University Rowing.

Membership is available to Club sections of recognised HE and FE Institutions at a once-only fee set by BUR."Supporter" Membership is available to Individuals upon application to BUR

Further Information

BritishUniversitiesRowing@yahoo.co.uk

Other Information

Quick Links

www.rowingservice.com

www.Concept2.co.uk

www.godfrey.co.uk

Southampton Unversity, EUSA W4- Champions, having celebrated their victory at the 2nd EUSA in Brive, 2006

The European Universities Rowing Championships

In 2005 B U R established the first EUSA Rowing Championships with the support of Concept2 and the Cardiff Harbour Authority, hosting the first International Rowing event to be held in Wales for over two decades.

Since then B U R have organised and assisted with running the British team and EUSA Regattas in Brive (FRA), Banyoles (ESP) and Zagreb (CRO). B U R managed and funded teams won the overall EUSA Championship titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The next EUSA Regatta will be held in Kruswica, Poland from 2-5 September 2009

www.eusa.eu

Fantastic Splash, Marvelous Dash

"Two or three races for Ł5, free flapjack and stash, what a triffic day out from a bunch of Pirates" The succesful start of the BUR wet- season was greeted by flat calm water & a winter-wonderland scene @ the NWSC in Nottingham, over 240 paddlers gathering for the much-awaited return of the famous BUR Splash n Dash

With the Marshalls Hut fully-festooned with BUR Pirate logos the crews were greeted with home-baked flap-jack for the Coxes briefing before taking to the NWSC water for a 1750m Head race, the Splash, rowed into a rather gentle head wind.... the first ever race for most of the participants... whilst for some of the more Senior crews it was an opportunity to induilge in various races with an opportunity to change personel at will.

Following a short break, during which Captain Renegade and the rest of the BUR Row-Steady Crew managed to deliver a fully seeded race-draw for the afternoon sprints (the Dash) AND eat several baked potatoes (with beans) the crews took to the water again in ideal conditions for the 750m Dash, completed well before the sun set on what was "a fantastic day out for the whole club".

Big thanks to the volunteers who risked abuse from many quarters to support student rowing, to the coaches and drivers for getting crews and trailers to and from the event safely and above all to the athletes, who helped make "The Renegades' Return "one of the best organised and most fun events we've ever seen here" (NWSC Staff!!)

Full RESULTS on the EVENT PAGE

HEAD CANCELLATION

THE ONGOING WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE RIVER TRENT AREA REMAINS VERY POOR, INCLUDING HIGH WINDS & MORE RAIN EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND.

WITH THE RIVER TRENT ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. RATHER THAN GIVE CREWS 48 HOURS OR LESS NOTICE BUR HAVE TAKEN THE DIFFICULT BUT COMMONSENSE DECISION TO CANCEL OUR EVENT EARLY, SO THAT CREWS CAN LIMIT POTENTIAL COSTS.

PLEASE CLICK THROUGH TO THE HEAD INFO PAGE FOR MORE NEWS AND A DIRECT OFFER OF BUR SUPPORT TO YOUR CREWS SHOULD THE WEATHER RELENT.......

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