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Start of the Four Seasons Club Race on 8 October

Start of the Four Seasons Club Race on 8 October

This is a new event club event to be run throughout the year, hence the four seasons ladder/league. The plan is to submit four times; one in the summer, autumn, winter and spring to be timed from the club to the Blue Bridge and then back to the club rowing...

Scullers Head 2022 – Race report

Scullers Head 2022 – Race report

On Saturday 17th September four intrepid scullers from Poplar raced in the Scullers head over the championship course from Mortlake to Putney. 6.8 Kilometres of challenges, changing conditions and 500 plus other scullers all hurtling down towards Putney in fairly...

World Rowing Masters Regatta 2022 – Race Report

World Rowing Masters Regatta 2022 – Race Report

The 2022 edition of the World Rowing Masters Regatta took place on September 7th to 11th in Libourne, France at the  Dagueys Nautical Center, a beautiful eight-lane course that has hosted many French Rowing  Championships but for some reason  has yet to see much...

Danson Dashes 2022 – Race report

Danson Dashes 2022 – Race report

As the regatta season draws to a close, Poplar mobilised a 12-strong contingent for the Danson Dashes in Bexleyheath. This local regatta has been a favourite for Poplar for many years and it was a real treat to get so many members along to race and spectate. With a...

TTRA Port of London Race 2022 – Race report

TTRA Port of London Race 2022 – Race report

On August 9th several members of the Club participated in a cutter race organised by the Thames Traditional Rowing Association. This is an account of how things went for the women’s crew rowing for The Water Conservatory and integrated by Andrea, Phoebe, Amy,...

Henley Town & Visitors Regatta – Race report

Henley Town & Visitors Regatta – Race report

Ten Poplar athletes travelled to Henley-on-Thames to compete at this year's Town & Visitors Regatta, in another great day out for the club. Molly & Annika brought home a spectacular win for Poplar in the women's doubles. An impressive heat was followed by a...

George Gilbert wins Doggett’s Coat & Badge 2022

George Gilbert wins Doggett’s Coat & Badge 2022

George Gilbert of Poplar Blackwall & District Rowing Club is the Doggett’s Coat & Badge winner of 2022. Few annual individual sporting contests in the world can match the continuous history of the Doggett's Coat and Badge Wager, which was founded in 1715 by Thomas...

Molesey Regatta – Race report

Molesey Regatta – Race report

Intense heat accompanied an intense day of racing for Mo, Paddy, and Ben at Molesey regatta on 16 July. The regatta is an 850m course, and requires some careful steering in the middle. At around 10am Paddy kicked things off for Poplar with a three length win over...

Dream Team wins Quiz Night at Poplar

Dream Team wins Quiz Night at Poplar

On the night of 12 July 2022, c.40 club members and guests came together for Harry's Big Quiz Night at the rowing club. One of the attendees, Simon, shares with us his experience: "Best quiz ever" is what I said to my wife after enjoying Harry's Big Quiz event at the...

European Masters Championships  Lake Bled, Slovenia, 15 – 19 June 2022

European Masters Championships Lake Bled, Slovenia, 15 – 19 June 2022

Finally, the day had arrived when Bob, Dan and I would board the plane bound for Bled to participate in these Championships. The prospect of racing at this event sustained and focused us during all those early winter mornings when we braved darkness and cold to go on...

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Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Northern bank or the River Thames opposite Greenwich on the Isle of Dogs, London.

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