Inverness Rowing Club

Inverness Rowing Club

Location	Torvean, Inverness, Scottish Highlands
Coordinates	57°27′43″N4°14′42″W / 57.461869°N 4.245081°W / 57.461869; -4.245081
Founded	1987
Affiliations	Scottish Rowing
Website	invernessrowingclub.org.uk

Inverness Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Caledonian Canal next to the River Ness based at Torvean, Inverness, Scottish Highlands. ^[1] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. ^[2]

History

The original club was founded in 1883 and rowed on the local canal and associated waters. ^[3] A boathouse was built in 1885 bt the Tomnahurich Bridge on the Caledonian Canal and two boats were bought. It is not known when the club disbanded. ^[4]

The current club came to existence in 1987, changing its name from Rogie Falls Boat Club. ^[5]

The club is due to undergo significant development over the next five years which includes a new boathouse. ^[6]

The club has produced several national champions.

Honours

National champions

Year	Winning crew/s
2010	Open 2x [7]
2019	Women J18 4- [8]

Notable members

• Alan Sinclair ^[9]

References

1. "Club Information". Inverness Rowing Club.
2. "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
3. "Rowing Club" . Northern Chronicle and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland. 13 June 1883. Retrieved 12 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Rowing Club" . Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle. 29 May 1885. Retrieved 12 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Rowing" . Inverness Courier. 15 November 1988. Retrieved 12 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Inverness Rowing Club Development Plan" (PDF). Highland.gov.uk.
7. "British Rowing Championships 2010". British Rowing.
8. "Thrills and spills at the 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships". British Rowing. 21 July 2019.
9. Sinclair, Roy. "Two PB's in the space of the last seven days for Inverness Olympian Alan Sinclair". Inverness Rowing Club.