By Stuart Turner
Arran Coastal Rowing Club (ACRC) hosted its first regatta last Saturday at Lamlash Yacht Club, followed by a social row around Holy Isle on Sunday. Six coastal rowing clubs from the Firth of Clyde area - Largs, Troon, Prestwick, Girvan, Maidens and Cumbrae - had been invited to Arran for the weekend event.
The races got going at 11am and were run over a 1.5 kilometre course with a water start and finish. For the start all skiffs were lined up outside the moorings in Lamlash Bay and two port turns allowed a long finish along the shore so the spectators could follow the progress and cheer their crews in.