Welcome to Herne Bay Amateur Rowing Club!
Founded in 1887, Herne Bay Amateur Rowing Club has a long history of competing in the Coastal Amateur Rowing Association (CARA).
HBARC is a completely different experience from your usual sport clubs. Coastal rowing is a physically tough, deeply rewarding sport. If you’re new to the sport there’s no better place to learn and compete than with HBARC!
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Herne Bay Amateur Rowing Club
Founded in 1887 and still a thriving coastal club, training all year and competing at coastal regattas throughout Kent and Sussex each summer.
What a super first official CARA regatta of the year hosted by @hastingsrowingclub . Thank you for a smooth day of racing and umpiring 👏🏼![]()
The sun was out, the sea was perfect, and everyone was ready for the day of racing.![]()
As always the club came together as one making it a positive atmosphere. ![]()
We also had three novices move up a status to junior! Well done to @mariecockerell Kirsty and Evie 👏🏼![]()
We also had two of our juniors row in novice sculls and they both did so well for their first race. Well done to Chloe and Fred 👏🏼![]()
Here are the results of the day:
🥇J16 girls quad
🥇 Women's junior sculls (Poppy)
🥇 Women's junior four
🥇 women's junior pair (Kirsty & Evie)
🥈J16 boys quad
🥈J14 mixed quad
🥈 Women's novice sculls (Chloe)
🥈 Women's Masters40
🥈 Women's double sculls (Poppy & Chloe)
🥉 women's double sculls (Maria & Lilian)
🥉 Women's J/S four
4th Open junior pairs (Matthew & Will)
4th Open novice four
5th Open J/S four
5th Open junior four
6th open junior pair (JamesD & Tom)
6th Open novice sculls (Fred)
6th open double sculls (father and son duo, JamesC & Alex)
Thank you to Dover for a well organised and smooth Viking Shield regatta plus thanks for contacting the sun and wind gods, Herne Bay had a super day.![]()
Well done to the club for coming together today as always, with teamwork and supporting each other in their races – even the fury supporters! ![]()
Well done to the whole club for your amazing efforts. Here are the results of the Day:![]()
🥇Open J16 quad
🥇Open J14 quad
🥇 Women's J16 quad
🥇 Women's Masters 40+
🥇 Women's double sculls (Poppy & Chloe)
🥈 Open Masters 50+
🥈 Women's junior pair (Briony & Melissa)
🥈 Women's novice four
🥈 Women's junior four (A)
🥉Open senior sculls (Luke)
🥉Open junior pair (Will & Matthew)
🥉 Women's junior pair (Emma & Sophie)
🥉 Open novice four
🥉 Women's junior four (B)
4th Open junior sculls (Poppy)
4th Open double sculls (James & Alex C)![]()
Here's to more successful regattas this season.
Making the most of this glorious weather. What a treat! 💙


