The club has 15 boats in its fleet, with a total of 50 seats, excluding coxes. A brand new Filippi bow loading 4+ is our latest acquisition.

The fleet comprises an Empacher 1x, three Filippi's, a couple of Sims Evolution 8's, as well as the ubiquitous Janousek's. We also have our own coaching launch.

The fleet is made up of:

2 x 8's (Sims Evolution's)
6 x 4's (inc. a brand new Filippi 4+ bow loader in 06/08)
3 x 2 -/x (inc. a Filippi with carbon riggers)
4 x 1x (inc. an Empacher)

Being a Womens rowing club, ALL our boats are built to accommodate the lighter bodies of female rowers and have shoes that fit the smaller feet found on "most" ladies. No more pulling in up to your chin or having to wear several pairs of socks in order to keep yourself in the shoes.

We also have several sets of modern blades including Vortex Smoothies.

It was built in the 1930's, and has been updated over time.
The boat shed is on the top floor, allowing access out onto the boating area, with all the club facilities on the (sub) ground floor. Access to the main entrance door is down the steps to the garden level and in the blue door on your left.

All the crew boats and a large number of private singles are housed in the main boat shed. At the back of the boathouse by the training shed is outside racking for a further 12 singles.

As well as BBLRC, there is another club who live at the boathouse, Cygnet RC. Although nominally a mixed club, it is in reality a men's club, with the "odd" female member as cox and / or coach.

There is a large boating area immediately to the front of the boathouse, and at low tide, we actually have our own beach.

There is ample room to easily boat 2 x 4's at the same time at high tide, and as many boats as you want at low tide.

One of the hidden treasures of our boathouse is the garden. It is virtually hidden from view on all sides and is a fantastic spot for a bit of after outing relaxation and the scene of many impromptu BBQ's.

Inside the boathouse, as well as large changing rooms with all the obvious facilities such as showers, toilets and lockers, we have a new fully fitted kitchen that is often put to good use. Free tea and coffee is always available, but milk is often an issue !

There is also a large open plan club room that is just undergoing a major refurbishment (Feb 2009).

Finally, there is of course, the BAR. This has recently been updated (although looking at those chairs, you could call me a liar) and it is fair to say, it does get a lot of usage. Our most recent acquisition is a thing called a *Giraffe. This is proving very popular.

There is ample parking on Dukes Meadows and there is a secure bar attached to the side of the boathouse for locking pushbikes to.

STOP PRESS.

The Boathouse now has WiFi Broadband for members to use. Turn up early, check your e-mails, have a cup of tea, and then think about doing some training.

boat shed

beach and boathouse

garden

garden

club room

bar ( + *Giraffe)

This was purpose built in 2004 and has 80 square metres of space to train in. It has enabled us to improve our fitness and therefore competitiveness. In the season just finished, the 2 clubs combined won over 40 events.

It contains 8 Concept 2 ergo's as well as a variety of weight machines and brand new Olympic size free weights.

Club members have unlimited use of the land training facilities as part of their membership fee.

The Ute (so called as we have a few Southern Hemisphere members) is used to tow our boats to and from away regatta's. It is also available for hire to members for a small daily fee.

Anyone who has a an appropriate license can use the UTE, and if they want to, help tow our trailer to away events.

Although not in its first flush of youth, it is loved by all who travel in her.

STOP PRESS - The Ute is dead, after being stolen and treated badly. A new one is due soon we hope.