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CRANBROOK School take delivery of new Coastal Rowing Boats

Sam Carroll (red shirt), Head of Coaching, Cranbrook School Sydney and Creagh Mecham from Coastal Rowing Australia shake hands following delivery of the French Eurodiffusion Coastal Rowing boats at Rose Bay. This is the first rowing shed in Australia to be equipped only with boats capable of handling rough water conditions. It is hoped that more schools will take up the challenge and coastal rowing regattas on Sydney Harbour will herald in a new era in Australian Rowing. 

         MAGNETIC ISLAND  CORAL SEA Tour

Rowing to and around Magnetic Island is not just a great coastal challenge but a beautiful must-do-before-you-die rows. We were completely gob smacked by this fantastic row.   We flew in from Brisbane and used the Clubs coastal boat, based in Townsville. 


The green tropical waters off Townsville in North Queensland give you a feeling of complete relaxation and freedom. The coastal rowing boat handled the rough waters sometimes with swell up to 1.1 meters and sometimes calm with winds from calm to 12 knots. These conditions provided enough excitement to ensure the crew came away with complete confidence in their ability and the capability of the boat to handle the excitement of rough water rowing.

The Trip           Townsville Harbour to Nelly Bay Magnetic Is.    13km

                        Nelly Bay to Horseshoe Bay                               10km   

                        Horseshore Bay to Pallerenda (North Townsville)   20km 

 



 

 


The tour also included bike rides, rowing to and brewing up on isolated beaches, walks to old WW11 gun emplacements, BBQ's, restaurants and swimming. Thanks to our hosts Graham (Townsville Boat Captain) and Marion for organizing the tour. We stayed in a modern three bedroom apartment at Nelly Bay and sampled all that Magnetic Island had to offer. We will definitely be going back. July is the best time of the year but September was great! If you want to do this tour you will need a complete crew of five plus a tour guide. Fly in fly out is the best option. Special rates for members. Coastal boat handling skills a must.