Boxing Day 8’s

Wednesday 26th @ 10am All Welcome! More

Head of the Float 2018

Thanks to everyone who came along to the Head of the Float on a windy Saturday 1st December, competitors, umpires and club members. It takes about 3 months to prepare for our events and a very long day (we opened the club at 0615 on Saturday) to carry out final preparations and welcome all our visitors. The entry for ... More

Chester Long Distance Sculls

This year’s Chester Long Distance Sculls was postponed from September (when we hadn’t entered due to towing difficulties) to 25th November. Vics entered 9 crews, ranging from WJ15 to Mens Masters G. Thanks to John Sargent for the loan of his tow car and for Matt Myers for driving. We had two wins, 3 second places, 2 ... More

Ho ho ho – LVRC Christmas Party, Saturday 15th December at 7pm

Hello everyone It's that time of year again! See poster above for the details of the Club's Christmas Party - all are welcome, and don't forget to give your name to Kate if you want to be part of the Secret Santa! More

Winter Training Starts

Now that the nights are drawing in and crews can no longer get out, under normal safety conditions, their minds turn to the delights of ergos, circuits and core exercises....!! Monday night saw the start of club winter training, for the adult squad. With 20 members down they split into 2 groups. Starting with the first ... More

Boston Marathon

Congratulations to Mike Vick and Kate Wilson whose training paid off with a win at the Lincoln to Boston Marathon. This 31 mile epic is run each autumn and is a real test of stamina. Mike and Kate posted 4hrs 47 minutes to win their class.Sam Fairbanks had a harder time in Open 1x, where there was a wide range of ... More

North of England Sprint Regatta – Hollingworth Lake

As usual, Vics entered a lot of crews at the last regatta of the year at Hollingworth Lake. In the past, we have won the Victor Ludorum, both for the Juniors and the Seniors. This year however, there was stiff competition for our 25 entries. In spite of the competition we had 16 finalists and had 7 wins. Unfortunately, ... More

Ross Regatta

Vics try to attend the annual August Bank Holiday regatta at Ross on Wye, although this year the weather was not as favourable for camping as it has been in previous years! On Sunday we had 10 entries, with 4 crews reaching Finals. The WJ18 2x had the closest race of the day, losing to Worcester again by ½ length this ... More

Club BBQ (Sunday 2nd September)

After training and re-rigging on Sunday 2nd the Club will host a Summer BBQ.Everyone is welcome, all you need to do is bring food to throw on the BBQ. The bar will be open and people can get the chance to talk (maybe even row?!) with other club members that perhaps you don’t always get the chance to see.Any ... More

Stourport Regatta

A big entry from Vics to the West Midlands two day regatta at Stourport. We always have a great time at Stourport, with the opportunity to race crews from across the country. We had 8 crews entered on Saturday, with 3 wins – WmasB/C 2x of Michelle Fisher and Jayne Pumford, who beat Evesham by 13/4 lengths, WJ16 2x ... More