Where is the Skiff Club?

At the end of Trowlock Way, just before the road bends left, there is a municipal car park area on the right-hand side. If you were to continue straight on enter the main site and just before you reach the water’s edge, turn left and The Skiff Club boatshed is situated at the end. Look for the building with the SC logo above the door. View map

We offer instructor led courses, starting with 3-free taster sessions to see whether it’s for you, usually held on a Sunday morning at 9.30am, though other times can be arranged. For details contact Captain@theskiffclub.org.uk . We then progress to mid-week improver sessions (Tuesday night) and integration with the normal club times (Thurs night and Sunday morning) once you’ve become a member. Club sessions will enable you to consolidate what you’ve learned by making up crews with other experienced members. However we can arrange alternative times depending on instructor availability and other constraints such as conflicts with race dates.

Skiffing refers to the sporting and leisure activity of rowing (or more correctly ‘sculling’) a Thames skiff. A Thames skiff is a traditional hand crafted, clinker-built wooden craft of a design, based on Thames wherries, which were operated by ‘Watermen’ as a water taxi service in London, and have been seen on the River Thames and other waterways in England and other countries for nearly 200 years. Sculling means propelling the boat with a pair of oars (blades) as opposed to rowing, which requires both hands on a single oar.

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Where is the Skiff Club?
At the end of Trowlock Way, just before the road […]
How do I learn?
We offer instructor led courses, starting with 3-free taster sessions […]
What is Skiffing
Skiffing refers to the sporting and leisure activity of rowing […]

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