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Scotsman
6 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
'Historic' coastal rowing world championships swell Scottish loch and club pride
Captains, coxes and coastal rowing crews created history at the largest ever gathering of its kind at the SkiffieWorlds 2025. More than 2,000 rowers from 78 clubs across four continents competed in St Ayles Skiffs - which are built for rowing at sea and have four crew, four oars and a cox - over a week on Loch Ryan at Stranraer. Scotland was well represented, with clubs from all corners of the country - from Highland to Aberdeenshire, Angus, Edinburgh and the West Coast, converging in Dumfries and Galloway for the contest, which is held every three years. Teams also travelled from Australia, USA, Canada, South Africa, and the Netherlands for the event. Northern Irelands's Dundrum Coastal Rowing Club took the world title for the fourth time after collecting 8 golds, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals over the course of the competition. Portobello's Eastern Amateur Rowing Club - known as The Eastern - were named runners up overall with their Under 17 crew taking the world title in their category. Overall, the club took home two golds, eight silver and five bronze medals. Ailsa Cook, a founder member of 'The Eastern' which celebrates its 10th anniversary this December, said it had been an 'amazing and intense' experience. Ms Cook said: 'The racing was excellent and the weather was incredible. Stranraer had done a brilliant job setting it all up. There were huge screens where you could watch all the races and there were people from all over the world screaming for their clubs. 'We are really delighted at our results and our Under 17s took the gold in their race. They are all 13, 14, 15 and 16 and they did absolutely brilliantly in their competition.' The world championship returned to Stranraer following the town's highly successful hosting debut in 2019. The top placed international team was WSV Woudrichem, from the Netherlands, in third place, winning gold in three classes. Golspie Rowing Club placed fifth and collected three gold medals while North Berwick ranked sixth overall. Eskmuthe Coastal Rowing Club, based in Musselburgh, took home their first medal after their U19 mixed crew collected silver. Meanwhile, Strathpeffer took home gold in the 60+ mixed class, while St Ayles won gold in the women's 280 class – a category in which the combined ages of all four rowers must be at least 280 years. Despite challenging weather conditions at the start of the event, the championship demonstrated both the resilience of the sport and the exceptional suitability of Loch Ryan as a venue for major water sports competitions, organisers said. Max Berends, Chair of St Ayles Skiff International, said: "As a blueprint for SkiffieWorlds I'd say Stranraer is the ideal location. 'It runs very smoothly, the volunteers and the community are tremendous, and it all comes together to create an event that is ideal. Even with the challenging weather at the start of the event, we were able to reschedule easily because of the scale of the water. 'This sport is all about health and community, and many rowers have commented on the warmth of the Stranraer community. It's just the whole package that comes together here." Wendi Cuffe, Trustee of Stranraer Water Sports Association, who organised SkiffieWorlds, said: "It's been amazing. I'm in absolute awe that these people have come from so far to fill our beach and to race on Loch Ryan. 'It's been absolutely fantastic. All the clubs have been very kind, they've complimented us on our organisation, on our communication and this week has exceeded all my hopes and expectations for this event. "The fact that the Stranraer community backed us 100% has been the biggest part of it. They believed in us; they believed our water sports association could deliver this and they supported us to do it. We are so grateful to our community.' 1 . A historic weekend on the water A record-breaking 78 clubs and more than 2,000 rowers took part in the Skiffie Worlds 2025 over five days of competition on Loch Ryan at Stranraer. | Kirstin McEwan Photo: Kirstin McEwan Photo Sales 2 . A hard row The Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club, from Greenock, take to the water on day three of the competition. | Kirstin McEwan Photo Sales 3 . Club capital Rowers from the Edinburgh-based Eastern Amateur Coastal Rowing Club - or The Eastern. The club came in second place overall at the Skiffie Worlds 2025. | Kirstin McEwan Photo Sales 4 . C'mon The Eastern! Supporters of the Edinburgh-based Eastern Amateur Coastal Rowing Club cheer on their rowers. | Kirstin McEwan Photo Sales Related topics: Stranraer
Axios
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Weekend guide: Bollywood vocals, glowing lanterns and wire art
Have nothing to do this weekend? You will by the end of this story. Here's what happening in metro Atlanta this weekend. 🎸 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark swings through the Buckhead Theatre. (Fri.) 🎤 Roots rock sister duo Larkin Poe takes the stage at The Eastern. (Fri.) 🏮 Duluth caps the city's monthlong celebration of the arts with a lantern parade with an enchanted forest glow theme in the Town Green. (Fri.) ✌️ Dark Star Orchestra walks you out in the morning dew at the Tabernacle. (Fri.) ⚾ The Braves host a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox (Fri.-Sun.) 🎨 Check out some cool art, live music and food at the Old Fourth Ward Spring Arts Festival. (Sat.-Sun.) 🧑🎤 Indian playback singer and "diva of Bollywood" Sunidhi Chauhan comes to Gas South Arena. (Sat.) 🥁 WigWag Fest returns to Avondale Estates with local indie rockers girlpuppy, Puddles Pity Party, The Woggles and more. (Sat.)
Forbes
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Doechii Hits No. 1 For The First Time On Several Charts
Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal returns to five charts in the U.K., reaching No. 1 for the ... More first time on two of them. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 24: Doechii performs onstage during the Uber and Delta SkyMiles partnership celebration at The Eastern on April 24, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo byfor Uber and Delta) Doechii just keeps getting bigger, seemingly by the day, and Alligator Bites Never Heal is growing by leaps and bounds on the charts. The rising hip-hop superstar's mixtape, which dropped in August 2024, has only picked up steam since its release. Months after winning the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, the project is still reaching new heights, and this frame, it surges back onto several U.K. rankings – even leading the charge on several rosters. Alligator Bites Never Heal appears on five U.K. music charts. It didn't land on any of them just a few days ago, though it's also not new to any of the lists. Doechii doesn't just reclaim space on these tallies — she manages a new career best on every single one where her breakout effort can now be found. Among the five tallies where Alligator Bites Never Heal reappears, two stand out above the rest. This week, the mixtape hits No. 1 on both the Official Vinyl Albums and the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums charts. These wins mark Doechii's first-ever No. 1 placements on albums rosters in the U.K. As if two No. 1s weren't enough, Doechii also earns a pair of top 10 appearances on other tallies. Alligator Bites Never Heal reenters the Official Physical Albums chart at No. 4. Meanwhile, it settles at No. 5 on the Official Albums Sales roster. Both placements are new personal bests for the rapper. Over on the U.K.'s most competitive album ranking, the Official Albums chart, which blends sales and streaming data, Alligator Bites Never Heal also scores a major new win. The Grammy-winning mixtape reenters at No. 40, and this week marks the first time it's cracked the top 40. While Alligator Bites Never Heal continues climbing, the set's big single "Denial Is a River' remains on four U.K. charts, helping keep attention focused on the Grammy winner's current era. However, it's an older tune — "Anxiety" — that's managing an even bigger resurgence. Originally released as a standalone single years ago, "Anxiety" recently went viral, and a brand new music video Doechii dropped to capitalize on its newfound popularity is helping it continue to soar. The Gotye-sampling track is truly thriving in the U.K., appearing on five separate tallies this frame. It even debuts on one and sits comfortably inside the top 10 on four others.
