Vignettes: Robert Rivington
Richard Bailey2022-05-03T09:27:32+01:00ROBERT RIVINGTON was a tall man, and had an equally tall and gracious partner when I first met him in 1995. He became a member in the early years of [...]
Reminiscences: My Early Days in City Barge, by Nick Birch
Richard Bailey2022-05-02T16:09:46+01:00“What a great idea”, I thought to myself while looking at an old photograph taken in the early 1900’s of a gondola on the river at Stratford-upon-Avon; “…to put [...]
Vignettes: Richard Norton
Richard Bailey2022-05-02T16:12:45+01:00RICHARD NORTON studied physics at Hertford College Oxford. He became a rower and aspired to be in the blue boat to compete against Cambridge. RICHARD and HUGH Unfortunately, he was [...]
Piero demonstrates the Valesana technique
Richard Bailey2021-04-26T18:20:17+01:00A Wednesday in July was a pleasant sunny day to spend at the old swimming pool area beside Longbridges Boathouse, in Oxford, beside the Thames. There, assembled, from early in [...]
Henley Royal Regatta 2019
Richard Bailey2021-04-28T10:36:12+01:00In July Henley Royal Regatta was in progress involving about 660 competing crews, many from abroad. The event reflected the peace regatta of 1919. Of 27 trophies awarded, Brooks University [...]
City Barge ladies go to Henley Royal Regatta
Richard Bailey2019-07-04T11:10:54+01:00Alex lent the club his large sandolo "Sior Checo", and Tim towed it all the way to Henley, launched it, and recovered it. On Thursday of the regatta the girls [...]