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		<title>Ladies take on the challenge in Aberdyfi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ABERDYFI Rowing Club held it’s annual longboat rowing regatta on Sunday last, 11/07/2010. Unfortunately only the Ladies team were available to attend to challenge the 11 other clubs that turned up from all over Wales to take part in the event. Some clubs even fielding two or three teams at a time.  Clubs present were Aberystwyth, Borth, Mochras, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=490</link>
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		<title>Port take home the Ramsey Island 7 mile challenge mixed title</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday 26th June a team of rowers from Clwb Rhwyfo Porthmadog headed to Pembrokeshire for one of the most exciting races of the season &#8211; the Ramsey Island race, organised by Porthgain rowing club. This was the first time Porthmadog rowing club had taken part in this 7 1/2-mile race, which leaves Whitesands Bay [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=479</link>
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		<title>Porthmadog League Race 2010 &#8211; June 19</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday 19 June Clwb Rhwyfo Porthmadog welcomed coastal rowing clubs from North and Mid Wales to its annual race day. Seven clubs from Aberystwyth to Caernarfon entered crews of four rowers in Celtic longboats, each with a cox who steers the boat. After stocking up on barbecue food, cakes and refreshments at the yacht [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=470</link>
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		<title>Mochras 2010 &#8211; June 13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 longboat league racing season kicked off on June 13th in Shell Island south of Harlech, which was hosted by the Mochras club. Conditions were testing with choppy seas, high winds and the common welsh phenomenon of heavy rain. But this didn’t deter the nine clubs that had turned up to compete. Porthmadog now sponsored by Purple Moose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=467</link>
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		<title>William Riley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The rowers of MYC were invited to row this 1909 rowing lifeboat from Porthmadog to Criccieth and back. The 38 feet long 8 feet wide wooden boat weighs just under 3 tons and is powered by 10 oarsmen. She has been restored over the past few years by the Whitby Historic Lifeboat trust and is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=445</link>
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		<title>Celtic Challenge 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The race was run on 30th April starting at 1400 hours, (1600 for the men’s crews). We started in choppy waters and experienced a couple of squalls in the first few hours. Thereafter the weather improved but the sea continued choppy for about half of the race and the swells were with us throughout the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=439</link>
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		<title>Pre-Celtic challenge 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The club has entered this event due to be held the first weekend in May and training started in earnest on 6th March. CLOTHING Apart from your socializing gear, you will need quite a lot of rowing kit, bearing in mind that you will be doing upwards of 6 rows, maybe more depending on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=410</link>
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		<title>Braving the sub-zero conditions Sat 9th Jan 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Elaine and I spent half an hour scraping ice off the slip and putting salt down so that we could launch safely. There was a narrow ice clear channel following the harbour wall around past the catamaran which we took then up to the bridge. Very exhilarating for all but some very cold [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=352</link>
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		<title>Frosty Fish 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once the dust had settled after Christmas it was Frosty Fish time. The 28th of December was a very cold day but dry and we had a good turnout yet again. Eight boats in total were sent down the river on the short timed course to the “Pill Box” and back, off Borth y Gest. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=339</link>
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		<title>END OF SEASON DOOOO!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The end of season Party was held at the Yacht Club on the 21st Nov. We catered for ourselves cooking a Mexican meal.  Sarah organised the food and Pete the games.  After drinks in the bar we were called down to the dining room where we were served a rum-based cocktail and a delicious 3-course [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.madog-rowing.co.uk/?p=312</link>
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