Porty Podcast
The Porty Podcast is a community project, highlighting events in and around Edinburgh's seaside - Portobello! It's a very active area with sailing, rowing and kayaking on the Forth, a vibrant artistic community and a strong sense of identity which makes it slightly separate from the other parts of Edinburgh. Image credit Nicola Dunlop
Porty Podcast
75 Eastern Amateur Rowing Club
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David Calder, Nick Johnson, Maddy Corbin, Alison Carlisle, Matt Callas
There are two rowing clubs in Portobello – RowPorty, founded seven years ago, and Eastern Amateur Rowing Club, founded just two years ago. Until now, Eastern has managed with one boat, a St Ayles Skiff called ‘Skelf’. But as the club has expanded and its members wanted to get involved in more events many of them quite far away, it became clear that a second boat would be needed. The Porty Podcast was at the launch of ‘Sprite’: