Rowing at Felixstowe Ferry

Fancy trying something different on the water?

Felixstowe Ferry is also home to Felixstowe Rowing Club (FXRC), a friendly coastal rowing club offering year-round rowing on the River Deben and the coastal waters around Felixstowe and Bawdsey.

Founded in 2021, FXRC specialises in Cornish Pilot Gig rowing. These traditional-style 32-foot boats are crewed by six rowers and a cox, making rowing a wonderfully social way to get out on the water, improve your fitness and experience this beautiful part of the Suffolk coast from an entirely different perspective.

You don’t need to be an experienced rower

In fact, most FXRC members had never tried gig rowing before joining.

The club welcomes adults aged 18+ and offers two free try-out sessions, so you can discover whether rowing is for you before committing to membership.

Sessions take place throughout the week and at weekends, subject to tides and weather, with opportunities ranging from regular rows on the Deben to longer adventures towards Woodbridge, the Orwell, Alde and Ore.

Two clubs, one waterside community

Felixstowe Rowing Club is based here at Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club, and FXRC members also become members of FFSC.

That means rowing members can enjoy the wider facilities and community at the Ferry, including our clubhouse, bar and restaurant, social events and other opportunities to get involved on and off the water.

So if sailing isn’t quite your thing — or you simply fancy adding another way to enjoy the Deben — why not give gig rowing a try?

Discover Felixstowe Rowing Club & book a free try-out session → https://www.fxrc.co.uk/