15/02/2026
Meet The Crew.
Our next crew member for our marathon challenge is Tracy, the baby of the gang!
“Name, Tracy Cessford, age, forever young. I work as an Optical Assistant and trainee glazing technician at Foulds Opticians in Newton Stewart.
I started coastal rowing in 2022 after spotting a boat being launched one day and feeling curious. I’ve always enjoyed being active and outdoors and with plenty of hobbies already keeping me busy (as if my two kids don’t do that enough), I figured—what’s one more?
I joined an open row… and that was it. I caught the bug.
Since then, I've met loads of lovely people, most of which our paths probably would never have crossed. Rowing has taken me to some incredible places. I’ve competed in multiple regattas, raced on Loch Ness, raced down the Clyde, and my favourite location to date, the Firth of Forth, rowing beneath all the rail and road bridges. When I’m rowing, my head switches off completely. It’s just about the rowing, not the fifty other things I should be doing.
I’m always up for a challenge. If there’s a seat to be filled, I’m there, whether it’s back-to-back races or something a bit crazy like rowing to the Isle of Man”
If you’d like to back Tracy in her next crazy adventure, you can donate to our GoFundMe page.
https://gofund.me/facf65973
