Racing took place on Loch Ryan in Stranraer over a 2,000m course. There were 708 crews from 56 clubs who took part, including teams from Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, America, Canada, Holland and Tasmania.
Alnmouth took a team of 24 and entered nine categories. They qualified for four finals, narrowly missing out on reaching one more, with the over 60 mixed male/female crew winning silver.