It was a rather lack luster performance from Ryde’s Boys J16 Coxed Four of Dom Douglas, Ben Toms, Joel Smith, Jacob Redstone and Cox Austin Smith at the Itchen Eights & Fours Head of the River Race on Sunday (8th February) in their first race of 2015 season.
Sponsors, supporters and helpers of Ryde Rowing Club were entertained at an informal gathering at their Clubhouse on Friday evening (30th January) to thank them for their support during the last year.
With a number of members unavailable it was a slightly depleted Ryde Rowing Club Boys Junior Squad that competed at the Itchen Junior Regatta on Saturday (11th October) – but they gave a good account of themselves with every squad member racing at least twice over the 600m sprint course on the River Itchen.
Ryde Rowing Club, sponsored by Wightlink Ferries, completed the 2014 Coastal Season on a high on Saturday (13th September) with two wins in the Open Events at the 2014 South Coast Rowing Championship Regatta held at Swanage in Dorset - although their was disappointment for their Men's Junior Senior Crew in their Championship event.
Wightlink sponsored Ryde Rowing Club take a large team to final Coastal Event of the season this weekend (Saturday 13th/Sunday 14th September) – the South Coast Rowing Championships - being staged in Swanage, Dorset and hosted by their own Association – the Hants & Dorset ARA.
Mechanical and logistical problems meant only one member of the Ryde Rowing Club was able to compete in the final regatta in the Hants & Dorset ARA Regatta campaign.
Ryde Rowing Men’s Junior Senior Four – of Stephen Johnson, Adam Edwards, Ollie Gove and James Cleary, with Sam Brading coxing returned to winning ways at Bournemouth Regatta on Saturday (26th July) following their first defeat of the season at Southsea the week before.