Following the last Regatta of the Covid-curtailed Hants and Dorset ARA season, Wightlink sponsored Ryde Rowing Club were involved in two row-offs for Hants and Dorset ARA Championships as they had equal points. Racing was over a straight 1,900m course on the River Itchen from Dock Head to the Itchen Bridge.
Mike Ewing raced against a sculler from Poole for the Men’s Senior Sculls Championship and then after a short gap – when another row-off took place – paired up with Matt Allsopp to row-off for the Men’s Senior Pairs title against a crew from Itchen Imperial Rowing Club.
Unfortunately in spite of putting up a strong performance, they were narrowly beaten in both events – finishing as runners-up for these two Hants and Dorset Championship titles.
South Coast Championships
However there was better news for the Club as the Men’s Senior Four – of Matt Allsopp, Mike Ewing, Alex Miller and Tom Hammond, coxed by Jo Gabber – following their runners-up slot for the Hants and Dorset ARA Men’s Senior Fours Championship – have been selected, alongside Itchen Imperial Rowing Club, to represent the Association in this event at the South Coast Championships which is being held at the Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton, on Saturday, 18th September.
This will be the thirty-ninth time a crew from the Club has represented the Association.
News shared by Steve on behalf of Ryde Rowing Club. Ed
