Thanks to Steve for this latest report from Ryde Rowing Club. Ed
The time trial staged over two divisions, over four and a half miles on the River Itchen, on Saturday (18th April, 2015) – was the final warm-up event before the start of the Hants & Dorset ARA Championship Regatta season.
In the first division, a Coastal Junior Four of James Smith and Will Ford – with Novice oarsman – Joe Groves and Jacob Redstone stepping up to the higher status – and cox Austin Smith – did well to finish in seventh place in their status in a strong and very competitive field.
In the second division the Men’s Novice Four of Tom Kearney, Joel Smith, Dom Douglas and Ben Toms with Austin coxing once again and racing in this format for the first time also did well in an equally strong field finishing in eleventh place.
Club support
The Ryde Club would like to put on record its thanks to Newport Rowing Club for taking their boat for them.
Nottingham race next weekend
Four of these oarsman – Joe Groves, Jacob Redstone, Joel Smith and Dom Douglas with cox Austin Smith – and reserve Ben Toms – who are all J16 oarsman – travel to Nottingham next weekend (25th April) where they have been selected to represent the Wessex Region in the J16 Boys Coxed Fours event at the GB Junior Inter-region.
