Some very close racing is expected in Ryde next weekend and Islanders are invited to head to Ryde to watch this free event - the best vantage point being from the sea wall by the Canoe Lake.
Ryde Rowing Club – in conjunction with the Isle of Wight boat builders AB Composites – will build a new mould for a Coastal Four, allowing IW rowing clubs the chance to have competitive racing Coastal Fours built on the Island.
An amazing challenge, the three Islanders will pull in excess of 1.5 million oar strokes as they row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, where waves can measure up to 20ft high - all to raise awareness of ocean pollution
Rowing regattas at the weekend saw a third win of the season for Ladies Junior Pairs at Coalporters and frustration for the J15 squad at the Wessex Junior.
The Ryde Ladies Novice Fours Crew comfortably won their heat and went on to win the final in a much tighter race to gain promotion to Coastal Junior Status