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.
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club competed at the Poole Regatta last weekend. It saw the club achieve their highest aggregate points total of the season and took the club to twenty wins for the season.
The final Hants and Dorset regatta of the season saw Shanklin cause a twist in the Men's Junior Fours championship race, as well as turning out some other excellent results!
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.
Former Shanklinite Brian Silsbury, now living in Canada, takes a trip down memory lane and shares stories of his time rowing for Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club.
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.
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.
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club enjoyed an excellent end to the season, with two wins, two second places and some other excellent performances at the South Coast Championships in Swanage.