Rowing

A busy weekend for Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club saw their crews enjoy success across 2 different events. The club had a trio of crews travel to Dorney Lake for the National Schools regatta, the country’s biggest junior rowing event. Carter...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club enjoyed a successful start to the Hants and Dorset season, securing 3 victories at the Milford Regatta. The Men’s Junior Four of Arlo Adds, Carter Horrix, Louis Sheasby, Fred Giemza-Pipe & Esme Walters (cox) comfortably qualified...

Both Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club and Ryde Rowing Club enjoyed a successful time on the water at the Ball Cup in Eton recently. Juniors from Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club juniors travelled to Dorney Lake for the Ball Cup on Sunday...

Newport Rowing Club is holding an open morning to show off the work completed on their clubhouse to the community. In August 2023 the rowing club embarked upon a Crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to improve their clubhouse and -...

Ryde Rowing Club's young Junior Sculler Charlie Watts competed for the Wessex Regional Rowing Council Team in the National Junior Inter Regional Regatta at the National Water Sports centre, Nottingham  on Saturday (20th April 2024). The Junior Inter Regionals (JIRR)...

Island rowers travelled to Nottingham last weekend to represent the Wessex region at the Junior Inter regional regatta. Shanklin’s Louis Sheasby and Carter Horrix won gold in the boys J16 double sculls, for the 3rd successive year, after winning both...

YGRC in London Island Echo went to Yarmouth Harbour recently to examine the sport of Gig Rowing as guests of the Yarmouth club. Gig Rowing began in Cornwall on the Lizard Peninsula and the port of Falmouth. The sport began...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club took 5 crews to Southampton for the coastal fours head last weekend, the last head race before the regular season starts in May. The race, in 2 divisions, took the form of a time trial over...

The 2nd of the 2024 IOW Rowing Forum time trials was hosted by Newport Rowing Club last weekend (Sunday 24th March). A bright day, with a gusty wind gave scullers a challenge, but all crews coped well with the conditions....

British Rowing is teaming up with Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club to offer children in Years 8-13 a chance to try out rowing.  The taster sessions are free of charge and last 1 hour, on Good Friday (29th March). These will...