Rowing

The committee of Ryde Rowing Club has announced that Wightlink has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the club for another year, taking the agreement through to December 2023.  Cross-Solent travel operator Wightlink provides the Club with considerable assistance in...

The annual Isle of Wight Schools Indoor Rowing Championships was held at The Bay CE School's newly refurbished Sports Centre last Thursday (2nd February), with the hosts taking the win for the 5th consecutive year. All secondary schools on the...

Presentation to Geoff Underwood of the WightAid Foundation by Club Captain Ben Sandersonuth. Sponsors, supporters and helpers of Ryde Rowing Club were entertained at an informal gathering at their Clubhouse on Friday evening (27th January) to thank them for their...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club finished their record-breaking year with a trip to Walton-on-Thames, to compete at Walton Small Boats Head last weekend. The harsh weather did not dampen the spirits of the junior athletes competing and fantastic performances were achieved...

Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club celebrated the 2022 season at an awards presentation evening at their clubhouse on Saturday (26th November). This was after many of the club's rowers had been due to compete in the Newport Head of the Medina,...

2 crews and a single sculler from Ryde Rowing Club competed in what will almost certainly be their last mainland event of the season, travelling to the West Country to compete in the Dart Totnes ARC Autumn Head on Saturday...

The Isle of Wight Rowing Forum time trials returned over the weekend.  All 3 Island clubs - from Newport, Ryde, and Shanklin & Sandown - took part in the 1st of the winter's time trials on the River Medina. The...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing club enjoyed further success at Itchen Junior Regatta last weekend with 7 wins and 5 runners-up spots. The girls' J13 coastal quad of Annabelle Steward, Poppy Lawrence, Evie Crew, Izzy Bounds and Esme Walters overcame 1st race...

Newport U16 quad rowers - William Loveday-Powell, Connor Garner, Boris Hare, and Hayden Tiffin, coxed by Marianna Hare - won their straight final early in the day at the Itchen Regatta on Saturday (17th September). The U16 quad also made...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club collected 4 wins and 2 2nds in the 6 junior events contested at Paignton in the South Coast Championships last weekend. All Junior boys events were won, starting with the mixed J14 quad of Layla Katirewa,...