Rowing

It was another reasonably successful day for the Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club at Christchurch Rowing Club's Annual Regatta on Saturday (26th May). The 2-boat racing format of this Regatta, on the narrow River Stour, presented a different challenge from the...

Winning Novice Sculler Joel Smith Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club had a successful day competing at the Lymington Rowing Club Regatta, held at Milford-on-Sea, on Saturday (19th May). There was a win for the J16 Coxed Four of Austin Smith, Tom Starkey,...

Saturday (5th May) saw the first regatta of the Hants & Dorset Season for the Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club. This was held over a 1500m course on the River Itchen in Southampton and was hosted by Coalporters Rowing Club. Ryde...

22 junior athletes from the 3 Isle of Wight rowing clubs – Newport, Ryde and Shanklin - competed in the 6th Isle of Wight Rowing Forum’s Junior Regatta on Sunday (29th April). The event saw racing for Coxed Quad Sculls and Single...

Ryde Rowing Club maintained their strong record of regional representation when 6 of their Junior squad were selected to represent the Wessex Region and compete in the National Junior Inter-Regional's Regatta in Nottingham on Saturday (21st April). The championships are contested...

A small squad of just 1 crew from the Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club competed in their first competition of the season on Saturday (14th April) after several earlier planned events had been cancelled due to the weather. The Boys J14 Coxed...

Newport Rowing Club tasted victory in their first competitive event of 2018, by convincingly winning the J16 Quadruple Sculls category at Saturday's Coastal Fours Head of the River Race on the River Itchen, in Southampton. Conditions were just about perfect...

Newport Rowing Club held their Annual Dinner and Awards evening at The New Holmwood Hotel in Cowes on Saturday (17th March). The event was well supported with the majority of Newport's ever increasing junior squad in attendance, alongside parents, friends...

An Island woman will be taking to the River Thames in less than 2 weeks' time for the annual University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge. Sophie Wrixon, from Sandown, will be taking part in the Reserve race on Saturday...

There was disappointment for Ryde Rowing Club's crews yesterday (Sunday) when their season opener was cancelled due to the extreme weather, poor forecast and threat of flooding. Rowers were due to compete at the Christchurch Rowing Club 'Head of the...