Newport’s Junior Men’s crew, consisting of Jake Garner, Nate Hamilton, Boris Hare, and Connor Garner – coxed by Junior Captain, Mariana Hare – won their class of 9 crews in Div 1 at the Southampton Head of the River race.
The Junior Men’s crew were almost half a minute faster than their nearest rivals from Southampton ARC, finishing in a time of 17.46.
In the same division, the Novice Men’s crew of Riv Szawiel, Freddie Hollis, Jude and Eric Williams finished 7th from 11 starters (in a time of 19.46).
In Division 2, the Novice Women, consisting of Angela Whitehead, Helen Hopper, Flora Lockey and Julia Coulson – coxed by Fiona Brookes – missed out on victory by just 2 seconds, in a class of 9 crews (in a time of 20.21).
The Masters Men were 3rd from 4, in a time of 18.40.
