Ryde Rowing Club named and launched a new boat on Sunday (23rd April) from their Appley Park Clubhouse.
The boat – built by AB Composites in Cowes – is a Coastal Coxed Four/Quad and is the 6th boat to be produced from the Ryde Rowing Club-owned mould. It means that it is a boat designed and built on the Island by Islanders.
This version is an in-line boat, so it can be sweep-oared or sculled, making the boat far more versatile and ideal for Juniors. It is the 3rd in-line Four/Quad produced. Of the 6 boats produced from the Ryde mould – 2 have gone to Ryde, 2 to Southampton Coalporters and 1 each to Southsea and Christchurch Rowing Club.
The boat was named ‘Darrell’ following the Club tradition of giving new Coastal Fours female names and launched by the Club Secretary – Mrs Darrell Reeve – who the boat was named after in recognition of her long service to the club.
Ryde Rowing Club would like to acknowledge the financial support they received from several former and existing Club Members, as well as the IW Sports Foundation, Wight Aid, the Rowing Foundation and Southern Water.
I know a couple of Darrells with that spelling, they neither are, or “identify” as female, far from it!