RYDE ROWING CLUB’s JUNIOR SCULLER CHARLIE WATTS COMPETES IN INTER REGIONAL REGATTA

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) are a national Regatta where teams are based on the British Rowing Regions plus Scotland. There is competition in Quad Sculls, double sculls, and single sculls as well as coxed fours and eights for both boys and girls from 14 through to 16, and competition is fierce with some of the best young oars people in the country competing. Charlie was selected for the team at trials held earlier in April at Bryanston School, Dorset, where his performance qualified him as one of two J15 Single Scullers for the Wessex Regional Team. The J15 Boys Sculling event had a slightly confusing format, with the scullers competing in a time trial before racing again in a series of finals. Charlie produced a very credible performance finishing in 14th in the Time Trial in a time of 4 minutes 6 seconds from 26 scullers racing, earning a place in on of the A Finals, where he finished in 5th place, in a time of 6 minutes 13 seconds, contributing 9 points to the Wessex Regional Teams overall points total helping them to secure 10th place in the boy’s events and 12th place overall.