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Ryde Rowing Club represented the Island at Christchurch Regatta last Saturday
(7th August) - but with no small boat events at this Regatta there was a limited
entry from the Wightlink sponsored Club who are traditionally not at their best
over the shorts course on the River Stour which is limited to two boat racing.
However there was a good performance from the Clubs Senior Crew of John Gedling,
Stuart Johnson, Ben Ade, Sam Cocker and cox Bryony Reeve who fought through
several heats before meeting this years Hants & Dorset Champions and eventual
winners BTC Rowing Club in the semi-final wherer they lost out by two lengths.
Earlier in the day they had set a fastest time of the day of seven minutes two
second which was only beaten by the BTC crew in the final in the last race of
the day.
The Clubs also had two J16 crews racing - the "A" crew of Sam Corney, Charlie
Gedling, Dale Buckett and Max Reeve with Bryony Reeve coxing - and the "B" crew
of - Andreas Hicks, Harvey Kirkby, Christian Lacey and Holly Evans, with Graham
Reeve coxing - both crews also reaching the semi-final where unfortunately they
were both defeated. The A crew also competed in the Men's Novice Fours event but
lost in the first round - and Bryony Reeve also raced in a composite Novice
Ladies crew with Poole Rowing Club but again they went out in the first round.
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