CHRISTCHURCH HEAD OF THE STOUR, SUNDAY, 29^th MARCH.

The Wightlink sponsored Ryde Rowing Club competed in the Head of the Stour, at Christchurch on Sunday (29^th March) returning to the Island with four section wins and the shield for the fastest time of the day.

The race is a time trial over a testing two and a half mile course, held in two divisions, with crews and scullers starting at approximately ten second intervals.

In the first division a Ryde Senior Mens’ crew of Ben Ade, Russell Page, Nick Pike and Mike Jenner competed in a coxless quad completing the course in the fastest time of the day – nine minutes twenty-one seconds  -  and beating an eight and a strong Senior men’s quad from Christchurch, the host club, in the process, to take the head title.
 

Novice Sculler – Stuart Johnson – finished in a time of  thirteen minutes and one second and in 5^th place in his section.

A Ladies Novice Coastal Four, of Emiley Page, Vicky Owrid, Vicky Hewlett and Becky Coleman with Bryony Reeve coxing also competed in the first division achieving a reasonable time of fourteen minutes twenty-seven second in what was only their second competitive outing.
 

A boys J13 coxed four of Christian Lacey, Sam Corney, Max Reeve and  Dale Buckett with Graham Reeve coxing clocked exactly the same time as the Novice Ladies and finished 2^nd in their section behind a much more experienced Christchurch Crew.

It had been hoped to boat a Men’s Novice Four but unfortunately only two were available – and so James Cleary and Donat Debrecan competed in a Men’s Coastal Junior Pair, racing above their status - and did well to finish in a time of fourteen minutes and fifty-eight second, and in 3^rd place in the section.
 

In the 2^nd division the Clubs Senior Men competed in Single Sculls – Mike Jenner winning the Men’s River open in section in eleven minutes thirty-seven seconds with Russell Page finishing 3rd in twelve minutes thirty-three seconds and Nick Pike in 4^th in twelve minutes forty-two second.  Ben Ade competed in the Men’s Senior 3 section, winning by a narrow margin in a time of twelve minutes twenty-two seconds.     

A Girls J 15 Coxed Quad, of Bryony Reeve, Holly Evans, Leona Fisk and Emiley Rose with Graham Reeve coxing also competed in this division, winning the section, against limited opposition, in a time of eighteen minutes twenty-eight second.

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