Newport Regatta, Saturday, 6th
June.
Ryde won the top event at Newport’s Rowing
Club’s Annual Regatta on Saturday (6th June) in another successful
day for the Wightlink sponsored Club.
The Men’s Senior A Crew of Russell Page,
Mike Jenner, Ben Ade and Ian Hayden – with Bryony Reeve coxing maintained their
recent impressive form dominating their heat and going on to comfortably win the
final. The Men’s Senior B Crew of Mark Singleton, Nick Pike, Sam Cocker and
Stuart Johnson with Max Reeve in the coxswains seat were unfortunate to be drawn
against their A Crew in the heat – or they to may well have reached the final.
The Men’s Junior Senior Fours of Callum
Lowe, Tom Clark with Novices Florrin Behrle, and John Gedling making up the crew
– and Dale Buckett coxing did exceptionally well to reach their final where they
finished 3rd behind Shanklin and Coalporters – but can claim a share
in Shanklin’s win as they borrowed Ryde coxswain Bryony Reeve to steer their
boat.
The Men’s Novice Four of John Gedling,
James Cleary, Curtis Lowe and Donatt Debrecan with Dale Buckett in the Coxswians
seat once again also finished 3rd having maintained the progress made
in recent weeks to reach a third consecutive Novice Final.
With no pairs racing at Newport because of
the restrictions of tide the focus then switched to the single sculls.
Ryde dominated the Men’s Senior Sculls –
with all three scullers in the final coming Ryde – where Ian Hayden, benefiting
from the straight course and calm conditions, achieved a first ever Senior
Sculls win – with Mike Jenner in second and Nick Pike in third.
Coastal Junior Sculler Tom Clark sculled
well to reach the final but will be disappointed to have to finished 2nd
after winning in previous weeks. However Novice Sculler Florrin Behrle will be
pleased with his performance in reaching the final where he finished 3rd.
Ryde other Novice Scullers – Callum Lowe, Stu Johnson and Sam Cocker, in his
first sculling race all competed well but failed to make the final.
Photos:
1)
Winning Men’s Senior Sculler – Ian Hayden.
2)
Winning Men’s Senior Four – Russell Page, Mike Jenner, Ben Ade, Ian
hayden, Bryony Reeve