Peterborough Regatta Weekend, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June + Itchen
Imperial Regatta, Saturday, 5th June, 2010.
Peterborough Regatta Weekend, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June
As part of their preparations for the GB Masters and Henley Veterans Regatta the
Ryde Rowing Club Senior Veterans competed in the Peterborough Regatta staged
last weekend with racing over 1000m on the Saturday (5th June) and in the sprint
Regatta over 500m on the Sunday (6th June) returning to the Island late on
Sunday evening with a number of wins. On the Saturday Ian Hayden won the Men’s
Veteran B Sculls event and Mick Jenner won the Men’s Veteran C Sculls event,
setting a new course record in the process with Nick Pike and Russell Page also
both performing well in this event. The four scullers then combined to race in
the Men’s Veteran C Quad but were disqualified for going outside their lane
after the rudder was clogged by weed. However they made amends on the Sunday,
over the sprint course, winning the combined Men’s Veteran B/C event
comfortably. Ian Hayden then repeated his win in the Men’s Veteran B Sculls and
Ryde’s three Men’s Veteran C Scullers – Mick Jenner, Nick Pike and Russell Page
dominated their event and produced the best race of the Regatta with all three
finishing within just one second of each other – with Russell Page taking the
honours to round off an excellent performance by the Wightlink sponsored Club.
Itchen Imperial Regatta, Saturday, 5th June, 2010.
The attendance of the Senior Veteran Crews at Peterborough led to a depleted
Ryde squad attending the Itchen Imperial R. C. Regatta on Saturday (5th June)
but they were still able to produce a reasonable set of results. The hi-light
was a win for young Sam Corney in the Boys J16 Sculls. Sam is still a J14
sculler so was racing against older boys – but still won his heat comfortably
before winning the final in a very close race. Harvey Kirkby, also only a J14
sculler also competed in this event, his first race at this level, and was
narrowly defeated in his heat in a very encouraging performance. There was
another fine sculling performance in the Men’s Novice Sculls where Stuart
Johnson again won his heat with some ease before facing very stiff opposition in
the final – loosing by just half a canvas in a re-row after a dead-heat in the
first race. Ben Ade and Tom Clark produce a good performance in the Men’s Senior
Pairs winning their heat before just loosing out to host Club Itchen in the
final. The Men's Senior Four of Tom Clark, Stu Johnson, Ben Ade and Sam Cocker
with Mar Reeve coxing had the misfortune to draw he current Hants & Dorset
Champions and eventual winners, BTC, in their heat - who narrowly beat them into
second place so they just missed out on a place in the final. A Ryde J14 crew of
Dale Buckett, Andreas Hicks, Charlie Gedling, Max Reeve and cox Bryony Reeve
competed in both the Boys J16 Fours and the Men’s Novice Fours – in both cases
against older and larger opposition – so it was not too much of a surprise when
they failed to make the final in both events – but they gave a good account of
themselves and gained valuable experience. Young Ryde Novice Oarswomen Bryony
Reeve and Holly Evans competed in composite Ladies Novice Crews – Bryony with
Westover, who were second in their heat, just failing to reach the final – and
Holly with Island neighbours Shanklin – who won their heat – and finished 3rd in
the final.
Ryde Rowing Club would like to acknowledge the support and help they received
from the other two Island Rowing Clubs - Newport and Shanklin - with transport
over the weekend that helped them to compete in two very different events.
Photo: Sam Corney receives his Trophy for winning the Boys J16 Sculls event at
Itchen Regatta from GB International Oarsman James Foad.
