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Ryde Rowing Club competed at the South Coast Rowing Championships on Saturday
(10th September, 2011) where the best crews from the three South Coast Rowing
Associations - the Coast ARA, the West of England ARA and Ryde's region - the
Hants & Dorset ARA - compete against each other in the final Coastal event of
the season. This year the event was hosted and organised by the the Hants &
Dorset ARA and staged at the 2012 Olympic Regatta venue at Eton, Dorney with
Ryde members playing a key role in the organisation of the event by providing
the boat marshalling and merchandise sales teams among other roles.
On the water the club had a depleted squad as a result of illness and injury but
never the less produced a good performance especially in the mornings Junior
Regatta, the hi-light being a win for Harvey Kirkby and Charlie Norman in the
Boys J14 double scull final where they completed the 1000m course in a time of 4
minutes 24 seconds. The Boys J16 Coxed Quad of - Sam Corney, Andreas Hicks, Dale
Buckett and Max Reeve with Ed Newnham coxing also produced an excellent row
finishing the course, in their final in 2nd place, in a time of 3 minutes 49
seconds - just one foot and half a second behind the winners from Plymouth. The
Club also had a J16 Boys double of Joe Norman and Charlie Gedling racing who
again reached their final where they finished in 4th place in a time of 3
minutes 56 seconds.
Unfortunately delays at the presentation to the Junior Regatta winners led to
the Ryde Clubs Junior A Crew of Joe Norman, Charlie Gedling, Charlie Norman and
Harvey Kirkby - with Ed Newnham coxing failing to make the start in time for
their Coastal Junior race and they were disqualified but the Clubs Junior B Crew
of Sam Corney, Andreas Hicks, Dale Buckett and Max Reeve with Katie Corney
coxing on this occasion, finished their heat in 5th place with a time of 8
minutes 54 seconds over the full 2000m course- a creditable performance in what
was their first race at this status following their promotion at the last Hants
& Dorset Regatta of the season.
Photo: Charlie Norman and Harvey Kirkby. Winners of the Boys J14 Double Sculls.
Steve Bull.
Ryde R. C.
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