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Southampton Coastal HORR. 17th April, 2010.
Wessex Junior Inter Regional Team.
Wightlink sponsored Ryde Rowing Club represented the Island in the Southampton
Coastal Fours Head of the River Race on Saturday (17th April). This is a
processional, race over a four and a half mile course on the River Itchen with
crews starting at approximately ten second intervals.
The Club had two Senior Fours competing – the “A” crew of Russell Page, Mick
Jenner, Nick Pike and Ian Hayden with Dale Buckett finished the race in a time
of seventeen minutes forty-seven seconds – to finish in the second fastest time
of the day, missing winning the Head Pennant by just three seconds! The “B” crew
of Stu Johnson, Tom Clark, Sam Cocker and Ben Ade with Max Reeve coxing, racing
for the first time in a new format finished the race in 5th place in a time of
eighteen minutes eight seconds.
This weekend (25th April) the Club has four of their Junior Squad representing
the Wessex Region at the GB Junior Inter Regional Championships, at the National
Water sports Center, in Nottingham. After extensive trials over the last few
months Dale Buckett and Sam Corney have been selected to compete in the Boys J14
Coxed Quad, Holly Evans has been selected for the Girls J15 Coxed Quad and
Bryony Reeve has been selected as one of the team coxswains. The Ryde Junior
Squad has consistently provided members for the Wessex Team over many years –
but having four members selected for the team is one of the Clubs best selection
performances.
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