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Southampton Eights and Small Boats, Saturday, 20th March.
It was a busy weekend (Saturday, 20th/Sunday, 21st March) for the Wightlink
sponsored Ryde Rowing Club as they competed in two events as they continued
their preparations for the new season.
On Saturday the Club raced at the Southampton Eights and Small Boats Head of the
River on the River Itchen in very difficult conditions which almost led to the
events cancellation. Racing in Division one Club Scullers Nick Pike, competing
in the Veteran Sculls Event and Ian Hayden competing in the Men’s Open Coastal
Sculls both won their sections fairly convincingly before joining the rest of
the Clubs Senior Squad to race in an eight, kindly loaned by Southampton
University, in Division two, in preparation for next Weekends (Saturday, 27th
March) Tideway Head of the River Race. The crew of Stu Johnson, Sam Cocker, Tom
Clark, Ben Ade, Nick Pike, Ian Hayden, Russell Page and Mick Jenner with an
experienced Southampton University Cox where the fastest eight over the course
in the best time of the day. The Clubs young Ladies Novice Four also competed in
Division two but the crew of Holly Evans, Leona Fisk, Becca Coleman, Bryony
Reeve and Cox Dale Buckett found the conditions difficult to cope with, but they
persevered, while others withdrew, and successfully completed the challenging
four mile course.
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