Successful day for Island clubs at Poole Regatta
Newport Rowing Club sent six crews to the event, which took place in perfect rowing weather.
The day began with the under-14 rowers Mariana Hare and Fiona Brookes joining forces with Shanklin's Olivia Mumberson and Martha Egerton, coxed by Esme Walters, to race in the under-14 quad.
Despite only having one practice session before the race, they won by a clear margin.
Mariana Hare and Fiona Brookes, with their medals (Image: Newport Rowing Club) The women's novice crew of Flora Lockey, Julia Coulson, Grace Garner, and Helen Hopper, coxed by Fiona Brookes, rowed well in their heat to make the final.
They made a strong start in the final, turning third at the buoy, but faded in the last 600m to finish sixth.
The open novice crew of Freddie Hollis, Riv Szawiel, Max Gasper, and Eric Williams, also coxed by Fiona, reached their final but finished sixth.
The junior pair of Jake Garner and Nathaniel Hamilton finished third in their final.
Winning J16 Coxed Quad. Joe Bird. Charlie Watts, Cameron D'Arcy, Max Locke, Harry Watts (Cox) (Image: Ryde Rowing Club) They raced again with Boris Hare and Connor Garner, coxed by Mariana Hare, in the open junior final, finishing just a length behind the BTC crew.
The masters 50 open event was contested by Paul Gamble, Chris Clarke, Julie Clarke, and Harry Hare, coxed by Mariana, finishing sixth.
Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club also competed at the Poole Regatta and had a reasonably successful day.
The women's coastal four of Eva Gordon, Alexis Owen, Emily Kellerman, and Fiona Owen, coxed by Ruby Reed, won the final, claiming their second Hants & Dorset Championship point of the season.
The J16 boys coxed quad of Joe Bird, Charlie Watts, Cameron D'Arcy, Max Locke, and Harry Watts also won their race.
Shanklin Sandown's junior crews enjoyed a successful regatta with five wins and two third-place finishes.
The boys' J14 quad of Alex Collier, Connie Batley-Smith, Josh Batchelor, Digby Ridgewell, and Paul Gamble (cox) secured a comfortable victory, as did their female counterparts of Mariana, Fiona, Martha Eggleton, and Olivia, with Esme coxing.
The novice ladies four of Anna Visser, Chloe Walker, Theodora Travers, Ruth Faithfull and Jane Denby-Roach narrowly missed out on a place in the final, finishing fourth in their heat, while the masters ladies came fifth in their race
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