SHANKLIN SANDOWN ROWING CLUB

Isle of Wight rowing clubs were ably represented at Henley Fours and Eights Head last week. The event provided a welcome opportunity for the IOW Forum Performance programme, comprising the most talented young rowers on the Island, to test themselves against some of the best crews in the country. First off were the Shanklin Mixed J15 crew of Rachael Debenham, Ethan Walters, Riley Horrix, Owen Denness and Jonjo Findlay (Cox), competing in the J16 Boys Four event. A solid race o

Letter from Ken Pardey, a Vice President of SSRC. Hello Ian, I know that I am a non rotarian, but I thought that I would drop you a line asking you to pass on my personal congratulations to both the young crews, their parents and your club officers for their help over the three weekends of the shop. They all worked really hard during the pick ups and clear out, and did so with a sense of purpose and fun. Without their help it would have been difficult if not impossible to hav

Rowing members and their families gathered at SSRC on Friday evening for the naming ceremony of the new Coastal Scull. Klark Phelan named the scull in memory of his brother Kev, who had moved to Shanklin to be close to Klark and his family, and from his flat on the sea front liked nothing better than to watch his nephew and nieces, Theo, Scarlett and Mia,rowing on the sea at Shanklin. Klark and his family, including his Mother, were all in attendance. After a short speech