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Island rowing clubs in action at Newport regatta
Isle of Wight rowing clubs were in action over the weekend as the Island welcomed crews for Newport regatta.
Newport Rowing Club won their first ever Hants and Dorset Amateur Rowing Association Championship in the four man category, as the home club's junior fours crew beat Southampton by two lengths in the final.
The squad of Boris Hare, Connor Garner, Jake Garner, Eric Williams, Nathaniel Hamilton and Mariana Hare (cox) will now represent the region at the South Coast championship in Plymouth on September 6.
Ryde Rowing Club's open junior senior fours A crew of Joe Roberts, Paddy Kearney, Will Hall, Isaac Gibson and Mai Read (cox) won their final convincingly, while the women's coastal junior four of Abi Locke, Fiona Owen, Alexis Owen, Emily Kellerman and Ruby Read (cox) also won their final.
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Both crews will represent the association in Plymouth.
Ryde's open novice single scull B sculler Charlie Watts finished second in his final, while A sculler Isaac Gibson came third.
Scullers Alexis Owen, Joe Bird and Stella Baisley came second in the finals, while Emily Kellerman finished third in her final.
A composite open novice four with Shanklin made up of Harry Crofts, Lucas Georgiou and Max Locke competing for Ryde and Harry Watts coxing finished second in their final.
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club's Esme Walters and Anna Scott claimed their fifth victory of the season as they beat rivals BTC by two lengths in the ladies junior pairs category.
The J16 girl's quad of Evie Selway, Annabelle Steward, Rose Collier, Lottie Pettit and Stella Gamble (cox) also achieved a win, finishing well clear of any competition.
The club's J14 and J16 boys quads finished second in their finals, securing the junior aggregate trophy for the season.
The clubs will now look ahead to the final regatta of the season at Coalporters on Saturday, August 16 before preparations for the South Coast championships in September.
