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Reading Rowing Club Juniors achieve a hatrick of wins

The Reading Rowing Club Junior mens 16 coxed four achieved three impressive wins over three consecutive weekends culminating in victory at the Henley IVs and VIIIs Head Race at the weekend.

The crew of Nick Brown, Ryan Seager, Richard Laney and James Shorland, coxed by Stephanie Franklin took the first win at the Thames Valley Trial Head at Dorney Lake. Held at the 2012 Olympic rowing venue over 1,900m in freezing conditions the crew achieved a convincing winning margin over local rivals.

RRC brave the gusty winds at Kingston Head – 21st November 2009

Reading Squads entered Kingston Head with a full trailer load on Saturday 21st November. With the weather forecast to be torrential, rowers expected the worst, however despite fast river conditions and some strong gusty winds in the afternoon division, everyone stayed dry and many achieved some great times. RRC achieved a total of 5 wins on the day, the men won IM2 4 and the IM2 - and the women won WIM1 4-, IM2 4x and WIM3 2x.

Vesta Scullers Head – 28th November 2009

Conditions weren’t bad for this year’s Scullers Head with sunshine for most of the race and the wind not affecting the rowers until after Hammersmith. Once past Hammersmith though, a strong headwind made the row very tough.

Reading had five members representing the club. Simon Gough was the fastest RRC sculler coming 97th overall. Kevin Du Toit achieved 141st. Dirk Borgstede came 23rd in his category. Chris Heemskerk came 6th out of 21 competitors in W IM3 and 26th woman overall. Sally Pollok-Morris competed in WVetB where she came 2nd.

How have we been doing this Autumn?

Sunday, 22 November 2009 12:48

Over the last few weeks several members of RRC have been competing in small boats at various events. Read on for a short overview and Reading's results for:

Vesta Scullers Head - 28th November 2009
Kingston Head - 21st November 2009
Weybridge Silver Sculls – 24th October 2009
Pairs Head – 17th October 2009
Reading Small Boats Head – 11th October 2009
Wallingford Long distance sculls – 3rd October 2009
Isis Sculls 2000 - 26th September 2009

Membership Rates Remain Static for 2010

At the AGM on 14th October, it was unanimously agreed that subscription rates for 2010 would be held at 2009 levels and not increased in line with inflation. This has been possible due to prudent financial management throughout the previous year and was warmly welcomed by members in view of the wider economic situation. The 2010 subscriptions which fall due on 1st April will therefore be £300 for adults, £150 for juniors/full-time students and £115 for colts. Adults will continue to be able to opt for a staged payment option as an alternative to paying by lump sum, thus allowing them to spread the cost over April, May and June.

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