RYDE ROWING CLUB – NAMING & LAUNCHING CEREMONY FOR NEW BOAT. SUNDAY, 23rd APRIL 2023.

RYDE ROWING CLUB – NAMING & LAUNCHING CEREMONY FOR NEW BOAT. SUNDAY, 23rd APRIL 2023.

Following on from the successful Coastal Four Boat building project started by the Wightlink sponsored Ryde Rowing Club in 2019 the Club named and launched a new boat on Sunday (23rd April 2023) from their Appley Park Clubhouse. The boat, built by AB Composites from Cowes, is a Coastal Coxed Four/Quad and is the sixth boat to be produced from the Ryde Rowing Club owned mould, so it is a boat designed and built on the Island by Islanders.

This version is an in-line boat so it can be sweep oared or sculled and is therefore ideal for Juniors – and makes the boat far more versatile. It is the third in-line four/quad produced. Of the six boats produced from the Ryde mould – two have gone to Ryde, two to Southampton Coalporters and one each to Southsea and Christchurch Rowing Club.

The boat was named “Darrell” following the Club tradition of giving new Coastal Fours female names and launched by the Club Secretary – Mrs Darrell Reeve – who the boat was named after - in recognition of her long service to the Club.

The Club would like to acknowledge the financial support they received from several former and existing Club Members – as well as the IW Sports Foundation, Wight Aid, the Rowing Foundation and Southern Water.