Junior Inter Regional Regatta. Saturday, 20th April 2024.
/Junior Inter Regional Regatta. Saturday, 20th April 2024.
Wightlink sponsored Ryde Rowing Clubs young Junior Sculler Charlie Watts competed for the Wessex Regional Rowing Council Team in the National Junior Inter Regional Regatta at the National Water Sports centre, Nottingham over the weekend (Saturday, 20th April 2024).
The Junior Inter Regionals (JIRR) are a national Regatta where teams are based on the British Rowing Regions plus Scotland. There is competition in Quad Sculls, double sculls, and single sculls as well as coxed fours and eights for both boys and girls from fourteen through to sixteen and competition is fierce with some of the best young oars people in the country competing.
Charlie was selected for the team at trials held earlier in April at Bryanston School, Dorset where his performance qualified him as one of two J15 Single Scullers for the Wessex Regional Team.
The J15 Boys Sculling event had a slightly confusing format with the scullers competing in a time trial before racing again in a series of finals.
Charlie produced a very credible performance finishing 14th in the Time Trial in a time of four minutes six seconds from twenty-six scullers racing earning a place in on of the A Finals where he finished in 5th place, in a time of six minutes thirteen seconds contributing nine points to the Wessex Regional Teams overall points total helping them to secure 10th place in the boy’s events and 12th place overall.
