NEW CLUB OFFICERS AT NEWPORT.

Following the Newport R.C Annual General Meeting on Monday 30th January, Mark Hayward has taken over the role of Honorary Treasurer from the long standing John Kerr, and Mrs Fran Ladd has taken up a dual post of Vice-Captain and Club Welfare Officer. Additionally, Gavin Bohan and Miss Claire Salter have been elected on to the committee. Claire has volunteered her services as Membership Secretary, and along with Gavin, will be able to offer a slightly younger perspective of life at Newport. 

Gordon Groves remains as Club Chairman, Daryl Jenner as Captain, Kevin Bennett as Honorary Secretary, and Anja Bennett continues in the post of Junior Representitive to the committee.


150 YEARS OF NEWPORT ROWING CLUB.

2013 marks the 150th year in the history of Newport Rowing Club, and plans are already being formulated to celebrate in style, with special events and social evenings. A page detailing what we have planned will appear on this website during the summer.

NEWPORT R.C ANNUAL CLUB DINNER EVENT.

The order forms and menu's for the club dinner event, which takes place on Saturday 25th February, have been circulated. Any club member who did not receive one of these, or has mislaid it, should contact the club secretary for another copy. The event is again, being held at the New Holmwood Hotel, Egypt Point, Cowes, and is scheduled to begin at 7.30pm, with dinner being served at 8.00pm. Tickets are £23.00 per person. Parents of junior members, husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends etc are most welcome to join us for the evening.  Completed order forms to be returned to the club secretary by February 18th at the latest please. 


NEWPORT R.C JUNIORS OF THE YEAR AWARDS.

The votes are all in for the annual Junior Members of The Year Awards. These awards are made at the club dinner event, and are presented to the junior lady and junior male who have shown the most significant improvement over the previous 12 months.  Current holders are Emily Ladd and Olly Hayward.

ANOTHER CONCEPT 2 !

Newport have taken delivery of another Concept 2 rowing machine, to expand the equipment range in the gym area. The new addition is a model D with the PM4 monitor, which will allow club members to record their training data via the "Log card" system.  The Concept 2 is the second major equipment addition in the last month, following the purchase of a leg press machine in early December.

NEW LEG PRESS MACHINE.

Another instrument of torture has arrived at Newport R.C, with the delivery of a new state of the art leg press machine.  The latest addition will enhance the club's gym, and provide an excellent workout for Newport crews.


NEWPORT REGATTA 2012.

The date for Newport Regatta 2012 has been set. The event will take place on the three lane Medina course, at Newport R.C on Saturday July 21st.

NEWPORT R.C TRIP TO THE FOURS HORR.

Several Newport members made the journey to London on the 5th November, to watch the annual Fours Head of the River Race on the Thames.
Junior members Anja Bennett and Emily Ladd were treated to guided tours of the world famous London Rowing Club and Imperial College B.C. Both of these clubs currently have GB rowers as members. Steve Salter showed the girls around London R.C including the indoor rowing tank, and the well appointed boathouse.  Newport member Amy Salter, who has recently started a degree at Imperial College turned tour guide to take Emily and Anja round their impressive premises.  Both girls were awestruck by the fantastic gym facilities.
Amy herself, has impressed the coaches at Imperial, and has been put straight in to the senior ladies squad, which means juggling eight rowing sessions each week with her studies.


NEWPORT ROWING CLUB ARE THE SOUTH COAST LADIES JUNIOR OPEN CHAMPIONS.

Newport R.C entered a record numbers of crews at the recent South Coast Championship Regatta, which was held on Saturday 10th September, at the 2012 Olympic venue, Dorney Lake, and were the only island club to return with silverware from the afternoon's senior regatta.

The Ladies Junior Four Crew of Nicki Whiller, Maddie Taylor, Bridget Fryer, Amy Salter and coxswain Anja Bennett secured Newport's first ever victory at the championships in fine style, leading from the start and beating Southampton R.C by four boat lengths. Earlier in the day the crew had swept aside the challenge of the Bideford Blues in their heat.  The ladies were presented with their trophy and winners medals by five time Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave.

Newport also entered a men's novice four, which despite a very strong row, missed out on a place in the final, a ladies novice four who performed magnificently to claim their place on the start line of the final where they recorded a sixth place, and a Junior/Senior men's four who followed up last years second place at this event by placing fourth in the final.

In the morning's junior regatta, Newport fielded a Ladies J16 double sculls crew, and a Ladies J16 single sculls crew.  The double crew was unable to progress to the final, but the single sculler, Anja Bennett managed a creditable fourth overall.