BTC Spring Head of the River Race. Sunday, 10th March 2024.

Ryde Rowing Club, sponsored by Wightlink, competed in their first mainland events of the new season on Sunday (10th March) – the BTC Spring Head, on the River Itchen, Southampton, a time trial of 4000m in two divisions.

In division one the Men’s Coastal Junior Four the crew of Lars Groothuis, Isaac Gibson, Joe Roberts, Charlie Watts with Harry Watts, cox, finished 2nd in their section with the Men’s Coastal Novice Four of Ben Robotham, Fin Diffey, Lucas Georgiou, Joe Bird, and Ruby Reid, Cox finishing in 5th place.  Th Club had two Men’s Novice River Sculls competing – Paddy Kearney who finished in 4th place and Yogi Ashworth who finished 6th. Mai Read and Lottie Pettitt competed in a Women’s J8 Coastal double and finished 1st in their division against limited opposition.

In the 2nd Division Paddy Kearney competing in a Men’s Coastal Single sull won his section while Charlie Watts and Lars Groothuis finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Men’s Coastal J16 Single Sculls. The Ryde Men’s Novice Four competing in a river boat - of Ben Robotham, Fin Diffey, Lucas Georgiou, Joe Bird with Ruby Read coxing finished 2nd in their section with Isaac Gibson and Joe Roberts finishing 3rd in the Coastal Junior Pair.