Ross Rowing Club Explained

Clubname:Ross Rowing Club
Location:The Ropewalk, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Coordinates:51.9174°N -2.5892°W
Founded:1870
Affiliations:British Rowing (boat code ROS)

Ross Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wye, based at The Ropewalk, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.[1] The Ross Regatta is held over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

History

The club was founded in 1870 with the club's first headquarters being at the Hope Public House. The first boathouse was built in 1908 costing £400 and in 1947 and 2009 the club won the West of England Challenge Vase. A new clubhouse was built in the late 1970s and a new boat store was built in 1985.[2]

In recent years the club has produced national champions.

Honours

National champions

width=70Yearwidth=400Winning crew/s
Women J14 4x+ [3]
Women J14 4x [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
  2. Web site: Club history. Ross Rowing Club.
  3. Web site: BRITISH ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313015053/http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive. 2017-03-13.
  4. Web site: 2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results. British Rowing.