Folkestone Rowing Club
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Racing KIT
New Kit from Godfrey Sports is now available. Please note that you need ALL yellow tops and all black shorts as racing colours or you will be liable to disqualification!South Coast Championships Folkestone 2009
The new site is up and running. 27th JanRegatta Dates
Re-Scheduled RegattasBrighton & Hove - 26th July
Shoreham - 8th August
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Training Guides
+The Bishops Guide to Rowing Training+Training Guidlines - Oarsport
+ARA Rowing Technique
+ARA Guide to Indoor Rowing Technique
+FISA Training Manual 1
+FISA Training Manual 2
+Sports fitness Advisor site - Rowing Training
+Indoor rowing Training - Concept Baseline Testing
+Indoor rowing Training from Concept
+TBFit.com - Training Program Guidlines
+Balance of Racing Rowing Boats by Steve Kerr of Furnivall Sculling Club
Next Regatta - Saturday 4th July - Herne Bay
Next Regatta - Saturday 5th July - Folkestone
Eastbourne Regatta
A lovely sunny day with a strong westerly breeze made for a good day on the been at Eatbourne Regatta on th 27th June.The Vets joined in the action. The Vet A crew recorded there first win of the season in a tough race with Herne Bay and home club Eastbourne. The "B" crew started their campaign with a fith place. The Vet A crew also went in the Men's Senior Fours and recorded a fith place against some very tough competition.
Steve Tupper also sculling his way to a fifth place in the Men's Senior sculls making him the top points earner for the club on the day with 10 points. Last regattas top points winner Craig Hoveman gaining 8 points again with some good performances in the Men's Senior and Junior Sculls.
The Ladies novies had a change of personnel and record a credible fourth place. All in all the club picked up its first win putting them joint 5th in the Grand Aggregate and increased their points earned by 50% from last regatta raising us two places into 5th in the League.For the full results and updates on the days racing please see the CARA Website at ROWINGUK.COM
Regatta Photos -> AndyWestPhotography.com - Click Here
Worthing Regatta
The first regatta has been and gone and Folkestone Rowers were in action on the day. No wins but some good performances by some of the team. Craig Hoveman gained a second in the Mens Junior Sculls. Sally and Sophie Watkins gaining a second place in the Ladies Senior Pairs. Craig was the top points earner of the day with 8. 5 for the Junior Sculls, 2 for the Senior Sculls and 1 for the Senior Pairs. It was a busy day for Craig and Captain Marc Alderman as besides doing both the scullls races and combining for the pairs they also went afloat in the senior fours with junior Jamie Leppard and CARA President Andy West.Jamie also rowed in the Men's Junior fours with Nathan, Alex and Mark who rowed well to a credible fifth. Andy also rowed in the Novice Sculls comming in fifth place. It was a day for fifth places, Marc in the Junior sculls and Nikki, Leslie, Maddie and Aggie in the Junior Ladies fours.
For the full results and updates on the days racing please see the CARA Website at ROWINGUK.COM
Regatta Photos -> AndyWestPhotography.com - Click Here
Viking Shield Regatta
On Saturday the 9th May the rowers were at Herne Bay for the annual Viking Shield Regatta. The regatta is mainly for the Kent clubs but costs have meant that the regatta has been opened to the wider audience of all the CARA including those from Sussex. The competition was strong in most races with Worthing and Deal having increased there numbers not only in size but quality.The Ladies races particulary were strongly contested. The Folkestone Senior Ladies Crew of Vanessa, Sally, Nikki, Isobel and Cox Emily were in the thick of the action. All the crews arrived at the turns within a few lengths of each other. Hastings who were drawn eight arrived first but had pushed across the course onto turn four where they drifted wide. unfortunatley the Folkestone crew drawn seven were lined up on the same turn and tried to nip round the inside. The two crews ended up tangled together while the rest went round cleanly. The umpires decision was that both crews were off station and as per the rules they mustabide by their accidents. The race continued with all crews racing back to the finish. The Worthing junior ladies won the event two lengths from the pack. Hastings managed to get back to third while Folkestone were sixth. The Ladies Novice four of Della, Maddie, Emily and Zoe did well in thier first race as a crew. Della and Zoe haven't been rowing long and the crew came home a credible fifth.
Unfortunatley the successful Veterans and Senior Men's fours were not able to make the regatta so we were not in the running for those events. The Seniors was won by an impressive display by the home club Herne Bay. They were four lengths up at the turn and doubled this by the finish. Two of the Herne Bay crew also won the Viking Shield albeit behind the winning Bexhill Pair. The pipped their club mates who had won the event the previous ten times. The Junior Men's fours was a very tight race. The Folkestone crew of Nathan, Mark, Alex, Jamie and cox Marc were in the thick of the action till the turns were they faded towards the finish. The races was won by Deal by 1/2 a length from Herne Bay B crew. The Men's Novice four of Ken, Brian, Nigel, Mike and cox Emily had their first taste of a coastal race. They had an encouraging row but were not as seasoned as some of the crews so were not in contention for the prizes.
The sculls races were very populated, the current CARA champion Mark Mitchell was again dominant in the senior sculls with his pairing partner Kiren second. Club Captain Marc doubled up in the sculls and came home in sixth place. Marc and Sam were in action in the junior sculls. Ben Smissen, once of U18 National squad won the sculls event with Sam third and Marc fourth. The best result of the day was from the Folkestone Quad scull in the junior race. Maddie, Emily Jamie and Mark came in second behind a good Dover crew.
In all the season looks like a very competitive affair, Our crews will need to put in some solid practice of the next three weeks prior to the first regatta at Brighton and Hove if they want to in the mix for the points and prizes.
Regatta Photos -> AndyWestPhotography.com - Click Here
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