Category Regattas

South Island Masters Regatta Report 2022

South Island Masters regatta hits Dunedin over the long weekend Jan Brosnahan Queen’s Birthday weekend saw the arrival in Dunedin of 220 masters rowers and supporters, mainly from the South Island but some from the North. The South Island Masters…

Come Row in Africa

The World Rowing Masters Regatta 2023 has been awarded to South Africa and will take place 21-24 September at Roodeplaat Dam in Tshwane (previously Pretoria). Our vision is to deliver a world-class regatta that is profoundly African and leaves a…

Amanda Puddle races WRICH

Although my passion is on-water rowing, I belong to an online training group, RowPT, run by Ger Sheehan, who provides a training program and online coaching for indoor rowing for a variety of people, from rowers to swimmers, to golfers…

Ladies lead the umpires

There has been much to celebrate in South Island Rowing this season, including the fact that the last four regattas have all had women Chief Umpires. Christine Moffat (NZ Master/Aoraki Regatta), Lauren Farnden (Otago Championships), Michèle Hawke (Canterbury Championships) and…

Regatta report Masters Nationals

2021 Masters National Rowing Championships

By Deb Hymers-Ross, The Union Rowing Club And the Gold Medal goes to…..South Island Rowing’s organisers and volunteers for the self sacrifice and organisation to pull the Masters Nationals and Aoraki 1000 off under level 2 restrictions. It was a…

The Boat Race 2021

Last weekend ARC hosted a race between Oxford and Cambridge alumni on the Tamaki. Boat Race Auckland offered some consolation for Oxford on the Tāmaki, after a run of losses on the Tideway and Great Ouse.  Around 60 people turned…

Lower North Island Regatta Report

Thanks to everyone for helping (or offering to help) with the Lower NI Masters regatta on 19 September. We had 65 rowers representing Horowhenua, Hawkes Bay, Porirua, Petone, Clifton, Aramaho Whanganui, Wellington, and Star (eight clubs in total). Being flexible…

Bay of Plenty Masters Regatta 

Bay of Plenty Rowing Association 2018 Masters Regatta Presented in association with the Legion of Rowers and Karapiro Rowing Incorporated   Lake Karapiro  Saturday 1 September 2018  10am—4pm  $30 + GST per rower (inc. Row IT fee)  Registration via Row IT  Get…

Legion Regatta Photographs

We hope that everyone enjoyed the regatta at Karapiro and are all set and ready for the World Masters Games coming up shortly. We’ve been lucky to have Peter Olifiers along with his camera and he’s very kindly allowed us…