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Sam’s first Update

The Road to Racice (8th – 12th August 2018),   – Blog update Hi everyone There is only one week to go before we leave for Racice, Czech Republic. The past two months have gone so fast and have been fantastic. Since…

Junior’s Update from Will

Hi there, The junior rowing campaign has come to an end for 2018 as of yesterday after we finished racing. I am currently emailing from Prague airport as we await our flight to come home. Build up to racing: we…

James Boyce. 

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of James Boyce who died while competing at the Mercer Master’s Regatta on Saturday the 11th. Below is a message from Rob Prebble, the President of the  Rotorua RowingClub. It…

Junior’s Blog

We’re pleased to announce that we are starting a new column on the Legion Website. We’ll be posting updates from our Junior Rowers so you can follow their progress.

An Update on Legion’s Activities

  Legion Regatta A successful Legion regatta was held on Karapiro Lake in April 2018, 258 rowers participated in the regatta which produced a small profit of $395 that will be used as a contribution towards the Junior Rower Awards.…

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…

Application for Junior Rowing Trust Awards

Applications for the 2017 Junior Trust Awards are closed Last year’s succesful applicants were; Brylie Gordon Hauraki Plains College Quad Jack Lopas Christchurch Boys High School Double Charlotte Spence Auckland Rowing Club (Auckland RPC) Coxless Four Sam Monkley Cambridge High…

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…

In Memoriam

The world of rowing has lost a special man who has contributed to New Zealand rowing for over 60 years. From winning Gold at the ’68 Olympics (see Stuff article here) to coaching the Howick College Novice Girls to Medals at last…

Juniors Grants Awarded for 2016

On behalf of the Legion,Dudley and Paula Storey awarded 6 Junior Grants  this year to: Brylie Gordon Hauraki Plains College Quad Jack Lopas Christchurch Boys High School Double Charlotte Spence Auckland Rowing Club (Auckland RPC) Coxless Four Sam Monkley Cambridge…