Ryde Rowing Club is one of the Islands oldest Sports Clubs having been in continuous existence, providing facilities for competitive and recreational rowing as well as social facilities for its members since at least 1877. We provide competitive and recreational rowing for all ages from Juniors (12+) to Masters (80+). The club has a fleet of Coastal and River Boats – Coxed Fours, Coxed Quads, Coxless Doubles and Pairs and Single Sculls.
For a small Isle of Wight based Rowing Club, Ryde have an impressive record in the South Coast Rowing Championships since winning their first Championship event in 1978. Following on from this initial success they have won a further seventeen South Coast Championships – eighteen in total - and numerous Open and Invitation events - including the aggregate trophy for best performing Club in the Open and Invitation events at a Regatta on five occasions.
The Club are the current record holders for Round the Island Rowing - in a Coxed Coastal Four, in a time of seven hours, fifty-seven minutes, set in 1995 and a coxless Coastal Quad, in a Ryde record time of time of seven hours four minutes.
Recent success in Junior, Womens and Womens Masters status has cemented Ryde’s reputation as an inclusive club with a long history of community and achievement.
