Sudbury International Regatta
By Sarah Watson Peterborough crews raced on the River Stour on Saturday at the Sudbury International Regatta. Crews faced a bendy 650 metre course however they did exceedingly well, taking away 4 wins in total. Ella Darrington took home 2 wins from the event after winning both the Women’s J17 single and Women’s Championship single. […]
Peterborough VIRTUAL Regatta
Our 2022 Summer Regatta may have been cancelled (see our event page for details), but that doesn’t stop us having a competition between crews, so we’ve taken all the entries and gone virtual! Through partnership with RaceLeader, we have created two virtual competitions using the original entry data from the Peterborough Summer Regatta (even the […]
Home International Rowing Regatta and St Neots Regatta
By Sarah Watson Peterborough scullers Harriet Drake-Lee and Ellie Cooke won Gold for England at the Home International Rowing Regatta on Saturday. The event took place over 2000 metres at the London Regatta Centre where crews from England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland competed at the historical event. Drake-Lee and Cooke raced in the Women’s double […]
British Rowing Junior Championships
By Sarah Watson The British junior rowing championships took place over the weekend at Holme Pierrepoint in Nottingham where crews from all over the country travelled to compete at this prestigious competition. The younger crews in the category J15 and below raced over a 1000 metre course, and older crews aged J16 and above raced […]
HIRR Trials and Henley Masters Regatta
By Sarah Watson Peterborough scullers Harriet Drake-Lee and Ellie Cooke qualified to race at the Home International Rowing regatta where they will be representing England. Their time trial took place on Sunday over a 1500 metre course at the London Docklands. Out of the 9 crews in their field, they won the women’s doubles event […]
Henley Qualifiers and Peterborough Junior Championships
By Sarah Watson Peterborough scullers Ellie Cooke and Harriet Drake-Lee qualified to race at the World famous Henley Royal Regatta. Their qualifying race took place on Friday on the 2,112 metre course at Henley-on-Thames. There were 10 other crews in their category competing for the Stoner Challenge Trophy, with only 3 qualifying spaces available. Cooke […]
Henley Women’s Regatta and St Ives Regatta 2022
By Sarah Watson It was a great weekend for Peterborough Scullers at the Women’s Henley Regatta, where three determined crews qualified at the prestigious 3 day event that is held over the iconic 1.4 kilometre stretch of the River Thames. Ellie Cooke and Harriet Drake-lee qualified as the fourth fastest crew in the Championship doubles […]
British Rowing Masters Regatta
Peterborough rowers returned national medalists from the British Rowing Masters Championships at the weekend. The racing took place over 1000 metres at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham. Ian Palmer joined Dave Smith from Leicester Rowing club to compete in the Masters C Championship doubles event. They had no trouble securing a Gold medal position […]
Peterborough Jubilee Regatta
Peterborough City Rowing Club hosted their Jubilee regatta at the weekend where despite the challenging conditions they were still able to pull off a successful weekend of racing, with over 60 visiting crews and an appearance from special guest Mrs Karen Daber, Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. Racing took place over the 1000 metre lake on […]
Huntingdon Head
There was success for city scullers at the weekend, where Peterborough crews competed at Huntingdon head, the majority of the crews who entered taking home a medal. The Open coxless quad of Damen Sanderson, Henry George, Will Kerry and Chris Elder achieved an impressive time of 12:37 which was the third fastest time of the […]