Ross Rowing Club

Ross Rowing Club

Location	The Ropewalk, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Coordinates	51°55′03″N2°35′21″W / 51.917441°N 2.589221°W / 51.917441; -2.589221
Founded	1870
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code ROS)
Website	www.rossrowingclub.co.uk

Ross Rowing Club clubhouse and boathouse

Ross Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wye, based at The Ropewalk, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. ^[1] The Ross Regatta is held over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

History

The club was founded in 1870 with the club's first headquarters being at the Hope Public House. ^[2] The first boathouse was built in 1908 costing £400 ^[3] and by 1909 the club had grown to 120 members and had plans for tennis courts and a bowling green. ^[4]

In 1947 and 2009 respectively, the club won the West of England Challenge Vase. A new clubhouse was built in the late 1970s and a new boat store was built in 1985. ^[2]

The club has produced national champions in 2013 and 2018.

The clubhouse was damaged and closed following consecutive floods in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and cost the club significant funds to repair the damages. The clubhouse re-opened on 4 June 2022 and subsequently Ross RC received a Sport England grant of £75,000. ^[5]

Honours

National champions

Year	Winning crew/s
2013	Women J14 4x+ [6]
2018	Women J14 4x [7]

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. "Club history". Ross Rowing Club.
3. "Water Sports" . Ross Gazette. 6 August 1908. Retrieved 13 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Ross Rowing Club" . Hereford Times. 24 April 1909. Retrieved 13 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "After the floods: Rebuilding Ross RC". British Rowing. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
6. "BRITISH ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
7. "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.