Ross Rowing Club

Last updated
Ross Rowing Club
LocationThe Ropewalk, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Coordinates 51°55′03″N2°35′21″W / 51.917441°N 2.589221°W / 51.917441; -2.589221 Coordinates: 51°55′03″N2°35′21″W / 51.917441°N 2.589221°W / 51.917441; -2.589221
Founded1870
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code ROS)
Website www.rossrowingclub.co.uk
Ross Rowing Club clubhouse and boathouse Ross-on-Wye Rowing Club - geograph.org.uk - 1135295.jpg
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. [1]

Contents

History

The club was founded in 1870 with the club's first headquarters being at the Hope Public House. The first boathouse was built in 1908 costing £400 and in 1947 and 2009 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]

In recent years the club has produced national champions.

Honours

National champions

YearWinning crew/s
2013 Women J14 4x+ [3]
2018 Women J14 4x [4]

Related Research Articles

Ross-on-Wye Market town in Herefordshire, England

Ross-on-Wye is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.

Hampton School Boat Club

Hampton School Boat Club (HSBC) is the rowing club of Hampton School. Each year the club produces 1st VIIIs that compete at Championship level in the United Kingdom. The club hosts two Head race events each year.

The British Rowing Championships takes place every year. The event is held at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham) with occasional championships held at the Strathclyde Country Park. It is a major event for club rowers and some schools also participate, however, because its position in the British Rowing calendar means that it is held when most public schools have ended their year, some of those schools choose not to compete. Events are held for open, women, open junior, women's junior, under 23, lightweight, adaptive and coastal boats.

Tideway Scullers School British rowing club

Tideway Scullers School is a rowing club on the Tideway of the River Thames next to Chiswick Bridge in Chiswick, London.

Walton Rowing Club

Walton Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, on the River Thames in England. Its club and boat house is situated on the Surrey bank of the Thames at Walton-on-Thames just above Sunbury Lock. The club organises several rowing events, and members have competed at international level.

Maidenhead Rowing Club

Maidenhead Rowing Club is a rowing club, on the River Thames in England at Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Marlow Rowing Club

Marlow Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames in England, on the southern bank of the Thames at Bisham in Berkshire, opposite the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire just beside Marlow Bridge and on the reach above Marlow Lock. Founded in 1871, it is one of the main rowing and sculling centres in England. Members of the club have represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and World Championships.

Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association (ASRA) was founded in 1960 by Robert Newton and Bryan Steel. It thrives today on the banks of the River Dee, Aberdeen, in Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.

Durham School Boat Club

Durham School Boat Club (DSBC) is a school club offering rowing to students, parents, friends and other local schools. Based at Durham School in the city of Durham, England.

Monmouth Rowing Club is located on the banks of the River Wye in Monmouth, the county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales. The club is affiliated with the Welsh Amateur Rowing Association (WARA) and hosts several annually organised race events.

Monmouth Comprehensive School is a comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11–18, situated in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Abingdon School Boat Club

Abingdon School Boat Club is the rowing club for Abingdon School. The club has a strong tradition of providing rowers for the Oxford University Boat Club, Cambridge University Boat Club and international teams.

Henley Rowing Club British rowing club

Henley Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames based on Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

Gloucester Rowing Club British rowing club

Gloucester Rowing Club and Gloucester Hartpury is a rowing club on the Gloucester-Purton canal based at Gloucester Boathouse, David Hook Way, Hempsted, Gloucester.

Trentham Boat Club is a rowing club based on Trentham Lake next to the River Trent, at Trentham Gardens Estate, Stone Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Calpe Rowing Club is a rowing club near the Port of Gibraltar, based at 6 Europort Road, Gibraltar. The boathouse is next door to the Mediterranean Rowing Club.

Warrington Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Mersey, based at Howley Lane, Warrington, Cheshire.

Lady Eleanor Holles School Boat Club British rowing club

Lady Eleanor Holles Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Thames, based at the Millennium Boat House, Lower Sunbury Road, Hampton, London. The club belongs to Lady Eleanor Holles School.

Hereford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wye, based at 37 Greyfriars Avenue, Hereford, Herefordshire.

Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls Rowing Club is a rowing club on the western bank of River Wye, based at The Boathouse, Old Dixton Road, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales.

References

  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "Club history". Ross Rowing Club.
  3. "BRITISH ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
  4. "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.