BTC Rowing Club

Isle of Wight Weekend Part 2: Ryde Regatta 🏆

Day 2 of The Isle of Wight Weekend and BTC yet again delivered the wins, topping it off by bringing home the club aggregate shield ☀️

🏅Club Aggregate Shield
🥇 Mens Masters 40
🥇 Mens Masters 50
🥇 Mens Senior Scull
🥇 Ladies Masters 50 (comp.)
🥈 Senior Mens Pair
🥈 Ladies Junior
🥈 Mens Masters 40B
🥈 Mens Senior
🥈 Ladies Junior Pair
🥉 Mens Novice

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Isle of Wight Weekend Part 1: Shanklin Regatta 🏆

On sunny Saturday, BTC took to the Island to deliver some stellar results and commanding leads across the club:

🥇 Mens Masters 40
🥇 Mens Masters 50
🥇 Ladies Junior Pair
🥇 Ladies Masters 50 (comp.)
🥈 Mens Senior Scull
🥈 J16 Mixed Quad
🥈 Mens Masters 40B
🥉 Mens Senior Pair
🥉 Ladies Junior

Congratulations to all our competing crews, including those of our novice men racing for the first time 💪

More points on the championship board for BTC as we approach half-way through the season 🙌

Today we remember and celebrate Ted Shergold on what would have been his 100th birthday.

Ted gave so much to BTC Rowing Club and the wider rowing community over many years, serving as BTC Club President from 1998–2022 and as Hants & Dorset President from 1987–1988.

His dedication, leadership and passion for the sport left a lasting mark on the club and everyone who knew him.

A true gentleman of rowing, fondly remembered today and always 💙🤍💙

Another successful regatta for team BTC 🏆

On sunny Saturday we took to home waters for regatta, with BTC claiming strong wins and yet more points on the Championship tally’s! ☀️

🥇Masters 40 A
🥇Masters 50
🥇Ladies junior

🥈Open senior
🥈Masters 40 B
🥈Open senior scull

🥉Ladies senior pair

Well done to all our competing crews - Forza BTC 💙🤍💙

• Newport Regattas Weekend •

The regatta season has begun! And BTC kicked it off in style with some fantastic results across both days this weekend at

🥇 Open Masters 40
🥇 Open Masters 50
🥇 Ladies Junior Pair
🥇 Ladies Senior Pair
🥇 Masters Sculls
🥈 Masters 50 B
🥈 Ladies Junior Four

Well done to all of our crews, showing the winter ❄️ miles have turned to summer speed ☀️ - Championship points already on the board 🏆

A week with BTC 👉

1. The boathouse Easter egg hunt…just practicing our sprint finishes? 😜🍫

2. Despite the weather being positively English, it’s been non-stop action, with all of our squads putting in the hours on and off the water 🌊 🏋️

3. All round club celebrations as our Sons of the Sea, the Men’s Masters 8, returned home from The Thames with their Vets Head victory 🥇

4. We also celebrated our Men’s Masters Composite 8, who likewise returned home from Vets Head, placing an incredible 8th overall 🇬🇧

5. The Ladies completed their 3-day training camp, putting in the miles, as we get ready to take on the regatta season 💪

6. And to round off the week for Easter, on Saturday we gathered together at the bar to watch the action of the 🍿🍻

If this sounds like your kind of week, muddy boots, big laughs, time on the water and pushing towards that win, we’re the place for you 🏆 BTC is always busy, always welcoming, and always ready for getting out on the water 🚣‍♂️ We welcome anyone, from novice to experienced, DM us to enquire about coming down to join us!

BTC - Winners at Vets HORR 🏆

Well done to our unstoppable Men’s Masters crew of Jon, Brent, Simon, Adam, Alan, Simon, Mike and Malc with cox Marcus and coach Celia.

BTC took the win for our category by nearly 2 mins, also placing 26th overall out of 300!

An awesome achievement and they all deserve every bit of success for their commitment over the last 5 months.

Sons of the sea … and river 💙🤍

In the words of the commentator “BTC Southampton, very nice long smooth rowing in that boat” 😜