Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club

The grey fronted boathouse on the left, with a gable roof in March 2020
Location	Osborne Beach, Esplanade, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England PO37 6BG
Coordinates	50.62967641385659°N 1.172069639459669°W / 50.62967641385659; -1.172069639459669
Founded	1875
Affiliations	British Rowing boat code - SHS
Website	www.shanklinsandownrowingclub.com
Events
Shanklin Regatta (May)

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.[1][2]

History

The club was founded in 1875 as the Shanklin Rowing Club near Shanklin Pier. Being located next to the sea the club was primarily a coastal rowing club and originally consisted of four oared galleys. The club was a member of the Coast Amateur Rowing Association and won The Borough of Portsmouth Grand Challenge Cup from 1888 through to 1890.[3]

In 1903 the club was a founder member of the Hampshire & Dorset Amateur Rowing Association, along with six others but on 5 November 1916 the boathouse was destroyed by bad weather.[3] A rowing club in Sandown also existed from c.1900 until World War II.[4]

In December 1954 at a meeting at the Grange Hotel, the club reformed as a merger of Shanklin and Sandown.[5] A new boathouse was built on Osborne Beach the following year and remained as the club's base until 1975, when the present stone clubhouse was constructed nearby.[3] The club primarily competing in coastal events and hosted an annual Shanklin Sandown Regatta held off Shanklin Esplanade.[6]

Club member ​Louis Attrill, won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[7][8]

In recent years (2022 and 2024) the club has produced several British champions.[9]

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew/s
2022	Open J14 2x, Women J16 1x[10]
2024	Open J16 1x, Open J16 2x[9]

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
2. "Memories of Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club: The Novices: Part One". On The Wight. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
3. "Our History". Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
4. "Seven Crews in New Sea Chase Trophy Race". Portsmouth Evening News. 20 September 1955. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "500 Oarsman Will be Competing at Southsea Regatta". Portsmouth Evening News. 15 July 1955. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Two Cups Go to Shanklin". Portsmouth Evening News. 29 August 1961. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Longmore, Andrew (6 July 2008). "Caught in time: the forgotten gold of Sydney". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
8. "Second gold for British rowers". BBC. 24 September 2000.
9. "2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships Results". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
10. "Race Information results". Row results. Retrieved 21 October 2022.