Shanklin Sandown rowing club saw a return to competitive action after six weeks when they travelled to Southampton for Woolston regatta.
The regatta went ahead despite the rough conditions with the club securing six wins, one second and one third-place finish.
The Senior Ladies four of Rachael Debenham, Phoebe Horan, Daisy Faithfull, Emily Faithfull & Esme Walters (Cox) lead from the start and following an excellent buoy turn extended their lead out to five lengths to take the victory.
The Faithfull sisters secured a second victory for the club, and with it the lead in the H&D championship with a win in the Ladies Senior pairs event.
The club’s Junior Ladies pair of Beth & Frances Katirewa recorded their first win in this category with Frances then going on to compete in the Ladies novice sculls where she kept her composure in the rough to secure her second win of the day.
The Men’s novice sculls race saw Fred Giemza-Pipe cope best with the conditions winning both his heat and the final.
The Junior ladies four of Sophie Atkin, Esme Walters and the Katirewa sisters took an excellent second spot whilst the club’s Junior men’s crew of Arlo Adds, Carter Horrix, Louis Sheasby & Giemza-Pipe also finished on the podium coming home in third.
The mixed race also went Shanklin’s way with the crew of Debenham, Giemza-Pipe, Sheasby, Daisy Faithfull with Esme Walters coxing taking the win by four lengths.
The club’s successes meant they also secured the Victor Ludorum trophy for the most successful club at the regatta.