Dover Rowing Club sent two competitors to Newport on the Isle of Wight to race on their 1km course on the tidal stretch of the River Medina. The races are head to head format with only the winner guaranteed to progress.
From the semi-finals Will Coleman faced Taylor from Itchen Imperial in a straight sprint in the Open Junior Sculls. The race was full on with neither sculler giving an inch as they powered down the course. Grinding out a lead as the race progressed, Coleman took the win by a length.

The next race was the Open Senior Pairs which saw Coleman rushing back from his sculls race to join Jasper Mallet. A three boat sprint saw Dover facing Ryde and Poole in their semi-final. Dover were able to ease past Ryde but struggled to hold onto the Poole crew with the efforts from the previous race still in Coleman’s legs. At the line Poole took the win by three lengths.
The Open Senior Sculls semi-final saw Mallet facing Barnes from hosts Newport and Smith from Poole. Poole would again be the class of the field as Mallet like Coleman came straight from another race. Mallet recovered well to move past Newport, but Poole’s sculler was too strong and was able to hold him off to win by a few lengths.
In the final of the Open Junior Sculls Coleman was always going to be up against it as his Lymington opponent Wallis turned out in a sleek river scull compared to Dover’s heavier coastal scull. Taylor from Itchen Imperial was also progressed as the fastest loser for a three way final. Whilst Lymington steadily pulled away, Coleman chased him all the way coming home second. 
Dover RC would like to thank Southsea RC for final leg transport to the Isle of Wight.