Last Saturday's Woolston Regatta proved challenging for Newport Rowing Club.
The Men's Novice A Crew, Boris Hare, Jake Garner, Connor Garner and Harry Hare, coxed by Marianna Hare, were leading round the turn but were caught by a wave, which turned them over.
However, they were able to right the boat, get back in and finish the race.
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Newport's B Crew, Will Loveday-Powell, Chris Clarke, Hayden Tiffin and Artur Rozvodovski, coxed by Emily Faithfull, had a less eventful race.
They finished sixth, from 9 starters, beating season rivals, Poole RC.
The Women's Masters crew, Julia Wilks, Julia Coulson, Julie Clarke, Stella Gamble (from Shanklin Sandown RC, coxed by Marianna Hare, were dealing with the conditions but, going into the buoy turn, collided with another crew which damaged their boat and took them out of the competition.
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