There were slightly disappointing results for the three crews from Ryde Rowing Club who competed in the Southampton Coastal Head of the River Race on Saturday, April 8. 

It was a processional race, in two divisions, over approximately 4,300m on the River Itchen in Southampton.

In Division One, the club had a young coxed coastal J16 ladies quad scull competing, of Lottie Pettit, Emily Kellerman, Alexis Owen and Mia Read with Ruby Read coxing, who finished second in their section.

Also in Division One, the club's men’s coxed coastal junior four of Lars Groothuis, Isaac Gibson, Joe Roberts and Charlie Watts, coxed by Harry Watts, finished sixth in their section.

In Division Two, the club's men's coxed coastal novice four of Ben Robotham, Fin Diffey, Lucas Georgiou and Joe Bird, coxed by Lottie Pettit, also finished in sixth place in their section.