Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club
English Rowing club
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Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.[1][2]
boat code - SHS
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 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 |
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| Coordinates | 50.62967641385659°N 1.172069639459669°W |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - SHS |
| Website | www |
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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]