Minerva Bath Rowing Club
Latest Minerva racing and events news
The battle for the Challenge Shield heads to Monmouth
It was to be a tense Sunday at Monmouth for the first head race of the season. Only a second separated the Minerva and Alkmaar crews at the AA race in April and Minerva was keen to regain the shield on home ground.Two crews from each club headed into Wales for the race....Click here to read more
Postcard from Poznan
The last time I was in Poznan was in 1958, to compete in the European Championships. We lodged close to Lake Malta but didn’t venture as far as the city , a mere 3 kms away so, while I noticed that the regatta area had undergone considerable changes in the ensuing...Click here to read more
Best til last at Bewdley
There was a small party of Minerva rowers at Bewdley this year and success came at the very end of the weekend.On Saturday, there were entries from Gandy in MasC.2-, Steve in IM1.1x, Jeanette in Nov.1x, Helen and Elaine in IM3.2x and MasC.8+ with Neil, Mark, Mike A,...Click here to read more
Victory at Exeter Regatta 2011
Saturday 9th July 2011 saw a large contingent of Minerva Bath rowing club heading down to the South West in search of Silverware.The mornings racing was devoted to the 4+ events. It was a positive start from the women's squad with both the Novice crew, consisting of...Click here to read more
Ironbridge Regatta 2011
The weekend of the 25th and 26th June saw Minerva Bath venturing up to Ironbridge for this years regatta. After successfully pitching the tents in the pitch black, accompanied by pouring rain, we were woken by the smell of Steve cooking pancakes in the morning. This was...Click here to read more
Bristol Avon Regatta 2011
This weekend the 21st May 2011, Minerva Bath took part in the Avon regatta on their own stretch of river with another fantastic result for the juniors and veterans.The J18 singles saw 3 members of the Minerva junior squad finishing in the top 4, with Frazier Christie...Click here to read more
Cotswold Regatta Victory
The 7th May saw Minerva Bath head to Cleveland Lake in the Cotswold water park. There was a strong Junior component and all were keen to start the regatta season off with some wins.The day was split into two different events with the morning session being devoted to a...Click here to read more
New world record for Arnold
Arnold got the world record for the 2k ergo, 70+ lightweight on Saturday at the British Indoor Rowing Championship. He did 7 min 8.2 secs, which beat the old record by 5.2 secs. Click here to read more