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It was no surprise that WERC had a big proportion of the entries at the first round of Beach Sprints racing this weekend. A last hit out for the elite team before Worlds, a first time out for our Coastal squad, and…
A small group of the WERC club squad recently headed down for the North Island Interprovincial Regatta. It’s a new regatta and format, which gave us the chance to race as part of the wider Auckland team over the 1km…
Harry Fitzpatrick is selected in not one but two New Zealand crews for the World Rowing Champs in August — the NZ Men's Four and Eight. A proud West Ender and St Peter's old boy, wearing the silver fern once again.
Huge news: our Lead Women's Coach is selected as coxswain of the NZ Women's 8+ for the World Champs in August — recognition of Harry's leadership on and off the water.
A massive shoutout to everyone who's pitched in at our West End working bees in the last few weeks — the club is looking fantastic thanks to all your hard work.
The full list of trophy winners from the season awards — celebrating the season's crews, coaches and volunteers at Saunders Reserve.
Trophies presented by Board Chair Richard Hughes: school rowers of the year Tom Tracy, Sabine Gargan, Ted Rattray and Olivia Appleton.
A shout-out to our U18 rowers who raced at Maadi Cup this season and were awarded their West End Maadi Pin at prizegiving — years of hard work, early mornings and dedication.
Most improved Remy Kastelan, best first-year Katie Ye, club spirit Amanda Badger — plus masters honours for Gary Neill & Brent Smart and the Henley Masters D4+.
Ted Rattray takes the John Barton Cup and Bob Allum Trophy; the Goldsbury Dwyer Cup goes to the MAGS U16 2x; Harry Fitzpatrick and Holly Chaafe are rowers of the year.
A fantastic night at the Auckland Rowing Association Awards — plus wins for Holly Chaafe, Harry Fitzpatrick and our masters crews across six categories.
17 trophies for the best of our school, club and masters rowers, volunteers and coaches. Saturday 20 June, 3 pm at the clubhouse. Dress code: tidy — blazers encouraged.
We're sending a Women's 8+ and a Men's 8+ to Head of the Yarra 2026 in Melbourne — the club's first campaign at the iconic regatta in eight years. Expressions of interest coming soon.
A huge result — Ben raced in the University of Washington's top varsity eight, which produced a dominant performance to take the US collegiate national title.
Nick, Ben, Max and Franklin — West Enders studying in the USA — all raced strongly with their college crews to reach the A/B semifinals.
Good luck to West Ender Harry Fitzpatrick racing in the NZ Men's 4- at the World Cup in Seville this weekend. Go Harry & team!
Use the winter to progress technically and build a big aerobic engine. Coached midweek small-boat sessions plus competitive Saturday squad rows — fully flexible around work, study or school.
At our AGM we marked the end of an incredible era, with David Vallance stepping down after 12 years as Club Captain and General Manager. Thank you, David — your work has shaped West End into what it is today.
Congratulations to our club athletes bringing home six medals at the 2026 North Island Rowing Championships — including gold in the Intermediate 4x+ and silver in the Intermediate 2x.
Honouring life member Mike Lobel, who joined the club in 1960 — a Redcoat winner in the eights from 1963–65 and a Commonwealth Games silver medallist for New Zealand in 1962.
Sixteen oars, synchronised. The new year opens on the Whau.
Holly Chaafe takes the overall Head of the Whau title for 2024. By David Vallance.
The season's prizegiving at the Saunders Reserve clubhouse. By David Vallance.
A fantastic day of Beach Sprints with 45 races held — plus a tug of war during the lunch break.
The club's spring fundraiser — thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. By David Vallance.
22 crews across Intermediate, Club, Senior and Masters grades raced the final leg of the series. By Kim Littlejohn.
The series continues on the club's home water. By Kim Littlejohn.
The home-river race series opens for 2023. By Kim Littlejohn.
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