West End
Rowing Club
Rowing Club
The coaches on the water and the board behind the boats.
A world-record sculler, a national-pathway coach and a Henley winner — your coaches this season.
Three-time Olympian and 15 years in the New Zealand Rowing Team. World record holder in the men's single scull (2017). Studying Sport & Exercise Science at AUT; first coached at West End in 2022.
coachrobbie@werc.co.nz →
Former Auckland Regional Coach who has developed athletes for NZ U23 and Elite trials, coached NZ U19 teams in 2024 and 2026, and served as Director of Rowing at St Peter's College.
headcoach@werc.co.nz →
Elite World Championship medallist and Henley Royal Regatta winner. NZ U23 representative and Men's Senior 8+ winner as an athlete; has coached multiple Maadi medallists in sculling and sweep.
coachharry@werc.co.nz →
Joined WERC in 2014 from Wellington. Eleven NZ Championship medals in West End colours, including gold in the Lightweight 2x (2017) and Lightweight 1x (2020). Now racing with the Masters squad.
Joined in 2017 after rowing at North Shore, Victoria University and Hawke's Bay. Former lawyer across NZ, England & Wales and California, now in the minerals sector. Board Chair from 2020.
Rowed at Cambridge University, Thames RC and Lea RC in London. Joined WERC in 2019 for a Henley Masters crew. A 25-year finance career and 15 years in governance.
Joined in 2003 via corporate learn-to-row; Masters Captain 2019–2022 and CFO since 2019. Has raced the 200 km Canal du Midi in France and cycled Cape Reinga to Bluff in 30 days.
Rowed at WERC in the 1990s and for Mercantile RC in Melbourne; a World Masters Games winner at Ballarat. Returned for the 2022 Masters season. Works in IT consulting and insurance.
Started rowing at WERC in 1989; Women's Captain through the 1990s and a silver medallist in the Women's Premier Eight at Nationals. Rejoined the Masters squad in 2012.
Principal of St Peter's College, one of the club's three affiliated schools. Appointed to the board in August 2025.
A 25-year career in general and financial management across multiple industries and corporate structures.