LADIES ROUND IOW CHALLENGE

[Christine]

Hi All interested Ladies.

I have been thinking about rowing around the Isle of Wight, to raise money for the Melon charity we are supporting this year and also to see if we can improve the time of the ladies challenge, which is currently 9.46.07 hours.

This is a very tough endurance row, with no let up on effort and rowing through tricky tidal waters. In short exhausting!
We are looking at a day of the weekend 13-16th July 2018 to attempt this challenge.

So if you are interested, you have to be a participating member of the cutters.  We will be doing it in a galley. If there are more ladies than we can accommodate, the committee will select the strongest rowers to participate in this challenge, once training has begun.

Once I have names I along with Rachel will plan the training, this will include some long rows before, to get ready.  But your general fitness and endurance will be your responsibility.

The main importance will be to raise money to support the Melon charity and have fun with any rowing that we do in the preparation time and to stay fit and safe.
Thanks sign below and I will presently contact you when names are in. Any questions please free to ask me.
Christine

[Dee]

Would like to train and try for this please .
After last year's challenges this is another great one.

[Jenny]

Hi Christine,
I would love to do this; it would be a brilliant challenge and something to train and aim towards.  
Thanks
Jenny

[Marion]

Hi Christine, I am certainly interested but will need to get my fitness back. That should give enough time

Marion

[Teri]

I'd like to be considered please - but like Marion I need to get my fitness back.

[JaneDavy]

Yes please. Sounds like a good adventure.

[Rachel]

Hi Christine count me in please. I  confess to some trepidation about doing four River races back to back though. Having talked to Shelley after she did it and found it very  tough I have no doubt that it's going to be really challenging.

[Sue Loveridge]

I would love to do the training and see how I get on. Aue

[Alison Kidd]

Hi Christine,
Wow, this is undoubtedly a massive challenge to undertake. I'm certainly interested and would like to be considered for it.

Thanks
Alison

[Tina Way]

I would be interested but it would depend on the date and training times as I work full-time.  (I fully understand that it would be easier for people to train in the day)

[shahnaz]

Hi Christine, I am very interested, it sounds very exhausting, i would lone to be considered many thanks

[Anita]

Hi Christine,

I would love to do this row.

Thank you.

Anita

[Matt O’Neill]

Hi sounds like a great challenge. can see you’ve already got a lot of great rowers signed up but I’d love to be a part of it. Polly

[Christine]

Thank you ladies for your enthusiasm. I will be putting out some starter row times in the next few days. I hope you have all started on your fitness. This is no small challenge.