Hastings Rowing Regatta 2025: A Spectacular Day on the South Coast!

On Sunday 13th July, Hastings Rowing Club proudly hosted one of the most memorable regattas of the CARA racing calendar. From the first light of day until well into the evening, our club came together with energy, determination, and pride to deliver a truly unforgettable event.

Hastings Seafront

The beach buzzed with excitement as local supporters, visitors, and competing clubs gathered to witness and take part in thrilling coastal rowing action. Our community’s support was felt in every cheer, in every customer stopping by for breakfast, lunch, or dinner at our bustling food stall, and in every kind word shared on the beach. We are beyond grateful for the love and backing from Hastings locals and our generous local business sponsors.

Pulling off an event of this scale wouldn’t be possible without the tireless work of our Regatta Secretary Colin Chatfield and our Captain Vicky Kidd. Huge thanks to Simon Veness, who kept the energy high with his stellar sound system, and to all the umpires both on the water and in the start tent, giving their time for the love of the sport. Special shoutout to our club members who were there from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., making sure everything ran smoothly.

Hastings seafront with the food stall in the back ground

Paul Knight, our president for making sure the turns and start in the right place and for giving everyone their well deserved prizes!

And of course, a massive thank you to The Custom Cafe, Roland Rebek and his wife Eszter Garajszki for managing the food stall and ensuring no one left hungry!

But the day wasn’t just about hosting – Hastings athletes were out on the water racing hard and proudly representing our colours. Here are the results from our crews:

Open Junior Pairs

• 🥈 John Webb and Roland Rebek – 2nd Place

  

  John Webb and Roland Rebek

• Tom Heskett and Danny Bassett – Strong effort in their first race of the season!
  

Women’s Novice Fours

• Hannah Robbins, Irena Vysniauskaite, Hannah Price, Rachael Dyer, coxed by Colin Chatfield – 6th in heat

• Victoria Clarke, Kim Webb, Charlotte Ashcroft, Claire Lucent, coxed by Vicky Kidd – 6th in heat

• Cammy Korkis, Morgan Rooney, Caitlin Wilson, Grace Bell, coxed by Petra Wilson – 2nd in heat, then a close 4th in the final!
  

  

  Crews in Hastings colour

Women’s Junior Sculls

• 🥈 Cammy Korkis – 2nd Place (incredible considering this was right after her novice four race!)
  

  

  Cammy Korkis

Open Novice Fours

• Alan Carter, Laurence Bell, Kenneth French, Brian Hempstead, coxed by Vicky Kidd – Did not finish due to technical difficulties, but a strong effort from all involved.

Women’s Junior Pair

• Cammy Korkis and Kim Webb – 3rd Place and a big improvement on their previous race!

Open Novice Sculls

• Roland Rebek – 3rd Place

• Tom Heskett – 5th Place

• John Webb – 7th Place

Women’s Junior Four

• Cammy Korkis, Morgan Rooney, Caitlin Wilson, Grace Bell, coxed by Petra Wilson – Did not finish due to technical issues

Open Junior Sculls

• Cammy Korkis – 7th Place (her fourth race of the day – an outstanding display of endurance and commitment!)

Open Junior Four

• Thomas Heskett, John Webb, Jack Relf, Roland Rebek, coxed by Holly Cavill – 5th Place in Holly’s debut as a coxswain. Brilliant job!
  

We couldn’t be prouder of all our athletes for their effort, sportsmanship, and resilience.

As we reflect on such a vibrant day, our eyes are already looking forward to the next stop on the circuit: Deal Regatta on the 19th July. Let’s keep the momentum going!