Jersey Crew seek GB selection for 2018 World Rowing Coastal Championships
FISA have confirmed that the 2018 World Rowing Coastal
Championships will take place in Sidney (Victoria) (CAN) - 11-14 October 2018
and at least one Jersey Team will be there to challenge for the podium.
Jersey Men’s Quad William Le Quelenec, Hayden Rouille, Chris
Morshed and Andy Bowman, together with Cox Mick Trehorel will be seeking to
improve upon their Top 18 performance on the World Rowing Coastal Championships
last year.
Team Captain said…
We were pleased with our Top 18 performance in 2017 because
although we trained very hard at the gym we only got together in the boat about
6 weeks before the competition. This year we have made the World Championships
our number one goal even before the
event date and venue was confirmed.
The team have been working with Jersey Sport Foundation on a
programme entirely focused on the World Rowing Coastal Championships with
sacrifices being made to any other race or training that might be a distraction
and deflect them from their goal.
For new team member Chris Morshed the challenge is
significant because he joined the team in December without ever having rowed a
boat before.
Team Coach Ricky Rouille explained….
Working with Jersey Sport Foundation and based on my own
experience as current British National Champion ,we have created a fast-track
programme that means that it doesn’t take years and years to get good. Instead
we are really focused on what we do.
Chris Morshed is a raw talent having previously been on the Jersey
Sport Foundation elite programme for table tennis, he spotted the rowers
training and decided he’s like to have a go.
The team are realistically aiming for a world Top Ten finish
and being in Canada they may well do better than that since the travel costs
are likely to discourage many of their European rivals.
This is a real opportunity explained William Le Quelenec,
and we are actively seeking sponsors with a Jersey or Canada connection who
want to share our journey to the Worlds.
FOOTNOTE
If anyone is interested in sponsoring the boat, oars, team
kit, travel, nutrition or equipment please
contact William Le Quelenec Mobile 07797825246
PHOTOS
There is a team photo here
https://infuserowing.blogspot.com/2018/01/photos-from-alex-clifford-of-alex.html
Please can you acknowledge Alex Clifford of Alex Clifford Photography
There is a library of other photos here
MEDIA CONTACT
Jersey Rowing Club Press & Media + Team Captain
William Le Quelenec Mobile 07797825246