Aikman Club

Aikman Club

2 months 2 weeks ago

Aikman Club Continues To Impress On a fine day for rowing a small squad of Aikman Club rowers returned to the Maribyrnong River on 21st March – this time to the Footscray Regatta (a little down river from Essendon). With five entries for the day the club claimed 1 First, 2 Seconds and 1 third place in Finals on the day. The action commenced with the first race of the day with Chris Gassin lining up in the Male B grade Single Scull Heat. Chris turned the tables on his Essendon opponent Lachlan Bird by 0.26s – Bird having beaten Chris in the final of the recent State Championships. The Final saw Chris pitted against a rower from Wendouree-Ballart who proved too good on the day crossing the finish line 8.17s ahead of Chris. Next up were the heats of the Men’s C grade Single sculls – with Tom Cariss winning his heat by 6.53s in the time of 2m59.6s. Not to be outdone Chris Gassin returned to the water winning his heat by 8.3s in 2m 54.79. Chris also extracted some further revenge in defeating Louis Sirotic from Essendon, who narrowly defeated Chris taking 3rd place in the State Championships C grade single. Reuben Goff managed a strong finish having caught a crab early in his heat to finish 3rd in 3m 38.86s. This was Reubens 2nd ever race following his efforts at the State titles. With the C grade Single sculls split over 2 divisions (due to the

Aikman Club

2 months 3 weeks ago

2026 Rowing Victoria 150th Anniversary State Championships The Aikman Club joined with rowers from 69 other Clubs and Schools to participate in the State Championships at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. The Champs were held over 3 days 27th Feb – 1st March. The venue was the 1956 Olympic course. In yet more firsts for the Club two members rowed in the Male C Grade Single Sculls event. The conditions over the weekend varied significantly, form Thunderstorms on Friday afternoon, good conditions on Saturday and windy on Sunday – when the C grade singles were held. Battling high winds on Sunday afternoon Chris Gassin (OH ’08) finished a strong 2nd in his heat in 4.27.34s to advance to the final later in the day. In an earlier heat of the same event Reuben Goff managed a respectable 5th in 5.14.01. This was Reuben’s first ever race. In the final Chris managed a strong 4th place in 4.28.91 missing the podium by a narrow margin. Club stalwart Paul Diggerson was also involved as the President of the Jury running the regatta. The club now looks forward to the next adventure at Footscray on the Maribyrnong on the 21st March, and the State Masters Championships at Nagambie on the 2nd & 3rd May. New members are always welcome – whether you just want a relaxing social row or have never rowed before but would like to give it a go! There is no requirement that you join our racing squad. Check our website or