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The Petone Rowing Club (PRC)
is located on the Petone foreshore, in the harbor of Wellington, New Zealand.
Formed in the year 1900, the Club has a long standing history of developing
champion rowers, with a proud history filled with local, regional, national,
international, and Olympic achievements.
The PRC attend local regattas
at other rowing clubs on a regular basis across New Zealand, and attend the
New Zealand National Championships annually. Additionally the PRC is proud
of our Masters Crews, who regularly row locally and internationally with great
success.
Dedicated to teaching young
and old to scull and row both socially and competitively, the PRC is committed
to developing club members to achieve their personal best in the sport of
rowing at an individual and team level. The club has focus on developing School,
Adult, and Masters members.
To learn more about the Petone Rowing Club
History: Click Here
Different memories of the PRC
will be presented below on a regular basis.
The attached photo was taken around late 1909 and, as noted on the back of the photo. There is an ink mark next to my great-uncle in the middle of the photo
(it may be a bit hard to find it). His name was William Joseph Byrnes but was usually known as Doss Byrnes (or Burns) and it says that he was a member of petone Rowing Club. He lived in Fitzherbert Street, Petone from about 1907 to about 1912. He also fought some Middleweight and Welterweight title fights in NZ around 1910 and 1911.
Wonderful memories of the 1950 50th Anniversary of the Petone Rowing Club.
1990-1991: Petone Premier Quad: Twizel; Mike Benge, John Cook, Chris Gaudie, Dave Hanley.
1997 - NZ Coxed Four Amsterdam: Ian Smallman (Avon), Chris Jarvis (Auckland), Mike Benge (ex Petone - rowing from Union), Eddie Dunn (North Shore) Mike Whittiker ((Cox) North Shore).
, Chris Jarvis (Auckland), Mike Benge (Union), Eddie Dunn (North Shore) Mike Whittiker ((Cox) North Shore).jpg)
This photo shows a group, including my grandfather Albert White.
Albert & Arthur Hickson were in
the first Sen winning
crew from Petone. Arthur was a nephew of Albert, & Albert coached & stroked the crew I was present
that day & hoped
to cox Dad's crew, but I had to go & do my paper run.
The photo from 1964, shows the club muster at Charteris Bay, (Lyttleton). I think that this as the day that we cleaned up just about every race that the club entered, in all grades.
Club Sponsors
The Petone
Rowing Club wish to thank our sponsors for their support of our club, including;
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This Web Site serves to provide current information for active rowers, and
a source of historic knowledge regarding past members and activities. If you
have information, pictures, or stories you would like to share, please email
these to Historian@petonerowingclub.com
The PRC is affiliated to the Wellington Rowing Association and The New Zealand Rowing Association
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