WHAKATANE ROWING CLUB
RED COATS

Whakatane Rowing Club has a very long and proud history of NZ Rowing Championship wins. When you win a New Zealand Rowing Championship title you are awarded a "Red Coat".

NZ CHAMPION MEN'S EIGHT 

1969-70: W J Cole, G W Veldman, N E Mills, D T Molesworth, D E Lindstrom, F M O’Gorman, T J Reid, M B Simpson, K Johnson (cox), C D Molesworth (coach)

1970-71: W J Cole, G W Veldman, N E Mills, D T Molesworth, D E Lindstrom, F M O’Gorman, T J Reid, M B Simpson, K Johnson (cox), C D Molesworth (coach) 

1973-74: G R F McAuley, G W Veldman, N E Mills, M Shaw, F M O’Gorman, D T Molesworth, D Fleming, M Rowbotham, K Johnson (cox), T J Reid (coach)

1974-75: G R F MCAuley, G W Veldman, N E Mills, R K Murphy, J M Alexander, J Lambert, D Fleming, M Rowbotham, K Johnson (cox), T J Reid (coach) 

NZ CHAMPION MEN'S COXLESS PAIRS 

1962-63: D T Molesworth, T J Reid, C D Molesworth (coach) 

1963-64: D T Molesworth, T J Reid, C D Molesworth (coach) 

1967-68: G W Veldman, W J Cole, T J Reid (coach) 

1968-69: G W Veldman, W J Cole, T J Reid (coach) 

1969-70: G W Veldman, W J Cole, T J Reid (coach) 

1970-71: G W Veldman, W J Cole, T J Reid (coach) 

1971-72: G W Veldman, W J Cole, T J Reid (coach) 

1972-73L G W Veldman, NE Mills, T J Reid (coach) 

1973-74: G W Veldman, NE Mills, T J Reid (coach) 

1974-75: G W Veldman, NE Mills, T J Reid (coach) 

NZ CHAMPION MEN'S SINGLE SCULLS 

1966-67: D T Molesworth, C D Molesworth (coach)

1974-75:  J M Alexander, T J Reid (coach)

1975-76: G W Veldman, T J Reid (coach)

1976-77: G R F McAuley, T J Reid (coach) 

1977-78: J M Alexander, T J Reid (coach) 

1978-79: J M Alexander, T J Reid (coach) 

1979-80: J M Alexander, T J Reid (coach) 

1980-81: J M Alexander, T J Reid (coach) 

1982-83: G F Reid, T J Reid (coach)

1983-84: G F Reid, T J Reid (coach)

1985-86: G F Reid, T J Reid (coach)

NZ CHAMPION MEN'S COXED PAIRS 

1965-66: G W Veldman, W J Cole, S Baird (cox), T J Reid (coach) 

1966-67: G W Veldman, W J Cole, S Baird (cox), T J Reid (coach) 

1967-68: G W Veldman, W J Cole, K Johnson (cox), T J Reid (coach) 

1968-69: G W Veldman, W J Cole, K Johnson (cox), T J Reid (coach) 

1971-72: G W Veldman, N E Mills, K Johnson (cox), T J Reid (coach) 

1974-75: G R F McAuley, R K Murphy, S Bell (cox), T J Reid (coach) 

NZ CHAMPION MEN'S QUADRUPLE SCULLS 

1978-79: G R F MCAuley, J M Alexander, G F Reid, NE Mills, T J Reid (coach)

NZ CHAMPION MEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS 

1954-55: W Hunter, R Andrews 

1962-63: T J Reid, D T Molesworth, C D Molesworth (coach) 

1963-64: T J Reid, DT Molesworth, C D Molesworth (coach) 

1964-65: T J Reid, D T Molesworth, C D Molesworth (coach) 

1966-67: D T Molesworth, N E Mills, T J Reid (coach) 

1981-82: J M Alexander, G F Reid, T J Reid (coach) 

1982-83: J M Alexander, G F Reid, T J Reid (coach) 

1985-86: G F Reid, B Riordan, T J Reid (coach)

1990-91: G M McAdams, R Newey, M Hammond (coach)

NZ CHAMPION U21 WOMEN'S EIGHT 

2008-09: E Travis (Rotorua RC), A Pulford (Hauraki RC), L Clayton-Greene (Tauranga RC), R Baker (Waikato RC), L Fischer (Rotorua RC), H Hoogeveen (Hauraki RC), R Barkla (Whakatane RC), S Gray (Aramoho Wanganui RC), S Alexander (cox)