Hi everyone! I’m Amy and have been the boat club captain for WHSBC for two years now. Being a part of the boat club for approaching 5 years, it has been so exciting for me to watch it grow and develop in all sorts of ways, from the new fancy equipment we have to the huge numbers of new girls signing up. Although last year was far from ideal, with really tough conditions in the winter months, to a global pandemic preventing us from training in summer, we still really came together as a boat club and made the most of it! During lockdown especially, the fun elements of rowing really came out – from baking challenges to spelling out letters through exercise on strava, we came up with really creative ways of still training but in a more interesting way. I also had the pleasure of getting to know some of last year’s j13s over the course of the pandemic, and thoroughly enjoyed judging their creative baking skills in particular – some of which were bake off standard!
I think the sense of unity and inclusivity that we experienced as a boat club through these difficult times is definitely something that is unique to us, and something I’m sure many of us will cherish and keep in mind as we continue to train through the tough winter months. I have high hopes for the boat club this year, and think we should feel really prepared for when racing finally begins again, when we can get back out and show other clubs why we are no longer the underdogs!
Make sure to give our instagram a follow: @whsbc16 !
Amy