Lea Rowing Club:

We are a thriving junior (11-18 yrs) rowing club, run by volunteers and based in Hackney, East London. One of our older rowers has recently been selected for the GB junior team and we have plenty of talent and enthusiasm coming through the ranks.

We currently race and train in a 1983, second hand donated, eight boat. It has had countless makeovers and simply cant compete with the more modern lightweight boats.

Our competitors use a Hudson S21 and we'd love one too....but they cost £29,000.

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This Sunday (2nd July) Maisie's boat are doing a sponsored row of 33km - the distance across the English channel - to raise money towards this target. All contributions are welcome but here are some targets it would be great to reach - there are lots of individual components to cover as well as the boat itself!

Pair of shoes: £75
Stretcher: £90
Seat: £150
Steering assembly: £200
Riggers: £375
Hull: £423 per foot or £35 per inch

Thank you for all your support!