Photo Robyn HoodProspective new rowers turned out in big numbers to an open day put on by the Ashburton College Rowing Club at the weekend.

The open day attracted 18 possible new rowers, who were all put out on the water in one of the club’s quad boats, and some tested their skills on some of the ergs indoors, too.

With the first open day of the season done and dusted, Ashburton College rowers are now turning their attention to the national secondary schools’ rowing regatta – the Maadi Cup – which will get under way at Lake Karapiro in the Waikato on Monday.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 20 March 2019