Jersey amongst the medals at British Offshore Rowing Championships

It was a successful weekend of racing for Jersey Rowing Club at The British Offshore Rowing Championships.

The island took home two golds, two silvers and one bronze medal from races at Exmouth on Friday and Saturday.

The highlights included a memorable victory in the ladies quadruple scull, with the team winning comfortably by more than a minute.

Jersey also picked up gold in the masters class on Friday afternoon.

Their first silver also came on Friday where Paul Coutanche and Rick Rouille finished second in the men's double.

On Saturday there was a silver medal in the men's singles courtesy of Des Nevitt as well as a bronze for Ian Blandin and Sue Clinton in the mixed doubles.

Two more fourth placed finishes also helped Jersey crews qualify for the world championships in Portugal scheduled for September.