Photos

Below and to the right are pictures of our present day fibre glass
clayton skiffs. Our safety boat is also pictured. They are shown
with their sponsors names on the sides. For more information
about all of our sponsors please visit our sponsors page.

Here are some pictures provided by
Dennis Smith who worked for the
Post Office (formerly the G.P.O.).
They date from around 1958/59.

The regattas had several crews from
financial institutions and this crew
would have entered as a G.P.O.
crew. The gentleman in the cap is
the coxswain.

In the picture where the crew are
holding the oars, Dennis is in the
middle. In the rowing pictures,
Dennis is seen in the stroke seat
(in two), and second bow (in the
other two).

As we collect new photographs we shall be adding them to the website. We would like to be able to print several photographs for each
decade up to present times. So, if you have any photographs which we could copy, we would be most grateful. Any information that you can
provide with the photograph i.e. regarding crew members, which race etc would also be very helpful - originals will be returned straight back to
you. Please see 'Contact' page for further information.

In the meantime, if you recognise yourself or friends in the above photographs we would be pleased to hear from you!

These pictures were kindly provided by brothers, Reg and Ken

Monk, who raced in opposing crews.

Ken's daughters, Sarah and Karen are keeping the family tradition
going by competing in present day Regattas.

Ken can be seen here sitting behind stroke.

Left - the
same crew in
action. The
Regatta stalls
and
sideshows
can be seen,
in the
background,
on the Gordon
Promenade.

The photograph above shows a
crew from around 1988. In stroke
is Mick Ramsey, followed by Paul
Britton, Steve Cason and Ken
Miller in bow.

The group photograph below is from around 1993. Front row from
the left, Jackie McDermott, Janet Cooper, Sarah Wall and Gill
Gilhooly. Back row from left, Dennis Cooper, Ken Miller, Mick
Ramsey, Chris Cushing, Steve Cason, local boat builder Eric
Mastin and Neil Gilhooly.

Many of these people in the photograph still row in todays
Regattas.

The mixed crew on the right is from around 2003. Stroke
Sue Beecham, Kevin Luck, Mick Ramsey and bow Janet
Cooper, coxswain Chris Cushing. This was the last year
that the wooden skiffs were raced in the Regattas before
the purchase of our fibre-glass boats. This photo is of the
Stefan Scott, the last remaining wooden skiff owned by
Gravesend Regatta Committee.

The pictures above and below have been supplied by Colin Smith,
whose son Jack rowed in the Junior Regatta in 1996. Jack can be
seen in the top picture sitting in the bow. Jack now rows in the adult
regattas and his father Colin still coxes.

The picture above shows the Pilot Rowing crew from around 1996,
stroke Mick Ramsey, Dennis Cooper, Colin Smith and Chris
Cushing in bow. The gentlemen on the safety boat are Eric Mastin
and Colin Fry. The coxswain is unknown.

To the left is a crew from around 2003, showing stroke Shaun
Martin, Nathan Day, Mick Ramsey and Ken Miller, coxed by Chris
Cushing. The boat was obviously taking on water, as it is being
pumped out during the race!!

The boat to the left is the Percy Sergant. This was sold in 2004 to
Edward Sargant (no relation), the chap seen here coxing. He
completely renovated the skiff and entered it into the Great River
Race in 2005. He brought the boat down to Gravesend to show us
his fine work and despite the bad weather, three of our veteran
rowers gave it a test row. Mick Ramsey stroke, Chris Cushing
second stroke and Ken Miller in bow.

Edward has since bought the Tertius Metcalf from the committee
and this will be entered in the Great River Race in 2008.