The speakers after the 2024 Legion AGM were an intrepid group who created the foundations for womens rowing in New Zealand. Each gave a personal account of their introduction to rowing and the amazing things they achieved and the barriers and hurdles they overcame. Monty Wawatai was inspired to research this for a history paper […]

Lesley Milne (nee Keys) Lesley Milne has given nearly five decades of service to rowing. All these hours have been voluntary, over and above her day job as a primary school teacher, where she also excelled. Much of the voluntary time given, has been in the evenings and weekends. A Lifetime of Service to Rowing […]

New Zealanders are known for their innovation and this story is a unique story about innovation at the start line of races. In the mid 1980s two men created the world’s first race starting system which was used at rowing regattas at Lake Karapiro. These men were Brian Clarke and Brian Parr This system they designed […]

We got an email from Michael Dorbeck asking We talked about the name on an old skiff I have hanging in my shed and you were going to ask around to see if anyone knows who the boat is named after. The boat is a plywood hulled coxed pair, so I am guessing it dates […]