HOST club Itchen provided the most winners when they hosted their inaugural junior regatta in Southampton.

The event attracted four Southampton clubs - the hosts as well as BTC, Coalporters and Southampton - plus Poole (two teams), Christchurch and Ryde.

Community coach Rachael Redhead said: "The regatta was a great success. The day was enjoyed by many participants and spectators and will hopefully become an annual event."

The youngest entrants were nine-year-old pair Jake Williams (Itchen) and Richard Hume (BTC).

RESULTS:

Girls J16 1x A: 1 Christchurch (Amy Nicholson), 2 Poole A (Emma David).

Girls J15 4x: 1 Poole, 2 Ryde/Itchen composite.

Girls J14 1x A: 1 Itchen (Kerry Wardell), 2 Poole (Lisa Frampton).

Boys J16 2x: 1 Itchen (Tom Foad, Paul Joyce), 2 Christchurch.

Boys J15 1x A: 1 Itchen (Melvyn Kelly), 2 Poole (Ross Ballett).

Mixed J13 4x B: 1 Poole, 2 Coalporters (Megan Crook, Shelby Lawler, Lauren Ibbett, Camilla Terell, cox Jess Butt)

Boys J16 1x B: 1 BTC (A Martin) & Southampton (Robert Allan) dead heat.

J16 4x A: 1 Itchen (Tom Foad, Paul Joyce, Terry Buss, Melvyn Kelly, cox Kerry Wardell).

Girls J14 1x B: 1 Coalporters, 2 Coalporters.

Boys J14 2x B: Coalporters (Ben Rowe, Joe Fuccio), Ryde A (Tom Cleary, James Eklund).

Girls J15 1x A: 1 Poole, 2 Coalporters (Kate Bonsil).

Boys J15 4x B: Coalporters (Ben Rowe, Joe Fuccio, Mike Carey, Jack White (coxMarie Carey).

Girls J14 2x: 1 Coalporters, 2 Itchen/Poole composite.

Boys J15 1x B: 1 Christchurch A (Harry Foley), 2 Christchurch B (Tom Joakin).

Mixed J10/11 1x: 1 BTC (Richard Hume), 2 Poole.

Mixed J12: 1 Coalporters C (Jess Bull), 2 Coalporters D (Marie Carey).

Boys J15 2x A: 1 Christchurch (Harry Foley, Tom Joakin), 2 Itchen (Terry Buss, Melvyn Kelly).

Mixed J13 1x: 1 Christchurch (Ben Joakin), 2 Coalporters.

Girls J15 1x B: 1 Itchen (Kirsty Williams), 2 Ryde (Kim Salter).

Virus: 1 Itchen, 2 BTC

Girls J14 4x B: Coalporters (Amy Pope, Sarah Andrews, Emily Bull, Emily Bartlett), 2 BTC (Catherine Hume, J Bailey, C Jones, L Daisy, cox E Cromford).

Mixed J13 2x B: 1 Itchen (Charles Adams & Luke Wadhams/Joe Bradbeer), 2 Coalporters.

Boys J16 1x A: 1 Itchen (Paul Joyce), 2 Itchen (Tom Foad).

Girls J15 2x A: Ryde (Kim Salter & Rachel Brimstone), 2 Itchen (Kirsty Williams & Kerry Wardell).

Boys J14 1x B: Southampton (Jamie Kneller), 2 Coalporters A (Mike Carey).

Itchen, meanwhile, are desperately searching for sponsorship in a bid to launch some new boats for their juniors before Christmas.

They need to raise £3,000 of their own money before the Amateur Rowing Association will give them £17,000 for new equipment.

If you can help, Redhead can be contacted at rredheaduk@yahoo.co.uk or 01489 799250.