{"id":2303995,"date":"2019-01-08T15:01:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T09:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepapare.com\/?p=2303995"},"modified":"2019-01-10T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T11:11:09","slug":"colombo-rowing-club-ready-rule-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepapare.com\/colombo-rowing-club-ready-rule-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombo Rowing Club ready to rule the waters!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amateur Rowing Association of the East & Far East Amateur Rowing Association (ARAE FEARA) Regatta will hit the waters of Rabindra Sarobar in Calcutta for its 77<\/b>th<\/b> edition later today, and carry on until the 10<\/b>th<\/b> of January. <\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Colombo Rowing Club (CRC) is set to make their mark at the ARAE FEARA Regatta 2019 as a revamped and bigger crew of 18 members readies themselves to bring glory to the prestigious club.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photos: Colombo Rowing Club Crew 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The last time a crew of 18 members represented the Colombo Rowing Club, it ended in celebration, as both the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s overall championships were won by the Lankan club; under the then Skipper Shehan Muthugala, CRC took part in the 75th\u00a0ARAE FEARA Regatta in Madras in 2016. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, with a crew of just half the number than this time, the local club failed to defend their title. However, with much success in the concluded year, especially winning the Madras-Colombo Regatta very convincingly, CRC is ready to bring back the title this time around.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More : Colombo Rowing Club to Conquer Calcutta<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, led by the well-experienced Ruven Weerasinghe, the Colombo Rowing Club will compete against clubs from over 7 countries, including India, UAE, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Pakistan; coaching duties will be headed by young Kaveen Rajapakse, former oarsmen at the CRC. Overseeing the whole performance and wellbeing of the club is senior coach Lakmal Wickramasinghe.<\/span><\/p>\n