When did you first become a member of North Shore Rowing Club?

2010, I was convinced to join by Barrie [Mabbott] and Jeremy [Jones] and help coach the novices. Spent the season at the lake and had great fun with the group of rowers I had that first season.

When Mike Stanley took over as President in 2006, North Shore Rowing Club was at a crossroads. Membership was low, the club had been absent from the NZ Championships, and its future looked uncertain. Mike, drawing on his own distinguished rowing background, provided the leadership and vision to steer the club into a new era.