The Regatta Hall of Fame was established in 1987. In its first year, two crews and nine individuals were inducted in three categories: Rower/Crew, Coxswain/Coach, and Builder.

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Objectives

  • To recognize, honour and pay tribute to individuals or crews on the basis of ability, sportsmanship, character and achievement or extra-ordinary distinction in fixed seat rowing, whether amateur or professional.
  • To recognize, honour and pay tribute to those individuals, groups or associations who have given distinguished service and who have made a major contribution to the development and advancement of fixed seat rowing in Newfoundland.
  • To encourage the development of all aspects of fixed seat rowing by permanently recording the achievements and history of such individuals, groups, associations, or crews.

Please see the Hall of Fame official rules and guidelines for further information.

Vintage Regatta Organizers

Nominations

Nominations for The Royal St. John’s Regatta Hall of Fame Committee are now open!

A nomination will be accepted in the following categories:

  • Rower/Crew
  • Coach/Coxswain
  • Builder

Please complete a Nomination Package and provide via one of the following methods:

Delivery or Mail:

Royal St. John’s Regatta Committee Hall of Fame
2nd Floor, Boathouse
10 Clancey Drive
St. John’s, Newfoundland
A1A 5P5

E-MAIL:

[email protected]

Any questions, please reach out via e-mail at [email protected] 

Regatta Memories

Hall of Fame Inductees

  • Philip Browne
  • James A. Clancy
  • Samuel Ebsary
  • Hon. Justice James D. Higgins
  • Hon. Justice William J. Higgins
  • John J. Kenny
  • Lord Edward Morris
  • John J. Reardigan
  • Levi Rogers
  • 1877 Placentia Male Crew
  • 1901 Outer Cove Fisherman Male Crew
19871987
  • Rendell W. Jeans
  • James A. Ring
  • Robert Sexton
19881988
  • Gerald P. Angel
  • 1856 Quidi Vidi Female Crew
19891989
  • Hon. Sir Edgar R. Bowring
  • Gordon Tilley
  • John M. Tobin
  • Arthur G. Williams
19901990
  • James J. Carter
  • Jack Connors
  • Gerry Lewis
  • Gerald Stone
  • 1958 Hotel Newfoundland Female Crew
19931993
  • John J. Coaker
  • Adrian O’Keefe
  • John O’Neill
  • John Perlin
19941994
  • Alfred Holwell
  • Samuel Loveys
  • Patrick Ring
  • Geoffery Stirling
  • 1904 Blackhead Fishermen Male Crew
19951995
  • Mike Dwyer
  • Gertrude Reardigan
  • Tom Traverse
  • 1826 Regatta Committee
  • 1871 Regatta Committee
19961996
  • Cyril Boland
  • Alec G. Henley
  • John Warren
  • 1964 William Summers Jr. Male Crew
19971997
  • Thomas Kearsey
  • Richard Squires
  • Thomas Stone
  • 1939 West End Police Male Crew
19981998
  • Andrew Crosbie
  • Michael Howley
  • Mike Power
  • 1981 Smith Stockley Male Crew
19991999
  • Ed Hennessey
  • Max Dowden
  • 1982 Outer Cove Male Crew
20002000
  • John Barrington
  • 1994 OZ-FM Female Crew
20012001
  • George Stockley
  • 1944-1948 Army Dock Male Crew
  • 1949-1950 Higher Levels Intermediate Male Crew
20022002
  • William Murphy
  • 1959-1964 William Summers Junior Male Crew
20032003
  • John O’Mara
  • Richard Pittman
  • Arthur Snow
  • Theo Whitten
20042004
  • Donald S. Johnson
  • Adrian Traverse
  • 1995 Keyin Tech Female Crew
  • 1954-1955 US Air Police Male Crew
20052005
  • Paul Campbell
  • 1979-1980 Health Science Centre/General Hospital Female Crew
20062006
  • Lee Halleran
  • William (Billy) Clarke
  • Cyril Charles Collins
  • Joseph (Joe) F. Healey
  • 1997 Butternut Male Crew
20072007
  • Ronnie Brennan
  • Ken Power
  • Gerald Keough
20092009
  • Andrew G. Carnell
  • David J. Fox
  • 1989 RNC Lakeshore Homes Male Crew
20102010
  • 1885 Outer Cove Fisherman Male Crew
  • 1991 Smith-Stockley Outer Cove Male Crew
  • Sandy Greeley
20112011
  • Charlie Cook
  • Geoffery C. Carnell, Jr.
  • 1949 Bowring Brothers Female Crew
20122012
  • Dee Murphy
  • Patricia E. Murphy
  • Patrick Power
20132013
  • Bob Healey
  • Gail Malone
  • Mary Oakley
20152015
  • 1977 Placentia Lions Men’s Crew
  • 1989 Outer Cove/East Coast Marine Male Juvenile Team
20182018
  • Rosalind Devereaux
  • Paul Ring
  • Rick Coish
  • Siobhan Duff
  • 199 East Coast Midget Marine Crew
20212021
  • Ronny Whitten
  • Michael Hickey
  • Torbay Fisherman’s Crew 1928-1938
20222022
  • Charles Cook (Builder)
  • Ed Williams (Rower)
20232023