1986. 29th/30th August. In liaison with the British Waterways Authorities Trentham Regatta and Sprint were held at Rudyard Lake, due to Trentham Lake being drained. Sentinel Regatta photo 2nd September page 13th (with mis-named NSRC crew and Bob Till regatta draw expert.) Following the success of the Regatta the Club was invited to move permanently to Rudyard Lake by British Waterways.

   September. 40th Boston Marathon (Boston-Lincoln 31 miles) Clinker coxed pair (2+) PBT.Wheeler P.Wright.str. I.Bould.cox.

 1987. Boathouse at Trentham flooded to a depth of 3-4’.

 1988. Captain DJ.Barron. Secretary;- PBT.Wheeler. Coach;- K.Birks.
       Regatta and Sprint Secretary;- Bob Sanger-Davies.
       1988 30th April. Sentinel plus full-page 12, article.
       1988 24th July. Bewdley Sprint. 700 metres. Novice coxed 4’s (N4+)
G.Seweryn,(Seb), I.Williamson, D.Fairlie, A.Slight.str. L.Johnstone.cox. K.Birks.Coach.
       1988 7th August. Trentham Sprint. Senior III 2x.
        P.McLaughlan, A. Roberts.str.

   1988 6th August. Trentham Regatta at Rudyard Lake.
      900 metres. 31 entries.
   1988 7th August. Trentham Sprint. 500 metres. 97 entries.
Sentinel Regatta photo 9th August 1988. page 13.
G.Seweryn, D.Fairlie and I.Williamson.cox.

In August 200 rowers were required to offer their services for three weeks and conduct sea-trials on the 170 oared Trireme “Olympias” a 54 ton (with crew) Greek warship located at the naval base on Poros. PBT.Wheeler passed the physical and went out there, rowing from 7am-noon each day. Trials included turns at full speed, crabbing, on-station, ramming, sailing and sea-rowing.

The Clubs unsectioned 65’ fine shell wooden 8o, was sectioned into three for transportation, named Rachael. The senior men entered the Boston Marathon.

1988 24th/25th September. The following weekend all the clubs senior men and women embarked to row at the opening of the new boathouse and regatta of La Havre Rowing Club who were formed 150 years before, having been invited by the French club who they had met at Stourport Regatta. The nineteen rowing clubs included Versailles, Dunkerque, Caen, Rouen, Tours and Enghien.

Despite the condition and rig of the borrowed equipment NSRC won the coxless pairs event and 9th out of 11 entered club 8’s.The regatta took place in the dry-basins where the Transatlantic Liners such as the Queen Elizabeth and La France had used to be moored.

   1988 19th November. Head of the River Fours. (HoR.4’s)
            Mortlake-Putney. 4.25 miles.
NSRC.I. Senior 3 4+ Finished 289th out of 500 all entry status’s.
I.Williamson, PBT.Wheeler, DJ.Barron, A.Renton.str. D.Barton.cox.
NSRC.II. Womens Senior III 4+
L.Corden, JL.Webb, L.Johnston, J.Pickavance.str. K.Birks.cox.