The Maadi Cup Story The first sixty years 1947 - 2007 by Peter Irvine. VERY SCARCE.

The Maadi Cup Story The first sixty years 1947 - 2007 by Peter Irvine. VERY SCARCE.

Very good softback, some light shelf/edge-wear, minor marks, no inscriptions. 149 pages, illustrated.

About the author: Peter Irvine passed away in 2014, he was a major figure in New Zealand rowing over a period of more than 50yrs. Between 1963 and 1986 he coached Wanganui Collegiate School to a record twelve Maadi Cup victories. This strong involvement in school rowing was recognised when he became a New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Association Life Member. Peter was a New Zealand Rowing Coach from 1975 to 1978, a NZ Rowing Selector from 1979 to 1984 and Director of NZ Coach Education from 1996 to 2003. He was also a Life Member of the New Zealand Rowing Association and a former RNZ council member (pre board). In later years Peter was a significant writer on rowing including 384 consecutive weekly columns in the Wanganui Chronicle Newspaper.

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