In the early 1990s, Club de Gand won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley with the former lightweight world champion Wim Van Belleghem.

It was much later reinvigorated with new energy by the friends of KR Sport Gent and their Chairman's generation, Rombaut Sr. and Jr. and their team, a few days earlier on the calendar, on the current Watersportbaan.

Until the Second World War and in good weather conditions the Regatta, locally named Bootjesvaring was watched by up to 25'000 visitors.

The crown on that performance was winning at the 2001 Thames Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

[1][2] A Belgian rowing crew who once won the Thames Cup was the Antwerpse Roeivereniging (or Sculling) who are now permanently active in Hazewinkel.