Background
Offer was born at Hampton Wick, the son of Henry John Offer and his wife Vera Jennie Burgoine.
Offer was born at Hampton Wick, the son of Henry John Offer and his wife Vera Jennie Burgoine.
He was educated at Tiffin School where he began rowing.
Two years later they were selected to compete in the 1938 British Empire Games.
They won the Gentlemen"s Double Sculls at the Skiff Championships Regatta in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1935. Offer also won the Singles Skiff Championship in 1932 and 1935 and the Mixed Doubles Skiff Championship in 1933. In 1936 the Offer brothers won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta. In spite of the difficulties in maintaining training during the six-week sea voyage to Australia they won the silver medal in the double sculls event.
They also took part in skiffing, being members of The Skiff Club.