The Club's Results
Pembroke Regatta, Lent Term 2020
3rd men's VIII (M3 division)
3rd men's VIII | |||
in Black Prince | |||
bow | Shavindra Jayasekera | 2 | Scott Shepherd |
3 | Federico Stazi | 4 | Patrick Winter |
5 | Jakob Bull | 6 | Samuel Gerrard |
7 | Orson Ye | str | Luke Barratt |
Coxed by: Gurpreet Karlcut
Semi finals
Beat Churchill M3 (½ Length)
Beat Churchill M3 (½ Length)
Going into this race, we knew Churchill were quick and this would likely be a tough battle. At the start, Churchill drew out a small lead, with neither crew willing to settle for anything less than rate 36. By the Railway Bridge, the lead had increased to a few seats (aided by a couple of airstrokes from 4-seat), but we courageously held on despite the rate being unsustainable. After the bridge, Gurpreet called a well-timed push as Churchill began to die, and by the time we fatigued we had pulled ahead to win what was one of the most exciting races of the division.
Final
Lost to Pembroke M3 (1 ½ Lengths)
Lost to Pembroke M3 (1 ½ Lengths)
At Newnham Head the previous week, Pembroke had been 16 seconds quicker than us, so we knew this would be a difficult race. Pembroke quickly moved on us at the start and drew out a comfortable lead. A small window of opportunity opened as they hit the bank, but our push wasn't enough to capitalise on this and they remained in the lead. All in all a very strong showing from a boat that had been battling injury and illness all week, with plenty of experience gained that will be put to good use in Bumps!
Links
Full Lent Term 2020 Pembroke Regatta results
3rd men's VIII Pembroke Regatta results archive