All race reports for Mark Sankey
Event: Lent Bumps 2001 - Wednesday
Posted as: Mark
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We were placed third in the division. Ahead were Kings II followed by Caius III. Behind were Queens III. Queens did not concern us because we had bumped them easily the previous day, although they did make a feeble attempt to look menacing. Kings II did concern us, not because they were fast but because they were slow. It was clear that although we were sure we would be able to catch Caius over the full course, they were more than able to catch Kings early on. If Caius bumped Kings before we could bump them, we would have to row over. Who would make the first bump, us on Caius or Caius on Kings? Determinations were bared.
The cannon fired and the race began. Draw, wind, surge...all strokes went cleanly. A good solid start followed by a big push. Sirens and whistles were going all around, but alas, this was down to the ineptitude of the erstwhile wooden-spoon-meisters Kings II. Sure enough, they had guffed up their start and Caius had hit them effortlessly. The good news was that we had closed significantly on Caius III (and would easily have hit them had Kings not been total dorkburgers) and the other good news was that we had advanced on Queens III. Chris the cox (who's blue-and-gold jester's hat was on the way to Davey Jones' locker by this stage) called for a new race and it was down to us to hold off Queen's for the remainder of the race. We did this fairly comfortably, and there was a good distance between the crews at the finish, although to be fair, Queen's comfortably avoided being bumped themselves.
Tomorrow it's our turn to take a shot on Kings. Unless we decide to back it down from the start, we should catch them within about 30 strokes. We therefore encourage them to heed the advice on the backs of our T-shirts...
Event: May Bumps 2003 - Thursday
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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Event: Concept 2 Sprint Relay 2004 - Men's Other Mays
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Event: May Bumps 2004 - Saturday
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Event: Pembroke Regatta 2005 - College lower VIIIs
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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2. We beat Maggie
3. Job done!
Event: Pembroke Regatta 2005 - College lower VIIIs
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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Event: 2nd Trinity Challenge Sculls 2005 - Clinker
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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Number of times fallen in: 1
Number of times to Baitsbite in a single scull: 1
Number of pieces attempted in single scull: 0
Number of sculling races entered: 0
Number of times in clinker: 0
I decided to be brave and enter the race as a kick-start to my sculling career. My hope was to be the only contestant and win by default (as has been achieved by several people before!) but alas it was not to be. Therefore I opted for Plan B which was to beat Jenny in her shell; this I achieved by a crucial 1 second. Admittedly, I think Jenny should be more proud of this achievement than me! Well done, Jenny!
Number of times to Baitsbite in a single scull: 2
Number of pieces attempted in single scull: 1
Number of sculling races entered: 1
Number of times in clinker: 1
Watch this space! :)
Event: May Bumps 2005 - Wednesday
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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The grads have been annealed, hardened and tempered in training this term. Today was their hammer test. Today they showed they are both hard and tough. Today they proved they are a crew of true mettle.
Event: Bristol Avon Regatta 2005 - Victrix Ludorum
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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bene remigavistis, puellae! (Classicists - feel free to correct my Latin...)
Event: May Bumps 2006 - Wednesday
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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Event: May Bumps 2006 - Thursday
Posted as: Smiley Mark
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Event: Lent Bumps 2007 - Friday
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