The Club's Results
Clare Novice Regatta, Mich Term 2013
2nd men's novice VIII (Men's Plate)
| 2nd men's novice VIII | |||
| in Richard Church | |||
| bow | Alistair O'Neill | 2 | A. Reci |
| 3 | Felix Schaffner | 4 | M.J. Procter |
| 5 | D. Cevid | 6 | M. Paraskevopoulos |
| 7 | Alex Strange | str | Christopher Devine |
Coxed by: Nancy Fu
1st round
Beat Jesus B by 1/2 length
Beat Jesus B by 1/2 length
Our first round was against Jesus' NM2. After a slight delay due to their lack of bow ball we lined up, a process which took suprisingly long as Jesus kept, inadvertently I'm sure, drifting forward.
The boats were pretty even for the first hundred feet or so before we started pulling ahead. Despite getting rather close to their side of the river, no clashes occurred as we were almost a whole length ahead, although the marshals were getting irate.
As the finish line approached, Jesus managed to find new strength and they accelerated forward at an alarming rate. Fortunately, it was a case of too little too late although they did cut the distance between us significantly.
It was a great race and celebrations certainly weren't muted.
The boats were pretty even for the first hundred feet or so before we started pulling ahead. Despite getting rather close to their side of the river, no clashes occurred as we were almost a whole length ahead, although the marshals were getting irate.
As the finish line approached, Jesus managed to find new strength and they accelerated forward at an alarming rate. Fortunately, it was a case of too little too late although they did cut the distance between us significantly.
It was a great race and celebrations certainly weren't muted.
2nd round
Pembroke C scratched
Pembroke C scratched
Gave NM2 a lie in on Saturday morning. Thanks Pembroke!
Final
Lost to Lady Margaret B by a canvas
Lost to Lady Margaret B by a canvas
Gutting.
It was a good race, with both crews holding level off the start. We slowly started to move away after a couple of hundred metres, but they hung on to us. We had a big push out of the railway bridge, with Felix deciding that a power ten wasn't enough and calling his own super power ten, and pulled out half a length.
With about 15 strokes to go, I thought they had it in the bag. Then a pretty massive crab appeared, and Maggie came back... and just about edged it over the line. Definitely less than a canvas - neither us nor Maggie knew who'd won it until we asked the marshals.
A very promising race, with a disappointing end. However, it's looking very promising for Fairbairns - I think that NM2 have a good shot at being the fastest NM2 on the river.
It was a good race, with both crews holding level off the start. We slowly started to move away after a couple of hundred metres, but they hung on to us. We had a big push out of the railway bridge, with Felix deciding that a power ten wasn't enough and calling his own super power ten, and pulled out half a length.
With about 15 strokes to go, I thought they had it in the bag. Then a pretty massive crab appeared, and Maggie came back... and just about edged it over the line. Definitely less than a canvas - neither us nor Maggie knew who'd won it until we asked the marshals.
A very promising race, with a disappointing end. However, it's looking very promising for Fairbairns - I think that NM2 have a good shot at being the fastest NM2 on the river.
Links
Full Mich Term 2013 2nd men's novice VIII results
Clare Novice Regatta 2nd men's novice VIII results archive
