South Coast Championships 2002

Great day for Club at 2002 Southcoast Championships - which should have been held at Paignton, Torbay on Saturday, 14th September - but was switched to Dartmouth on Sunday 15th because of the usual awful weather.

 

Club results -

 

Men's Junior Championship crew - - would have finished 5th, maybe 4th in not swamped by Rescue launch and forced to retire. Very creditable performance from a crew who were still Novice at the beginning of the season.

 

Men's Senior A in the Open - won with comparative ease - after the traditional re-row that all Ryde Senior Crews seem to have to go through to win a South Coast event (they won the first race as well)!

 

Men's Junior Senior's in the open - won a close race with the main challenge coming from the holders Shanklin to put behind them the disappointment of not winning the row-off for a Championship place. Fitting that Chris Walker should be in the first crew to win in the "Blue Boat". 

 

Junior ladies in the open - another good win probably, their best row-off the season.

 

Men's Senior B in the Open - failed to qualify for final by about a canvas - good gutsy performance.

 

Men's Junior B - won their heat in style and finished 5th in final - another good performance from a crew who were Novice at the start of the season.

 

Men's Novice Crew in the open - a very good third place for this young recently formed crew.

 

Three wins and a third gave the Club the Port of Dartmouth Sesquicentennial (try saying that after a few pints!) Points Trophy for the most successful Club in the Open events.