The City of Chester was the venue for the competition over the weekend.
Royal Chester RC hosted the North of England Head Race, on Sat 10 March, on the River Dee, a 5km race from Eccleston Ferry to the Groves. The River Dee can be challenging with strong winds however on this occasion the crews raced in favorable spring sunshine. This race is only open to Eights, Junior Octuples and quads and used by many crews in their training build up for the forthcoming Tideway Head races. Many of the competing crews were visitors from outside our region heightening the level of competition.
Royal Chester RC hosted the North of England Head Race, on Sat 10 March, on the River Dee, a 5km race from Eccleston Ferry to the Groves. The River Dee can be challenging with strong winds however on this occasion the crews raced in favorable spring sunshine. This race is only open to Eights, Junior Octuples and quads and used by many crews in their training build up for the forthcoming Tideway Head races. Many of the competing crews were visitors from outside our region heightening the level of competition.
Five eights raced over the two divisions –
Mens IM3 & Men’s Novice; Women’s Novice & WJ18; Women’s Master C/D.
Mens IM3 & Men’s Novice; Women’s Novice & WJ18; Women’s Master C/D.
Northwich RC returned with a win for the Women’s Masters C/D eight composite with Runcorn RC having a good race with a strong, experienced crew winning against Royal Chester in 21:10.
The Men’s Novice Eight made up of older junior boys performed well finishing second out of nine crews to the winners Durham University BC (17:09) by 30 seconds.
The Men’s Novice Eight made up of older junior boys performed well finishing second out of nine crews to the winners Durham University BC (17:09) by 30 seconds.
Crew win
WMas C/D coxed eight
Clare Holt, Carolyn MacRitchie, Vicky Cheshire, Elaine Young, Carole Riddell,
Val Edwards (Runcorn RC), Heidi Hackett (Runcorn RC), Clare Briegal (s),
Cox Sam Over
Northwich Spring Head Sun, 1 April
WMas C/D coxed eight
Clare Holt, Carolyn MacRitchie, Vicky Cheshire, Elaine Young, Carole Riddell,
Val Edwards (Runcorn RC), Heidi Hackett (Runcorn RC), Clare Briegal (s),
Cox Sam Over
Forthcoming events
Head of the River, Tideway, London, Sat 17 March
Junior Sculling Head, Dorney Lake, Eton, Mon 19 March
Schools Head of the River, Tideway, London, Tues 20 March
Junior Sculling Head, Dorney Lake, Eton, Mon 19 March
Schools Head of the River, Tideway, London, Tues 20 March
Northwich Spring Head Sun, 1 April
