Regatta racing has been
scarce this summer. Runcorn RC Junior Regatta was one of the few Regattas in
this Region to run with many Regattas up and down the country sadly having to
cancel due the awful weather conditions. So the club was delighted to enter a
large number of younger juniors in this increasingly popular event which was
held on Sat 30 June at Runcorn Rowing Club on the River Weaver. The racing was
conducted in a Round Robin format over a straight 300m course guaranteeing each
crews 2 or more races. The organizers were pleased with over 200 entries giving
racing opportunities to 12 – 15 yr girls and boys in singles, doubles and quad
sculls.
The weather continued to
dominate the day with wet, windy conditions for many of the crews however some
were blessed with a rare glimpse of sunshine.
Northwich RC romped home with
9 wins overall coming third in the Victor Ludorum with Trentham RC winning
decisively as the most successful club.
The proud junior girls and
boys returned with 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.
Winning Crews:
GOLD
J15 single scull
Harry Blake
J13 coxed quad scull
Sam Platt, George Crouchley,
Greg Murphy, Lawrence
J13 double scull
Greg Murphy, Lawrence
Williams
WJ14 coxed quad scull
Sophie Bury, Libby Chaplin,
Emma Roberts, Victoria Gardner Cox Joe Coppock
WJ14 double scull (A)
Sophie Bury, Libby Chaplin
SILVER
J13 single scull (A)
Greg Murphy
BRONZE
J15 double scull (B)
Harry Blake, Jack Dolton
J14 coxed quad scull (A)
Matthew Roberts, Lewis Mode,
Chris Malley, Mike Lundy Cox Jack Hudson
J14 coxed quad scull (B)
