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| Written by Andrew Holman |
| Monday, 30 March 2009 00:00 |
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Hi all, The club put together another solid performance on Saturday at the Footscray regatta. We had 7 athletes making their first appearance for the club, plus the usual suspects also contributing. We boated 20 crews, how they fared follows... FD4+ Felicity, Elle, Julia, Rosie (Alissa) The training is paying off for the 'beginners' as they rowed to a strong second place in the heat, then narrowly missed the win in the B final - I sense good things in Mildura... MD1x Pete Benson Pete's woes in the single continue... MC4+ #1 Heath, Angelo, Roland, Jon B (Lynda/Elle) The guys struggled through the heat into third place, then had a much improved row to finish second in the B final. MC4+ #2 Pete W, John D, Jeff, Adrian (Rosie) A good heat row into second place unfortunately didn't translate into the B final, where the crew finished off the pace in 3rd place. FD4x+ Felicity, Elle, Greer, Alissa (Caitlin) This was the 'oh so close' event of the day. The girls lost their heat by a metre, then went down in the B final by the proverbial bowball. MD2+ Heath, Adrian (Tara) The boys surprised themselves here with a solid second in the heat then powering clear to win the B final - Easter beckons... MA4+ #1 Alex, Phil, Shane, Bingles (Tara) #2 Mal, Nathan, Hatsy, Drew (Caitlin) An all Power House affair in the A four with an early error by the #2 crew giving the early break to the #1 boat. As you would hope, they didn't waste the opportunity and ran out winners by around 2 lengths. MD8+ Jeff, Pete B, Pete W, Nathan, Heath, Adrian, Roland, Jon B (Lynda) A ding-dong battle all the way down the course in what was a genuinely good performance from our guys saw them just edged out on the line by around 1/3 of a length. Great effort. MA2- #1 Drew, Bingles #2 Hatsy, Shane Again an all PHRC match-race as the depth of A grade rowing continues to be sadly exposed. Both crews went stroke for stroke over the first half, before a great rhythm change and acceleration from the #2 boat was met with nought but a pathetic whimper from the #1 crew. Result a forgone conclusion from there. About 2 lengths, maybe 3, don't know, couldn't see, didn't want to look... MC8+ Jeff, John D, Roland, Jon B, Nathan, Angelo, Alex, Mal (Tara) A great head row saw an easy win over Richmond and progression to the A final. The Footscray crew jumped out of the blocks and surprised our guys who perhaps weren't quite so prepared for this. As a result, the row wasn't as polished as the heat, and Footscray held on to win by a length. A good lesson learned - don't panic if you lose the start! FC4+ Julia, Greer, Cindy, Elle (Alissa) A terrible panicky row in the heat resulted in a distant second place and relegation to the B final. Fortunately, a massive turn-around in form saw a vastly improved row in the heat and a loss by a canvas. Another good lesson learned. MA1x Shane A good win in the heat brought Shane up against the experienced Scott Riddell of Essendon in the final. Despite an amazing finishing sprint, Shane was hampered by his heavy program up til then, and didn't quite have the legs to get past Scott. Down by 1/2 a length. MB4+ #1 Jeff, Nathan, Mal, Alex (Tara) A comfortable heat win booked this crew a spot in the A final where they came up against some very competent schoolboys. Again, the crew finished strongly, but not fast enough, going down by about a length. MB4+ #2 David, Angelo, Roland, Jon B (Caitlin) Apparently an improvement over their training sessions, but not quite quick enough, the guys were run out in the heats with a 3rd place. FD2+ Felicity, Rosie (Alissa) With Sarah departing to the northern hemisphere, Felicity needed a new partner in pain, and Rosie stepped up to the plate. A surprise row-over in the heat gave automatic progression to the final, where the girls held off a determined Whygunya crew to take the win. Well done. MD4+ Pete W, John D, Heath, Pete B (Lynda) Third place in the heat was maybe a little disappointing, but the guys redeemed themselves beautifully in winning the C final. MA4x+ Shane, Drew, Hatsy, Bingles (Caitlin) Down 1/4 of a length off the start, the crew worked well to get clear water on the Essendon boat when a crab from the hack in 2 seat threatened to bring it all undone. Fortunately, recovery was rapid, and we held on for the win. MA2x Shane, Bingles Tired legs and a fiesty (and seriously quick) pair of brothers from Nagambie were the undoing of the hitherto unbeaten PHRC duo here. Our boys never gave up, but were pipped by half a length when the bell rang. So, four wins and numerous placings was a solid result. Special mention to Jeff Hills and Heath Stubbs, both of whom laboured through 7 races on a hot and draining day. Heath also towed the boats there and back - thanks again Heath. A few people showed their class once again, Shane with 3 wins, Hatsy and Bingles with 2 each, the best individual performers of the day. Well done also to Phil who got his first win in his first race for the club, and to Rosie, who also scored her first win. I believe that the MA4+ was also Tara's first coxing victory - excellent effort. In addition to Phil, 6 others (Elle, Julia, Nathan, David D, Jon B and Lynda), also had their first hit out in the black, green and white colors. Congratulations and welcome. Cheers, Drew P.S. Entries for the Easter regattas are due this Friday - please ensure your name is on the spreadsheet in the hall if you wish to be involved. |