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Spring Head-to-Head

Submitted by Simon Wright on Mon, 10/05/2010 - 23:08

21/45 - 4th in 3rd Mays - 14:12


The Head-to-Head is always a tough race, but on this occasion the headwind that had picked up after a few days of brilliant weather made it an even harder prospect. After a delay due to a very late crew member, we pushed our new shinily painted blades off the bank and headed down to the start. Marshalling was chaotic and done in a light drizzle, all of which made it very hard to switch on just before the start of the race.

Head of the Cam

Submitted by Simon Wright on Sun, 02/05/2010 - 22:17

16/35 - 2nd in Other Mays - 9:42

It was a beautifully sunny day for the first race of the season, the Head of the Cam race run by Chesterton Rowing Club. Using Emma as our substitute cox, we sat in a massive queue of boats waiting to get up to the start, which didn't help our attempts at getting into a good rhythm. After a bit of sunbathing whilst marshalling at Baitsbite, we were finally ready to start.

Head of the River

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 27/03/2010 - 19:15

113   -   2nd Fastest College   -   23rd /79 in IM2

M1 approaching the finish

Kingston Head of the River

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 20/03/2010 - 17:42

16:01.4 - 3rd Fastest College

M1 Racing at Kingston

Yes, you read that correctly. M1 raced off cam for the first time in recent memory (at least 4-9 years) this weekend, coming down to Kingston Head preparation for head of the river next Saturday.

Day 4 W2

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 27/02/2010 - 18:41

Bumped Emma III.

 

Full race report to follow.

Day 4 M2

Submitted by Simon Wright on Sat, 27/02/2010 - 18:40

Rowed Over


AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

We knew we had our toughest ask of the week as the last act. Not only were King's II the fastest crew that we'd chased all week, they were also chasing a spooning Girton II crew who hadn't rowed more than a kilometre combined across their 3 races. The fact that they took in excess of 5 minutes parking at Chesterton didn't do a lot to inspire confidence that they'd be able to hold King's off for long enough.

Day 4 M1

Submitted by James Dixon on Sat, 27/02/2010 - 18:38

"AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH" 

Rowed over.

 

We set out feeling fairly confident; we had been improving all week, we knew we were faster than Selwyn and we knew they had failed to gain on Christ's the day before. Not complacent about the threat they posed, we put together our race plan built around our strong cruising speed and strength in the second minute of the race.

Day 4 W1

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 27/02/2010 - 18:39

Day 3 W1

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 26/02/2010 - 18:01

Day three

 

New day, new opportunities. After bumping LMBC yesterday (and feeling

PRETTY good about that!), we were ready for day three, with Clare once

again ahead of us. With two original crew members out, we were lucky enough

to get two amazing subs (thanks Emily and Rachael!), and the plan was to

have a solid row, knowing that LMBC were eager to take back our well-earned

bump! Despite the heavy winds and strong current we set off to a good

Day 3 M1

Submitted by James Dixon on Fri, 26/02/2010 - 17:59

Heading into the race, we knew FaT II would be much stronger than their LMBC/Caius counterparts. We geared the race plan accordingly, anticipating the long game and over the quick bump.