End of Season Dinner and Awards
Dartmouth Rowing Club celebrated a superb season by holding an extremely
successful End of Season Dinner at their clubhouse. Catering for the fifty plus
members and guests was undertaken by the Royal Castle Hotel in familiar and
comfortable surroundings with the necessary bar profits in these days of the
īcredit crunchīremaining with the club.
Principal guests included the Town Mayor, Councillor Debbie Morris, and Colin
Myrone of Plymouth Rowing Club who was holding the position of the President of
the West of England ARA for the evening. Plymouth had been handed the Presidency
of the West of England ARA in February in the form of club stalwart Derek
Rickard. However, at the beginning of August the upturned single scuill of the
popular 60 year-old had been discovered on the river Plym and his body was later
found on the mud flats near Laira Bridge. He had been airlifted to hospital
where he was pronounced dead.
Dartmouth were the most prominent of the South Devon clubs during the 2008
season winning five Championships.
The major Championship, the Menīs Senior A coxed fours, had been awarded to
Dartmouthīs Matthew Isaac, Phil Langman, John Hart, Terry Wallis, and cox,
Louise Bellamy, a Championship that Dartmouth has won on more occasions than any
other club since the inception of the Association in 1896. However, the
thirty-fifth winning of the regionīs major Championship has taken a little while
coming since the 34th win in 1994.
Dartmouth were also Championship winners at Menīs Novice coxed fours with David
Langmead, Liam Boyd, TJ Lang, Chris China and cox, Marie Dayment; at Menīs Under
16 coxed quadruple sculls with Michael Tilley, Richie Jeffs, TJ Lang, Matt
Dayment and cox, Marie Dayment; at Menīs Under 18 single sculls with Chris
China; and at Ladies Under 18 single sculls with Sam Tilley.
During the evening the club awards were made with Veteran Barry Langmead and
Matthew Isaac sharing the Senior male rower of the year award; Chris China
winning the Junior male rower of the year; Chrissy Rugg the female rower of the
year; Marie Dayment the coxswain of the year; Yorkie Lomas the clubperson of the
year; and Jane Williams the Tea Lady of the year. The award for the Senior
female of the year was not made. A special award was made to Barry Langmead for
towing the trailer of boats year on year. End
Of Season Dinner & Awards
