Dartmouth Amateur Rowing Club

  Celebrating 140 years of Success 

                      Est 1869

Head of The Plym

TORQUAY’S veterans gave the youngsters a good drubbing at the Head of the Plym winning the first division and taking third place in the second division despite having to push their ageing bodies over the 3,500 metre course twice.

With a biting breeze and having to row against the wind on bubbly water, crews performed well over the course from Cattewater off the Mount Batten ferry to the Plymouth Rowing Club’s boathouse. Entries were strong with 34 finishers in the first division and 35 in the second division.

 Torquay’s Veteran coxed four of Rus Bammens, Gary Letori, Nick Cleasby, Mike Cresser and cox, George Lowe, won the first division in 12 minutes 13.56 seconds ahead of a Plymouth Men’s Open double scull who finished in 12:14.11.

Also in the first division the Teign Scullers Men’s Veteran coxed four of David Nelson, Gary Langworthy, Ian Matthews, Andy Darkin and cox, Mark Eastman, were 11^th and second in category in a time of 12:15.55. Mike Tilley of Dartmouth was 16^th and second in the Men’s Novice single sculls category and the Dart Totnes Ladies Under 16 coxed quadruple scull of Fiona Hollingsworth, Ellie Hall, Iris Tapper, Zoe Dinsdale and cox, Dakota Ferrara, were 19^th and second in category in 12:17.09. The Teign Scullers mixed coastal crew of Mike Cullen, Brian Cort, Morag Vannikerk, Barbara Gregory and cox, Nic Bourne, were 29^th in 12:19.23 and the Dart Totnes Ladies Under 15 double scull of Josie Bryant and Jasmin Hladjki were 33^rd and second in category in 12:22.17.

The second division was won by a Castle Dore Men’s Open quadruple scull in 12:14.10 with a Plymouth Men’s Open coxed four second in 12:14.19. The Torquay veterans, this time competing in the Men’s Open coxed fours category, finished third in 12:15.03. The Teign Scullers/Torquay composite Men’s Open coxed four of Nic Bourne, Andy Darkin, Maurice Dunn, Ian Wilson and a loaned Plymouth cox were 8^th in 12:15.47 and the Dart Totnes Men’s Under 16 coxed quadruple scull of Jordan Hall, Charlie Mott, Tom May, Ryan Dunn and cox, Callum Jones, were 9^th in 12:15.48. Mike Tilley of Dartmouth was 19^th and fourth in the Men’s Senior C single sculls category in 12:18.35. The Dart Totnes Ladies Under 15 coxed quadruple sculls crew of Lucy Chudley, Harriett Pope, Verity Phillips, Katie Prior and cox, Fiona Hollingsworth, won their category and were 20^th in 12:18.42 and the Dart Totnes Ladies Novice coxed four of Lucy Harvey, Ellie Hall, Iris Tapper, Zoe Dinsdale and cox, Dakota Ferrara, were 23^rd in 12:20.02. Mark Treais of Teign Scullers was 24^th and second in the Men’s Veteran single sculls category in 12:20.08 and Paignton’s Ladies Under 15 coxed quadruple coxed quadruple scull of Ashleigh Harper, Poppy Disney, Louise Manning, Rachael Tucker and cox, Jane Perry, were 26^th in 12:21.14. Mark Eastman of Teign Scullers was 29^th and third in the Men’s Veteran single sculls category in 12:21.59; the Teign Scullers Open coastal coxed four of Denise walker, Claire Hopkins, Julia Warner, Lesley Mawson and cox, Brian Cort, were 30^th in 12:22.10; and Paignton’s Ladies Under 16 double scull of Bridget Garry and Abbie Maiden were 34^th in 12:24.47.