Dartmouth Amateur Rowing Club
Celebrating 140 years of Success
Est 1869
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Dartmouth Amateur Rowing Club Celebrating 140 years of Success Est 1869 |
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Plymouth Regatta
THE 2009 West of England ARA ten regatta Championship series got under way with a superb day’s rowing at Plymouth Regatta. The entry list of 160, the best for the regatta for over a quarter of a century, provided an early indication of the depth of the rowing strength within the region. An extensive programme of 49 races for 41 events in fine weather ensured a successful regatta. A 1,000 course on the river Plym with a stake boat start just above Laira Bridge, finishing upstream at the Plymouth Rowing Club headquarters. A crosswind produced a light chop for crews to contend with which at times veered to produce a headwind in some races. For much of the regatta the wind was too strong for stake boat starts and umpires had to revert to free starts. Dart Totnes provided a large contingent, despite crews being at Marlow Regatta and Women’s Henley, which produced sixteen wins to pick up the Championship of the Day trophy. Dartmouth had a couple of wins including a good win in the Men’s eights but it was a trophyless day for Torquay and Paignton although Paignton encouragingly boated several new Junior crews. With no entries for the major Championship event, the Men’s Senior A coxed fours, the Men’s Senior B coxed fours became the prime Championship race. This was a three horse race between Exeter, Bideford Reds and the Dart Totnes crew of Paul Henshaw, Tom Whittet, Simon Henshaw, Robbie Tucker and cox, Steph Brown. Exeter had a methodical performance to win by two and a half lengths from Dart Totnes with Bideford Reds a further four lengths down in third place. Exeter beat Falmouth by three lengths at Men’s Senior C coxed fours with Exmouth just a further three feet behind in third place and at Men’s Novice coxed fours Exeter were the winners by one and a half lengths from the Dart Totnes crew of Tim Whittet, Richard Rollie, Jared Hemming, Alex Woodward and cox, Steph Brown, with Bideford Reds two lengths down in third place. The Men’s Under 18 coxed fours was between Dart Totnes, Dartmouth and Exmouth. The Dart Totnes crew of Lewis van Diggele, Sam Pettitt, Elliott Legg, Steve Clarke and cox, Owen Small, made the early running with Dartmouth’s Richie Jeffs, Liam Boyd, Chris China, David Langmead and cox, Marie Dayment, and Exmouth chasing. At about halfway Dartmouth were just settling into a good rhythm when Exmouth seemed attracted to the Dartmouth crew. They got so close that there was a clash of blades causing Dartmouth to stop rowing. By the time Dartmouth got going Dart Totnes and Exmouth were well away. The final outcome was an easy win for Dart Totnes. Exmouth were disqualified for impeding Dartmouth, and Dartmouth were given second place. Dart Totnes won both of the Championship Men’s coxed quadruple sculls. At Under 16 the crew of Sam Richardson, Simon Kerswell-Jensen, Alex Rowe, Elliot Legg and cox, Devon Cleal, were half length winners from Plymouth with Castle Dore a distance down in third place and at Under 14 Simon Kerswell-Jensen, Alex Rowe, Callum Jones, Fraser Tooley and cox, T Larcombe, were three quarters of a length winners from Plymouth with Bideford Blues a distance behind in third place. In the Ladies Championship coxed fours Plymouth beat Exeter by three lengths at Senior A and at Senior B Exeter beat Bideford Reds by one and a half lengths with the Dart Totnes crew of Maggie Hawkyard, Sarah Mackness, Kathy Lovering, Natasha Prior and cox, Claire Gardner, a further three lengths behind in third place. At Senior C the Dart Totnes crew of Nicki Pettitt, Mandy Larcombe, Zoe Butcher, Janet Richardson and cox, Chelsie Cleal, ran away with the race to win by a distance from Bideford Reds with Exeter third. The Under 18 race produced another win for Dart Totnes with Claire Gardner, Christie Rhys Brown, Jess Phillips, Jacqui Gibbard and cox, Owen Small, winning by three lengths from Exeter with Paignton’s Beth Hogan, Becky Stanley, Maris Schubert, Annabelle Ferguson and cox, Ian Wilson, a further two lengths behind in third place. In the Ladies Championship coxed quadruple sculls Bideford Blues were winners at Under 16 by one and a half lengths from the Dart Totnes crew of Maya Trepat, Jess Phillips, Izzy Rundle, Jacqui Gibbard and cox, Devon Cleal, with the Dart Totnes B crew of Chelsie Cleal, Emma Reiser, Louise Hawkyard, Jess Larcombe and cox, J Knight, third. At Under 14 Exeter were easy winners from the Dart Totnes crew of Emily Bibby, Iris Tapper, Verity Phillips, Phoebe Clarke and cox, Devon Cleal, with Bideford Reds B third. In the Championship single sculls Lewis van Diggele of Dart Totnes won at Men’s Senior C; Aaron Wilkins of Falmouth won at Men’s Novice; Sam Pettitt of Dart Totnes won at Men’s Under 18; Jacob Dawson of Plymouth won at Men’s Under 16; Kate Conway of Falmouth won at Ladies Novice; and A Jackson of Bideford Reds won at Ladies Under 16. In the supporting events there were South Devon wins for Dartmouth’s Yorkie Lomas, David Langmead, Steve Wallis, Liam Boyd, Simon Henshaw, Vaughan Bowden, David Hart, Terry Wallis and cox, Chrissy Rugg, at Men’s Open eights; the Dart Totnes crew of Maggie Hawkyard, Christie Rhys Brown, Paul Henshaw, Simon Henshaw and cox, Claire Gardner, at Mixed Senior B coxed fours; the Dart Totnes crew of Alex Woodward, Kathy Lovering, Robbie Tucker, Natasha Prior and cox, Claire Gardner, at Mixed Senior C coxed fours; the Dart Totnes crew of Jared Hemming, Zoe Butcher, Janet Richardson, Richard Rollie and cox, Nicki Pettitt, at Mixed Novice coxed fours; Terry and Steve Wallis of Dartmouth at Men’s Senior A coxless pairs; Lewis van Diggele and Steve Clarke of Dart Totnes at Men’s Novice coxless pairs; Martin Burridge and Tony Szender of Dart Totnes at Men’s Senior C double sculls; Simon Kerswell-Jensen and Alex Rowe of Dart Totnes at Men’s Under 16 double sculls; Louise Hawkyard and Jess Larcombe of Dart Totnes at Ladies Under 16 double sculls; Martin Burridge of Dart Totnes at Men’s Veteran single sculls; and Emily Bibby of Dart Totnes at Ladies Under 14 single sculls. The trophies and medals were presented by Paignton’s Jane Perry who is this year’s West of England ARA President.
Plymouth Regatta results: Championship events: Men’s Senior A coxed fours No race Men’s Senior B coxed fours 1 Exeter 2 Dart Totnes 3 Bideford Reds Men’s Senior C coxed fours 1 Exeter 2 Falmouth 3 Exmouth Men’s Novice coxed fours 1 Exeter 2 Dart Totnes 3 Bideford Reds Men’s Under 18 coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Dartmouth (Exmouth disqualified) Men’s Under 16 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Dart Totnes 2 Plymouth 3 Castle Dore Men’s Under 14 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Dart Totnes 2 Plymouth 3 Bideford Blues Ladies Senior A coxed fours 1 Plymouth 2 Exeter Ladies Senior B coxed fours 1 Exeter 2 Bideford Reds 3 Dart Totnes Ladies Senior C coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Bideford Reds 3 Exeter Ladies Novice coxed fours 1 Plymouth 2 Dart Totnes Ladies Under 18 coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Exeter 3 Paignton Ladies Under 16 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Bideford Blues 2 Dart Totnes A 3 Dart Totnes B Ladies Under 14 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Exeter 2 Dart Totnes A 3 Bideford Reds B
Men’s Senior A single sculls No race Men’s Senior B single sculls No race Men’s Senior C single sculls 1 Lewis van Diggele – Dart Totnes 2 Martin Burridge – Dart Totnes 3 Ian Knowles - Falmouth Men’s Novice single sculls 1 Aaron Wilkins – Falmouth 2 Jeremy Page – Falmouth 3 Tony Szender – Dart Totnes Men’s Under 18 single sculls 1 Sam Pettitt – Dart Totnes 2 C Humphreys - Exeter 3 Charlie Angell - Exmouth B Men’s Under 16 single sculls 1 Jacob Dawson – Plymouth 2 Mike Tilley – Dartmouth 3 C Humphreys - Exeter Ladies Senior A single sculls No race Ladies Senior B single sculls No race Ladies Senior C single sculls No race Ladies Novice single sculls 1 Kate Conway - Falmouth 2 L Atkinson – Bideford Reds 3 Lucy Patten – Castle Dore Ladies Under 18 single sculls No race Ladies Under 16 single sculls 1 A Jackson - Bideford Blues 3 K Mansell – Exeter 3 Jess Phillips – Dart Totnes
Supporting events: Men’s Open eights 1 Dartmouth 2 Exeter 3 Bideford Reds Ladies Open eights 1 Exeter 2 Bideford Reds Men’s Veteran coxed fours 1 Falmouth 2 Dartmouth Mixed Senior B coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Falmouth Mixed Senior C coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Plymouth 3 Dartmouth Mixed Novice coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Bideford Reds 3 Plymouth Men’s Senior A coxless pairs 1 Dartmouth 2 Exeter 3 Torquay Men’s Novice coxless pairs 1 Dart Totnes 2 Exmouth Ladies Novice coxed quadruple sculls R/O Plymouth Men’s Senior C double sculls 1 Dart Totnes 2 Exmouth Men’s Novice double sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Falmouth Men’s Under 18 double sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Dartmouth 3 Plymouth Men’s Under 16 double sculls 1 Dart Totnes B 2 Dartmouth 3 Dart Totnes A Men’s Under 14 double sculls 1 Plymouth 2 Bideford Blues 3 Paignton Men’s Veteran double sculls No race Ladies Novice double sculls 1 Falmouth 2 Exeter B Ladies Under 16 double sculls 1 Dart Totnes A 2 Exeter 3 Bideford Blues Ladies Under 14 double sculls 1 Exeter 2 Bideford Blues 3 Bideford Reds Mixed Open double sculls 1 Castle Dore 2 Plymouth A 3 Plymouth B Men’s Veteran single sculls 1 Martin Burridge – Dart Totnes 2 Alastair Peake – Bideford Reds 3 Nic Bourne – Teign Scullers Men’s Under 14 single sculls 1 Morgan Bolding - Castle Dore 2 Danny Carlson - Plymouth 3 A Rowland - Bideford Reds Ladies Under 14 single sculls 1 Emily Bibby – Dart Totnes 2 Emily Dart - Plymouth
Championship of the day: 1 Dart Totnes 65pts 2 Exeter 39pts 3 Plymouth 27pts 4 Falmouth 21pts 5 Bideford Reds 20pts 6 Dartmouth17pts 7 Bideford Blues 7pts 8 Exmouth 10pts 9 Castle Dore 8pts 10 Paignton 2pts 11= Teign Scullers 1pt Torquay 1pt
Pic.175. Steve and Terry Wallis of Dartmouth who won the Men’s Senior A coxless pairs at Plymouth Regatta. Pic.243. The Dartmouth crew who won the Men’s Open eights at Plymouth Regatta. From bow, Yorkie Lomas, David Langmead, Steve Wallis, Liam Boyd, Simon Henshaw, Vaughan Bowden, David Hart, Terry Wallis and cox, Chrissy Rugg,
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