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| IM3 8+ |
Saturday 9th February saw Sheffield
University Rowing Club return to one of our favourite local races South
Yorkshire Head in Doncaster, affectionately known as 'Donneh
International'. Despite the snow apprehending our training the crews
were ready to race against local clubs and Universities. An early start
in the dark for the 42 competitors, an all
too regular occurrence for rowers. We arrived first, and got the boats
rigged and ready to go for an exciting day of racing was ahead of us.
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| IM3 4- |
Division 1 saw the Senior Men’s coxless four fight to
retain their unbeaten title within Yorkshire this season. And they
didn’t disappoint, a solid performance from the crew saw them dominate
their category. The Senior Women’s squad raced two coxed fours. Although
racing in two different boat classes the crews were evenly matched on
paper so we were all keen to see who would come out on top. The IM3 four
came last in their category, however beat the NOV four by 44 seconds,
so were very pleased with their result. The NOV four came third in their
category, also a great result. The two crews will merge to form an
eight for the rest of the season, so these results bode well for the
future.
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| WNOV 8+ |
Division 2 was the Novices chance to take
to the water. The third time they have ever raced since joining the
sport in September. Both men’s and women’s crews showed how much they
have learned since tentatively stepping in a boat for the first time 5
months ago. The Novice Mens eight put in a great effort despite last
minute crew changes, they narrowly missed out on beating Hallam by 20
seconds. With Varsity just weeks away this has spurred them into action
to change the outcome next time. The Novice Women’s eight had a
fantastic race and secured their second victory of the season. They
completed the course 1m 20s ahead of Hallam. The Senior Men’s coxed
four put in a solid performance, finishing just behind Hallam.
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| WIM3 4- |
In the third and final division the Senior squads
were back on the water. The weather conditions in the lead up to the
race meant that the Mens eight had not trained in their crew before race
day, this didn’t slow them down though! Although they were narrowly
pipped to the post by York, a second place finish ahead of Hallam was a
positive result. The Senior Women raced another coxed four, the
relatively inexperienced crew showed both technical skill and power
coming 5th in their category. The Senior Women’s coxless four had an
‘incident’ with a tree which impeded their time, but all good race
experience.
A successful day of racing all round, and great preparation ahead of BUCS Head next weekend.
