It begins...

Yep folks, summer's here and that means regatta fun fun fun.

This weekend was Wallingford regatta and there was a mighty Bristol contingent present.
12 boats raced in ten different events, 6 of those were finals and two of those went through a qualifying round to get there (phew!).

Special mention goes to:
The Novice Women's 8 who came 3rd only 15 seconds behind the leaders.
The Men's Senior 2 coxed 4 who came in storming 3rd in the final even with a 2 man who looked like a tomato.
The Women's senior 3 coxed 4 who came 5th in their final after a smooth 2nd place in their heat.
And finally the Women's Novice coxed 4 (B) who romped home in 2nd in a straight final along with their (A) boat. Good to see so many newbies pounding up Dorney Lake.

Full list of races, heats and finals results here.

Other weekend news...The battle of the men's 8s rages on with the crews finishing their respective heats within 1 second of each other, although neither qualified for the final.
But it seems that a secret weapon has been unleashed in the ongoing saga in the hunt for the fastest Bristol crew.

Rumour has it that the recently named CoBRC first 8 Sweepers have taken delivery of a temporary boat while Sims finish off the new vessel. Cryptically known as "The Fairy Princess" it seems that the new tactic on the cards is "intimidation by tutu".
Let's see what the Hen-party cruisers make of the fairies over the next few weeks...