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Results 2002 Burway Small Boats Head 14th December 2002 Carol Goldswain and Carol Cornell took part in the Womens Vet C 2x division and came joint 101st in a time of 14 mins 21 secs. Peter Smith advises that as there was only one entry in the Vet C event, John Biddle of Burway asked the Vet B crews to do a Vet B/C handicap race to make up 3 crews. The Carols were one second behind the Eton girls, but because of adjusted time (handicap) were many seconds in front, thus three crews to race for a prize and a win for the Staines girls. Full results here Wallingford Head 8th December 2002 The Staines Senior 1 eight competed at Wallingford Head today in fast stream conditions and dull miserable weather. They came 25th overall and 5th of 5 in their category in a time of 18 mins 22 secs. Stars of the day must be the Imperial College Senior 2 eight who finished the course in an amazing 15 mins 55 secs! See full results here Wycliffe Small Boats Head 7th December 2002 Good news from the Wycliffe Head which took place today in Gloucestershire. Tom Goldswain and Rob Baker teamed up with two boys from Marlow in the J18 and Senior 3 events. They came 4th out of 5 in The J18s but took the course record in the Senior 3 event in a time of 8 mins 38 secs and won a well deserved gold medal for their efforts. This crew is likely to be selected to enter the Fawley Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta next year. Full results here Veterans Head of the River Fours 3rd November 2002 Although there was some rain, the squally conditions hampered the crews most. With only a slight stream running the results below are likely to show quite slow times. STAINES/BRITISH/AIRWAYS, VC+, Start 58 Finish 82 (11th of 15), 27mins 39.26 secs STAINES (Carey), VC+, Start 69 Finish 27 (4th of 15), 25 mins 08.91 secs STAINES (Wood), VC+, Start 70 Finish 53 (8th of 15), 26 mins 04.53 secs See the official web site for full results. Kingston Small Boats Head 3rd November 2002 STAINES, WN+, Start 262 No finish position released but 3rd of 4 in division, 19 mins 18.34 secs See the official web site for full results. Head of the River Fours 2nd November 2002 The Head of the River Fours took place in rather damp conditions today. In total five Staines crews competed. STAINES BC I, S1-, Start 143 Finish 201 (17th of 20), 21 mins 12.84 secs STAINES BC II, Open 4+, Start 200 Finish 202 (10th of 11), 21 mins 12.93 secs STAINES BC III, S3+, Start 418 Finish 252 (9th of 43), 21 mins 30.12 secs STAINES BC IV, WS2+, Start 457 Finish 390 (17th of 28), 23 mins 07.13 secs STAINES BC V, WS3+, Start 535 Finish 466 (27th of 47), 24 mins 41.78 secs See the official web site for full results. Upper Thames Small Boats Head 20th October 2002 Roger Pailes reports on the Upper Thames Small Boats Head that took place today --- Only one Staines crew raced, the Women's Novice Four, but they came a creditable second in their division. I was delighted with their performance and they fully deserved their placing. We did have a minor 'coming together' with a Southampton University crew who failed to move out of the way as we overtook them but no damage was done. Full results on the Mikrotime web site shortly. Coate Vets and Juniors Regatta 14th September 2002 Paul Goldswain reports --- Over a 350 multi lane sprint course the results are: Novice junior Rob Baker 1st, also from Staines 2nd Mark Silvey, also from Staines 3rd Sam Newman, 4th Avon county sculler, -- Karen Goldswain and Charlotte Morrison were second in their doubles race beating the hotly favoured composite Burway/Maidenhead crew. ---- Tom was second in Open J18 sculls having moved up two years. See Photographs Page. Cambridge Autumn Regatta 9th September 2002 Leanne Johns reports - Unfortunately there were no wins today at Cambridge but some fantastic racing to be proud of. The Novice Women were very competitive in their heat but unfortunately lost to Lea by 1/2 length who were the overall winners. The S4 4+ were beaten by 1 1/2 lengths in the final by the Cantabrigians who also beat the S4 8+ in the final by 2/3L. Lucy Dunscombe did very well in her first S4 sculls race but was pipped at the post (3/4 length) by her opposition. The veteran composite of Staines/BA was beaten by Medway Towns by about 4L but it was hardly surprising seeing as the oppostion had a 7 second head start! Thanks to Hayley & Roger for coxing. World Masters Regatta - Prague 5th - 8th September 2002 Report by Murray Litvak. --- Eleven intrepid explorers departed for Prague to fly the flag for Great Britain on Wednesday. After a flight that seemed to consist of "spot the UK umpire" or "spot the GB rower", we touched down to some very warm weather. The transfer to our abode for the next few days was "amusing" with the driver unsure of where he was going and Police and Army road blocks on all the bridges in to Prague, due to the flooding in previous weeks. Wednesday evening we were provided with a free open air classical concert in the main square, and a few beers were consumed in the research of finding the cheapest pint ( 30p achieved by Sunday). An un named member of the tour party drunk cocktails with a very dubious name. Thursday saw the travellers doing the sights of Prague, and full justice to this will be done on the web site over the next few days. More research on Thursday night in a restaurant with three blokes playing jazz- for which we were charged a "music supplement", along with a "bread supplement" and " a butter supplement". Surprisingly there was no " seating supplement" for sitting down!! So the big day arrived or should we say morning- leaving Prague at 6.15 am to reach the regatta was no joke. Steaming along the motorway until we came to a queue of traffic waiting to cross over a very dodgy bridge that had been hit by the previous weeks floods, then a drive around an industrial town, being sent in completely the wrong direction and then finally arriving at the course. 2000m in the early morning with mist rising started to strike fear into athletes, but this was soon dispersed with the cheery view of the chemical works in the background pumping out noxious fumes- and they say smoking is bad for you!! The boas had arrived courtesy of Ak and were positioned for an easy exit to the water. First afloat the vet D 8, a gentle paddle down the channel to the start and then being called forward, and backing on the stake boats- 8 a breast, with a start tower and traffic lights and hooters to send you on your way. To have a roll call with countries rather than clubs really makes the old hairs stand up on the back of the neck. On the hootter " blast off" down the 1000m with nothing but the noise of 8 coxes and rowers on slides, everything in slow motion, and then a final push for the final 250 m to finish 5th, behind some very very quick German crew, but this was one better than Belgium, so a good result. Then a two hour rest before the C4+- great hopes for this as it was unbeaten in its category all season. Same arrangement only we get a false start for arriving late along with three other crews- the umpires really don't mess around- and anyway what's a false start amongst friends? These type of umpires like to get everyone on the start, squared up and ready to race 2 minutes before the scheduled blast off, not really trying to build the tension are they. The race went extremely well and for the first 500 m there was three feet between the first three crews, including ourselves. End result 4th by about 2/100ths of a second to Germany. Friday evening saw us partaking of beverages on a hotel roof terrace, overlooking central Prague. The views should have been charged at more than the meal, and even the six flights of stairs were worth it. Saturday morning and another early start, this time for an F 8 with Aureil Kensington. Bearing in mind these guys are getting on and made the Staines members who subbed in look like Spring Chickens. This did not stop the Stroke, Kevin getting the rating up to 42 off the start and cruising the 1,000m at 37. End result 5th place, with a close finish between France and Germany. Considering the crew had never rowed together then this can be regarded as a gold medal winning performance. A couple of hours to lie in the sun, watch the world go by and then prepare for the D4, again another boat that had never rowed together (ok, so what's new!!!). After a bit of hanging around on the stake boat , waiting for a well known British umpire to check his watch, sort the microphone out etc and we were off. A 1,000m of nip and tuck racing, left us with a third place behind Denmark in first place. So what memories do we have of the regatta, well apart from the SBC crews some note must be made of the Moscow Dynamo (historically all army rowers, and who destroyed Leander in the Grand at Henley a few years back) crew (an Olympic winning 4) that sprinted over the final 250 m at over 50 a minute to go from 3rd to 1st place- it had to be seen to be believe- those that did agreed that it was amazing and it brought the crowd to their feet when they go their medal. The Italian clubs competed as "Italia Masters", and not only did they look damn cool they had a style of rowing that was pretty damn cool as well, Whenever, they raced they did very well, though not quite to the state of the Russians. Then there was the Samba boys or Team Brazil, not particularly good at rowing, but they certainly know how to play a mean coke can and table top (the singing was rubbish though!!!)Finally, the location, only an ex Communist country could site a rowing lake slap bang next to the largest chemical works you have ever seen. And so to Saturday afternoon and evening. Two of the explorers had been desperate to find this particularly bar called "The Golden Bears". When we finally arrived the decor was highly imaginative- white. One of the explorers then decided to order that local delicacies that we know and love …. Pigs brains- no polite way of putting it, as some said "they would rather be shot than poisoned!!".. Then to add to the local charm a coach load of Japanese tourists arrived, then even more local charm in the form of a local folk band that played the well known Czech song, "Roll out the barrel"- including a man who banged a stick on the ground (bet it took a long time to learn to play that!!! The evening meal was conducted in a hotel that the President regularly visits, with stunning views of Prague. The issue was only complicated by a certain member explaining to our host at the hotel that we were actually dining with the President!!!. Sunday and the end of the voyage saw more sight seeing, and then a transfer back to the airport. So in summary, a 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, not bad for a bunch of old
men, competing against ex Olympians!! Pubs and Clubs Regatta 1st September 2002 The results and photographs for this event are available here Bristol Regatta 25th August 2002 Terry Moore advises that Lucy Duncombe (rowing for Oxford Brookes) won her Novice sculls today by 2 lengths but unfortunately the S4 Four crew lost by 1 length in their final. Gloucester Regatta 24th August 2002 Mike Piper reports that there were no wins today for Staines crews at Gloucester Regatta but some very close racing. The S4 Eight lost in the final by 1 length. The first of the two S4 Fours also lost by 1 length but the second four reached the final and were defeated by 3 feet after leading most of the way. Lucy Duncombe (rowing for Oxford Brookes) also lost in the final of WN1x. Oxford City Regatta 17th August 2002 No wins today for Staines crews at Oxford City Regatta. The Vet C Four lost by 3/4 length in the final to a Nottingham Britannia/Derby composite crew and Tom Goldswain lost in the final of the Junior 16 Sculls by 2 lengths to James of St Peter's School. Peterborough Regatta 10-11th August 2002 Saturday's racing gave Staines 2 wins. Firstly the Mens Novice Four comprising Bow - Helge Neumeister, 2 - Steve Connor, 3 - Steve Smith, Stroke - Stuart Burton and Coxswain - Caroline Bowman. Three of these crew members also won at Henley Town and Visitors Regatta last week. Secondly, the Mens Elite Coxless Pair of Alex Fitzgerald and Tim Akroyd. More details of both days racing when I receive them. Henley Town and Visitor's Regatta 3rd August 2002 Jo Hawkes reports that there was a win today for the Mens Novice Four of Bow - Helge Neumeister, 2 - Steve Smith, 3 - Rob W, Stroke - Stuart Burton and Coxswain - Hayley Vrublevskis who beat Parrs Priory easily in a straight final. This newly formed four is the latest in a line of successful novice crews coached by Roy Dauncey. Other crews racing today were the Mens E8+ who raced in a composite boat with Marlow in the invitation event and were beaten into second place by Oxford Brookes but beat Thames into third place by 2 lengths. They also competed in the E8+ race proper and came third. The race was won by Oxford Brookes and second place was awarded to London RC. The Staines scratch WS38+ came second to Auriol Kensington but beat Parrs Priory into third place. The WS4+ and WS1+ also raced but unfortunately lost their heats but both crews gave their all. Jo says that the rain thankfully held off for most of the day! Official results here. Burway Veterans and Juniors Regatta 28th July 2002 Three pots today for the Goldswain family! In the J16 sculls, Tom Goldswain beat Morris of Burway in the first round by 1 length and went on to beat Muller of Molesey in the final with a verdict of easily. Tom was particularly pleased as Morris beat him yesterday at Staines Regatta. Karen Goldswain joined the Burway girls to compete in the J14 Quadruple Sculls. They beat the Molesey Schools Rowing Association 'A' crew in the first round by 3/4 length then went on to beat their 'B' crew in the final by 1 length. Karen also competed in the J13 Sculls and beat a girl from Weybridge Ladies by 2 lengths followed by an easy win over Mately of Molesey in the second round. Her opposition in the final had to leave the regatta prior to the final so Karen rowed over the course to take her second trophy of the day. Karen has only recently taken up rowing and today was her first ever win. Staines Regatta 27th July 2002 In beautiful sunshine there were three wins for Staines crews at Staines Regatta today. Successful crews were the Novice Womens Coxed Four of Christie Speight, Leanne Johns, Michelle O'Riordan, Katy Breslin and coxswain Hayley Vrublevskis, - the Vet C Coxed Four of Paul Goldswain, Paul Hopkins, Andy Webb, Graham Carey and coxswain Murray Litvak and finally the Senior 3 Coxless pair of Fikret Ozer and Terry Moore. There was some excellent racing from all the Staines crews that entered and some fine heat wins. See Photographs Page. Molesey Junior Regatta 21st July 2002 A brief summary from the Junior regatta from Paul Goldswain is as follows: Charlotte in her very first single race reached the final after two rounds to lose to a strong Maidenhead girl in the WJ12 single sculls. Karen won through her first round to meet Weeks from Burway and again Karen put in a good effort to lose to the eventual winner again!. Both Karen and Charlotte also competed in a WJ13 double and were well placed when unfortunately Charlotte lost her blade completely as her gate mysteriously came undone halfway down the course. Molesey Regatta 20th July 2002 A good haul of medals for Staines crews today. Winning events were J16 Sculls, Vet C Coxed Fours and Elite Coxless Fours. Tom Goldswain won the J16 Sculls in a straight final against Molesey Schools RA by 4 lengths. Tom was beaten by this sculler by 1 1/2 lengths last year - sweet revenge! The Elite Coxless Four of Duncan Speight, Alex Fitzgerald, Tim Akroyd and Gideon Shalom, our Henley Wyfold crew, beat Imperial College BC by 2 lengths in a straight final. The Vet C Coxed Four of Paul Goldswain, Paul Hopkins, John Lusty, Graham Carey and coxswain Murray Litvak beat Dart Totnes in the semi finals and Molesey BC by 3/4 length in the final. The Womens Novice coxed fours also raced well winning their first round from Parrs Priory. A total of 8 Staines crews entered the regatta. Carol Goldswain also gained the 3rd family medal of the day after 'subbing in' a Tideway Scullers' eight. See Photographs Page. Bedford Quarts Regatta 14th July 2002 Some excellent racing today resulting in two wins for Staines. Firstly Tom Goldswain in the Senior 4 sculls who beat every opponent straight off the stakeboat and won the event by beating Roberts of City of Cambridge in the final by 4 lengths! Secondly, The Womens Senior 1 Coxed Four who had a straight final against old adversaries, Merton College (Oxford) and won by 2/3 length. The Novice four lost by 3 lengths in the second round to a much more experienced Wolfson College BC. This was their first regatta and their first round win showed much promise for the future. The Senior 3 coxless pair of Terry Moore and Fikret Ozer stormed their first round and unfortunately lost in the final by 2 lengths. The Vet C four lost to winners Bedford by 1/2 length not having recovered from their win at Henley the day previously. The second Vet C four sadly lost by 1/4 length in their first regatta to Star Club and finally the Womens Novice four lost to Peterborough City in the second round by 2 lengths. See Photographs Page. Henley Veterans Regatta 13th July 2002 Gold medals today for our Vet C four of Paul Goldswain, Paul Hopkins, John Lusty, Graham Carey and coxwain Murray Litvak. After a very tight race against Peterborough RC in the first round, the final verdict was a third of a length. The final was against Quintin and the Staines crew built an early lead, extending it to three quarters of a length at the half way point. The verdict at the finish was 2 lengths. The Staines Vet D eight also raced today. The crew was John Pearce, Peter Lipscomb, Andy Webb, Roland Wood with the stern four comprised of the Vet C crew. They lost to Upper Thames Rowing in the first round by a creditable 1 1/2 lengths. Upper Thames are the 2002 National champions and went on to win the event in the final. Also winning today were Staines members Gurli Rosenwien, Jo Wilby and Jenny Page who rowed in a Tideway Scullers boat. See Photographs Page. Henley Royal Regatta 3rd -7th July 2002 A single Staines crew entered this year in the Wyfold fours. This comprised of - bow - Duncan Speight, 2 - Tim Akroyd, 3 - Alex Fitzgerald, stroke - Gideon Shalom. Not required to qualify, their first race on Wednesday was a win against Bradford-on-Avon RC by 3/4 length in the following times - 2.08 (Barrier), 3.37 (Fawley), 7.32 (Finish). The second round on Thursday was against Eton Excelsior. After poor steering from the opposition causing a collision, Eton were disqualified. No times were taken in the circumstances. Friday's race was against Leander who were last year's winners. Leander took a four length lead by Remenham and the final result was a win for them by 1 length. Leander's times were - 2.06 (Barrier), 3.36 (Fawley), 7.46 (Finish). Full details on the official HRR website here. See Photographs Page. Egham Regatta 30th June 2002 No wins for Staines today at Egham Regatta but some exciting racing and controversial decisions. Amongst several crews racing, the Senior 4 Coxed Men's four, in the fastest time of the day, lost by 1 foot in their first round after a poor start which left them 1 1/2 lengths behind. The J13 double of Karen and Charlotte lost in their first ever competition together in a close race against Lady Eleanor Holles, showing great potential for the future. Mark Silvey and Sam Newman in the Novice sculls both lost but were very competitive in their respective races as did the Novice women. Karen Goldswain won in the first round of the J13 sculls in a record time then lost to Charlotte Weeks of Burway. Carol Goldswainn and Hayley Vrublevskis entered womens novice sculls. Carol was beaten by LEH who was the only person out of 7 entries who turned up all others having scratched. Carol raced in conditions not unlike the sea and was perfectly happy to row over the course and remain dry. Finally, Tom Goldswain had a full days racing in the Sen IV sculls. He raced throughout the day from 8:06 until 19:57. He had the fastest times for his event and lead in the final by a length and a half. His opposition from Marlow though appealed to the umpire and despite both scullers being warned about their steering Tom was disqualified. He was however gracious in defeat which is more than can be said for his opponent. Henley Women's Regatta 22-23rd June 2002 Steve Tassell reports ------- Many parallels can be drawn between the fortunes of the England football team and our girls at Women’s Henley this year. Our entry for this years regatta was a young crew (both in age and experience) and bodes well for the future even though they were knocked out in the first round of club fours to a spirited performance by Vesta. The Staines girls set out their stall right from the ‘Go!’ as they immediately pulled away from Vesta. They had clear water by the end of the island and were up by a length and a half by the barrier. Unfortunately lack of race experience and time together showed as we didn’t then ‘kill’ off the Vesta crew. At half way Vesta started to come back into the race and our inexperience affected our composure letting Vesta come through. In the end it was a battle of wills as to who was going to cross the line first, sadly for us it wasn’t Staines. The first half of the race was encouraging to see and clocking one of the fastest times of the day all gave encouragement for next years Henley. It doesn’t surprise me in the least to learn that the crew we lost to yesterday were knocked out by City of Oxford in the semi-final today (another crew the girls have met and raced well against this season). City of Oxford then went on to beat Thames in the final which certainly shows their pedigree. Instead of being disappointed all were pleased with the progress made over the last six weeks and as this was the first women’s crew from Staines to compete at the regatta for three years this marks a positive turning point in Women’s rowing at the club. This combined with the recent form of the novice women all bode well for the future of women’s rowing at Staines. My thanks to Bob Slade for his help in coaching and general good advice and to the crew for applying themselves and turning round their fortunes over such a short period of time, in particular I wish to thank Jo Hawkes who was in contention for a place in the four, however, through illness was kept out of the boat. If it wasn’t for her sportsman like attitude we would not have had a coxswain at all. The plan now is to keep racing throughout the summer to get that valuable race experience before settling into winter training again! Reading Amateur Regatta 15-16th June 2002 Unfortunately no wins at the weekend for our crews. Competing were the senior men and women and the novice/S4 men. Full results will be available shortly here Weybridge Ladies Regatta 9th June 2002 The Novice women had success today for two crews. The eight beat Thames in a straight final by 1 1/2 lengths and the two Staines coxed fours raced against each other in the final after the Weybridge crew withdrew from the event. Roger Pailes advises that all the novice women that entered the regatta ended up with at least one trophy. Paul Goldswain reports that today was a first win for daughter Karen in J13 sculls. She lost in the second round to the eventual winner. Also a fine days racing in Novice sculls for wife Carol. After progressing to the fnal having raced twice within 2 hours Carol went almost straight up for the final. This was a tough race, Carol was 6 feet up with 5 strokes to go when a clash occured. The Weybridge girl moving over to Carol. This resulted in an upset for both scullers but the Weybridge girl managed to sneak ahead by 1ft. London Docklands Regatta 8/9th June 2002 Saturday and Sunday unfortunately saw losses for both men and women to top crews. Walton Regatta 8th June 2002 No wins today but notable races from firstly, Tom Goldwain, who reached the final of Senior 3 sculls (at 16 years of age) only to lose by 2 lengths to Simon Biddle of Burway Rowing Club and secondly, The Vet C crew who lost to the Vet B Walton crew by 3/4 of a length. Worcester and Monmouth Regattas 1st/2nd June 2002 A report from Alex FitzGerald - The E 2- and WS2 4+ both won at Worcester. The men's S2 8o also got into the final and after a terrific start, the button on Steve B's blade, at 6, came off, leaving the remaining 7 people to race. Birmingham University won by just over a length having been held for the majority of the race!!!! At Monmouth there were no victories to note, E 4- had a straight final which they won, but were subsequently, some what harshly, disqualified due to a clash during the race, S2 4+ lost their semi to Monmouth, S3 4+ had a bye to the final which they lost to Dart Totnes. The WS2 4+ lost to a very strong City of Oxford crew in their semi. Bedford Amateur Regatta 11th May 2002 Good news today as the Staines crew of cox: Jodi Davis, Bow: Duncan Speight, 2: Gideon Shalom, 3: Alex FitzGerald, Stroke: Tim Akroyd beat Imperial College BC by 2 feet in the straight final of Elite Fours. Their winning time was 3 mins 44 secs. Two man, Duncan Speight, reports -- it was all a bit close (2 feet!!) All full of excitement though, including ducks, a clash on the line, an appeal and a very unhappy IC crew! hehehe!! Evesham Sprint Regatta 5th May 2002 On the shorter 500 metre course there were three fine wins today. Firstly the long awaited and first win for the mens Novice coxed four comprising bow - Figerete, 2 - Andy Murphy, 3 - Terry Moore, stroke - Mike Piper and coxwain - Clare Wood. Secondly, the womens Senior 2 coxed four of bow - Sarah Fudge, 2 - Zoe Mitchell, 3 - Jenny Edmunds, stroke - Jodi Davis and coxwain - Hayley Vrublevski. Lastly but not least, Tom Goldswain in the mens Novice sculls. Tom, who is only 16 years old and is being coached by the very experienced Ted Dyos, is widely forecast to be winning consistently this season. Full results will be published here Evesham Regatta 4th May 2002 Evesham regatta took place today with a large contingent of Staines members competing. With some very close racing and 4 finals contested, there were no Staines victories. Evesham Rowing Club very kindly presented Ted Dyos with a tankard to commemorate his services to rowing. See Photographs Page. Full results will be published here Bedford Spring Fours and Small Boats Head 7th April 2002 Several Staines crews competed today. Winning his event was Tom Goldswain in the J16 Sculls coming 1st of 5 in a time of 8 mins 38 secs and then competing in the Novice sculls came 7th of 23 in a time of 8 mins 28 secs. The other results were as follows. -- S14+ 6th of 6 - 7 mins 44 secs, S24+ 10th of 10 - 7 min 44 secs, Nov 4+ 10th of 23 - 7 min 55 secs, WS24+(A) 8th of 14 - 8 mins 26 secs, WS24+(B) 12th of 14 - 8 mins 30 secs, WS24+(C) 10th of 14 - 8 mins 46 secs, WNov 4+(A) 7th of 15 - 9 mins 11 secs, WNov 4+(C) 9th of 15 - 9 mins 14 secs, WNov 4+(B) 11th of 15 - 9 mins 21 secs, E4-(A) 2nd of 3 - 6 mins 52 secs, E4-(E) 3rd of 3 - 7 mins 5 secs, S14- 4th of 4 - 7mins 8 secs, See Photographs Page or here for official results. Head of the River Race 23rd March 2002 The race took place this morning with two Staines crews competing. The results are as follows. Staines II (Novice) - start 412 finish 367 (38th of 51) - time 21 mins 35.20 secs, Staines I (Open) - start 396-finish 123 (47th of 83) - time 19 mins 23.21 secs. Full results here Kingston Head 16th March 2002 Only one Staines crew competed today, the Open VIII. They started at No 4 and finished in 34th place with a time of 16 mins 0.36 secs. Weybridge Veterans Head 10th March 2002 In very rough and windy conditions the Staines Vet C crew stood out being the fastest four of the day. The crew was: Bow-Paul Goldswain, 2-Paul Hopkins, 3-Andy Webb, Stoke-Graham Carey and Coxswain-Murray Litvak. Highlight was them beating the Burway Vet C eight by 2 seconds! Our time was 14 mins and 41 secs. Full results here Remenham Challenge at Molesey 20th January 2002 Forty eight crews competed in the Remenham Challenge head race today including five eights from Staines. This year the event was organised by Molesey Boat Club. The conditions were very windy with most crews shipping water on the way to the start, against the prevailing wind. The Veteran C eight came only 6 seconds behind the favoured Thames crew which contained such notables as Tim Crooks and Angus Gait. The Novice Womens crew, although not coming as high as they wished, were very happy with their race. See Photographs Page - Start Order - Full Results
Oarsmen's Cross Country Run in Windsor Great Park 19th January 2002 Of the 22 Staines members who entered, 14 actually took part. Well done to the Senior Womens Team of Jo Hawkes, Sarah Fudge, Michelle O'Rierdan and Lucy Lowin who won their event. The Veteran Mens and Womens Team events were also within our grasp and our reporter, Roger Pailes, estimates that we would have taken these trophies if all the entrants had competed. Competitor of the day has to go to Chrissy Speight who had an asthma attack half way round the course, recovered and finally finished the course. This resulted in the organiser, Chris Morrell, congratulating Staines Boat Club for keeping all the race officials in place after they should have finished! See Photographs Page |