CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE ON ANOTHER FANTASTIC CARA SEASON
2010 Grand Aggregate Winners 61 points, (next Worthing 19 points) .
CARA League Winners 836 Points (next Herne Bay 399 points)
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS : Mens Senior Fours : Mens Junior Fours : Mens Senior Pairs : Mens Junior Pairs : Ladies Senior Pairs : Ladies Junior Pairs : Mens Senior Sculls : Mens Novice Sculls.
Updated 10 August 2010
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Club Colours : white with red white green diagonal stripe President : Gerald Mathews Chairman Mr Graham Dawes Captains Mr Doug Holderway & Nick McCorry Ladies Captain : Curly Cahill. | | Members showing off the BRC 2009 Season haul - Can we do even better this season? YES WE CAN ! Alex Pepper, Ben Slater, Greg Anderson, Tom Hollick & cox Asley Cahill celebrate one of Bexhill's 9 THAT's NINE 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 victories at Worthing. 
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Bexhill do the double at Deal and Shoreham.
Bexhill’s rowers continued their fine performances over a double header weekend with regattas at Deal and Shoreham by taking the entire aggregate cups home with them. Over the 2 days the Bexhill Club notched up a staggering 14 wins!!
There were also two Championship places decided with Sophia Green and Claire Hosie repeating their fantastic form together this season with 2 1sts at both Deal and by an amazing 20 or more lengths over their nearest rivals at Shoreham. Echoing this were the Men’s Junior 4 of Dan Renner, Tom Hollick , Ben Slater and Greg Anderson getting the champagne treatment as they arrived back at the shore. Adding to the trophy haul winning on both days were Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill in the Senior Pairs, although the seas were far from calm the light hull of their brand new boat gave a solid performance. The Senior 4 of Mark Mitchell, Joe Guppy, Matt Hellier and Kieran Cahill showed they were top crew over both days with 2 fine wins. In the Men's Junior Pairs there were two wins but by different combinations. Deal saw a great race by Ben Slater and Tom Hollick whilst at Shoreham it was Renner and Anderson's turn to take 1st. In the Men’s Senior sculls Mark Mitchell (Deal) and Kieran Cahill (Shoreham) exchanged 1st places.
The Ladies Senior Pairs of Rachel Garland and Jemma Cropper finished a close 2nd at Deal but improved the next day winning in a very exciting race at Shoreham. The Ladies Junior 4's of Hosie, Green, Eloise Hunt and Emma Jane Hunt narrowly missed out on the championship with a 2nd at Deal and 3rd at Shoreham, unfortunately the holiday season meant crew changes which affected their overall performance but they should be favourites next season. On a brighter note Joe Pellett took a brilliant 1st at Shoreham in the Novice sculls making it 8 wins for Bexhill on the day. The Grand Aggregate trophies points were added to over both days by the Bexhill crews . In the junior sculls at Deal Joe Guppy took 2nd with Doug Holderway 3rd Matt Hellier 5th and Nick McCorry 6th. In the Junior Senior 4s Phil Hunt, Tony Page, Mark Cowling and Warren M-Harvey came in 3rd at Shoreham whilst Ashley Cahill, Matt Mitchell , D. Holderway and J. Pellet were a fine 3rd in the Senior 4s. In the Ladies Senior 4s a combination of Hosie, Garland, Green, Hunt and Cropper took 4th at Deal and 3rd at Shoreham and Cropper and Garland finished 2nd in the Doubles at Deal. In the Vet 4 at Shoreham Graham Dawes, Steve Hopkins, Andy Bickers and Glen Payne put a strong performance together for a fine 3rd place. Conditions at Shoreham at one stage were so bad that the novice crew of Hopkins, Charles, Cowling and J Howe, had to abandon their race due to their boat filling up with water.
And so with one regatta reaming at Folkestone on Saturday the club is in the unprecedented position of taking the grand 'agg's' at every regatta in the season. A special mention should also go to 'Magic' Mark Mitchell on his 100th Single scull win this weekend, a feat that is possibly unequalled in the history of the Coastal Area Rowing Association.
Men's Junior 4 Champs enjoying their victory. whilst below Claire Hosie and Sophia Green celebrate their Ladies Junior Pairs Championship Win 
Bexhill Rowing Club has taken delivery of their 1st new boat for 5 years in the form of a pair boat. This new pair boat was kindly donated by Hazel Pratt & her father and is the latest in boat building design made from carbon-fiber. It was decided that the boat was to be named after Hazel's husband Reg who is a long standing member of the Bexhill Rowing Club.
After a brief word from the club's Chairman Mr. Graham Dawes, Reg informed he crowd of how proud he was to be part of the Bexhill Rowing Club and that he wished every success for those who would row this new boat. Hazel then had the honor of unavailing the name and pouring over the obligatory champagne before the boat was launched into the choppy sea.
The boat, now named "Reg's Pride" was launched for the 1st time by the current senior pairs champions of Mark Mitchell & Kieran Cahill. Reg's Pride will be raced for the 1st time this weekend when the club race at Deal on Saturday & then Shoreham on Sunday where it is expected to lead the field.
Bexhill Rule The Waves for CARA at Southsea Regatta
It was a hot and sunny Summer's day for the 150th Anniversary Southsea Regatta where both the Hants & Dorset clubs and Coastal Area Rowing Association met to race on Saturday. With 21 clubs being represented from Bournemouth in the West to Herne Bay in the East Bexhill's usual amount of wins was never going to be equalled however the club still notched up 4 victories and many league points making them the top CARA club on the day. It was Ladies First in the Junior Pairs with Sophia Green and Claire Hosie closely followed in 2nd by the Hunt twins Eloise and EmmaJane. Bexhill's second win came in the Mens Senior Sculls, Ashley Cahill putting in a Stirling performance to claim his second win in this category this season. The third success arrived in the Mens Senior Pairs, 'Mighty' Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill continuing their dominance in this race. Ashley Cahill and Doug Holderway came in third not far behind. It was Cahill and Holderway teaming together again who notched up Bexhills last victory for the day in the Mens Double Sculls, a feat made even more impressive considering they had not practised in this combination! The Bexhill Crews gained a plethora of points throughout the day. Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland were the top CARA crew in the the Senior Ladies Pairs, Cropper also was 1st for CARA in Ladies Junior Sculls. In undoubtably the most exciting race of the day the Mens Senior Fours the crew of Kieran Cahill, Mark Mitchell, Joe Guppy and Matt Hellier were beaten by just half a length by Coalporters from Hants & Dorset. This result still keeps Bexhill in close contention for the Bideford Bowl at the Champs in September. The Mens Junior Pair of Ben Slater & Greg Anderson took 2nd place in the Mens Junior Pairs. Tom Hollick and Dan Renner managed CARA points although Hollicks seat came off mid race. The Mens Junior fours race lived up to its recent form of close finishes with Dan Renner, Tom Hollick, Ben Slater and Greg Anderson following Shoreham into 2nd place. Echoing the men the Ladies Junior 4's of Eloise Hunt, Claire Hosie, Sophia Green and Vinny Hourihane, crossed the line as 2nd CARA club behind Herne Bay. The Junior Sculls saw Holderway and Nick McCorry take CARA points as did Joe Pellet in the Mens Novice Sculls with a creditable 4th place. In the Junior Senior 4, Phil Hunt, Mark Cowling, Tony Page and Neil Papworth in their first race together were the 4th CARA crew over the line a result echoed by the Ladies Senior Four of Eloise Hunt, Hosie, Crropper and Garland. In the Vets A Fours Hunt and Page joined a Herne Bay pair coming in again as 4th CARA club. Worth a mention is Bexhill's member Steve Bickers who on Sunday rowed in an 8 at Henley for Maidstone and came in 2nd an event which could be considered by some as a career High. Bexhiil take a break this weekend, next regattas are Deal on the 24th July and Shoreham 25th July.
All Smiles Sophia and Claire 1st and the Twins Eloise & EmmaJ 2nd at Southsea.
Bexhill Rowers take on calm rivers and rough seas at Henley and Worthing.
You couldn't get more of a contrast in rowing conditions last week as Bexhill's No 1 mens crew mingled with the best river rowers at a serene Henley then made their way to Worthing to join the rest of the club on a very choppy sea whipped up by the south westerlies.
After qualifying at Marlow ( a considerable feat in itself) the crew of Kieran Cahill, Mark Mitchell, Joe Guppy and Matt Hellier arrived at the famous Henley course where they were drawn against Poplar . This was always going to be tough as the oppositions strength already showed in the fact that they were 2 stone a man heavier and all taller than the Bexhill crew. However Bexhill gave them a good race, Kieran Cahill told us' "It seemed like a good quick start for us but we were a length down after 100m, we squeezed on and at 1600m w e were only 1/4 a length behind, Mark (Mitchell) hit some ducks on the way down the course coupled with a bit of a headwind which knocked us out of our rhythm , our rate dropped and popular pulled away to win, we. had little to give at the end everybody was shot!!!! At previous races the Poplar crew had beaten the Bexhill 4's times by 15 sec on this day it was only 3. After the race the chaps spent most of the day i as guests of the famous Leander rowing club mixing with some of the distiguised guests of Henley.
And now for something completely different. A late start at Worthing on Saturday did nothing to help the conditions for all the competitors as the seas grew rougher as the day progressed. It is quite well known now though that Bexhill thrive in such conditions and despite their depleted numbers (due to the short notice of this rescheduled regatta), still managed 5 wins! Their first win of the day came from the recent sucessfull ladies pair combination of Sophia Green and Claire Hosie with the Hunt twins Eloise and EmmaJane coming in 4th. Next race saw Matt Hellier take the Men's Novice Sculls, skillfully navigating his way past huge waves towards his victory. Win No3 arrived in what has been the most sucessfull race for Bexhill over this season the Mens Senior sculls After the favourite Mark Mitchell withdrew half way along the course the door was left open for Ashley (Curly) Cahill to take 1st over his brother Kieran with a fine row. Andy Bickers took 5th to claim more points for Bexhill. the Penultimate win came in the Men's Senior Pairs. Mark Mitchel and Kiran Cahill continuing their domination of this event in front of a fine performane for 2nd by Matt Hellier and Joe Guppy. Bexhill's final win was taken by the Mens Senior 4's Championship crew of Kieran Cahill, Mark Mitchell, Joe Guppy and Matt Hellier followed in 2nd by Matt Mitchell, Paul Dawes, Doug Holderway & A Cahill. Bexhill crews gained further 2nd's with the Veteran 4 of Steve and Andy Bickers, Glen Payne and Steve Hopkins. Also the Mens Junior 4's with Ben Slater, Tom Hollick, Greg Anderson and Ian Allan whilst 3 boats sank in their race!! After some controversial umpiring and a very close finish the Ladies Senior Pair of Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland lost out on what appeared to be a certain 1st place to take 2nd. Their was more controversy in the Ladies Junior 4's. After a crash with the Worthing four the race should have been called off for a re-row but it was allowed to complete Eloise Hunt, Claire Hosie, Sophia Green and Vinny Hourihane eventually crossing the line in 2nd place. Another 2nd was taken by Doug Holderway in the Junior Sculls with Joe Guppy behind in 5th. Final Points for Bexhill were achieved in the Junior Pairs with Ben Slater & Greg Anderson in 3rd whilst Tom Hollick and Ian Allan still managed a 6th place even after being scuppered by a large wave and climbing back aboard. In the Junior Senior 4's a fine 3rd by Slater, Anderson Josh Howe and Phil Hunt topped a fine day for Bexhill, the club taking home all the Aggregate trophies.
WANTED NOVICE (RIVER) CREW FOR DARTMOUTH (Aug 26th 2010() possible Tony Page, Phil Hunt, please let me know if you are interested
Bexhill Rowers have Winning Weekend on the Water (report from Eastbourne (sat) and Herne Bay (sun ) regattas )
Bexghill Rowing Club's fantastic season continued last weekend with a total of 13 wins at Eastbourne and Herne Bay Regattas. On a fine Summer's Saturday at Eastbourne the early start did not deter The men's Novice four from grabbing Bexhill's first win of the day. After looking a little sleepy at the start the crew of Mark Cowling, Alex Pepper, Josh Howe and Phil Hunt pulled away from the other crews and with a text book turn at the half way point they eventually won by a good 2 lengths. Their victory means that Hunt, Pepper,and Howe are now Junior status rowers. Bexhill's next sucess came in the Mens Junior 4's with Ben Slater, Dan Renner, Greg Anderson and Josh Howe. Renner and Anderson then clocked up their 2nd win of the day in the Junior Pairs. It was the ladies turn next with 2 wins in the pairs races. Claire Hosie and Sophia Green claimed the Ladies Junior race whilst Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland took the Ladies Senior Pairs. Win No6 cane in the Mens senior Pairs with Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill back to their usual form and a comfortable victory. The most sucessfull race of the day for Bexhill was the Mens Senior sculls with a 1 2 3 for Mark Mitchell Asley Cahill and Kiran Cahill crossing the line in that order. Bexhill's last win at Eastbourne came in the blue ribband event the Mens Senior 4's, Kieran Cahill, Mark Mitchell, Joe Guppy and Matt Hellier taking another 1st with a fine row. The most exciting race however was the Vet 4's, Steve and Andy Bickers, Glen Payne and Steve Hopkins put in a fine effoft and were level with the eventual wineers all through the race fthey were unfortunate in innishing 2nd less than a canvas behind. Other club points came with a 2nd in the Ladies Junior 4's by Hosie, Green, Eloise Hunt and Vinny Hourihane, a 3rd in the Ladies Senior 4's by Holly Makin, Emma Hunt and Garland & Cropper. TheSenior 4's of Joe Pellet, Doug Holderway and C.Cahill and Matt Mitchell took 4th place whilst Tony Page, Howe,Hunt and Cowling gained Bexhill's last point finnishing 6th in the men's Junior senior 4''s .
And so on to Herne Bay on Sunday and another 5 wins and some landnmark achievements. Win one came in the Senior Sculls with Mark mitchell not only winning the Championship with 5 races still to come he also has won it for 10 consecutive years!! Also winning the Mens Senior 4's Championship early were the crew of Kieran Cahill, Mark Mitchell, Joe Guppy and Matt Hellier. Mark Mitchell and Bexhills 3rd win of the day was the Mens Senior pairs his co rower Doug Holderway's first win in this event. Next up saw the Ladies Junior 4 of Eloise Hunt, Claire Hosie, Sophia Green and Vinny Hourihane cross the line to make it 4 for Bexhill followed by the 5th victory in the Ladies Senior Pairs, Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland maling it 2 in two days. The clubs other points were taken by the following crews. Alex Pepper, Ben Slater, Dan Renner and Greg Anderson took 2nd in the Junior 4's, Hosie and Green also came 2nd in the Ladies Junior Pairs just in front of the Hunt twins in 3rd. A fine performance by Ben Slater, Alex Pepper, Greg Anderson and Josh Howe gained them points by coming 3rd in the mens JS 4's. Another 3rd was taken by Dan Renner and Greg Anderson in the Junior pairs with Ashley Cahill also 3rd in the Senior Sculls. Finally their were 2 fifth places for the Veteran 4 of Steve and Andy Bickers, Glen Payne and Steve Hopkins and the Senior 4's Paul Dawes, Holderway, A Cahill & Joe Pellett.
Bexhill Rowing Record breakers at Worthing (see Report page)
LATEST NEWS
I've just added the Bexhill History to the 'about us' page.
Bexhill Rowing Club Weekend Break on the Isle of Wight. ( See Report Page)
REGATTA DIARY
CARA REGATTAS :
MAY Worthing Sat 29th Cancelled TBA Hove Sun 3oth (at Worthing)
JUNE Dover Sat 5th 10am , Hastings Sat 12th 10 am , BEXHILL Sun 13th 10.30am,Eastbourne Sat 26th 9am , Herne Bay Sun 27th 11am.
JULY Southsea Sat 10th 10.30, Deal Sat 24th 10.30am, Shoreham Sun 25th 10.30am. Folkestone Sat 31st 10.30.
September 11 Championships at Wimblebourne
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