South Coast Rowing Championships – Folkestone 5th September 2009.
Bexhill Rowing Club travelled to Folkestone for the 53rd South Coast Rowing Championships and 4th Junior regatta. Strong winds were forecasted but luckily the westerly direction provided just enough shelter to allow all the races to be run without incident. All the Rowing clubs from Kent to Cornwall made the trip and Bexhill again proved to be one of the strongest clubs with 2 wins and claiming the aggregate trophy for the most points scored in the open regatta.
Win number one came in the Men’s senior four. Bexhill had 2 crews in the 8 boat final, the A crew of It is raced by the six fastest senior men’s coxed fours on the South Coast of England. Bexhill’s crew of Ash Cahill(bow), Doug Holderway, Mark Mitchell, Kieran Cahill (stroke) and cox Jess Campbell got off to a good start and continued to pull away but with 500 meters to go and only a boat length lead a big push pulled them 3 lengths clear at the finish. The B crew of Phil McCorry(bow), Paul Dawes, Nick Woolger, Nick McCorry and cox Rachel Garland finished in 5th.
Win number 2 went to the men’s junior fours crew of Wil Miller(bow), Tom Hollick , Dan Renner, James Copper(stroke) and cox Rachel Garland. A lot of hard training since the last regatta was well rewarded; they finished nearly 3 lengths clear at the finish line.
The junior ladies crew of Eloise Hunt (bow), Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock, Vinny Hourihane (stroke) and cox Andy Bickers managed a second place but felt the start was to blame due to boats closer to the starter being able to hear the start commands more clearly. They were a boat length down before they had started rowing and finished just 2 boat lengths behind at the finish.
The men’s novice four of Ben Slater (bow), Josh Howe, Matt Richards, Greg Anderson (stroke) and cox Phil McCorry finished 3rd after making the final.
Another 3rd place was in the over 50 veteran fours. Bob Balchin (bow), Graham Dawes, Ray Phillips and Glen Payne (stroke) had a close battle for the whole race and narrowly missed out on second in the closing stages of the race.
The ladies senior four crew of Rebecca Dawes (bow), Arabella MacDonald, Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland (stroke) had a good row and finished fifth.
Bexhill had 2 junior under 18 crews participating in the 4th South Coast Junior regatta that was held after the main event. The boys under 18 four of Alex Pepper (bow), Tom Hollick, Ben Slater and Greg Anderson (stroke) nearly pulled off victory but had to settle for second, but with the crew being formed on the day this was a fantastic result. The girls under 18 four of Megan Milarski (bow), Sophia Green, Lauren Moyse and Vinny hourihane (stroke) also had a great row with 3rd place.
Club captain Andy Bickers said “I’m extremely proud of what we managed to achieve with our limited resources and again showed the rest of the South coast clubs we are still a major force.”
Bexhill Rowing Club Bexhill and Hastings Regatta report 22nd to 23rd August 2009
Bexhill 23rd August (see Pics on Photo Page)
Bexhill Rowing Club finally had their home regatta held after 3 years of bad weather causing the event to be cancelled. Bexhill Town Regatta, which without the generous support of the family of Geoff Larkin may not have been possible, finally got underway last Sunday in warm and sunny conditions. Hopes were high for some good results and they were dully delivered with Bexhill dominating the event. 6 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds, Novice, Ladies, Senior and Grand Aggregate cups.
The memorable and dramatic moment of the regatta came in the Ladies Senior pairs final. Bexhill’s pair of Jemma Cropper & Rachel Garland just needed one more win the clinch the championship. The race started and Bexhill lead but just by the smallest of margins, out of the turns at halfway Shoreham had the edge again by only half a boat length. The 2 crews got closer and closer then with a slight clash positions were reversed, Bexhill now leading stormed away to cross the line first with Hunt twin Eloise and Emma-Jane coming home in 4th place. Unfortunately the officials upheld a protest from Shoreham and a re-row between the 2 crews was called. Despite this massive blow Bexhill dully took the start line and the race was re-started. Again Bexhill lead but this time never let Shoreham get close enough and crossed the line 3 boats lengths ahead to a massive cheer from the shoreline to become Ladies Senior pairs champions.
The second win came in the ladies novice fours. Alex Hunt, Donna Powell, Sophia Green, Arabella MacDonald & cox Jes Campbell won in a close battle with rivals from Dover. The win now meant Powell, Green and Arabella move up to junior status rowers.
Bexhill’s novice men emulated their clubs ladies by winning the men’s novice fours. Wil Miller, Tom Hollick, Ben Slater, Matt Richard and cox Doug Holderway powered home to keep the home crowd cheering.
Champion senior pairing Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill had a realtively easy win with Doug Holderway and Ash Cahill finished in second. Phil & Nic McCorry came home 5th. Andy Bickers and Joe Pellett scored the last point in 6th.
Win one went to Mark Mitchell in the men’s senior sculls. The current and 9 times champion had a race long battle with club mate Kieran Cahill but pulled to a 2 length lead at the finish. Cahill came in 2nd with Andy Bickers and Chris Doswell finishing in the points for 5th and 6th places respectively.
Bexhill’s final and sixth win came in the Ladies junior fours, in fact Bexhill claimed one and two in one of the closest races of the day. The crew of Lauren Moyse, Claire Hosie, Rebecca Dawes, Arabella MacDonald & cox Phil McCorry were the winners. Second place went to Megan Milarski, Sophia Green, Hannah Ruddock, Vinny Hourihane & cox Jess Campbell with Herne Bay in third, all crews covered less than 2 boat lengths.
Second place in the men’s senior fours went to the crew of Ash Cahill, Doug Holderway, Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill. The crew is coming together well and there is great optimism for the open senior race at the Championships in two weeks.
Men’s Novice sculls provided another close finish with Dover just snatching the win from Joe Pellett and Nic McCorry who finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Third places went to the men’s four of Wil Miller, Tom Hollick, Dan Renner and James Copper in both the Junior and Junior/Senior men’s fours. Renner and Copper also managed a great second place just behind current champions Deal in man’s Junior pairs.
The Veteran four of Paul Dawes, Graham Dawes, Bob Balchin, Glen Payne and cox Emily Tillett managed their best position this year with fourth place, the second crew of Mark Cowling, Tony Page, Phil Hunt & Warren Harvey followed them home in fifth spot.
Dan Renner was fifth and Phil McCorry sixth in the men’s junior sculls.
Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock and Vinny Hourihane finished fifth in the ladies senior fours.
Bexhill Rowing Club would like to thank our other sponsors Doreen Wilson and family, Sarah, Mary and Theresa Miller, G M Matthews Butchers, Graham Dawes and P.J. Trophies. Also a big thank you to the Hastings & St. Leonards Lifeguards, Bexhill Beach Inspector, and all the help provided by parents and friends of Bexhill Rowing Club members.
Hastings 22nd August
Hastings regatta was held in slightly rougher conditions but Bexhill dealt well with them and recorded some good results.
2 wins were recorded, the first being the men’s senior pairing of Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill. Doug Holderway and Ash Cahill finished third, fourth were Matt Hellier and Joe Pellett with Nic and Phil McCorry sixth.
The second win was in the men’s senior sculls and it was Kieran Cahill this time getting the better of team mate Mark Mitchell to record a one two finish. Ash Cahill was fourth and Andy Bickers sixth.
The men’s senior four (Ash Cahill, Doug Holderway, Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill) finished a strong second as did the Ladies Senior pairing of Jemma Cropper & Rachel Garland.
Another second place came courtesy of the men’s junior fours. (Wil Miller, Tom Hollick, Dan Renner and Matt Richard)
Southsea Regatta Report by captain A. Bickers
Bexhill rowing club travelled to Southsea for the largest coastal regatta in the country. With 21 rowing clubs from Kent to Dorset competing wins would be harder to come by they managed 3 race wins, 1 second and 2 thirds. The conditions were some of the worst a coastal rower would encounter with winds gusting over 30knots at times making staying afloat very difficult. Many crews sank on the day keeping the safety boats very busy.
The first win of the day was in the ladies senior pair’s. Current championship leaders Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland dominated the race to come through and win by over 4 boat lengths.
Next win came unexpectedly in the men’s junior pairs. Dan Renner and James Copper managed to very choppy conditions better than their competitors to win their first pairs race together.
Kieran Cahill dominated the men’s senior sculls with his brother Ash Cahill and club captain Andy Bickers coming in 4th and 5th respectively.
The ladies junior pair provided a second place for twins Emma-Jane and Eloise Hunt.
In the men’s senior pairs brothers Ash and Kieran Cahill lead from the start till the last 200 meters when a massive wave hit their boat. This in turn cause Kieran’s seat to twist and become jammed. By the time he had freed it they could only manage 3rd, but considering it’s their first race together this was a great row.
The ladies junior fours produced a third position. Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock and Vinny Hourihane had a great start but fare less well in the rough and windy condition.
The ladies novice four of Megan Milarski, Claire Hosie, Lauren Hoyse and Donna Powell rowed well in the conditions despite the lack of rowing experience to score a good 4th position.
In the men’s novice sculls Dan Renner finished 4th with James Copper in his first sculling race 5th.
Doug Holderway also produced a good 4th position in the men’s junior sculls.
Wil Miller, Tom Hollick, Dan Renner and James Copper mane the final of the men’s junior fours and came home an excellent 4th place.
The novice men (Alex Pepper, Josh Howe, Ben Slater and Tom Hollick) also managed to make the final but just missed out on the points in 7th.
Worthing Regatta Results :
Ladies J Pairs 1st : Eloise & Emma-Jane Hunt, 3rd Claire Hosie & Lauren Moyse.
Wj4's 1st Hannah Ruddock, Eloise & Emma-Jane Hunt, Vinny Hourihane, cox Rachel Garland.
MS pairs : 1st Kieren Cahill & Mark Mitchell, 4th Ben Muggeridge & Ash Cahill.
M N Sculls : 1st Dan Renner.
Sen L Pairs : 1st Jemma Cropper & Rachel Garland.
M Sen Sculls: 1st Mark Mitchell, Kieran Cahill 2nd and Ash Cahill 6th.
M sen 4: 2nd M. Mitchell, Doug Holderway, A Cahill, K Cahill cox Greg Anderson
M J sculls: 3rd Doug Holderway
M J 4's & M J/S 4's: 3rd & 3rd : Ash Sutton, Tom Hollick, Dan Renner, James Copper.
MJ Pairs : 3rd Dan Renner, James Copper.
M Nov 4 : 5th Liam Midwinter, Phil Hunt, Alex Pepper and Greg Anderson
W Senior 4's : 5th Eloise Hunt, Vinny Hourihane, Jemma Cropper & Rachel Garland.
Eastbourne Regatta Results
The second round of the coastal amateur rowing association kicked off at a hot but windy Eastbourne. Bexhill scored 2 race wins, 4 seconds and 2 thirds.
Men’s senior pairs. 1st Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill 3rd Ash Cahill and Andy Bickers
Men's Senior Sculls 1st Mark Mitchell 2nd Kieran Cahill with Ash Cahill in sixth.
Junior under 16 quad sculls. 1st Megan Milarski, Anghard Morgan, Yaz Page and Brogan Carpenter 2nd Lauren Moyse, Liam Midwinter, Alex Hunt and Alex Pepper .
Ladies Novice 4's 2nd Sophia Green, Claire Hosie, Lauren Hoyse, Donna Powell and cox Jes Campbell
Men’s Novice 4's Liam Midwinter, Tom Hollick, Phil Hunt and Greg Anderson 7th.
Men’s junior pairis 5th Dan Renner and James Copper
Junior fours 2nd Renner Copper Wil Miller, Tom Hollick and cox Jes Campbell
Ladies senior pair’s 2nd Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland 4th Eloise and Emma-Jane Hunt 5th Rachell Cripps and Rebecca Dawes.
Ladies junior fours 3rd . Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock and Vinny Hourihane
Ladies senior four 4th. Rachel Cripps, Rebecca Dawes, Jemma Cropper, Rachel Garland and cox Jes Campbell 6th Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock, Vinny Hourihane and cox Andy Bickers
The Men’s senior fours 6th Andy Bickers, Matt Mitchell, Ash Cahill, Kieran Cahill and cox Greg Anderson Dan Renner rowed in the higher Junior sculls status after his win in Novices 2 weeks ago and managed a creditable 6th.
Herne Bay Results
Herne Bay showed Bexhill was back to winning ways with 4 race wins, 2 seconds and 4 thirds. These provided enough points to Claim 3 aggregate trophies. Ladies, Senior and Grand.
ladies novice fours. 1st: Megan Milarski, Claire Hosie, Lauren Moyse, Donna Powell and cox Phil McCorry
men’s senior pairs. 1st Mark Mitchell Kieran Cahill 6th Ben Muggridge and Joe Pellett
ladies senior pairis 1st Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland.
Mens Senior sculls 1st Mark Mitchell 2nd Kieran Cahill 4th Ash Cahill fourth 5th Andy Bickers
Ladies junior fours 2nd. Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock, Vinny Hourihane and cox Rachel Garland
The men’s junior pairis 3rd Dan Renner and Wil Miller
junior fours 3rd Renner and Miller combined with Alex Pepper and Greg Anderson . They then rowed the junior senior fours event and managed 4th.
Mens Novice sculls 3rd Dan Renner
Men’s senior fours 3rd Doug Holderway, Mark Mitchell, Ash Cahill, Kieran Cahill
The novice men’s 4th Phil Hunt, Wil Miller, new rowers Josh Howe and Ben Slater
ladies senior four 3rd Rebecca Dawes, Arabella MacDonald, Jemma Cropper, Rachel Garland and cox Jes Campbell 4th Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock, Vinny Hourihane and cox Andy Bickers
The veteran four of Bob Balchin, Paul Dawes, Graham Dawes and Glen Payne managed to finish in the last points position 6th.
Folkestone Results
Bexhill managed to carry on the winning, 3 wins, 2 seconds, 7 thirds along with the Ladies and senior aggregate cups.
Ladies Senior pairs. 1st Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland 4th Hunt twins Emma and Eloise
Mens Senior sculls 1st. Kieran Cahill 2nd Mark Mitchell, 3rd Ash Cahill 4th Andy Bickers respectively.
Men’s senior pairs, 1st Mark Mitchell and Kieran Cahill 5th Ben Muggeridge and Joe Pellett 6h Ash Cahill and Doug Holderway
The ladies junior fours 2nd Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock, Vinny Hourihane and cox Rachel Garland
Mens Jnr Sculls 3rd Doug Holderway
Men’s junior four 3rd Wil Miller, James Copper, Dan Renner and Greg Anderson 6th Liam Midwinter, Ben Howe, Josh Slater and Phil hunt
Ladies novice fours 3rd place. The crew comprised of Megan Milarski, Claire Hosie, Lauren Moyse, Sophia Green and cox Phil McCorry.
Novice men’s 3rd Phil Hunt, Josh Howe, Ben Slater and Alex Pepper finished
Mens Nov Sculls 3rd Dan Renner
Men’s senior fours 3rd Matt Mitchell, Mark Mitchell, Ash Cahill, Kieran Cahill 6th Nic and Phil McCorry with Doug Holderway and Dan Renner
Mens Jnr Pairs 5th and 6th Alex Pepper with Greg Anderson and Wil Miller with Dan Renner respectively.
Mens Jnior senior fours 5th. Liam Midwinter, Phil Hunt, Ben Slater, James Copper and cox Andy Bickers
veteran four 6th Phil Hunt, Steve Bickers, Graham Dawes and Glen Payne
Worthing Regatta Report 13.6.09
The 2009 Coastal Amateur Rowing Association season finally got underway in a warm and sunny Worthing. Bexhill as they have for the last eight year dominated the season opener with 6 wins, 2 seconds, 5 thirds and a host of points scoring places.
The first win came in the Ladies Junior pairs, The Hunt twins Eloise and Emma-Jane lead from start to finish for their first pairs win. In the first pairs race together Claire Hosie and Lauren Moyse rowed well and finished 3rd.
Next up it was Bexhill’s Junior ladies who had to battle hard with the home crew from Worthing to score a 3 boat length win. Hannah Ruddock, Eloise Hunt, Emma-Jane Hunt, Vinny Hourihane and cox Rachel Garland were overjoyed after all the work gone in during the winter.
The third win came in the Men’s senior pairs with Kieran Cahill & Mark Mitchell winning by a massive margin. They led from start to finish and were coming ashore as second place was finishing! Ben Muggeridge and Ash Cahill backed them up with a 4th place finish.
The men’s novice sculls provided Bexhill’s 4th win. Dan Renner powered through and won comfortably and will be looking to move up a status by winning one more race next time out at Eastbourne.
The wins kept coming with a new Ladies pairing of Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland. They raced hard all the way to the line to win the Senior Ladies pairs event.
The last of Bexhill’s 6 wins was in the men’s senior sculls. Mark Mitchell continued his dominance of this event with Kieran Cahill keeping him honest in 2nd. Ash Cahill had problems at the turns but fought back to claim the last point in 6th place.
Bexhill’s men’s senior fours crew of Mark Mitchell, Doug Holderway, Ash Cahill, Kieran Cahill and cox Greg Anderson finished 2nd despite never racing together. They kept current favourites Herne Bay within a few boat lengths.
Doug Holderway was Bexhill’s only men’s junior sculler and finished in 3rd place.
Bexhill’s junior fours crew of Ash Sutton, Tom Hollick, Dan Renner and James Copper finished 3rd but would of managed second had one the rower footplates not broken during the race. They went on to score another 3rd in the Junior-Senior fours and Renner & Copper teamed up for 3rd in the Junior the pairs.
The Men’s novice four of Liam Midwinter, Phil Hunt, Alex Pepper and Greg Anderson finished 5th in their first race together.
Bexhill’s Senior Ladies crew of Eloise Hunt, Vinny Hourihane, Jemma Cropper and Rachel Garland had a good row and finished in 5th position.
Viking Shield Rowing Regatta (Herne Bay) Saturday 9th May 2009.
Bexhill Rowing Club travelled to Herne Bay, Kent for the annual Viking Shield regatta. This is a pre-season friendly that gives clubs a chance to see where they sit compared to their opposition. With 3 wins, 4 seconds and 3 third places Bexhill are again hopeful of a good season ahead.
Win number one came in the Men’s senior pairs, where Mark Mitchell & Kieran Cahill dominated the race. Joe Pellett & Ben Muggridge came home in 6th place.
Next win up was Ladies Novice fours. In her first rowing race Claire Hosie teamed with Donna Powell, Megan Milarski, Lauren Moyse and cox Ash Cahill to win by just over a boat length.
Bexhill scored and 123 in the Men’s senior sculls. Bexhill’s 3rd win went to Mark Mitchell despite early pressure from club mate Kieran Cahill. Ash Cahill proved the strength of Bexhill’s scullers locking out the 3rd place.
In the Men’s novice sculls Dan Renner scored a good second. He later teamed up with James Copper in the junior pairs and also scored a second place. The pair then rowed the men’s junior fours final finishing 3rd with crew mates Tom Hollick and Ash Sutton. The same four rowed the higher Junior/senior status and finished in 3rd.
The Ladies junior four of Eloise & Emma Jane Hunt, Hannah Ruddock and Vinny Hourihane had a race long battle with a crew from Worthing but had to concede victory and finished in 2nd place.
The men’s novice four of Liam Midwinter, Tom Hollick, Phil Hunt and Greg Anderson came home in 4th position.
Medway Small Boats Feb 2009 Times/results
CSen 4+ 2nd 09.47, VNov 4+ 1st 10.06, COpen 4+ 4th 10.52, Nov 1X 1st 10.52, WCJun 4+ 1st 10.53
COpen 4+ 5th 10.56, CJun 4+ 2nd 10.58, WJ18 4+ 11.40, Mxd C 2X 12.33
Adur Head 2009 times
Senior 4's 3rd 14.03, Junior 4's 5th 15.49, W's Junior 4's 2nd 16.10.
Senior scull 1st 13.13, Nov 4 6th 14.06, Junior pair 14.14, Womens Nov 4 1st 14.15
