Spring Fling II Regatta

A & A after finishing their race

Our third regatta of the season was held on Saturday April 13th. The previous night's weather forecast called for thunderstorms all day but we ended up with just a slight drizzle for parts of the day. The breeze started light and faded away almost completely and we raced in the calmest conditions we'd seen all year.

Highlights include entering two events for the first time in the history of the program: the Mens Light 4+ and the Womens double.

Aubrey and Ashley's start in the double was recorded by Coach Paul from Granby. That video is below.

A & A finished with a time of 6:57.3, very respectable for their first time racing in the event. I captured their finish and that video is below.

 

Most of our crews improved from two weeks ago. The MV8 finished 2nd in their heat and rowed the course in 5:01.7, a drop of 4.4 seconds, even though Charlie T. wasn't in the boat (he was taking the ACT.) The M2V8 rowed the course in 5:41.2, a drop of 22.8 seconds from the first Spring Fling regatta. 

The WV4 crew after their race. We hot-seated the same hull for the MLt4 event.

The WV4 rowed the course in 6:47.7, a drop of 11.3 seconds from the previous regatta. The M2V4 contingent was a new combination (some of the crew composed our entry in the MLt4) and finished in 6:28.4.

The MLt4 crew launching with rain on the horizon.

Our entry in the MLt4, with Charlie S. in stroke and Mia as cox, finished 2nd in their heat with a time of 5:55.5. I haven't decide if we'll field an entry in this event at the championships in two weeks, a regatta where double rowing is not allowed.

The MV4 crew finished at 5:28.7, a drop of 26.3 seconds from their previous race on the lake. Their start was also captured by Coach Paul and is below.

I captured the finish and that video is below.

Here are the results: