B. Stortford Regatta (11 Sep 2016)

12/9/2016

The competitors and spectators at the Stortford Regatta were blessed with a warm and dry day. The 46 competitors were drawn chiefly from BSCC, Chelmsford and HYM-COPS, but it was pleasing to see a few entries from Ealing CC and Leaside CC as well.

The 500m and 200m K1 heats were followed by K2 races over 500m and 2000m.

u10 Girls - Eilidh White (gold), Gemma Beazley (silver), Ryewin Bridger (bronze)
u10 Boys - Jack Ward (gold), Hudson Owers (silver)
u12 Girls - Rosie Whittington (gold)
u12 Boys - Luppi Edward (4th), James Sellstrom (5th)
u14 Girls - Emilia Boylan (silver), Yazmin Layzell (bronze), Francesca Luppi (4th)
u14 Boys - Murdo White (gold), Connor Higgins (4th), William Rowe (5th), James Daly (6th), Luis Blanco (7th), Luke Sellstrom (8th)
u16 Girls - Lexie White (gold), Isabelle Crawford (bronze), Jessica Gaynor (4th)
u16 Boys - Oscar Toomey (bronze), Euan Caton (4th), Joey Xiang (7th), Ritchie Conquest (9th)
u23 Ladies - Catherine Robinson (gold)
u35 Ladies - Melanie Bennett (gold), Siobahn Lathan (silver)
u35 Men - Josh Young (gold)
Paddleability - Catheine Robinson (bronze)
See the full regatta results on the FRA website.

As well as good racing and good weather, the BBQ ran all day and there was a spectacular range of cakes for sale.

Many thanks go to everyone who helped out on the day, including organiser Danny Beazley, timekeepers Ant Wright, Mike Toomey, Chris Sze, Malcolm Duckworth, on-water safety Jacque & Deborah Cayford, BBQ chefs Dave Cayford and Brian Owen, and to Charlotte Gurney and the ladies of the Social Committee for the rest of the the refreshments. Thanks also to Charlotte for helping Angela with the results. Apologies to anyone not named!