Henley
Blazers out, oars out. Walking down the course and finding the most extravagant hats and dresses, maybe seeing some of the racing between your servings of Pimms. The Henley season is an exquisite time where everyone is walking around in heavy rain or in bright sunshine – and this year was no different.
Starting with Henley Women’s Regatta, we saw some spectacular racing with athletes in 5 different crews for 5 different Cups – The Redgrave Challenge Vase (C2-), The Grosvenor Cup (PR3 1x), The Copas Cup(AC8+), The Groton School Challenge Cup(J4+), The Bea Langridge Trophy(J4x).
We saw 4 of our crews making it passed qualifying and 3 further making it to semi-finals on the Sunday. Providing a strong performance for the club at this years Henley Women’s regatta.
From the success of the men’s 4- ‘A’ at Marlow, they were able to pre-qualify for Wyfold Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. Our women’s 8+ made it past qualifying on Friday – making them the first Scottish crew to qualify for the Wargrave Challenge Cup.
The men’s 4- went on to win two of their side by side racing, getting beaten by London RC ‘A’ in the quarter finals.
Onto the last Henley Regatta of the season, Henley Masters’ Regatta. This year we sent down two crews to this event – W MasE 4- and Mx MasE 8+. Both crews won their first race, getting through to the final!
After a successful Henley season this year, our club looks forward to what next year brings us.
