York Summer Regatta 2017

The Juniors went to York on Sunday June 18th for York Summer Regatta, along with a crew from the Senior Women and one from the Masters Men, returning with wins in 6 events. Forty-seven events were contested overall in 3 divisions over a 1000 metre course on the River Ouse.

Both the J14 boys double sculls crews reached the final with Matthew Harrison’s crew finishing a length ahead of Tom Brumwell’s.

The J15 girls quad (Honor Cessford, Jess Cooper, Catherine Musgrave, Gabby Suggett and cox Lily Sanderson) won the Women’s coxed quad, overcoming Guy Fawkes and York before the same crew claimed a second victory in the WJ15 4x+ against York.

The J13 girls, Ruby Coe and Niamh Lang, won the WJ13 double then combined with Alice Davies, Lydia Kind and cox Thomas Woods to win the WJ13 4x+, against opposition from Leeds and York.

Two Durham crews entered the J14 girls double, with Elicia Baldwin and Hope Simpson winning against Freya Court and Maddy Elmer in the semi-final before losing against York in the final.

The Senior Women – Beth Holmes, Alison Danforth, Taya Parker and Liz Law (above) – won the coxless quad defeating York crews in both semi-final and final.

In the Masters D double Martyn Calkin and Rob Coe overcame York in the semi-final before losing out to Lancaster John O‘Gaunt in the final.

Full results here.