A superlative performance by Quinn Mosley on his first competitive outing on the Tideway took him to 4th place in the Open School/Junior 1x category and 17th place overall in a time of 22.37.93 in the 2025 Vesta Scullers Head on Sunday, September 28th.
The Head which was fully subscribed with 600 entries from the best single scullers in the country, including 70 School/Junior entries, takes place over the 6.8km Championship course on the River Thames between Mortlake and Putney and is hosted by Vesta Rowing Club.
Falling for once on a different weekend from the Tyne Single Scullers Head held two weeks earlier allowed scullers reared on northern waters to demonstrate their versatility on a grander stage in London, and saw Tyne Single Scullers Head winner Ed Gardiner (Cambridge City and Durham University) win the MasA 1x category and place 8th, and runner-up Gwilym Johnson (Newcastle University) win the under-23 1x category and place 10th overall at the Vesta Head.
Results are on the Vesta website here. Photos by AllMarkOne are here.
Sculling built up a head of steam with the first round of the Long Distance Sculling Series (LDSS) taking place at South Hylton on Saturday 27th, in which Durham ARC had 7 entries among the 71 contesting the time trial over a new and slightly shorter course of around 3.75km of the River Wear.
There were wins for Michael Terry in the MasE 1x in 15.13.9 and Rachel Terry in the Women’s MasD 1x in 16.19.9, while the Mixed MasH 4x was 2nd in a MxMasDH 4x handicap in 14.56.5, the WMasC 2x was 2nd in a WMasCF 2x handicap in 14.21.0, the MxMasH 2x was unopposed in 17.26.1, Nick Baird was 3rd in the Open 1x in 14.10.2 and Anna Rix 2nd in the WMasBC 1x in 18.46.0.
South Hylton LDS results are here. Photos have been provided by Max Maddox Photography here.
Well done to all. The start orders for the second round of the LDSS at Tyne ARC and the Small Boats Head at Tyne United on October 4th will be available later this week. There is however a weather warning of strong winds for race day.