Peterborough Regatta
Sunday 7th June 2009
Sarah Cook, Larissa Lowe and Steve Lowe entered the regatta. Here is Steve's report on the day
A good standard event at the dedicated rowing facility in Peterborough over the 'sprint' distance of 500m
Steve Lowe started the day with the IM3 single. A storm brewed up for the race with driving wind and rain making conditions challenging. This along with the fact that there were no boats or bridges to bounce off meant that Lowe managed to cross out of his lane losing any hope of a challenge
In the next event the Double of Sarah Cook and Larissa Lowe sailed through their qualification heat but saw some very strong looking crews including one in a GB boat that set the stage for a good final
Steve in his second event of the day, the veterans single, again faced steering challenges this time with the marker buoys, losing any possibility of progressing to the next round
Larissa, despite one false start, won the Vet C/D handicap, comfortably making up the 5 second handicap in the first 100m stroking down to 20 strokes per minute for the last 200m
In the final event of the day for Gloucester the final of the Women's double IM1. The Gloucester crew went off hard with 3 crews in a line for the first 200m but were not strong enough to hold the position crossing the line in 3rd position
Sarah Cook, Larissa Lowe and Steve Lowe entered the regatta. Here is Steve's report on the day
A good standard event at the dedicated rowing facility in Peterborough over the 'sprint' distance of 500m
Steve Lowe started the day with the IM3 single. A storm brewed up for the race with driving wind and rain making conditions challenging. This along with the fact that there were no boats or bridges to bounce off meant that Lowe managed to cross out of his lane losing any hope of a challenge
In the next event the Double of Sarah Cook and Larissa Lowe sailed through their qualification heat but saw some very strong looking crews including one in a GB boat that set the stage for a good final
Steve in his second event of the day, the veterans single, again faced steering challenges this time with the marker buoys, losing any possibility of progressing to the next round
Larissa, despite one false start, won the Vet C/D handicap, comfortably making up the 5 second handicap in the first 100m stroking down to 20 strokes per minute for the last 200m
In the final event of the day for Gloucester the final of the Women's double IM1. The Gloucester crew went off hard with 3 crews in a line for the first 200m but were not strong enough to hold the position crossing the line in 3rd position