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Regatta News July 2010

What a fantastic 2 weekends the juniors have just had! A spectacular number of wins in the LLandaff regatta of 10-11 July with wins on Sat and Sun in the WJ15 4X+, WJ14 4X+ and J14 1X and wins on the Saturday in....MXT4X, IM3X1, NOVX2, WJ16 1X, WJ16 2X, WJ14 1X WJ14 2X and J13 2x!!! This together with the senior wins meant that the club won the Victor Lodorum cup for the most wins over the weekend - Well done all who took part!

At the British Championships 16 - 17 July, the juniors battled with the windy conditions. 2 boats got through to the finals - the WJ15 4X+ got pipped at the post and finished a very respectable 4th place. The WJ14 4X+ challenged Henley to the very end and got silver in their race - Well done to one and all.

Good luck to all those taking part in the Bewdley Regatta this weekend
Inter Regional success! Well done to all crews in the Inter Regional Regatta. April 2010 Congratulations to Laura Ralph and Katherine Shaw who won gold in the WJ16 2x, to Ellena Murphy, Jodie Horne, Abigail Wiberg, Ella Bird and their Cox Hannah Wiberg who won bronze in the WJ14 4x+ and to Tom Worrall who won bronze for J14 1x.

Results of Inter Regional trials March 2010
Following the trials on 21 March, the following team will be representing WAGS and Wales at the Junior Inter-Regional Regatta in April:

WJ14 1X Avon County RC
WJ14 2X City of Bristol RC
WJ14 4X+ City of Bristol RC

WJ15 1X Avon County RC
WJ15 2X Gloucester RC
WJ15 4X+ City of Bristol RC
WJ15 4+ HMSGRC

WJ16 1X Gloucester RC
WJ16 2X City of Bristol RC
WJ16 4X Avon County RC
WJ16 4+ HMSGRC
WJ16 8+ HMSGRC

J14 1X City of Bristol RC
J14 2X Gloucester RC
J14 4X Monmouth School

J15 1x City of Swansea RC
J15 2x Wycliffe College
J15 4x+ Mon Comp Sch BC
J15 4+ Avon County RC

J16 1x Cardiff City RC
J16 2X City of Bristol RC
J16 4x- Wycliffe or Gloucester
J16 4+ Cheltenham College
J16 8o Monmouth School

Congratulations to Kenny on naming his boat at the Wycliffe Big Head February 2010

The weather held out for our large junior gathering on the downs last weekend. After lots of tripping in the 3- legged race and squealing in the egg and spoon (where a few juniors discovered only half the egg's were hard boiled) the prize giving commenced.

Ellie Murphy won a remarkable 8 pots this year and was crowned the Junior of the Year. Jo Pagon was the coaches choice and it is no surprise why due to her dedication, positive attitude and improvement all year.

Finally my unsung hero awards went to Hannah Wiberg and Alice Hurley, for being the main junior coxes and deserving much more recognition!

Well done to everyone for a fantastic year (76 pots in all). I look forward to an equally brilliant 2009/2010!