3 Wins at WEYBRIDGE WINTER HEAD
Anna Nolan reports:
It was beautifully clear and sunny for Weybridge, but at -2 degrees it wasn’t for the faint-hearted. Finding the portaloos frozen on arrival set the scene for the rest of the day, and we all realised there is not much warmth in a CRC racing onesie!
The Ladies Masters 8 was one of the first races. Although risking frostbite while waiting on the start line, we made a good start and held our own for most of the race. We were passed by the 2 men’s crews on the last leg, but the increasing competition encouraged us to put on a final spurt, leading us to win our category by a whole second! For some of us it was our first win, so the sub-zero temperatures were almost forgotten.
Our second race was the coastal 4 and the very last race of the day. We made a good start but couldn’t catch up with the other more experienced crew and ended up in third place.
Despite the freezing conditions (I’m sure a couple of my fingers snapped off in the boat) it was a great day and a really successful one for the club.
In other news:
Faye Standley and Jennie Emery won WMasE 2x as did the Coastal WIm3 4+ (Lucy Hart, Emma Kelly, Susan Ponsford &Sally Percival Foy). The Women's MasC2x was 2nd.
The Mens Masters quad were racing for time only but were only 7 seconds off winning J18 quads!!! Rob Standley and Andy Galloway were 2nd in MasC/D 2x as were James Reynolds and Andrew Holloway after they were bumped to IM3 2- due to lack of opposition.