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NEWS PAGE CAPTAINS REPORT 08/01/08 This is the third captain’s report for the season 2007/2008 The club has not raced at any events since the last report in December so the wins remain the same men 10, women 2, juniors 7, total wins 19. This is down on the corresponding period last year, when on the same date we had a total of 33 wins. The naming of the ladies new Swift four, took place as planned on the 9th December. The ceremony was very well attended with members old and new. Jack Roberts was on hand to name the boat in memory of his late wife Joan. Jack was supported on the day by his daughter and granddaughter. Fred CaswIll was on hand to wish Jack a belated 90th happy birthday. A glass of Champagne was raised to jack, a fitting recognition for a real gentleman, who has been a member of Stourport boat club for most of his life. With so many members in attendance the decision was made to present the outstanding prizes from the cancelled dinner dance. The prizes were presented by Jack Roberts with a little help from club president Paul Danby. Club person of the year went to Andy Ray for his invaluable behind the scenes work around the club. Most improved went to Andy Morris in recognition of the great strides he has made during the year, culminating in his efforts at the world masters regatta in Zagreb. The annual Christmas pudding races took place on Saturday the 29th December. I took the daring decision to move the event from its usual morning spot to a new start time of 13:30. The event was very well supported with 40 men, women and juniors taking part. The course for the event was down stream, pumping station to the club. We witnessed some very good racing, with the eventual winners being. David Lloyd, Alex Barnett, Ashley Price and Artiom Eknov coxed by Becki Gibson. The Sunday morning squad rowing has been a great success enabling members of all ages and abilities to take to the water every week. I am now going to change from the squad rowing format, and start to develop racing crews for the coming season. The first event on the calendar, being our own winter head on the 27th January. Plans are being made by Paul Danby and myself to run a weekend training camp away from the club at lake vernwy in Wales some time during February. This will be for limited numbers but if successful could be expanded in the future.
CAPTAINS REPORT 04/12/07 The season continued with Stourport autumn small boats head on Sunday 08/11/07. We had 8 wins over the 2 divisions they are as follows. OVD 4x Tom Edwards, Richard Lloyd, Keith Barwise, stroked by Don Taylor. OVB 4- Pete Spencer, Tim Haywood, Keith Barwise, stroked by Simon Rush. OJ18 4x-Luke Barnett, Jamie Wrafter, Nick Danby, stroked by Matt Brighton. WS4 2x Nicky Price, Stacy Gwilliam. OJ15 2x Richard Ray, Sam Adamson. OJ15 1x Gary Hickman. WJ!4 2x Hannah Brighton, Zoe Harvey. WJ14 1x Hannah Brighton. Thanks to Paula, Jo and every one who helped in the kitchen the day’s efforts were a great success. Our next competitive event should have been Evesham small boats head. This was cancelled with 2 days to the event because the ground in the trailer parking area was thought to be too soft. This is a great shame as they lost the corresponding event last year, due to high river levels. Then onto Wycliffe small boats head on 01/12/07 where we managed just 1 win that being. OS4 2x Dan Brighton, Matt Brighton. Win’s so far this season: Men 10, women 2, Juniors 7. Total 19 Since the last report we have had some excellent squad rowing on Sunday mornings. People of all ages and abilities have taken part, and everyone seems to be enjoying the experience. We have also run our first mini head of the winter with 10 crews taking part. The event produced some great racing. Hat’s off to Tony Price for his effort in his single in difficult conditions. A big thank you to the time keepers, with out them the event could not have taken place. Our next mini head is planned for Sunday 09/12/07 racing starts at 10:00. The racing is followed at 12:30 by a boat naming ceremony. The new ladies Swift is being named Joan Roberts, Jack Roberts will be present to name the boat in memory of his late wife. The junior dinner dance organised by Paula Brighton was a great success with juniors of all ages dressed to impress. The evening included the presentation of some prizes which would usually have been presented at the Main dinner dance. These were Cox of the year: Becki Davis Junior of the year: Matt Brighton Well done to both of them. We have now more competitive events in 2007, but we do have the Christmas pudding races on Sat 29/12/07. Every one is most welcome. Thank you for your support during 2007 Merry Christmas Stourport Small Boats Head: Sunday 11 Nov 2007 RESULTS CAPTAINS REPORT 06/11/07 The season started with our own veteran and junior head. Although the entry was relatively small it was well worth running the event. All visiting crews felt they had a good days racing. SBC managed 6 wins on the day these being as follows. OVetC8 Pete Spencer, Tim Haywood, Andy Ray, Duncan Gwilliam, Paul Dandy, John Davies, Pete Lashford, stroked by Andy Morris and coxed by Becki Gibson. OJ18 4x Luke Barnett, Jamie Wrafter, Nick Danby, stroked by Matthew Brighton. OVC 1x Duncan Gwilliam OJ18 1x Matthew Brighton. OVC 2- Pete Lashford, John Davies WVNv 4+ Sara Ray, Lucy Downwood, Sharon Jones, stroked by Anne Conway and coxed by charlotte Gibson.
Our next event was Worcester Autumn head where we managed 3 wins. These being.. OVetC4+ Paul Danby, John Davies, Pete Lashord, stroked by Andy Morris and coxed by Becki Gibson. OVetC 1x Duncan Gwilliam OS2 1x Ben Adams We then had a lone competitor at Reading small boats head. OVetC1x Duncan Gwilliam We then moved on to the 4s HORR Where we were represented by 1 crew. In S 4x. The crew of Luke Barnett, Sam Mayor, Nick Danby, stroked by Matthew Brighton. Had a disappointing row having spent little time together. The following Day was the veteran 4s HORR where we were represented by 2 crew each crew having one member who had not competed over the course before. Both Sharon Jones and Andy Morris said later they had enjoyed the experience. OVetC 4+ Paul Danby, John Davies, Pete Lashford, stroked by Andy Morris and coxed by Becki Gibson finished 39th WVetB 4+ Sharon Jones, Anne Conway, Mary Bytheway, stroked by Julia Saunders and coxed by Charlotte Gibson. finished 106 Wins to date 10 Junior wins 2, Men’s wins 7, Women’s wins 1. Next event: Stourport Small boats Head. Sunday 11/11/07 in 2 divisions at 11:15 and 14:00 Other matters It was with great regret that our annual dinner Dance was cancelled just a week before the event, due to lack of ticket sales. Thanks to the people who had bought tickets and to Leslie who had tried very hard to make the event a success. An event to present prizes needs to be organised as soon as possible. The bank above the landing stage has now been rebuilt and thanks must go to Andy Ray for his part in organising the project and to Fred Caswell for stepping in with the laying of the landing stage concrete. The bank and landing stage are a great improvement and I am sure everyone will agree it was money well spent. Squad rowing on a Sunday morning at 09:30 is going very well with around 20/30 members taking part each week. This includes novice men and women, veterans and anyone else who wants to take part. The aim of the squad rowing is to get the individuals rowing as a club. Stourport Veteran and Junior Head of the River: Saturday 22 Sept 2007 RESULTS Ross Regatta Weekend 30th – 31st August So, here we have it, the final wins tally for the 2005- 2006 Season: In all a total of 85 individuals won at least once and we had 9 different people winning as coxes. I would like to place on record my sincere thanks to everyone who helped to make my Captaincy such a rewarding and enjoyable experience in particular thanks to Pete Lashford I could not have asked for a better Vice Captain. I am now looking forward to the dinner dance in October where we can officially celebrate our success as a club. Stewart Barnett Stourport Regatta 12th and 13th August 2006 Lewis Beech Junior World Champion! National Championships Strathclyde Scotland Bewdley Regatta Weekend Laura wins at Maidenhead Wins to date: Juniors - 64 Men – 38 Women – 17 Total 119 Henley Qualifying 23/6/06 The Quad rowed their best but for a crew only put together a couple of weeks prior to the event expectations were realistic and they too failed to qualify. Again though the taste for Henley is sweet and they will be back again next year. Ironbridge Regatta 24th - 25th June For some the morning after the night before left them feeling a little jaded, good job the short course is on the Sunday! The Wins to date now look like this: Shrewsbury Regatta 13th –14th May 2006 Saturday With a good level of competition entered, Shrewsbury, our first two day Regatta, was always going to be a tough challenge to win at. We sent 50 different combinations and managed two senior wins and seven Junior wins. We narrowly missed out in several other events this all bodes well for the rest of the season with a number of crews now in regular training. On Saturday our Elite Four of Lee Clark, Simon Brown, Chris and Lewis Beech, coxed by Becci Gibson were competing for the prestigious West of England Vase and £500 prize money. They rowed down the Hereford Elite four to win the first round but were then beaten in the next round by Worcester who went on to win the event. Our senior 2 eight was totally outclassed by a top drawer Shrewsbury schoolboy eight who totally dominated from the off. Credit where its due Shrewsbury are set to take some major honors this year expect to see them in the final at Henley in July. Big things were expected from our senior 3 four of Ben Adams, Graham Wiggins, Mat Lashford and Dale Gough having rowed very well at Notts City a couple of weeks back, They beat Warwick and Royal Chester and the stage was set for a semi final showdown against old rivals Bewdley. Our boys were unable to match much improved Bewdley who went on to win the event quite comfortably. That said our main boat is the eight and Bewdley are training exclusively in the four. A number of promising womens combinations were also on show we were able to boat 4 different crews from Novice through to senior 2 over the weekend. If these crews continue to train I feel sure success will soon follow. It was pleasing to see the Double of Mary Bytheway and Julia Saunders put together a good paddle and reap the rewards of their hard training to secure the Senior 3 Double win on Saturday. The first Junior win came from ‘Big Al’ Barnett who had to dig in to win the J14b event. Sunday The senior 2 eight rowed better today losing to a quality Queens college eight with queens on the favoured far side we stayed in touch to the bridge and lost by 1l. Duncan Gwilliam showed his class by winning a final against Roland Hart from Bewdley with Hart giving his absolute all to try to take the one scalp that has always eluded him, our Dunc held much better form and took it by well over two lengths nice one! Stacey and Jess in the J18 2X looked very good to take the Junior Double pot. Hannah Brighton and Katie Haywood resumed their Partnership and sculled very well together in winning the J14 double. Rachel Saunders sculled very well to win the J15b title. Alex Barnett got his brace of pots winning the J14b single again. Hannah Brighton racing in open J12 sculls took on all the boys and sculled well to win the event . We entered two J18 quads and unfortunately they had to race each other. The experience (all be it some what jaded from a rather indulgent Party night the previous evening) finally told and the quad consisting Dan Brighton, Alex Gavin, Nick Feathers and Jamie Rafter won. Junior Inter – Regional Championships Nottingham Sunday 14th May. National Schools Championships Nottingham 26th-28th May Northwich Regatta 29th – 30th May Wins to date: 85 Evesham Regatta 30th April 2006 In total 32 different Stourport crews competed at Evesham Sprint. The competitive spirit was immense everyone performed well. We finished up being the most successful club of the day beating staines into a close second. We won the Victor Ludorum trophy and a cheque for £250. Juniors won 6 events and seniors 4. Winners listed below: WJ 15 2X – Nicola Price, Charlotte Gibson WJ 2X – Jess Danby, Stacey Gwilliam WJ 1X – Laura Ray WJ 15 1X – Nicola Price WJ 13 1X – Hannah Brighton MJ 16 2X – Luke Barnett, Sam Maher MS2 8+ - Ben Adams, Stew Barnett, Chris Bird, Pete Lashford, Graham Wiggins, Paul Danby, Tim Haywood, Mat Lashford, Coxed by Becci Gibson. MVB 8+ - Steve Fuller, Jez Stubbs, Ian Hough, Stef Kukula, Keith Barwise, Mark Phillips, Andy Hough, Dominic Oglochlin Coxed by Josh Hough. MS2 4+ Stew Barnett, Pete Lashford, Tim Haywood, Paul Danby coxed by Becci Gibson MS2 2- Ben Adams, Stew Barnett Evesham is the first regatta of the season and already the club has a total of 67 wins. We have 51 different combinations entered at Shrewsbury Regatta next weekend, I look forward to reporting on more Stourport success! Junior inter – regionals Lewis Beech Equipment
Works 4’s Stourport Most Successful Club at Evesham Sprint 30 April 2006 Our first Regatta of the season saw us collect a grand total of ten pots, the Victor Ludorum Trophy and a cheque for £250. There was a great club spirit at Evesham sprint on Sunday with a large group of spectators cheering us on. We had 4 senior wins and 6 junior wins. It was great to see seniors winning as well as our top juniors. Everyone performed well though, we had entered over 30 different combinations with some people doing 3 events.The winners are below: MS2 8+ - Ben Adams, Stew Barnett, Chris Bird, Pete Lashford, Graham Wiggins, Paul Danby, Tim Haywood, Mat Lashford, Coxed by Becci Gibson. MVB 8+ - Steve Fuller, Jez Stubbs, Ian Hough, Stef Kukula, Keith Barwise, Mark Phillips, Andy Hough, Dominic Oglochlin Coxed by Josh Hough. MS2 4+ Stew Barnett, Pete Lashford, Tim Haywood, Paul Danby coxed by Becci Gibson MS2 2- Ben Adams, Stew Barnett WJ 15 2X – Nicola Price, Charlotte Gibson WJ 2X – Jess Danby, Stacey Gwilliam WJ 1X – Laura Ray WJ 15 1X – Nicola Price WJ 13 1X – Hannah Brighton MJ 16 2X – Luke Barnett, Sam Maher Wins To Date: 67 Junior Regional Trials 19th April Worcester Our Juniors flew the Stourport Flag at the Trials on Sunday, we had three Gold Medals, 5 silvers and 1 Bronze. Well done to all the following: Gold Medalists: WJ18 1X – Laura Ray MJ18 1X – Dan Brighton, Alex Gavin, Nick Danby and Nick Feathers MJ16 4X – Mat Brighton, Sam Maher, Nick Danby and Luke Barnett Silver Medalists: J16 1X – Mat Brighton WJ15 1X – Nicola Price WJ15 2X – Nicola Price and Charlotte Gibson MJ16 2X – Luke Barnett and Sam Maher MJ15 2X – Mat Brighton and Bret Gwilliam Bronze Medalists: WJ15 4x – Nicola Price, Katie Haywood, Emma Perkins, Becky Gibson coxed by Alex Barnett. Wins To Date: Juniors - 29 Men - 20 Women - 8 Gloucester Head 12th March 2006 Great turnout for Gloucester we entered 11 crews in total. In the first division the Women’s S2 4+ Julia Saunders, Jo Fuller, Paula Brighton, and Mary Bytheway coxed by Becki Davis, beat their Dart Totnes opposition by 22 seconds. We had two senior 1 coxless fours entered, the crew with Lewis Beech,Chris Beech Si Brown, and Lee Clark onboard put up a superb time and were the fastest crew of the day. The Vet C four , Ian Hough, Stef Kukula, Keith Barwise and Dominic Ogloghlin and the S2 combination of Daryl Ormarod, Paul Danby Graham Wiggins and Mat Lashford were very evenly matched and finished up within two seconds of each other. They were both scratch crews. Unfortunately they lost out to Bewdley and Hereford respectively. Our Novice crew, a new combination of Lucy Downward, Sharon Jones, Sarah Tamplin and Penny Morrell coxed by Charlotte Gibson, easily beat their opposition from the host club to win the Novice medal In Division 3 we had two crews racing at S3 4+ level, Andy Morris, Mark Betson, Andy Ray and Paul Stevenson coxed by Becki Davies, and Ben Adams, Stew Barnett, Graham Wiggins and Mat Lashford coxed by Charlotte Gibson. The second crew were in a fierce battle with Bewdley eventually beating them by just four seconds they also beat a crew from Gloucester securing the S3 win. Well done to all the winners, Wins so far: 54 Worcester Head of the River 25th March 2006 We sent 5 senior crews to Worcester, a S2 8+ a Vet C 8+, a S24+ a Women’s S4 8+ and a WS24+. The men’s senior 2 eight was a brand new combination with Lee Clark Mat Lashford Daryl Ormerod and Jason Harding sitting in. With Paul Saunders sitting in the Vet Eight they were able to row at Vet C. Unfortunately, the Evesham Vet C boat scratched leaving our boys with no opposition. The Vet. Boat was keen to see if they could get close to the Worcester vet B 8 rowing at S2. Despite a boat stopper crab and another couple of sticky strokes they still managed to get inside 30 seconds of them. The S2 8+ had a decent paddle beating Bewdley by nearly half a minute, but were some way off the winners Shrewsbury School. The S24+ was the surprise of the day, beating their Worcester opposition by 5 seconds to take the win. The Women’s S4 8 gained valuable race experience and the S2 women’s 4+ rowed well beating Warwick convincingly but were unable to match a class crew from Haberdashers. So well done to The S24+ Who won. Andy Morris, Mark Betson, Andy Ray, Paul Stevenson coxed by Becky Davis. We have already notched up our half century with 50 wins to date. Wins so far: Stourport Winter Head 29/1/06 It became clear following the massive entry for our Winter Head that we were going to need a bigger Landing Stage! Thanks to a pro team of scaffolders courtesy of Mr. Caswill and the kind loan of a floating pontoon from Upton RC, a bigger landing stage we most definitely got. With over two hundred entries, organization was always going to be key. Paul Danby did an excellent job of that, and it was all Hands on deck for getting the crews boated on time. Marshalling went well and everyone worked well together both divisions went off virtually on time. Well done to everyone who helped make the day such a success. Well done also to the following who all won: MS2 8+ Simon Brown, Stew Barnett, Ben Adams, Pete Lashford, Chris Bird, Paul Danby, Graham Wiggins, Mark Phillips, coxed By Becki Gibson MS4 8+ Dan Brighton, Alex Gavin, Sam Maher, Mat Brighton, Nick Danby, Luke Barnett, Kyle Claar, Nick Feathers, Coxed by Becki Davis. OJ16 4X Dan Brighton, Sam Maher, Nick Danby, Luke Barnett WS3 4X Laura Ray, Jes Danby, Stacy Gwilliam, Becky Saunders OS1 1X Lewis Beech OS2 2- Chris and Lewis Beech OS2 1X Chris Beech WS3 4+ Julia Saunders, Jo Fuller, Kathryn Bradley, Mary Bytheway coxed by Harriet Conway WJ151X Nicola Price OJ141X Alex Barnett WVN 4+ Annie Conway, Sharon Jones, Lucy Downward, Sarah Ray. Coxed by Charlotte Gibson Wins To Date: Juniors – 26 Men – 17 (includes juniors winning senior events) Women - 6 (includes some juniors winning senior events) Men’s 2nd 2k Ergo trial 14/12/05 An excellent turnout for the second 2k trial. A total of 7 people went sub 7! And three others were very close. A total of 20 people completed the test. Everyone improved there score from the first test back in September, and if everyone continues to train hard, I am sure that the improvements will continue. Men’s seat races 17/12/05 Pudding races 18/12/05 Men’s crews announced Women’s Squad What’s next? Fours Head of The River 12/11/2005 We sent two Senior crews and four Junior crews to the Fours Head. Lots of people were recovering from illness and under achieved as a result. That said everyone gained experience and for many of the Juniors it was their first appearance on the Famous 4.25 mile stretch. They will all be able to watch the boat race and tell tales of how they rowed the same course (albeit in the reverse direction) as Oxford and Cambridge. Evesham Head 26/11/05 Walton Small Boats Head 3/12/2005 Wycliffe Small Boats Head 3/12/05 Wins To Date: General Walton Small Boats Head 3/12/05 The Junior Squad went down to Walton and competed at one of the Countries Premier Small Boat Heads. They put up some impressive times and once again showed that we can compete with the best at Stourport. Very well done to Laura Ray and Jess Danby who once again showed their pedigree and won WJ 2X, Laura also won WJ 1X a great performance. WJ2X – Lara Ray, Jess Danby WJ 1X – Laura Ray Wycliffe Small Boats Head 3/12/05 Evesham Head November 26th 2005-11-28 Some very encouraging performances at Evesham the weekend. With the men’s squad again mixed and matched into various combinations competition was intense. We had two women’s crews entered also. The S24+ of Paula Brighton, Jo Fuller, Julia Saunders and Mary Bytheway were unfortunately hampered by an injury to Paula at stroke, despite this they were not that far off the pace. The Women’s S3 crew of Rachel Crowther,Annie Conway Di Ford and Jane Price, was held up in the ‘s’ bends but still managed a creditable 2nd equal place. A fierce battle ensued for the S2 4+ title between the two Stourport crews and at half distance it was too close to call. Various attacks and pushes took place over the last half and Ben Adam’s crew managed to pull away. The Vet C crew of Ian Hough, Keith Barwise, Steve Fuller and Dominic O’glochlin had rowed well in the morning division there opposition rowing in the afternoon division. They went on to win comfortably. So well done to the two winning crews: S24+ Ben Adams, Stew Barnett, Ian Hough and Jason Harding Coxed by Becki Davies Vet C 4+ Ian Hough, Keith Barwise, Steve Fuller, Dominic O’glochlin coxed by Charlotte Gibson.Wins To Date: Juniors 20 Men 11 Women 3 Captains Report November 7th 2005 The senior Squad competed well at Worcester Small Boats Head on Oct 9th and we came away with 5 wins in total, taking the senior total to 12 wins to date. Winners listed below: Vet C 4+ Stew Barnett, Ian Hough, Pete Lashford, Keith Barwise, Becky Gibson S2 4- Simon Brown, Chris Beach, Steve Fuller, Dominic O'Loghlin WS3 4+ Kathryn Bradley, Jo Fuller, Harriet Betson, Leslie Beddow, Becky Davis VetF 1x Tom Edwards Sen2 1x Ben Adams 4 Crews competed at the Pairs Head on 15th November. It’s always good to compete on the Tideway and gauge ourselves against the best crews in the Country, and all gained valuable experience. A number of Junior crews went down to Weybridge Silver Sculls on 22/10/05, where the following crews all won, great results from a top event: Our wins to date are thus: One of our former Juniors, Ashley Price, now a member of the Oxford Brooks University Squad, performed very well at the recent Lightweight GB trials at Boston. He was 5 th fastest out of the 34 under 23 lwt’s and was the youngest under 23. Equipment Duncan Gwilliam has cleaned the Gym Floor An article is to feature us in the Kidderminster Shuttle about our record amount of wins last year. We have also taken the opportunity to highlight our need for a Sponsor to help us fund another Boat. Weybridge Silver Sculls 22/10/05
Some great Results from the prestigious Weybridge Silver Sculls the weekend.Well done to the following winners:
W Maiden 1x Nicola Price WJ 1x Laura Ray WJ 2x Laura Ray, Jess Danby J15 1X Mat Brighton Wins so far: Worcester Autumn Head October 9th 2005 Some encouraging performances at Worcester Head. Well done to the following crews who all won: Vet C4+ Stew Barnett, Ian Hough, Pete Lashford, Keith Barwise, Becky Gibson S24- Simon Brown, Chris Beach, Steve Fuller, Dominic Oglochlin WS34+ Kathryn Bradley, Jo Fuller, Harriet Betson, Leslie Beddow, Becky Davis VetF1x Tom Edwards Sen21x Ben Adams Wins so far: Captains Report October 3rd 2005 24th September saw our first ever V&J head take place we managed to make up a total of 47 entries. The event went off well and we had a total of 14 wins, 8 Junior and 6 veteran. 25th September we ran the first mini head, everyone turned up and we managed to fill 56 seats. Some of the novices were rowing in their first ever head and all seemed to get a lot out of it. The Juniors were away at the Dragon Boating which helped as we needed to borrow a boat to accommodate everyone. We may need to change the time in future if we are to get everyone in a boat. 20th and 21st September Men’s and Women’s ergo assessments. Fantastic turnout from the ladies. Not so good from the men, but slowly they are getting done only about 4 are now outstanding. Generally results were good, next one in three months will hopefully see improvements due to structured training regime. Monday night training has begun and turnout on 26th was excellent, 47 in total. Wednesday and Thursday nights are men and women’s nights at club run and weight circuits underway. We have 9 senior/veteran crews entered at Worcester head on 9th October. We have mixed and matched both men and women. Equipment |