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Chris McKivat (8)
Another interesting weekend of racing of which i had the pleasure of attending with the tail breeze made the racing a lot closer and exciting particularly in the eights
Shore again winning most of the GPS events with the 1st VIII, 2nd VIII and 3rd and 4th IV's but margins were not as large as last week. The tail breeze probably had an impact on this. Also Shore look as though they have quite heavy crews with some big boys (in the eights) in there which also affects boat speed.
Joeys i think had a very positive day of racing with their 1st VIII closing the gap and their 2nd VIII coming in 2nd which is a big improvement on last weeks 4th. However their 1st IV have taken a step back to 4th and their 2nd IV coming home strongly in 2nd place not to far from the lead and the same can be said for their 4th four. The Joeys 3rd IV didn't have a great day.
Scots also had an okay day getting on the podium in every crew except for the 1st IV (who were scratched) and the 2nd IV (who i think had a problem at some stage) Interesting to see their 2nd VIII to come out to play and put pressure on Shore in the heat.
Kings have established their position with already a strong improvement from last year which is good to see, with 4th in both VIII's ahead of Riverview and a strong podium in the 1st IV. Interesting to see them battle it out against Riverview in all events particularly in the 2nd VIII.
Riverview looking very strong in the 1st IV and a podium in the 3rd IV but otherwise it looks like its going to be another long year for the View boys and MD. I personally had high hopes for Riverview but theres a long way to go in the season and they'll get there.
Newington again cementing their position at the back of the pack in all races with not one podium. Likewise with Riverview i was expecting a lot more from Newington this year (with MM returning) but that is not to be for at least the first third of the racing season. Probably didn't help how they are also pretty big boys with a lot of power and just could not utilise it in the tail breeze.
Awesome for Grammar to get up on Newington in the 1st VIII but last for them in the 2nd VIII with several Jr Eights beating their time. Good on them for showing up and competing though
Also kudos to Sydney Boys High for showing up and competing. It just makes the regatta feel more complete with them there.
Not sure how Canberra Grammar are allowed to race their 1st IV in the 2nd IV race. It just seems as though they are robbing proper 2nd IV's of a victory however the points in that race would still go to Shore. Cranbrook and Redlands both look like they move their boats quite well, particularly in their 1st Jr VIII.
It still annoys me how these 3 schools are allowed to enter in an AAGPS event where they can spoil the GPS competition particularly in the fours and i know people will disagree with me but i like my tradition.
Shore again winning most of the GPS events with the 1st VIII, 2nd VIII and 3rd and 4th IV's but margins were not as large as last week. The tail breeze probably had an impact on this. Also Shore look as though they have quite heavy crews with some big boys (in the eights) in there which also affects boat speed.
Joeys i think had a very positive day of racing with their 1st VIII closing the gap and their 2nd VIII coming in 2nd which is a big improvement on last weeks 4th. However their 1st IV have taken a step back to 4th and their 2nd IV coming home strongly in 2nd place not to far from the lead and the same can be said for their 4th four. The Joeys 3rd IV didn't have a great day.
Scots also had an okay day getting on the podium in every crew except for the 1st IV (who were scratched) and the 2nd IV (who i think had a problem at some stage) Interesting to see their 2nd VIII to come out to play and put pressure on Shore in the heat.
Kings have established their position with already a strong improvement from last year which is good to see, with 4th in both VIII's ahead of Riverview and a strong podium in the 1st IV. Interesting to see them battle it out against Riverview in all events particularly in the 2nd VIII.
Riverview looking very strong in the 1st IV and a podium in the 3rd IV but otherwise it looks like its going to be another long year for the View boys and MD. I personally had high hopes for Riverview but theres a long way to go in the season and they'll get there.
Newington again cementing their position at the back of the pack in all races with not one podium. Likewise with Riverview i was expecting a lot more from Newington this year (with MM returning) but that is not to be for at least the first third of the racing season. Probably didn't help how they are also pretty big boys with a lot of power and just could not utilise it in the tail breeze.
Awesome for Grammar to get up on Newington in the 1st VIII but last for them in the 2nd VIII with several Jr Eights beating their time. Good on them for showing up and competing though
Also kudos to Sydney Boys High for showing up and competing. It just makes the regatta feel more complete with them there.
Not sure how Canberra Grammar are allowed to race their 1st IV in the 2nd IV race. It just seems as though they are robbing proper 2nd IV's of a victory however the points in that race would still go to Shore. Cranbrook and Redlands both look like they move their boats quite well, particularly in their 1st Jr VIII.
It still annoys me how these 3 schools are allowed to enter in an AAGPS event where they can spoil the GPS competition particularly in the fours and i know people will disagree with me but i like my tradition.