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South Coast Championships Bideford !!
September 12th
2004
The most amazing point about this year's Championships was the fact
that it actually was completed.!!!.
The rain, zephyr-like winds, sinking boats, my wet feet, poor to
appalling light conditions, and temperatures hovering around 12 deg C all added
up to a tough day both for competitors and spectators.
The Organisers should be congratulated especially the intelligent
and attractive lady on the loud speaker system who managed to corral the troops
throughout the day's erratic changes of race orders and interruptions.
Many of us met one of the other main organisers on the bank who
seemed permanently confused and kept asking where the race was starting from
and where it finished!. I guess you can't get the help these days!.
From a rowing point of view Hastings were disappointed not to win the
Bideford Bowl. However we entered 4 crews this year and a great deal of
experience was gained. Also over 34 members attended.
From Hastings Rowing Club we would like to thank Bideford Reds for
the loan of their boats. It was much appreciated and judging by the many man
(and woman) hours spent in their bar, was probably a good investment.
APOLOGY No 1. My intent was to take a pic of everyone. However it
became so dark sometimes especially at the end that my camera automatically
slowed down and the pix were blurred. Also my feet got wet plus I went to get a
drink and have a pea. Sorry if you are missing..
Scene from Bideford Reds balcony. Miss Ella Muggridge
and friends in high spirits!
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Bideford Reds began to have second thoughts when they
discovered some of the Junior IV mentioned they had never seen a river boat
before! |
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Emergency safety measures were immediately instigated and a well
organised search and rescue team placed on standby. |
Click for more Junior IV
pictures
The first race included our Junior IV of Mr Ben
Muggridge, Brian Hempstead, Steve Callar and Greg Duke plus Cox Fiona
Knight.
APOLOGY No 2. To all those people in North Devon who we thought of
as being a bit slow.
Yes before the race us 3 City slickers, Mr Jamie Hayden, Steve
Barnard and myself decided to visit Clovelly. However all those generations of
Incest and Clotted Cream has not dulled the sharpness of Clovellies' council
and inhabitants. We managed to get caught into paying £12 to enter a
public village!. And £6 to leave it!. Boy what a scam. I'm amazed
Hastings Council who are always on the ear'ole for new money raising schemes
haven't already put toll booths on either side of the A259 coast road and A21
from London!!
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The Big decision!?
Should the Boys take the Alpha course to
the right?
or the Beta course to the left?
The first 6 thousand correct
answers get a fish! |
