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Folkestone Regatta--- Continued

And now for the popular Ladies pairs race.

It was a dead heat into the dans between Shoreham no5 of H Dixon and E Young against no7 Dover's R Bailey and K Stevenson.

However coming out of the turns Dover had gained 1/2 a canvas.

But wot about our girl's Pair of Miss Ella Muggridge and Vicky Kidd? You may well ask!!

When they heard that the moored boat contained 30 Russian sailors from the Baltic who had not seen a woman in 4 months they abandoned the race and headed out to sea!!

We'll probably pick them up when we return to these parts next Saturday at Deal's Regatta!

Meanwhile back at the Regatta our Senior IV of Ian Smith, Mark King, Roger Roberts, Paul Knight and cox Mark Edgar easily get through their heat. Deal were not so lucky at the dans!

Hastings have almost turned while Deal have a Herne Bay boat coming in fast.

Deal do an emergency manouvre and lose ground. Herne Bay turn very tightly.

Our next crew was in the Junior Pairs with Messers Steve Callar and Ben Muggridge on a lonely path in the outside position meeting only passing supertankers and the odd lost albatross.

The final race of the day before the Regatta was called off was the Novice IV's. Congratulations to the Folkestone crew of P Leppard, P Woodsford, K Campbell, C Kirkham and cox M Alderman for a convincing win.

By the end of the Novice race the wind was getting stronger and stronger and though keen to row our Senior IV were frustrated yet again with the second regatta in a row being called off half way through.

ps....I wonder where our ladies are right now?

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