Battling the chop in Paignton Regatta

The re-arranged Paignton Regatta attracted 70 entries from around the region for the seventh regatta in the West of England Amateur Rowing Association’s ten regatta Championship series.

Scheduled to be held over a 1000-metre course in Torbay finishing just short of Paignton Harbour, the entries necessitated 25 events.

On an overcast day, conditions on the Bay were good with just a light chop at the start of the programme but a rising wind increased the chop to the point where at the halfway stage of the programme, the course had to be shortened to 600 metres and for the final six races adjusted further. However, all racing was completed.

The two Bay clubs, Torquay and Paignton, had a successful day. Paignton won the Mixed Novice coxed fours; were second in the Women’s Novice coxed quadruple sculls; 3rd in the Women’s Senior B coxed fours; 3rd in the Open Senior B coxed fours; and Josh Bradley was second in the Open Under 16 single sculls.

Torquay won the Ladies Novice coxed quadruple sculls; were second in the Open Under 15 double sculls; Harrison Green won the Open Under 18 single sculls; William Jackson-Heritage was second in Open Under 14 single sculls; and Sophie Evans was second in Women’s Under 16 single sculls.

Paignton Regatta results:

Championship events:

Open Senior B coxed fours 1 Bideford Reds B 2 Bideford Reds A 3 Paignton

Open Senior C coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Bideford Reds 3 Plymouth B

Open Novice coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Plymouth

Open Under 16 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Dart Totnes A 2 Dart Totnes B

Open Masters coxed fours 1 Bideford Reds 2 Dart Totnes

Open Senior B single sculls 1 Ross Bennett – Bideford Reds 2 James Burridge – Dart Totnes 3 Alex Rowland – Bideford Reds

Open Under 18 single sculls 1 Harrison Green – Torquay 2 Henry Langman – Dartmouth 3 Sam Brueton – Dart Totnes

Open Under 16 single sculls 1 Hugo Dossett – Dart Totnes 2 Josh Bradley – Paignton 3 Owen Thomas - Plymouth

Open Under 14 single sculls 1 Cormac Malone – Dart Totnes 2 William Jackson-Heritage – Torquay

Women’s Senior B coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Paignton

Women’s Novice coxed fours 1 Dart Totnes 2 Exeter

Women’s Under 16 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Dartmouth 2 Dart Totnes 3 Plymouth

Women’s Senior B single sculls 1 Isobel Burridge – Dart Totnes 2 Amy Hallet – Dart Totnes

Women’s Under 18 single sculls 1 Erin Shippey – Dart Totnes 2 Rose Darnley – Dart Totnes

Women’s Under 16 single sculls 1 Paige Darnley - Dart Totnes 2 Alice Hawkins – Dart Totnes 3 Lola Hoare - Plymouth

Women’s Under 14 single sculls 1 Greta Wollaston – Dart Totnes 2 Sophie Evans – Torquay 3 Millie Colwill – Bideford Reds

Non-Championship events:

Women’s Novice coxed quadruple sculls 1 Torquay 2 Paignton

Mixed Novice coxed fours 1 Paignton 2 Dart Totnes

Open coxless pairs 1 Plymouth A 2 Plymouth B

Open Novice double sculls 1 Plymouth 2 Dartmouth/Paignton

Open Under 15 double sculls 1 Plymouth 2 Torquay

Women’s Senior C double sculls 1 Dart Totnes 2 Dart Totnes

Women’s Under 16 double sculls 1 Dart Totnes 2 Dartmouth B 3 Dartmouth A

Women’s Under 15 single sculls 1 Izzy Crampton – Plymouth 2 Chloe Reeby - Plymouth