Rowing - Torbay clubs shine in Thatcher Rock Offshore Race

Torquay Rowing Club hosted the third regatta of the Coastal Rowing League staging the Thatcher Rock Offshore Race.

The event offered two courses for different disciplines, a six kilometre course from Haldon Pier to Thatcher Rock and back for the main events and also a four kilometre course. The club also offered the full range of coastal rowing events to clubs attending from all along the south coast. Conditions were excellent with calm water on a sunny warm day.

There were some excellent results for Torquay Rowing Club with Barbara Mears winning the Women’s over 60 single sculls category; the Under 18 coxed quadruple sculls crew of Sophie Evans, Millie Baxter, Will Jackson-Heritage, Isla Canning and cox, Ian Wilson, winning their race; Barbara Mears and Ian Wilson winning the Mixed over 60 double sculls; Nick Gull and Ricard Duran second in the Open double sculls; and Will Jackson-Heritage and Sophie Evans were third in Mixed double sculls.

Paignton also had some positive results with Oscar Chambers, Oli Higgs, Amy Higgs, Lucas Jayasekara and cox, James Tookey, second in the Under 18 coxed quadruple sculls; and Rachel Mepham teamed up with Torquay’s Sally Baxter to take second in the Women’s double sculls.

The nine regatta Coastal Rowing League now has a mid-season break before recommencing with the next League event at the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta on Saturday, August 29, although there is a non-league event at Paignton on Saturday, August 1.

Thatcher Rock Coastal Regatta results:

Open coxed quadruple sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Mayflower

Open over 50 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Carrick 2 Coastal Barbarians

Open double sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Torquay

Open over 50 double sculls 1 Teign

Open single sculls 1 Piers Webster – Exmouth

Open over 60 single sculls 1 Dolphin 2 Exmouth 3 Mayflower

Women’s coxed quadruple sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Teign 3 Carrick

Women’s over 50 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Coastal Barbarians

Women’s double sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Torquay/Paignton 3 Carrick

Women’s single sculls 1 Andi Davies - Dolphin

Women’s over 50 single sculls 1 Andi Davies – Dolphin 2 Annie Guest – Dolphin

3 Erika Madden – Exmouth

Women’s over 60 single sculls 1 Barbara Mears – Torquay

Mixed coxed quadruple sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Teign 3 Coastal Barbarians

Mixed over 50 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Teign 2 Exmouth 3 Coastal Barbarians

Mixed double sculls 1 Exmouth 2 Teign 3 Torquay

Mixed over 50 double sculls 1 Exmouth

Mixed over 60 double sculls 1 Torquay

Novice coxed quadruple sculls 1 Teign 2 Exmouth

Under 18 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Torquay 2 Paignton