Unofficially Thames Rowing Club

WeHORR 2010 results

Kate — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:51:32 +0000

UPDATED 17/03/10
The provisional results are up here.

Provisional finish places…

1st: Composite - Thames (Ali Knowles) / Gloucester / Imperial College / Marlow / Reading University / UL (Head!!!)

7th: Thames A (Club pennant!!) The final results award the club pennant to Mortlake, Anglian and Alpha -.75 seconds ahead of the TRC crew – congratulations to MAA.

41st: Thames B

66th: Thames C

128th Thames E

134th: Vet E composite - Thames (Pauline Rayner) / Barnes Bridge Ladies / Burway / Fredensborg / Maidenhead / Muelheim (Ruhr) / Sons of the Thames / Tideway Scullers

193rd: Thames D

Finally, special mention for one of our VPs who took second place as a member of the Leander crew!

Barnes Bridge Ladies / Burway / Fredensborg / Maidenhead / Muelheim (Ruhr) / Sons of the

Thames / Thames / Tideway Scullers Veteran E 21:14.10 20:07.10

Boustead Race Reports

richburdett — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:02:19 +0000

Thames I

A very close race race throughout most of the course.

London rowed hard on the Surrey station to negate the Thames advantage around the first bend to Barnes, a feat that Thames managed to equal around the outside of the long bend which was to London’s advantage.

By the end of Chiswick Eyot Thames had a slight lead.

From this point in the race, as in any Tideway fixture, the coxes had a huge role to play. As they fought for the best line there was some clashing and shouting between the crews, but if anything the events interrupted the rhythm of Thames I rather than offer any particular advantage.

From Harrods in the race was all but over earning Thames their first Boustead win in five years.

This weekend the first 8 took on two boat from Molesey which should make up their 2nd and 3rd boats at the the HORR. They race three 2000m fixed rate pieces at Dorney and came out with a clean sweep of wins.

Next?

Kingston Head.

The women take on Cambridge

Kate — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:39:44 +0000

In a traditional pre-WHORR/Boat Race match with Cambridge University, the women’s crews will be taking to the water on Sunday. The format is as yet undecided, but it’s always a lot of fun and highly competitive.

Go Thames!

Thames win Boustead in 150th year

Kate — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:35:56 +0000

The Thames first crew beat London’s first crew in the 2010 race – run from Chiswick to Barnes Elms. Unfortunately I can’t give you the margin because I was outside Thames at the time.

The second and third crews didn’t fair so well in their respective races, but by all accounts had a good row.

Full crew lists and race reports to follow…

Wehorr 2010 draw up

Kate — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:59:42 +0000

…and available here.

A boustead weekend

Kate — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:04:45 +0000

The 2010 Boustead Cup will take place this Saturday between Thames and London Rowing Clubs. Matched crews will race side by side down the head course, two at a time… or at least down as much of the course as is viable at the time. The racing is due to start at 11.45. Thames crews are, as ever, not final until they are on the start line, so I’m not entirely sure who’s racing in which boats… but go Thames!

Spectators might want to come ready for rain…

Totally awesome Oscar-themed women’s head party

Kate — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:37:25 +0000

Start Time:	Saturday, 13 March 2010 at 20:00
End Time:	Sunday, 14 March 2010 at 01:00
Location:	Thames Rowing Club
Street:	Putney Embankment
Town/City:	London, United Kingdom
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Description

To mark the 70th Anniversary of the Women’s Head of the River and Thames Rowing Club’s 150th we are hosting the mother of all after parties!!

Thames Rowing Club is going to Hollywood. Hit the red carpet in your best frock, as your favourite Oscar nominated movie – or just come as you are…..

We promise the punch will be strong, the music loud and the dancing dubious!

Entry:
Free before 9
£5 after 9 or £3 entry on production of NUS
For an extra £5 unlimited punch refills (while it lasts so come early!!)

You can find us on Putney Embankment – about 200m from the finish line.

See you on the dance floor……

p.s any questions email us – party@thamesrc.co.uk

Janousek single for sale

Kate — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:48:09 +0000

Two-year-old, 80kg Janousek – white with blue chevrons – and only lightly used. It has stroke coach wiring in place and is currently resident at Thames boathouse. £2750 ono.

For information please email.

Remenham Race report

Kate — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:28:53 +0000

By Joanne Harris

On a surprisingly warm winter’s morning the seven founding Remenham clubs boated their eights for a head race from the Stag Brewery in Chiswick to Hammersmith Bridge.

Thames was, naturally, the largest entrant with nine crews – three men’s, three women’s, novice men and novice women, and a men’s veteran entry. After a winter of practice “mini-heads” the senior crews were confident that the course would not pose too much of an issue and the mood was buoyant at the boathouse as crews set out.

With just 42 entries in total marshalling was fairly straightforward and the first crew, London’s elite ‘A’, started racing on time chased down by Thames’s ‘A’ crew to cheers from the waiting women.

Ultimately Thames was unable to catch London, finishing fifth overall behind Molesey and London’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ entries. Thames ‘B’ was seventh and the men’s intermediate crew finished 15th.

Thames women’s first VIII – confusingly entered as Thames ‘C’ – started as the second women’s crew a good eight lengths behind Vesta ‘A’. However such was the speed of the Grand ’48 that it cruised easily past Vesta to secure victory in an impressive 10:15.44, beating men’s crews from Staines and Kingston.

Thames ‘A’ (the second VIII) set off behind Staines ‘A’ and equally had no problems in overtaking them. Not far behind was the eager third VIII, or Thames ‘B’ who, having watched Twickenham ‘A’s marshalling efforts, was keen to get ahead. With cox Anna urging us on we gained on Twickenham and caught them down the island, cheered on from a launch by Simon.

The last stretch saw a battle between Thames ‘B’ and the vets and it was good to have a bit of side-by-side action past St Paul’s.

The two novice crews, in their first-ever race, acquitted themselves admirably. The women took the novice women’s crown with an emphatic victory over Vesta and Staines, finishing just behind Twickenham’s intermediate ‘A’ crew and well ahead of their ‘B’ crew.

Meanwhile the novice men just missed out on the trophy by eight seconds to Staines, but had the satisfaction of beating Vesta by a second.

The celebrations lasted into the afternoon, with the club bar busy until late.

TRC model members for HRR

Kate — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:08:35 +0000

This year’s HRR catalogue appears to feature an unusually high number of Thames rowers…