Success in Inverness despite Cancelation of Sunday Racing
Fog cancels second day of racing after Saturday successes for Glasgow University Boat Club
INVERNESS – The men’s squad and some of the women’s squad made the trip up to Inverness to compete in the Fours and Small Boats Head. Saturday’s racing yielded a number of great results and racing experience for the GUBC athletes.
The men’s squad had a great run of things as both the Restricted One Quadruple Sculls and the Open Coxless Four finished as narrow runners up in their category.
In the Restricted One Pair it was the Glasgow combination of Matthew Hughson and Solomon Thomaswho came out on top, beating a high quality field. Xander Beeson and Ethan Matthews also raced their pair as a Time Only entry after the cancellation of the Team GB Trials in Lincolnshire, posting the fastest time for a pair across both divisions of racing.
In the women’s squad there was some success too, as Laura McKenzie picked up a second place finish in the Women’s Restricted One Single, while a crew of Senior Women finished second in the Women’s Novice Four.
With these results on Saturday, there were high spirits for Sunday’s racing but this was unfortunately cancelled due to very thick fog impacting visibility and safety.
Full Results
Racing was carried out over two courses, a shorter course of 3750m and the full course distance of 4500m
Short Course Results
Women’s Novice 4+
GUBC – Catherine Mole, Aoibhinn McConville, Ria Kirkwood, Abby Pringle, (coxswain) Alex Sneader
15:51.29, 2nd/9
GUBC – Naomi McGuire, Annie Lonergan, Sophie van de Waal, Sarah Brennan, (coxswain) Fraser Innes
DSQ
Women’s Novice 2x
GUBC – Florie Guerts, Chloe Campbell
17:44.43, 15th/20
GUBC – Letty Barras, Elspeth Jolly
18:00.52, 16th/20
Open Novice 4+
GUBC – Matthew Irvine, Jan Erik Mann, Emmett Santos, Omar Zafaan, (coxswain) Alex Sneader
15:59.06, 5th/9
Open Novice 2x
GUBC – Calum Hall, Alasdair Morrison
17:34.98, 7th/12
GUBC – Barney Wright, Andrew MacKay
23:57.86, 12th/12
Full Course Results
Open Restricted 1 4x
GUBC – Robbie Waddell, Conor Haughney, Itay Yekutieli, Euan McKenzie
15:26.70, 2nd/7
GUBC – Andrew MacKay, Barney Wright, Alisdair Clarke, Matthew Fesmer
19:14.98, 6th/7
Open Restricted 1 2-
GUBC – Matthew Hughson, Solomon Thomas
16:56.14, 1st/5
Women’s Restricted 1 1x
GUBC – Laura McKenzie
19:28.37, 2nd/9
Women’s Restricted 1 2x
GUBC – Isla Petty, Andrea Byrne
20:43.10, 8th/8
Time Only 2-
GUBC – Ethan MacLachlan, Xander Beeson
16:50.38, 1st/1
Time Only 1x
GUBC – Andrew Gorrie
18:38.60, 1st/1
Open 4-
GUBC – Solomon Thomas, Ethan Sutherland, Joe Flood, Matthew Hughson
15:28.46, 2nd/7
Women’s Restricted 1 4x
GUBC – Abby Pringle, Laura McKenzie, Ria Kirkwood, Isla Petty
18:06.57, 6th/12
GUBC – Elspeth Jolly, Letty Barrass, Florie Guerts, Catherine Mole
21:03.17, 12th/12
Open Restricted 1 1x
GUBC – Matthew Fesmer
20:40.98, 12th/16