Sunday League -
Links to related pages:
* Sunday League 2019 -
* Round 3 -
Top class videos now on YouTube
Thanks to Ebchester Village Trust friend Noel Adamson we have high quality videos of all racing plus the prize giving at the event on 4 August.
On YouTube at:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/iz_e851aoio Part 2: https://youtu.be/5pgpWt5eIrM
Report on Sunday League and Ebchester Regatta day
First of all thanks to everyone at Ebchester Boat Club for a fabulous day.
After
some late changes there were 7 open and 3 women's entries for the Sunday League doubles
team sprints, which was a relay over 800m -
Under 50 Open -
Over 50 Open -
Under
50 Women’s -
Over 50 Women's -
Results and times for the doubles team sprints are here as a pdf.
There were 25 entries for the 200m singles and doubles sprint events. Categories raced and winners were:
Under 50 Open 2x -
Under 50 Women’s 2x -
Under 50 Open 1x -
Under 50 Women’s 1x -
Over 50 Open 2x -
Over 50 Women's 2x -
Over 50 Open 1x -
Over 50 Women’s 1x -
Results and all times for the sprint doubles and singles races are here as a pdf.
Medals
were presented to winners in each category.
Colin Lawson’s photos are at:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156673141667075&set=a.10156673137157075&type =3&theater
Event
The event took place in lively weather on August 4th. It was a departure from the usual Sunday League format as the course on the River Derwent isn't wide enough for side by side racing and neither is there enough space to carry out skills exercises in coxed quads as was the original intention.
Therefore we are offered a solution that combined elements of the Sunday League with
reviving elements of Ebchester Regatta, an event last staged in 1973. The main element
was a timed relay race -
Format of Sunday League Doubles Team Sprints
The relay involved teams of 5 (4 rowers plus 1 cox) who boated in two doubles, one uncoxed, one coxed. The uncoxed boat raced up the course, span at the far end and then raced back to the start> The the coxed boat set off for a similar second leg. The combined team time over 800 metres (including the 180 degree turning time) was recorded and decided the outcome. There were prizes for under 50s and over 50s.
Format of Ebchester Regatta doubles and singles sprint events
Sprints in single and double sculls were also offered, a format similar to the original Ebchester Regatta. Entry for these was open in advance and on the day. The format was a straight time trial over 200 metres from the far end of the course to the finish opposite the clubhouse.
Archive documents etc
The entry form for the Sunday League Doubles Team Sprint is here. Entry form for the other events is here. Revised poster is here.
Ebchester Boathouse is at the bottom of Chare Bank in Ebchester on the B6309. Background
information on the Ebchester Boathouse Development Partnership which is redeveloping
the long disused boathouse is on http://www.ebchester.org/community/ebchester-
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