Long Distance Sculling series 2016 -
* Wansbeck SBH was included on BROE as a division of the LDS, as it was run by the NRC. It included sweep (pairs and fours only) and did not count towards the LDS series awards.
** There were independent SBHs with sweep (pairs and fours only) in the afternoons
at Tees RC, Tyne United RC and Durham ARC -
Event details
Wansbeck LDS incorporating Wansbeck SBH -
Hosted by Cambois RC. LDS in morning (started 10:30) and SBH in afternoon (started 14:30). Both run by NRC and on BROE as divisions of one event. Distance 3350m (long course). Boating in the morning was from 9.00am, low numbers first. Shared LDS and SBH documents are here:
Tees LDS -
The morning LDS (started 10:45) was hosted by Tees RC, who ran the afternoon SBH (started 14:30). Distance 5000m. See this page for details of the SBH, but shared LDS and SBH documents are here:
* Safety instructions for crews
* Results V3 issued 16-
Berwick LDS -
The LDS was hosted by Berwick ARC. Distance a long 5000m. There was no associated SBH. Boating was from Tweed Green, Tweedmouth, Berwick TD15 2HD. Start 14:00, boating from 12:30. Event documents are here:
* Final start order issued as xlsx and pdf
* Results issued 16-
Tyne LDS -
The LDS was in the morning (started 10:30) and hosted by Tyne ARC with help from Tyne United RC & NUBC. See the Tyne United RC web site for details of the afternoon SBH (started 14:30). LDS event documents are here:
* Final start order with boating times issued 20-
* Results with prizes and masters adjustments issued 24-
South Hylton LDS -
Hosted by City of Sunderland RC. Distance 4750m. Single division; no SBH. Boating was from 13:30 with 15:30 actual start. Event documents are here:
* Final start order with revised start and boating times issued 28-
* Results with masters adjusted times and prizes issued 29-
Durham LDS & Durham Autumn SBH -
The LDS was hosted by Durham ARC. The afternoon SBH was run by Durham ARC-
* Instructions for crews -
* Final LDS start order with boating times issued 03-
* Results of LDS with masters adjusted times & prizes issued 06-
* Final SBH start order with boating times issued late 03-
* Results SBH with master adjusted times & prizes issued 06-
(check at www.durham-
This page last updated on 09-
LDS series background
The Northern Rowing Council, with the help of host clubs, runs the LDS (Long Distance Sculling) series every autumn. In 2016 we had six events over six consecutive weekends, as listed below. All ran in generally very good conditions. Many thanks to our host clubs and to the army of volunteer helpers.
Coordinator for the series in 2016 (and hopefully 2017) was Sarah Smith; she can be contacted by email at sarahwilson893@gmail.com or on 01609 882000. Any problems with this page, please email Colin Percy at colin.percy@gmail.com. See the 2015 LDS archive page here.
2016 Victor Ludorum series prizes
Before looking in detail at the events, here are the results of the series taken overall, in terms of points gained by clubs:
Junior events:
1st -
2nd -
3rd -
Masters events:
1st -
2nd -
3rd -
Senior events:
1st -
2nd -
3rd -
How the results were calculated
All finishing crews scored points for their Club in each Long Distance Sculling series
head race. A simple points system applied based on finishing position of each crew
as follows:-
A point awarded for every boat beaten by boat class within your category, grouped for this purpose as follows:
* Seniors as Elite, IM1 / IM2 (together), IM3, Novice;
* Juniors in three groups:
J18 / J17, J16 / J15, J14 / J13;
* Masters grouped all together taking into account
handicapped times.
Points gained in composite crews were split between clubs. The prizes will be presented at the Northern Rowing Council’s Annual General Meeting on 5 December 2016 at DARC.
2016 programme
The LDS series each year has events for sculling only -
The 2016 programme comprised:
Wansbeck LDS (NRC- |
3350 m |
Sat 01 October 2016 |
10:30 (14:30) |
Tees LDS (plus Tees SBH in afternoon) ** |
5000 m |
Sat 08 October 2016 |
10:45 (14:30) |
Berwick LDS (one division) |
5000m |
Sat 15 October 2016 |
14:00 |
Tyne LDS (plus Tyne United SBH in afternoon) ** |
4500 m |
Sat 22 October 2016 |
10:30 (14:30) |
South Hylton LDS (one division) |
4750m |
Sat 29 October 2016 |
15:30 |
Durham LDS (plus Durham Autumn SBH pm) ** |
1800 m |
Sat 05 November 2016 |
09:39 (12:30) |
Dates for the 2017 series are here.
Final day of the LDS series 2016
Autumn colours (and winter winds and rain) at Durham on 5 November for the last event in 2016: