Bermuda women rule waves on first day of Gig Regatta
The Bermuda Pilot Gig Club’s International Regatta opened with thrilling competition on Sunday despite challenging weather conditions.
Northeasterly winds exceeding 20 knots and occasional squalls put the crews to the test, but the sun shone through providing respite for the ten female and six male crews.
In the Ladies final, victory went to Bermuda as Seas The Day consisting of Alexandra Amat, Hattie Armstrong, Laura Lyons, Pamela Mahoney, Joanne Rogers and Hillary Williams came out on top, beating a crew from Cornwall in the UK into second.
The Ladies Plate final was won by the 3D’s, with visiting team Tamar River (Christie Ash, Evie Burfoot, Claire-Louise Burke, Angela Copeland, Clare Lanyon-Webb and Leonie Timmins), also from the south west of England, winning the Ladies runner-up final.
The men’s final produced a thrilling finish with Triangle 3, a team made up of visiting crew from various clubs (Simon Burke, Leigh Morden, James Neep, Robert Jeffery, Rob Guy and Steve McArdell crossing the finish line off Mangrove Bay first.
The men’s runner-up final featured a close race with two local crews fighting it out. Able Seaman (Roger Gillett, Omar Green, Christopher Hardy, Matthew Harling, Richard Mansfield, Niall O’Hare) just beat BPGC.
Day two of racing features the break-up of day one crews with new teams in place at Spanish Point on Wednesday, with the original crews reuniting for the St. George’s Sprint on Saturday.
Ladies Final
1st: Seas the Day (Bermuda)
2nd: Bude & Yealm
3rd: 4County7
Ladies Plate Final
1st: 3D's
2nd: Triangle (Mixed Crew)
3rd: Dartmouth
Ladies Runner-Up Final
1st: Tamar River
2nd: Dirty Oars (Bermuda)
3rd: Row-dacious (Bermuda)
4th: Oars on Tour
Men’s Final
1st: Triangle 3
2nd: Cox & Strokers
3rd: Triangle 2
4th: Triangle 1
Men’s Runner-Up Final
1st: Able Seaman (Bermuda)
2nd: BPGC Men's (Bermuda)
Crew Lists
Women’s Crews:
Bermuda - Row-dacious: Elizabeth Christopher, Lee-Anne Cox, Deborah Jones, Cynthia Millett, Sandra Stowe
Bermuda - Seas the Day: Alexandra Amat, Hattie Armstrong, Laura Lyons, Pamela Mahoney, Joanne Rogers, Hillary Williams
Bermuda - Dirty Oars: Julia Hawkins, Nina Paton, Thespina Rose, Hatty Stuckes, Ruth Sudlow, Sandra Touschner
Weymouth - Oars on Tour: Carolyn Brisco, Jan Dunne, Alasara James, Rachel Jones, Lynn Read, Mary Scholz, Melissa Moore (BPGC)
Devon, Dorset, and Boscastle & Crackington - The 3D's: Lesley Ball, Ann Francis, Heather Harris, Amanda McCullagh, Linda Wheate, Gill McArdell
Tamar River: Christie Ash, Evie Burfoot, Claire-Louise Burke, Angela Copeland, Clare Lanyon-Webb, Leonie Timmins
Dartmouth: Tracey Calvert, Camilla McGowan-Scanlon, Helen Watson, Anne Worsfold, Dina Hall, Sharon Cottle (Hayle), Judy Maybury (BPGC)
CoRaCle - The 4County7: Kath Dandy, Rowena Hastings, Ali Phillips, Christine Torpy, Helen Nance, Nives Filice (BPGC)
Bude/Yealm: Nicola Ridges-Jones (Bude), Jody Dennett (Bude), Michelle Hinfey (Bude), Allison Jeffery (Yealm), Roxanne Guy (Yealm), Kathy Hudson (Yealm)
Triangle Team: Natallia Paliakova (St Agnes), Katherine O’Brien (St Agnes), Lynnette van Heerden (London), Anna Fulton (BPGC), Theresa McMordie (BPGC), Ann Watkins (BPGC)
Men’s Crews:
Bermuda - BPGC Men’s Boat 1: Francois Bosson, Sheldon Maybury, Paul Rawson, Israel Sanchez, Vaughan van Rheede, Steven White
Bermuda - Able Seaman: Roger Gillett, Omar Green, Christopher Hardy, Matthew Harling, Richard Mansfield, Niall O’Hare
Weymouth - Cox & Strokers: Rob Brisco, Jonathan Deacon, Pat Dunne, Charles Gamlin, Shaun Hatton, Ray Jones, Varun Pasari (BPGC)
Various Clubs - Triangle 1: Christopher Hastings (Clevedon), Gary Phillips (Swanage), Roger Woolridge (London), Andrew Jackson (London), Jerry Boaden (Bristol), Ian Fulton (BPGC)
Various Clubs - Triangle 2: Tony Cottle (Hayle), Andy Flewitt (Hayle), Michael Bryant-Mole (Dartmouth), Stuart Calvert (Dartmouth), David Cox (St Agnes), Ben Penfold (St Agnes)
Various Clubs - Triangle 3: Simon Burke (Bude), Leigh Morden (Bude), James Neep (Bude), Robert Jeffery (Yealm), Rob Guy (Yealm), Steve McArdell (Boscastle &Crackington)
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