Members of Tamar and Tavy Gig Club enjoyed a fabulous day at Daymer Bay over the late May bank holiday weekend when they took part in Rock Regatta. The course took the rowers out to the legendary Doom Bar and is one of the most stunning settings for a regatta.
The first races of the day took place in thick sea mist making it difficult for the coxes to navigate the marker buoy. The ladies vets in Tamar had a good race and found a burst of speed to overtake Lantic just before the finish line ending in 16th place. The mist cleared to give a beautiful sunny day. Next up was the Ladies B race with most of the crew having just rowed in the vets. The ladies did well and cox Mark Turner earned applause from the umpire boat for a rather brilliant buoy turn moving the crew up a place finally finishing in 24th place.
The clubs junior section took a crew of under 16 boys and girls most of whom had never raced before. They rowed a fantastic race coxed by Helen L and finished 10th. The juniors were a real credit to the club enjoying themselves and staying till the end to help pack the boat for the homeward journey.
Next was the strong Ladies A crew who gained a brilliant 5th place in their race. They were right up with the leading pack all the way and in the melee of boats experienced some oar clashing with other crews causing a few “crabs to be caught”.
A very beautiful day was had by all.