Worcester small boats head 2009

We had no competition so went along to tale advantage of the long stretch of river and see how we went at race pace. We were grouped with elite sculls so had boats to mark our position against.

We started steadily but after the first pushes the rate and length increased. We strode out the middle section well and for the first time I didn’t need to concentrate on blade work. This confidence allowe me to keep check on the splits and alter the rate accordingly.

I wound for the finish a bit early and although the rate increased we didn’t get much net gain. On reflection I’d go for the middlepace all the way through.

Steve’s leg looked was a bloody mess at the end, see pics, but thankfully it was only a nic.

The great thing about the pair is the lack of faff. We were back and in the pub for Sunday lunch by 1.

Update: we finished 18th overall in a time of 16:42.74. We beat an Elite pair by over a minute. Very happy with result.

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