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Maidenhead Rowing Club's junior novice and intermediate girls sent a large entry to Egham Regatta on Sunday 26th June. The 650m course contained a difficult bend at the end which resulted in several steering incidents near the finish. Maidenhead came away with one event win and picked up valuable experience for the rest of the girls, most of whom had very little previous race experience.
Mixed J12 Coxed Quads (for boys, girls, or mixed crews)
The Maidenhead crew of Henrietta Jenkins (stroke) Felicity Young, Emily Webster and Chesca Knowles coxed by Emma Sanerkin raced an all-boys crew from Eton Excelsior in the first round. Despite catching a crab near the start, the Maidenhead girls sculled strongly, beating their opposition by a convincing distance. In the second round in a nail-biting race, with both crews side-by-side all the way down the course, they lost by yards to a mixed crew from Upper Thames. Before the race, the Upper Thames crew had complained it wasn't fair because Maidenhead had no boys in their boat!
Women's J12 Single Scull
Rachael Aldridge gamely agreed to race in this event in only her third or fourth ever outing in a single. For the first half it was a close race against Venables from Upper Thames. Rachael had just started to pull ahead when she crossed the line of buoys and had a clash of blades with another sculler rowing up to the start. She didn't let this put her off and fought back although her steering problems continued causing her to lose narrowly. A really determined and somewhat traumatic first race.
Women's J12 Double Scull
The more experienced Maidenhead double scull of Fifi Bevan and Lexy Dobson dominated their event beating Guildford in the first round, Molesey in the semi-final and Eton Excelsior in the final, all by convincing distances.
Women's J13 Single Scull
Hannah Shimmin had a good row against Poulter from Upper Thames in the first round but Hannah's steering was a bit awry and she was impeded at the end by Poulter's boat. No penalty was given, so unfortunately Hannah progressed no further in the competition. Also in the first round, Lucy Brockwell had a good start against Gould from Tideway Scullers but Gould was just too big and powerful for her.
Women's J14 Coxed Quad
The Maidenhead crew of Aimee Broadbent, Emma Sanerkin, Georgina Morgan and Bethany John (in her first ever race) coxed by Emily Webster raced really well against a far more experienced Henley RC 'B' crew. Despite a fighting performance and really good steering from the cox who took full advantage of the inside of the final bend, they lost by 2 lengths.
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