Season 2000/01 This regatta was attended by our older Junior boys and was held in very blustery conditions.. Shaun Finlayson rowed a single over the 7.5km race, whilst Nick Carr teamed with Ben Poprawski in a pair.
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Against a big field of 26, Shaun was able to finish in 11th position in the handicapped race. On adjusted time, he finished a very good 3rd place overall.
Although severely lacking in opposition, Nick and Ben had a good row. There were only two boats in their particular race, but they were able to pass other doubles which had started seven minutes prior to them in coming second.
Results:Singles Sculls
Doubles/Pairs - Quads/FoursThis was the first major regatta for the season in which we had all of our juniors competing.
Shaun, Nick and Ben rowed in sculls, a double and two pairs races. Clare Smith, Jennifer Powell and Emma Fulton rowed in different combinations of double sculls and Matt Carr, Simon Geard, Jonathon Broughton and Chris Smith had a single, three doubles and two quad races between them.The first race of Saturday saw Nick Carr and Ben Poprawski fight hard for a second placing in the Senior B pair in 7:26.78. First place was Deon Birtwistle and Shane Rose of North Esk in 7:22.59.
Next up was Shaun Finlayson in the Senior A single scull. Shaun came a very good 3rd place whilst fighting off a determined Sam Rees from Huon. He recorded a time of 7:49.09 to hold off Sam by 0.52seconds.
The third race for GRC on Saturday was the Junior B boys Quad Scull. This was the first race for Matt Carr (stroke), Simon Geard, Jonathon Broughton and Chris Smith in their 'debut' club season. The boys tried very hard and, although not gaining a place, are looking forward to improving on their performance at the next regatta.
In the Mens Senior B scull, Shaun again represented GRC well. He came 3rd - only 1.42seconds behind second place. Unfortunately, only splits are available for this race as no times were recorded.
The Women's Junior B double scull saw Clare Smith and Jennifer Powell race the second race of their lives. Although limited in the pre race preparation, the girls did well in coming 5th.
Later in the day, both Nick Carr and Jonathon Broughton raced in the Mens Junior B single scull. Nick had a good tussle with long time rival Anthony Males of Lindisfarne. Anthony won in a time of 6:10.35 whilst Nick secured 2nd a further 2.39seconds later. Rowing in a different division, Jonathon did well to gain a third place in a time of 7:33.76 holding off a determined Tom Anderson from Sandy Bay who was only 2.17seconds behind.
In the Mens Junior A double scull, Shaun and Ben rowed into a strong headwind to gain second behind Robert Oakley and Cameron Wurf of Lindisfarne. GRC recorded 7:39.26, 10 seconds behind the leaders.
The last race for Saturday saw the boys again row the quad, this time in a Rec/Vet race. They did well in only their first regatta to finish in third place.Sunday started off with a pair race, when Nick and Ben once again combined. They came second again only this time behind the Lindisfarne combination of Sam Waley and Cameron Wurf. Lindisfarne won in 7:44.87 with GRC second in 7:48.10.
Shaun raced the Senior A single scull again, this time defeating Pat Bird of North Esk by 0.20 seconds. Shaun recorded 7:51.35 with Pat stopping the clock at 7:51.55.
The Mens Junior B double scull saw Jonathon Broughton and Simon Geard into 3rd place behind New Norfolk (2nd) and Sandy Bay (1st).
Next on the program was a Rec/Vet double of Clare Smith and Emma Fulton. The girls, although not gaining a place, simply soaked up the atmosphere and enjoyed the race for what it was.
The last race of the regatta saw the Mens Junior A single scull held into a very strong headwind. Shaun Finlayson and Nick carr, rowing in division 1, placed 3rd and 4th. In division 2, Ben Poprawski was able to gain second place just in front of Matt Reid of Friends and Michael Scott of Huon. In division 3, Jonathon Broughton gained a credible 5th place into very tough conditions.
Results:Saturday 4th November, 2000
Sunday 5th November, 2000The second State Pennant regatta was held in beautiful sunshine and on good water. This regatta saw the withdrawal of Nick Carr from racing after succumbing to nerve damage in his shoulder.
GRC racing commenced on Saturday with Shaun Finlayson in the Mens Senior A single scull. This was a tough race for Shaun, who managed fourth behind Pat Bird of North Esk.
Our Junior B Men's quad, stroked by Matt Carr, continued to improve. Although coming seventh, you could easily have thrown a blanket over the competition.
This regatta also saw the return of Sandra Harvey, winner of numerous women's Australian rowing titles. After returning from travel, Sandra showed her class in securing third less than 3 seconds behind Dana Faletic of Huon.
In division 2 of the Men's Senior B single, Shaun again drew tough competition. Into a fresh headwind, Shaun came in third behind Wes Young of Tamar (2nd) who was only 0.39 seconds behind Deon Birtwistle of North Esk. Rowing in division 3, Ben Poprawski (7:46.00) won his first race of the regatta comfortably over Matt Reid of Friends(8:13.76) and Adam Siggers of Lindisfarne (8:17.51)
Clare Smith and Jennifer Powell had a ball in the Junior B double sculls. Although not gaining a place, the girls learnt a lot about racing and will only improve as things progress.
In the Mens Rec/Vet double scull, the combination of Stary and Buxton from Derwent Mercantile-Collegiate pipped Matt Carr and Chris Smith out of third place.
In the Men's Junior B single, Jonathon Broughton achieved third place behind the two Friends scullers of Aiden Lewis (2nd) and Sam Wells (1st).
The Men's Junior A double scull of Shaun Finlayson and Ben Poprawski (8:53.18) had a hard fought race, coming 2nd behind Robert Oakley and Cameron Wurf of Lindisfarne (8:47.48) and in front of J.Walsh and J.Seddon of Sandy Bay (9:33.63).
Glenorchy's last race for Saturday saw the Junior B Men's quad race, only this time in the Rec/Vet race. Handicapped with 10 seconds, the boys put in a gutsy effort in finishing fifth into what was by now a strong headwind.Sunday started with Sandra Harvey donning the club colours in the Senior A single scull. In what was essentially a 'mirror image' of Saturday's race, Sandra came home in third place again less than 3 seconds behind Dana Faletic of Huon (2nd) and Kerry Hore of Huon (1st).
In the Men's Senior A single Shaun battled his way into 4th place behind George Roberts of New Norfolk.
Jonathon Broughton and Simon Geard again rowed the Junior B double scull and they placed a good third behind Sandy Bay and in front of New Norfolk.
In the Men's Senior A coxless four, a composite combination of Ben and Shaun along with Sam Hay and Troy Morrisby of Buckingham Rowing Club managed a fifth place with only 40 minutes in the boat together. Once again, a blanket could have been thrown over the field with only 8 seconds separating 2nd and 5th.
Later in the day, the Mens Junior A single was contested into extreme headwind conditions to wrap up the days racing. Rowing in Division 1, Shaun placed third with Ben trailing into fifth. In Division 3, Jonathon battled into sixth place.Results:
Saturday 25th November, 2000
Sunday 26th November, 20002nd December, 2000 - NNRC Twilight Regatta
Held on the Derwent River, this regatta is a sprint held over 500m. Glenorchy was represented by the usual squad of Juniors as well as a new squad of Senior women. These women had the first race of their lives in the Senior coxless quad. Coming third, they enjoyed themselves immensely are looking forward to entering more races.
The Junior boys had a reasonably successful regatta. In the Senior A mens singles, Ben was able to defeat Shaun by a very slim margin. 10 minutes later, Shaun was able to repay the favor by a similar margin in the Senior B event. Also in the Senior B single, Jonathon Broughton had a good row for second place. Later in the program Ben and Shaun, after forgetting to rig their boat, took the nearest double (Glenorchy's, of course) and managed a third place in the Junior A double scull. In the Junior B double scull, Matt Carr and Chris Smith managed third whilst Jonathon and Simon Geard decided to go trekking through the bushes. To their credit, they still finished the race even though they were rather off the pace!Results:
Saturday 2nd December, 2000 3rd December, 2000 - NNRC Sharland Sculls Regatta
This is a regatta again held over 500m, however it is in format of a 'knockout' competition. Starting with a time trial, the fastest 6 Junior men, women, Senior men and Senior women progress to heats where three are knocked out. From there, the three fastest Junior men meet with the three fastest Senior men for a handicapped race, with the same happening for women. The first three men and first three women then progress to contest the Sharland Sculls, the handicapped final. This year, the winner was Kathy Hore of New Norfolk.
Glenorchy was represented by Ben Poprawski and Shaun Finlayson in this regatta. Ben was put into the Senior heat, after failing to qualify for Junior, and progressed no further than this. Shaun qualified but was knocked out in the Junior heat.Results:
Sunday 3rd December, 2000
