[RRC] Rocketts Results

[Ben Bennett]

Mary,

Attached are the official results from Regatta Central.  You did an 
injustice to a couple of boats.  Practically everyone in RRC finished 
first, including Anne and me in Masters 1x.

Ben

MMaher2049 at aol.com wrote:
> RRC rowers came home from Richmond on Saturday a little heavier -- 
> weighted down with big, fat medals! 12 RRC rowers/scullers 
> participated in the 5th Annual Rockett's Landing Regatta, part of 
> Richmond's day-long James River Adventure Games. The day started out 
> pleasant enough but got a little hot in the late morning. It was great 
> to have all the races concentrated in morning time slots.
>
> Here are the results:
>
> Mixed Masters 4+ (Mary, Joe, James & Amelia with Will coxing. yes, 
> that's right. I said Will)
> First Place
>
> Women's Masters 4+ (Stacie, Suzan, Dorothy, Diana with Amelia coxing)
> First Place
>
> Mixed Masters 8+ (Karen, Mary, Joe, James, Stacie, Amelia, Diana, 
> Merrick with Will coxing)
> First Place
>
> Men's Masters 2X (Joe & James)
> Fourth or Fifth (not sure. perhaps someone will clarify as VBC doesn't 
> have results posted)
>
> Women's Masters 2X (Karen, Diana)
> Second Place
>
> Women's Masters 4X (Amelia, Mary, Merrick, Karen)
> Second Place
>
> Women's Masters 1X (Anne Sudar)
> Again, apologies, but I don't have her finish placement)
>
> Men's Masters 1X (Ben Bennett)
> ditto
>
> Thanks to Howard Pape for driving the trailer, and for man help from 
> Grady Smith and Peter Bower.
>
> Despite some incredulous comments from dockmasters when our coxswain 
> Will managed to squeeze at least his left foot into the coxswain seat, 
> the rowers rose to the challenge. "Oh, you think he's too big? Oh 
> really? Well, watch this." And we took off like a shot. What he lacked 
> in diminuative stature, he made up for in skill and strategerie.
>
> Thanks to VBC for putting the regatta together. We all had a good 
> time. It was a great start to our racing season.
>
> Mary
>
>
>
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