Four pennants at Quintin Head

2017 started with a bang for Thames with a whole bagful of pennants at the Quintin Head.

Our senior men were fastest overall, beating an elite crew from University of London by five seconds. The 2nd 8 won IM2 (13th overall) with the 3rd and 4th 8s 4th and 5th in the same category. All four men’s eights finished in the top 30.

The women’s 1st 8 won WIM2 and the women’s novice 8 won WN by a massive 36 seconds.

There were also several second places, with the men’s novices, men’s masters B, men’s masters F and the women’s masters B crew all finishing second in their categories. The women’s masters were the fastest masters crew, losing the pennant on handicap to an E crew from Weybridge.

With final selection for the big head races still to come and a number of squads affected by illness in the last few weeks the results show fantastic strength and depth across the board. Next up is the Boustead Cup on 25 February!

Photo Mark Ruscoe