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Keep an eye out for a post later for tomorrow’s race times!

Henley Royal Regatta kicks off for our COBRA members on day 2!

Congratulations to COBRA members Hugh Moore and Fergus Bryce who won the Men’s Division 1 4x- with their crew mates from Queens University Belfast Boat Club at Cork Regatta on Saturday!

This crew also got notification this weekend that they have pre-qualified for Henley Royal Regatta in the Prince of Wales Challenge Cup for Coxless Quadruple Sculls. Well done gents!

Congratulations to COBRA members Rachel, Molly and Kirsty on their fantastic performances at Henley Women’s Regatta this weekend.

Rachel raced through time trials, quarter finals and into the semi finals where her Newcastle University crew met a Team GB U23 Development VIII+ racing under a Leader Club guise. The Newcastle crew battled bow ball for bow ball down the full 1500m course but unfortunately missed out on the final by 3/4 length.

Molly, in the Championship 1x, raced through time trials, quarter finals and into the semi finals where she met a very strong sculler from Waikato Rowing Club, New Zealand. Molly raced hard but eventually finished a 2 1/4 lengths down. The New Zealand sculler was the eventual winner of the event.

Kirsty’s Aspirational Academic VIII+ from Nottingham University unfortunately did not qualify for the regatta, missing out on a chance to race down this famous Henley course by only a few seconds.

Good luck to COBRA members Molly, Rachel and Kirsty who are competing at Henley Women’s Regatta this weekend!

There is a live stream available on YouTube for the regatta.
https://youtube.com/@henleywregatta?feature=shared

Races times below:
Rachel Bradley - Newcastle University Boat Club - Ch8 Ron Needs Cup
Fri - TT at 12:25
- 8 heats 16:20-17:04
Sat - Qrtrs 16:16-16:28
Sun - Semis 15:46-15:40
Final 17:42

Molly Curry - Queens University Belfast Boat Club - Ch1x George Innes Cup
Fri - TT at 13:05
- 6 heats 17:40-18:00
Sat -
Sun - Qrtrs 11:52-12:04
Semis 15:30-15:34
Final 17:34

Kirsty Dalzell - Nottingham University Boat Club - Asp Ac 8 Colgan Foundation Cup
Fri - TT at 10:10
Sat - 8 heats 12:48-13:32
Sun - Qrtrs 9:44-9:56
Semis 13:48-13:52
Final 16:40

A flash back to the glory days for some I’m sure!

Great event coming up to help raise money for the school sports facilities. Be sure to get your tickets soon!

BUCS Regatta 2024
Last weekend 5 of our student COBRA members took to Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham to race against the UK’s top university crews along the 2km course.
Over the 3 days 7 medals were picked up across sculling and sweeping events, with representation in lightweight and openweight categories. Fantastic to see such intense racing for both those watching in Nottingham and at home.

Rachel Bradley, Newcastle University:
W Champ 4x- 🥇
W Inter IV+ 🥉
W Champ VIII+ 5th
W Champ 2x 5th

Fergus Bryce, Queen’s University:
Op Inter 2x 🥇
Op Inter 4x 🥈
Op Inter 1x B final 1st

Kirsty Dalzell, University of Nottingham:
W Inter lwt 4x- 🥈
W Champ lwt IV 🥉
W Champ lwt 2x 4th

Jack Edgar, De Montfort University:
Op Champ lwt 2x 4th
Op Inter lwt 1x E final 1st
Op Inter 4x- G final 1st

John Harte, Queen’s University:
W Beginner VIII+ 🥉
W Beginner IV+ 6th
M Inter IV+ B final 4th

Angus Bryce, Bangor University:
Op Inter lwt 2- B final 5th
Op Inter lwt 1x 40th
Op Inter 2x 68th

COBRA would like to say a huge well done to all 5 athletes and their crews for their performances over the weekend. Bring on the rest of regatta season!💪💪

Yesterday COBRA members were competing all over the UK, at BUCs regatta (continuing throughout this weekend) in Nottingham and closer to home at the coveted Portadown Regatta.

COBRA Director Calum McBurney raced in the Men’s Club1 4x- at Portadown regatta. In his first race after coming back from injury Calum raced to silver medal position narrowly missing out on the gold, by less than a length, to a very strong Portora crew. Well done!

BIG WEEKEND AHEAD!

Good luck to our student COBRA members racing at BUCS Regatta this Saturday, Sunday AND Monday.
Livestream from the event will be available on Youtube for all races

Back in NI our CGSRC rowers take on Portadown Regatta, a fantastic event to kick off regatta season. Many of our COBRA members racing at BUCS had their first race here not too many years ago!

Hopefully everyone is looking forward to some side by side racing!