Racing at Henley is always entertaining, whether in July or in February! Molesey’s Club Squad decided to use the three divisions last Saturday as solid training sessions, each boat concentrating on their specific training over the last few months. Many of the men’s squad raced 3 times in one day. For a lucky few they had the golden touch with Tom Haworth, Tom Cunliffe, Jake Lea-Wilson & Nick Clarke winning in each race. This is a strange accomplishment given that the first win of the day (IM1 4-) was in fact 3 seconds slower than the second win of the day (IM1 4+). It seems the coxswain (Nicola Quinn Pyatt) managed to hold the steering straight allowing Nick Clarke to concentrate on rowing rather than writing his name in the Thames.
The Golden Four (as some people now refer to them) were joined by Jack Shepherd, James Brown, Aaron Wilkins and Myles Neary (who had won a pot of their own, IM2 4+) to complete the hat trick of wins (IM2 8+). At which point club coach Ed Green was heard shouting “You didn’t win by enough!”
But margins of wins aside, perhaps the most impressive feat is that almost all Molesey crews finished in the top 3 of their categories. The day was the first opportunity for the squad to race at an open event this season and provided evidence that the training is having a positive effect. Next up is the Reading University Head where the squad will be looking to improve in the 8 on the way to the big one, the Head of the River Race where the squad will be looking to make it’s mark against crews from the whole of the UK
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