Easter Camp – March 2011

By Ellie Bayton The 2011 Easter camp took place from Monday 11th April through till Friday 15th of April. The plan for the week was for the students to row in the morning while the juniors did jobs and then after lunch they would swap round. Over those five days...

Red Rose Head – March 2011

By Aaron Sims After a gruelling but rewarding performance from the Men’s VIII at Chester the day before, the last thing you’d want to do the following day is to race again. But that’s the way it goes in Lancaster, with the following day set aside for the...

Trafford Head – February 2011

By Andy Partridge On the 26th of February, and after a long wait for a late novice double of Aaron and Matt (the latter of whom apparently had a 90 minute lie-in, resulting in a 70min drive only taking 45), Trafford Head got underway. The day started with a light...

Red Rose – February 2011

By Aaron Sims The Lune was ravaged by the elements on the 13th February for the Red Rose Head as the crews prepared to race. The powerful upstream winds and soaking rain made for unpleasant racing conditions, causing some big problems for all the crews over the 4km...

Head of the Mersey – February 2011

By Aaron Sims On an exceptionally cold and wet 5th February, John O’Gaunt journeyed to Warrington RC to race in the ‘Head of the Mersey’. The club entered six crews over 5 events in the race, consisting of two legs of 1.8km. The first crew to race was the Lancaster...