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Last weekend saw 9 of our Cobra members compete for their respective universities at BUCs Head of the River on the Tyne in Newcastle. Plenty of medals were earned, promising an exciting racing season ahead. Full results report below:
Queen’s University Belfast:
Hugh Moore:
🥈Op ch 4x-
🥈Op inter VIII+
Fergus Bryce:
🥈Op ch 4x-
🥈Op inter VIII+
John Harte:
🥈Op inter VIII+
19th W inter VIII+
🥈W beginner VIII+
4th W beginner IV+
Matthew Boyce:
🥈Op inter VIII+
5th Op inter 4x-
Molly Curry:
🥈W inter 4x-
Newcastle University:
Rachel Bradley:
🥈 W ch VIII+
🥈 W ch 4x-
The University of Nottingham:
Kirsty Dalzell:
🥉 W lwt 4-
4th W lwt 4x-
De Montfort University, Leicester:
Jack Edgar:
13th Op inter 4x-
Bangor University, Wales:
Angus Bryce:
31st Op inter IV+
Last chance reminder to all members looking to order some kit. The order window closes this evening!
Reminder to all members, order window closes in a week! Check your email for details.
Congratulations to our boys J18 2x, a fantastic row today! Well done to everyone who competed, onwards and upwards.
Great to see so much enthusiasm around the Boat House last night at Coleraine Grammar School’s Open Night.
We even managed to connect with a few Old Boys and ex oarsmen who haven’t been in the boat house since their time at school… let’s say a few decades ago!
We have teamed up with Carnroe Supplies, Castleroe to provide a series of non-rowing kit. All members should check their email for more details.
Order window closes on 4th February 2023.
Reminder that we are still part of the Tesco Stronger Starts Campaign in Coleraine and Ballymoney! Please drop a blue token in our box in store!
Tesco customers in the Coleraine, Portstewart or Ballymoney stores can vote by placing a blue token in the COBRA container. Voting is particularly tight in Coleraine and Ballymoney.
The project aims to purchase new oars for Coleraine Grammar School Rowing Club, benefitting young athletes on the water.
Voting ends on 14th January!
tescostrongerstarts.org.uk/
COBRA Day 2023
Despite the weather conditions there was a tremendous turnout to the rowing club yesterday morning for our annual alumni races.
COBRA managed to field three very strong crews this year, a men’s 1st VIII+ and IV and a woman’s 4x- to race the Coleraine GS Rowing club boys 1st VIII+ and a girls 1st 4x-.
Thankfully the weather broke perfectly to allow the racing to go ahead and river produced clam conditions, despite a significant flow aiding the crews down the 2km course.
The girls 4x- were the first race down the course and the school girls got out to a strong start leading by half a length at the half way point. But the experience of the COBRA crew was too much for the school girls on this occasion. COBRA stuck to their race plan and eventually powered through the school girls to win by a length. A fantastically exciting race and a true credit to all the competitors.
Next up the was the turn of the VIII+. The school boys fought valiantly but on this occasion the strong COBRA crew was just too much for them. Right from the outset COBRA controlled the pace of the race and came home to a strong victory of the school boys by a number of lengths clear water.
As a summary, we would like to thank everyone to attending all of our events yesterday. From the racing, to the AGM and dinner. They will all very well attended and enjoyed by many.
COBRA have had a very successful year delivering over £40k of equipment to CGSRC and none of it would be possible without the kind donations of our members. Thank you very much and have a Happy New Year!
COBRA Day Timetable:
• 10am - Annual races between COBRA crews and CGS crews (open to all)
• 6pm - AGM (members only)
• 7:30pm - Annual Dinner (open to all)
Polite reminder to purchase any tickets for the dinner before the 27th December. Tickets can be bought from our website at the below link:
https://www.cobrarowing.co.uk/events
We hope to see many of you in the morning!
Polite reminder to purchase any tickets for the dinner before the 27th December. Tickets can be bought from our website at the below link:
https://www.cobrarowing.co.uk/events
COBRA Day Timetable:
• 10am - Annual races between COBRA crews and CGS crews (open to all)
• 6pm - AGM (members only)
• 7:30pm - Annual Dinner (open to all)
Have a great Christmas and see you on the 27th!