Historic sculling races see 65 crews take to the water

On Saturday the Boat Club held the annual Victoria Sabrina and Williams Sculling races on the club stretch.

The event dates back to 1890 and it is wonderful to see it still flourishing. The race saw sixty-five crews take to the water. The crews raced one thousand meters upstream from the Coleham footbridge to the Henley Stone lying just before Pengwern Boat Club.

The winners were:

Senior Challenge Sculls (boys): School House

Senior Challenge Sculls (girls): Moser’s

Victoria (boys): Max E (SH, LVI)

Victoria (girls): Tara L (M, UVI)

Sabrina (boys): John H (Ch,V)

Sabrina (girls): Katie W (QEH, V)

Williams (boys): Harry B (SH, IV)

Williams (girls): Fran T (M, IV)

Williams doubles (boys): Max H & Henry H (SH, IV)

Williams doubles (girls): Emily M (M, IV) & Elizabeth M (QEH, IV)

Athol Hundermark

Director of Rowing