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Skibbereen and Muckross Seniors Take Rowing Titles
Cork and Kerry took the first senior prizes on offer at the National Rowing Championships at the National Rowing Centre in Cork today. The Skibbereen senior women’s four of Orla Hayes, Christine Fitzgerald, Denise Walsh and Michelle (Shelly) Dineen had plenty to spare over Queen’s in their final, while Sean Casey and Cathal Moynihan of Muckross won the men’s senior double, also from Queen’s.
Kerryman Neil Prendeville, who rows with Castleconnell, continued the trend when he won the junior single scull from clubmate Adrian Sheehan. The women's junior double scull was won by Jenny Russell and Katie Cromie from Enniskillen club Portora.
National Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre, Farran Wood, Cork
Day One
Men
Eight – Junior 16 (non-Championship): 1 Galway RC, 2 St Joseph’s College, 3 Cork RC.
Four, Intermediate, coxed: 1 UCD 6:26.3, 2 Queen’s 6:29.5, 3 Neptune 6:33.3
Sculling, Quadruple – Novice, coxed: 1 Shandon 6:54.5, Queen’s 6:58.3, 3 St Michael’s 7:02.1.
Double – Senior: 1 Muckross (S Casey, C Moynihan) 6:30.8, 2 Queen’s 6:31.7, 3 Lee Valley 6:36.3, 4 Skibbereen 6:41.8, 5 Galway 6:48.9.
Single – Junior 18A: 1 Castleconnell (N Prendiville) 7:21.6, 2 Castleconnell (A Sheehan), 7:24.0, 3 Neptune (Griffin) 7:29.6.
Women
Four – Senior: 1 Skibbereen (O Hayes, C Fitzgerald, D Walsh, M Dineen) 6:51.5, 2 Queen’s 6:58.5, 3 Muckross 6:58.9, 4 UCD 7:07.9, 5 Trinity 7:09.0, 6 NUIG 7:30.7. Novice, coxed: 1 NUIG 7:23.4, 2 Galway 7:24.7, 3 Queen’s A 7:38.2.
Sculling, Double – Junior 18A: 1 Portora (J Russell, K Cromie) 7:35.6, 2 Skibbereen 7:45.8, 3 Methodist College RC 7:52.6.
NUIG/Grainne Mhaol will have just one change of personnel to the crew which won the men’s senior eights as NUIG last year at this year's National Rowing Championships. Liam Molloy comes in for Paul Giblin, who is work-tied. UCD have a strong crew, which will be stroked by Tom Doyle, while Queen’s University have just three members of last year’s crew. Trinity will be represented by their intermediate eight. The Championships start on Thursday at the National Rowing Centre in Farran Wood, Cork. The first big final is the women’s senior four, which is scheduled for 12 o’clock.
Skibbereen Win Grand League Rowing Series
Skibbereen's strong support of the Grand League rowing series has paid dividends, as they are well on top of the table at the end of the four-regatta programme. The west Cork club also won both men's division one and women's division one. The prize for overall winner is €800 and division winners get €300.
Grand League Series Final Points Table 2011 | ||
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Position | Overall Final Points Table after Skibbereen, Queens, Metro and Cork Regattas 2011 | Points |
1 | Skibbereen RC | 664 |
2 | U.C.D. BC | 350 |
3 | St. Michaels Rowing Club | 329 |
4 | Commercial RC | 325 |
5 | Neptune RC | 319 |
6 | Cork Boat Club | 195 |
7 | Bann RC | 175 |
8 | Dublin University BC | 165 |
9 | Shandon BC | 164 |
10 | Dublin University Ladies BC | 151 |
11 | Lee RC | 150 |
12 | NUI Galway BC | 128 |
13 | Queens University Belfast BC | 118 |
14 | Muckross RC | 117 |
15 | Shannon RC | 116 |
16 | Castleconnell BC | 104 |
17 | Portora Boat Club | 102 |
18 | Methodist College RC | 91 |
19 | Queens University Belfast Ladies BC | 89 |
20 | Fermoy RC | 86 |
21 | Carrick-on-Shannon RC | 80 |
22 | University of Limerick RC | 77 |
23 | Clonmel RC | 75 |
24 | Carlow RC | 74 |
25 | U.C.C. RC | 68 |
26 | Galway RC | 66 |
27 | Killorglin RC | 62.5 |
28 | Garda Siochana BC | 54.5 |
29 | Three Castles Rowing Club | 53 |
30 | Old Collegians BC | 49 |
31 | Cappoquin BC | 47 |
32 | St. Josephs College RC | 43 |
33 | Presentation College RC | 37 |
34 | Lee Valley RC | 32 |
35 | Coleraine Academical Institution Boat Club | 30 |
36 | Athlunkard BC | 29 |
37 | R.B.A.I. Rowing Club | 28 |
38 | Tralee RC | 26 |
39 | Fossa RC | 23 |
40 | Colaiste Chiarain RC | 20 |
41 | Grainne Mhaol RC | 16 |
42 | Belfast RC | 12 |
42 | Workmens RC | 12 |
44 | Lagan Scullers Club | 11 |
45 | Lady Elizabeth BC | 10 |
46 | Graiguenamanagh BC | 9 |
47 | Tribesmen RC | 8 |
48 | Bantry BC | 6 |
48 | Offaly RC | 6 |
50 | Blackrock College RC | 5 |
51 | Portadown BC | 2 |
Position | Universities in the Grand League: Final Points Table | |
1 | UCD | 350 |
2 | Trinity | 315 |
3 | Queens | 207 |
4 | NUIG | 128 |
5 | UL | 77 |
6 | UCC | 68 |
Position | Top Provincial Clubs in Final Grand League Points Table | |
1 | Skibbereen RC | 664 |
2 | U.C.D. BC | 350 |
7 | Bann RC | 175 |
12 | NUI Galway BC | 128 |
Grand League Series Final Points Mens Division 1 | ||
Mens Division 1 | Final Points After Skibbereen, Queens, Metro and Cork Regattas 2011 | Points |
1 | Skibbereen RC | 287 |
2 | U.C.D. BC | 125 |
3 | Neptune RC | 122 |
4 | Commercial RC | 91 |
5 | St. Michaels Rowing Club | 84 |
6 | Dublin University BC | 83 |
6 | Queens University Belfast BC | 83 |
8 | Lee RC | 64 |
9 | Carlow RC | 56 |
10 | NUI Galway BC | 56 |
11 | Castleconnell BC | 51 |
12 | Bann RC | 50 |
13 | Muckross RC | 43 |
14 | Portora Boat Club | 37 |
15 | Presentation College RC | 31 |
16 | University of Limerick RC | 28.5 |
17 | Methodist College RC | 25 |
18 | Lee Valley RC | 24 |
19 | Fossa RC | 23 |
19 | Three Castles Rowing Club | 23 |
21 | Cork BC | 22 |
22 | Garda Siochana BC | 17.5 |
23 | St. Josephs College RC | 17 |
24 | Grainne Mhaol RC | 16 |
24 | R.B.A.I. Rowing Club | 16 |
26 | U.C.C. RC | 15 |
27 | Coleraine Academical Institution Boat Club | 14 |
28 | Shandon BC | 12 |
29 | Carrick-on-Shannon RC | 10 |
29 | Lady Elizabeth BC | 10 |
31 | Belfast RC | 8 |
32 | Clonmel RC | 7 |
33 | Workmens RC | 5 |
34 | Galway RC | 2 |
Grand League Series Final Points Mens Division 2 | ||
Mens Division 2 | Final Points After Skibbereen, Queens, Metro and Cork Regattas 2011 | Points |
1 | St. Michaels Rowing Club | 137 |
2 | Neptune RC | 120 |
3 | Skibbereen RC | 98 |
4 | Dublin University BC | 82 |
5 | U.C.D. BC | 74 |
6 | Cork BC | 73 |
7 | Bann RC | 61 |
8 | Shandon BC | 54 |
9 | Castleconnell BC | 52 |
10 | Commercial RC | 49 |
11 | Methodist College RC | 48 |
12 | Lee RC | 47 |
13 | Fermoy RC | 38 |
14 | Queens University Belfast BC | 35 |
15 | Cappoquin RC | 33 |
15 | U.C.C. RC | 33 |
17 | Shannon RC | 28 |
18 | Portora Boat Club | 27 |
19 | St. Josephs College RC | 26 |
20 | Clonmel RC | 25 |
21 | University of Limerick RC | 21 |
22 | Galway RC | 20 |
23 | Carrick-on-Shannon RC | 18 |
23 | NUI Galway BC | 18 |
25 | Athlunkard BC | 17 |
26 | Coleraine Academical Institution Boat Club | 16 |
27 | Carlow RC | 12 |
27 | R.B.A.I. Rowing Club | 12 |
29 | Lagan Scullers Club | 11 |
29 | Tralee RC | 11 |
31 | Garda Siochana BC | 8 |
31 | Lee Valley BC | 8 |
31 | Tribesmen RC | 8 |
34 | Workmens RC | 7 |
35 | Graiguenamanagh BC | 6 |
35 | Presentation College Cork | 6 |
37 | Blackrock College RC | 5 |
38 | Colaiste Chiarain RC | 4 |
39 | Muckross RC | 1 |
Grand League Series Final Points Womens Division 1 | ||
Womens Division 1 | Final Points After Skibbereen, Queens, Metro and Cork Regattas 2011 | Points |
1 | Skibbereen RC | 255 |
2 | U.C.D. BC | 123 |
3 | St. Michaels Rowing Club | 96 |
4 | Dublin University Ladies BC | 93 |
5 | Neptune RC | 65 |
6 | Killorglin RC | 58.5 |
7 | Shandon BC | 47 |
8 | Muckross RC | 46 |
9 | Queens University Belfast Ladies BC | 44 |
10 | Bann RC | 42 |
11 | Commercial RC | 36 |
12 | Cork BC | 32 |
13 | Old Collegians BC | 30 |
14 | Three Castles Rowing Club | 30 |
15 | NUI Galway BC | 29 |
16 | Portora Boat Club | 29 |
17 | Carrick-on-Shannon RC | 19 |
18 | OCBC | 19 |
19 | Clonmel RC | 18 |
20 | University of Limerick RC | 17.5 |
21 | Shannon RC | 9 |
22 | Methodist College RC | 8 |
23 | Fermoy Boat Club | 7 |
24 | Offaly RC | 6 |
25 | Belfast RC | 4 |
26 | Portadown BC | 2 |
27 | Athlunkard BC | 1 |
Grand League Series Final Points Womens Division 2 | ||
Womens Division 2 | Final Points After Skibbereen, Queens, Metro and Cork Regattas 2011 | Points |
1 | Commercial RC | 149 |
2 | Shannon RC | 79 |
3 | Cork BC | 68 |
4 | Dublin University Ladies BC | 58 |
5 | Shandon BC | 52 |
6 | Queens University Belfast Ladies BC | 45 |
7 | Galway RC | 44 |
8 | Fermoy RC | 41 |
9 | Lee RC | 39 |
10 | U.C.D. BC | 37 |
11 | Carrick-on-Shannon RC | 33 |
12 | Garda Siochana BC | 29 |
13 | Muckross RC | 27 |
14 | Clonmel RC | 25 |
14 | NUI Galway BC | 25 |
16 | Skibbereen RC | 24 |
17 | Bann RC | 22 |
18 | Colaiste Chiarain RC | 16 |
19 | Tralee RC | 15 |
20 | Cappoquin RC | 14 |
21 | Neptune RC | 12 |
21 | St. Michaels Rowing Club | 12 |
23 | Athlunkard BC | 11 |
23 | U.C.C. RC | 11 |
25 | Methodist College RC | 10 |
25 | University of Limerick RC | 10 |
27 | Portora Boat Club | 9 |
28 | Bantry BC | 6 |
28 | Carlow RC | 6 |
30 | Killorglin RC | 4 |
31 | Graiguenamanagh BC | 3 |
32 | Castleconnell BC | 1 |
Racing Round up: Dun Laoghaire Regatta, ISAF Youths, Optimists, Paralympic, RORC, WIORA, Quarter Ton, Kiteboarding.
In offshore news, the Transatlantic Race 2011 Nears a Finish, and RORC yachts that headed West did best in the St Malo from Cowes race. Ireland's entry in the Tall Ships race, Celtic Mist, is safely in Scotland. WIORA starts this week in Clifden, thirty boats are expected.
Two top Cork performers are in Cowes for this week's Quarter Ton Cup.
In other boating news, rower Siobhan McCrohan won bronze at the World Rowing Champs in Lucerne, Kiteboarding debuted in Dun Laoghaire. There were Medals for Irish Kayakers at Athens Special Olympics.
And finally after a Elaine 'Shooter' Alexander is set for hero's welcome this week as she becomes the first woman from Northern Ireland to circumnavigate the island of Ireland.
All on our home page this morning, thanks for your interest in Irish Sailing and Boating.
Ireland Women's Double Finishes Eleventh at World Cup
Ireland’s Lisa Dilleen and Sanita Puspure finished fifth in the B Final of the women’s double scull at the World Cup rowing regatta in Lucerne. This places the Irish 11th overall. Belarus and the United States were the two top crews down the course with Belarus striking for the finish first and taking first. The race featured four of the crews which competed in the A Final at Munich, where Dilleen and Puspure also finished fifth.
World Cup Regatta, Lucerne – Day Three (Irish interest)
Women
Double Scull – B Final (Places 7 to 12): 1 Belarus 7:03.19, 2 United States 7:04.44, 3 Italy 7:08.71, 4 Romania 7:09.08, 5 Ireland 7:10.29, 6 China 7:14.83.
Ireland So Close to Second Medal at Lucerne World Cup
Ireland came within 1.38 seconds of adding a second bronze medal to Siobhan McCrohan's at the World Cup rowing regatta at Lucerne today. The lightweight quadruple scull of Shane O’Driscoll, Niall Kenny, Peter Hanily and Justin Ryan were passed in the closing stages by Denmark when they seemed set to take third in this A Final. Germany won the race, with Italy second.
World Cup Regatta, Lucerne – Day Two (Irish interest)
Men
Lightweight Quadruple Scull – A Final: 1 Germany 6:03.19, 2 Italy 6:05.84, 3 Denmark 6:07.28; 4 Ireland 6:08.66, 5 Switzerland 6:09.61, 6 Norway 6:18.37.
Lightweight Double Scull – D Final (places 19 to 24): 1 Hungary 6:36.15, 2 Ireland 6:43.77, 3 Sweden 6:44.75.
Women
Double Scull – Semi-Final (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 Australia 6:54.22, 2 Ukraine 6:56.73, 3 Poland 6:58.30; 4 Belarus 7:07.73, 5 Romania 7:09.95, 6 Ireland (L Dilleen, S Puspure) 7:15.75
Lightweight Double Scull – C Final (Places 13 to 18): 1 Austria 7:14.01; 5 Ireland (S Dolan, C Lambe) 7:19.47
Lightweight Single Scull – Semi-Final One (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 Switzerland (P Weisshaupt) 7:56.1, 2 Ireland (S McCrohan) 7:58.65, 3 Belgium (J Hammond) 8:03.22; 4 Japan 8:09.31, 5 Canada 8:09.80, 6 Hong Kong 8:14.50. A FINAL: 1 Greece (A Tsiavou) 7:47.78, 2 Switzerland (P Weisshaupt) 7:51.39, 3 Ireland (S McCrohan) 7:54.86; 4 Belgium (J Hammond) 7:55.17, 5 Poland 7:59.80, 6 Netherlands (M-A Frenken) 8:02.57.
Dilleen and Puspure Hit by Poor Start in Lucerne
Ireland’s women’s double of Lisa Dilleen and Sanita Puspure have had to settle for a place in the B Final at the World Cup rowing championships in Lucerne. In their semi-final they missed strokes after catching a buoy near the start and were never contenders for one of the top three places which would have sent them into the A Final.
World Cup Regatta, Lucerne – Day Two (Irish interest)
Men
Lightweight Double Scull – D Final (places 19 to 24): 1 Hungary 6:36.15, 2 Ireland 6:43.77, 3 Sweden 6:44.75.
Women
Double Scull – Semi-Final (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 Australia 6:54.22, 2 Ukraine 6:56.73, 3 Poland 6:58.30; 4 Belarus 7:07.73, 5 Romania 7:09.95, 6 Ireland (L Dilleen, S Puspure) 7:15.75
Lightweight Double Scull – C Final (Places 13 to 18): 1 Austria 7:14.01; 5 Ireland (S Dolan, C Lambe) 7:19.47
Lightweight Single Scull – Semi-Final One (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 Switzerland (P Weisshaupt) 7:56.1, 2 Ireland (S McCrohan) 7:58.65, 3 Belgium (J Hammond) 8:03.22; 4 Japan 8:09.31, 5 Canada 8:09.80, 6 Hong Kong 8:14.50.
Maher and O'Donovan Finish Well at Lucerne
The Ireland lightweight double scull of Michael Maher and Mark O’Donovan held off Sweden to take second place in the D Final and 20th place overall at the World Cup rowing regatta in Lucerne. Hungary’s Tamas Varga and Peter Galambos were runaway winners. A huge entry of twenty-nine crews started in this event.
Sarah Dolan and Claire Lambe, the Ireland women’s lightweight double, finished fifth in their C Final, placing them 17th of the 24 crews competing.
World Cup Regatta, Lucerne – Day Two (Irish interest)
Men
Lightweight Double Scull – D Final (places 19 to 24): 1 Hungary 6:36.15, 2 Ireland 6:43.77, 3 Sweden 6:44.75.
Women
Lightweight Double Scull – C Final (Places 13 to 18): 1 Austria 7:14.01; 5 Ireland (S Dolan, C Lambe) 7:19.47
Lightweight Single Scull – Semi-Final One (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 Switzerland (P Weisshaupt) 7:56.1, 2 Ireland (S McCrohan) 7:58.65, 3 Belgium (J Hammond) 8:03.22; 4 Japan 8:09.31, 5 Canada 8:09.80, 6 Hong Kong 8:14.50.
Portora/Ireland Quadruple are Rowers of Month
The Rowing Ireland/Portora composite which won the elite quadruple sculls at Henley Women’s Regatta are the Afloat Rowers of the Month for June. The crew of Eimear Moran, Lisa Dilleen, Holly Nixon and Sanita Puspure beat a British combination crew in the final by four lengths. Dilleen and Puspure had earlier won the elite double sculls.
Rower of the Month awards: The judging panel is made up of Liam Gorman, rowing correspondent of The Irish Times, President of Rowing Ireland Anthony Dooley and David O'Brien, Editor of Afloat magazine. Monthly awards for achievements during the year will appear on afloat.ie and the overall national award will be presented to the person or crew who, in the judges' opinion, achieved the most notable results in, or made the most significant contribution to rowing during 2011. Keep a monthly eye on progress and watch our 2011 champions list grow.
Rower Calls a Halt to Atlantic Crossing
An Irish rower last week cut short his attempt to cross the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland.
Sean Moriarty told CBC News that he called for a rescue after two days at sea when his boat was flipped repeatedly in four-metre waves, damaging his electronic equipment.
Moriarty and his boat - the unfortunately named Positive Outcome - were picked up by a Canadian coastguard vessel and towed to St John's in Newfoundland on 13 June.
The Dingle native, who runs a construction firm, plans to ship his boat back home to Ireland.