Deben Challenge & Junior Success

John, Clio, Anna, Oliver, Chris, Jane, Will, Ian, Nicola, Nick
at the start of the Deben Challenge

Pictured above are the members who took part in the Deben Challenge on Saturday. The conditions were very windy and choppy, so it was a real test of endurance. Congratulations to Clio, Chris, Ian, Jane, John, Nick and Oliver who are all now Sons and Daughters of the Deben. Well done also to Nicola and Will, who completed over half of the course - no mean feat in those conditions. Thanks also to Terry for all of his help.

As many of you may know, things became rather too eventful just after John and Nick crossed the finish line, and we are extremely grateful to the harbourmaster, coastguard and ambulance crew for their help in the rescue and for taking care of them afterwards. John and Nick - we are so glad to hear you had recovered sufficiently to enjoy Dr Who on Saturday evening and look forward to seeing you at the club very soon!

I also have more great news to report about Clio, who came 8th (out of 80 in her year) at the indoor rowing championships last week, and has also been selected to represent the Eastern Counties in the junior championships in Nottingham on 21st April. This is clearly a fantastic achievement and I can't wait to hear how she gets on..."Go get `em", Clio!!

AM

Cambridge Winter League III & "Deben Challenge"

Hello! My first entry on our new blog!! And I'm in the fortunate position of having the final leg of the Cambridge Winter League to report on...

Congratulations are in order for everyone who made the effort to turn out through the winter to train and race in this series. I'm delighted to announce that we even have an event winning crew - Roger & Ken were the fastest Mens VetC 2x, so well done to them!!!

See those two guys there...don't look like they're taking it very seriously do they? That must be the secret to success! (Oh, and the cigarettes help too.)

Results from the whole event can be found here:

http://www.cra-online.net/results/2007/wl_results.htm

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Now that the Winter League is over and it's a few weeks until the next race, it seemed like a good opportunity to find another goal to work towards...so we're planning the Deben Challenge. The idea is to start at Felixstowe Ferry and row all the way up, past the rowing club, to the Iron Bridge...and then all the way back!! This is a fantastic chance to see the river at its best, before it gets cluttered up with big yachts and toursits, and if you do the whole thing you can become a Son or Daughter of the Deben. We might even get some special t-shirts, so put it in your diary NOW (see calendar below) and dust off your padded seats!

AM