Shawnigan Lake Regatta – Seniors

2 June 2018Book P, Privett ‘20; Photo by Brian Carr

The alarm started beeping at 5:40 am. The rowers and coaches arose from their beds. Slowly, everyone started heading towards the bus to the Shawnigan Lake Regatta, one of the most important regattas of the year. The results would determine the seat rankings for the CSSRA, also known as nationals. There are a lot of rowing clubs participating in this event including Burnaby Lake Rowing Club, Clairemont Sports Institute, Crofton House School, Deep Cove Rowing Club, Delta Deas Rowing Club, Fort Langley Youth Rowing Society, George Narrow Rowing Club, Maple Bay Rowing Club, Nanaimo Rowing Club, Salt Spring Island Rowing Club, Sentinel Secondary School, Shawnigan Lake School, St George’s School, St. Michael University School, Thunder Rowing Crew, Vancouver College, Vancouver Rowing Club, and Victory RC Juniors. Despite the hard roads ahead, everyone was optimistic and up for the challenge. Brentwood did very well and several boats placed in the top three or above. In the Under 19 Men 2x category, Riley T, Rogers ’18 placed second with a time of 7:25.12 minutes. The next double Under 19 Men 2x, led by Jacob P, Whittal ’18 placed first with the time of 6:42.63minutes. Another double in the category, Under 19 Men 2x, led by Yale H, Whittal ’20, placed first with a time of 7:30.03 minutes and an Under 19 JV Women 2x led by Natalie B, Hope ’19 placed first with a time of 8:19.69 minutes. Moving on to Brentwoods fours and quad, Under 19 Women 4+ led by Brentwood’s Coxswain, Erika AC, Hope’19 placed first with a time of 7:42.05 minutes. Next, the Under 19 Lightweight 72 Men 4+, led by Coxswain Henry W, Privett ’20 placed third with a time of 7:20.6 minutes. Another boat led by Henry W, Privett ‘20 is the Under 19 Novice Men 4+ which placed third with a time of 7:49.29 minutes. The next straight quad is the Under 19 Men 4x led by Jacob P, Whittal ’18 finished first with a time of 6:35.29 minutes. Following up in the same race, the boat led by Jamaal H, Whittal’18 placed third with a time of 6:50.05 minutes. Even though everyone was exhausted, there was a lot of effort shown. The last regatta for the season after the Shawnigan Lake Regatta is the CSSRA, in which Brentwood will be sending many boats to participate. Book P, Privett ‘20

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