It was a lovely weekend that has just left us, i wish it never ended! It was a gorgeous week. Sunny everyday with a few light showers! It was REAALY hot! Saturday, i was out rowing, training for our regatta the next day (Sunday) and i was boiling! it was at least 20 degrees! then after rowing i went home, grabbed something to eat then cycled to Brooklands Race Track and Museum to meet James Ballard. He was doing his DofE Volunteering. So i went to keep him company from 1pm till 5pm. so i was out from 8am to 12pm rowing, then 1pm till 5pm at Brooklands!! I was knackered after! which was good in a way as it meant i went to sleep the moment i lay my head on my pillow! the next morning i went to Lea Regatta in London. I went in a double with long-term friend and fellow club member Alice Shepherd, me at Bow and her at Stroke. due to the way they planned it, we did our first race in the Semi’s, and we won! Despite me and my rubbish calculation in distance and we crashed into a moored barge JUST BEFORE the finish line, and the other crew was catching up! but we crossed it eventually! So we went into Final later that day, and unfortunately lost. But i had to Cox the boys in their quad, and you know what, despite the WHOLE crew soaking me with their blades whilst pelting it done the course, we won! and that was straight final! and we won! So i got a Pot! my first Pot!!! When we crossed the line i shouted on the top of my voice, THANK YOU BOYS!! and they said “why are you saying thank you?” and i said “you got me my first Pot!” Mark, who was at Bow said…
NO WAY! we did not just get you your FIRST Pot with you as a COX?!
i said yes! I think he is now envying me… i mean i didnt exactly do much in that boat, i steered it… a bit. What i love about us winning was, for about 300 meters (out of 600) we were neck and neck with the other crew. but suddenly, we pulled right ahead of them! i was screaming at them to keep going, James Needham at Stroke was making his hilarious faces of pain and concentration and we crossed the line, soaked and incredibly happy. then Mark calls out from Bow, “Amy, look left” i look left and his foot was poking out the boat. he then said “my foot came out of the shoes at halfway!!!” We were so shocked!!! haha!
We took home a hefty load of 9 Pots yesterday. James Needham and Mark from their Double, Toby Jefferies and George Roberts from their Double and James Needham, Zac Cole, Stan Tilling, Mark Whitfeild and Myself in the Quad. Well, according to tradition… i have a date with some incredibly cold River Water… The Cox of a Quad or Octo has to be thrown into the river by the crew if they win. GREAT! we were going to do it yesterday, but the water was oily and full of weeds, so we’re doing it tomorrow after we unload and re-rig the boats. i might get my Mother to come down and help so she can get pictures of us jumping in! and me getting thrown in!! haha
Well today i had my first Math Exam out of Two. i have a science paper in May. FUUUN! i really cant be arsed with them but oh well!!! meh
Anyways i got to do some revision so i’ll write again soon! Wish me luck!!!
Ralphie
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