Rowing - Safety boat sees action at Polperro regatta

Conditions at Mousehole were perfect for the fifth in the series of Cornwall Rowing Association regattas.

A new club was affiliated to the association and it is hoped that Roseland will be able to bring more rowers in the near future.

They were able to register the 15-ft skiff Shamrock built approx 30 years ago by Badger of Durgan. The skiff has been unused for 10 years.

Unfortunately the conditions soon changed with the northerly wind picking up to a force 4/5 making conditions a little unpleasant.

As conditions worsened splashboards were added to the bows of the boats making them higher so water is not shipped.

Nonetheless the CRA safety boat was called into action on three separate incidents once to aid a rower who was struck by a paddle. The other two occasions were to assist sinking boats Mousehole Senior Mixed crew and Penryn Men's Crew who ended their unbeaten run at their 13th regatta. Both boats limped back to harbour without completing the course.

With only two regattas left no championships have been decided. The next regatta is to be held at Polperro on Saturday, August 7.

Results - Men's Cornish Ran Dan - Saltash BC, Penryn, Polperro.

Under-16 mixed four oar - Saltash BC, Polperro, Penryn.

Ladies Cornish Ran Dan - Mousehole, Saltash BC, Polperro.

U-16 boys pair paddles - Anthony Harman (Polperro), Matthew Williams (Mousehole), Greg Christian (Penryn).

Senior mixed four oar - Penryn, Polperro, Saltash BC.

U-16 boys pair paddles - Anthony Harman (Polperro), Michael Nissen (Mousehole), Ashley Knight (Saltash BC).

U-18 girls four oar - Saltash BC, Mousehole, Calstock.

Ladies pair paddles - Debbie Pezzack (Mousehole), Rhian Roberts (Polperro), Beverly Davis (Penryn).

U-18 boys four oars - Mousehole, Saltash BC, Calstock.

Mens pair paddles - Chris Barrett (Roseland), Martin Langdon (Polperro), James Howell (Saltash BC).

U-16 boys four oar - Calstock, Mousehole, Saltash BC.

Ladies four oar - Saltash BC, Penryn, Mousehole.

U-18 boys Cornish Ran Dan - Mousehole, Polperro, Saltash BC.

U-14 four oar - Saltash BC, Calstock, Polperro.

Mens four oar - Saltash BC, Mousehole, Saltash BC.