Local clubs thrive in a festival of rowing

Old friendly rivalries were renewed with Lyme Regis and Bridport competing against each other as much as against everyone else. Bridport finishing ahead of Lyme as much as Lyme finishing ahead of Bridport during the day, particularly in the Women’s Super-Vets that Bridport won, with Lyme a close second.

Appledore Men and Lyme Regis like to measure their progress against each other, the Lyme Regis Super-Vets have been dominant all season and the won their race, leading all the way beating Langstone, from Hayling Island and Appledore into third.

Heather Prior, organiser of the regatta for Lyme said: “This is our first full open regatta since 2018, the 2019 races were blown out and then Covid struck. We are so pleased that we could put on a good event and have been supported by clubs across the South West”.

“It has been an amazing day with so many different clubs able to win individual races, no one team has dominated today to show how close and strong we are across the South West”.

Before the final race anyone of 5 teams looked possible to win the overall event, Langstone on 58 points, Appledore on 62, Bridport on 68, Brixham on 71 and Lyme on 73. The winners being those with the lowest number of points.

Lyme won the final race, the Mixed Masters, finishing on 74 points but the final positioning of other clubs would determine who won overall.

The regatta was won by Appledore, who had the greatest consistency through the day and finished with the lowest amount of points.

The Lyme event was also one of the five scoring regattas for the overall Jurassic League, competed for by the clubs along the Jurassic Coast, from Exmouth to Langstone. Langstone won the overall league on the day with Bridport second.

Men's C (Image: James Gill)

The changeover (Image: Langport Gig Club)

Bridport women's win (Image: James Gill)

Good Start (Image: James Gill)