Shoreham RC had a lot to celebrate at the 2014 End of Season Dinner & Dance as our most successful season for 10 years came to a close. Not only have we won six, yes SIX, CARA championships this year we have also taken home the prestigious CARA Grand Aggregate trophy for the first time since 2004. Outstanding!
Winning the Grand Aggregate has been a real team effort – with the entire club pulling together to race, cox, coach and support each other. And we’ve not only proven ourselves the fastest club in Kent & Sussex, winning more races than any other to get the Grand, but we’ve also proven ourselves champions of the dance floor, led by the notorious PIG…G :).
In early October we headed over to Bexhill for the CARA End of Season presentation dinner to collect our championships from ex-GB Olympian and rowing legend Sarah Winckless (above: front row, middle). Turns out she knows how to have a good party too! In total we picked up:
CARA Grand Aggregate Trophy
Ladies Aggregate
Ladies Senior Points Trophy – Sally Hills
Ladies Junior Points Trophy – Charlotte Pigg
Junior Quads Aggregate
Mens Junior Sculls Championship
Ladies Senior Pairs Championship
Ladies Senior Fours Championship
Ladies Junior Pairs Championship
Ladies Junior Fours Championship
J14 Quad Sculls Championship
This weekend welcomed the notorious annual SRC End of Season dinner at Sussex Yacht Club. And it was a fantastic night of celebrations, not only of our CARA wins but also the presentation of our own prizes this season. So for 2014 we salute the following winners:
Harold Brown Trophy (given out to the Shoreham rower winning the most CARA races each season) – Charlotte Pigg
Rowers’ Rower Award – Toby Strevens
Comedy Rower Award – Alfie Scott
Rookie Rower Award – Max Huxtable, Luke Denis le Seve, Alex Apps
J16 Rower of the Year – Isobel Tugwell & Ezra Hulme
Most Improved Rower Award – Olli Knight
For showing commitment, improvement and real rowing promise, Phoebe Mercer also wins a weekend of coaching at the prestigious Leander Club in Henley.
Well done all! Bring on 2015!!