According to Head coach Terence McGrath, Cork Boat Club had a successful outing to Limerick Regatta on Saturday coming away with victories in The Ladies junior 18 coxless quad and Men’s junior double scull. We also achieved two second places men’s Intermediate pair who lost by 1/2 a canvas to St Michaels and Niamh Fehily in the Ladies junior 16 scull.

At a wind swept O’Brien’s Bridge, the Cork Boat Club ‘A ladies junior 18 quad of Eithne McSweeny, Orla McGrath, Grace Collins stroked by Carolyn Walsh come home ahead of St Michaels with the Boat Club ‘B quad in 3rd. This squad have enjoyed success at various heads earlier in the season and this was their 1st regatta. They will compete at Ghent International Regatta in Belgium over the coming weekend. The win was also notable in that they rowed in the newly launched ‘Denis MacSweeny’ boat with Denis’s daughter Eithne rowing at bow.

Promising Men’s junior scullers, Thomas Sutton and Jack O’Brien rowed through a strong Lee double to record a notable victory in the Men’s Junior 16 double scull final. Coaches Dan Buckley & Jim O’Halloran expressed satisfaction with the win. James Moroney also had a good row coming 3rd in the men’s Junior 18 single scull final.

The Regatta also saw several young rowers’ male & female making their first appearance for the club.  Ciara McGrath made her first appearance in Boat Club colours in the junior 14 quad sculls.  The girls came second in what must be one of the most competitive underage categories.  James O’Leary, Jack Clayton, Connor Molloy, Barry Crowley and Kevin Sheehan (cox) raced in the Under 14 quad sculls.  For their first ever race they gave a gallant performance and many spectators commented on the promising young crew.  The junior 15 quad scull of David Madden, Johnny Moynihan, Fintan Sheehan, Michael O’Halloran and Cian Lynch (cox), also racing for the first time, came third in their heat to experienced Lee Rowing Club and Presentation College Cork crews.  Both of these young crews displayed an abundance of talent and are certainly ones to be watched in the future.