Boatace results

The crew raced well, especially on finals day. They pushed off St. Benedicts early on the course and powered home to victory in the "B" Final for 3rd and 4th positions. The margin was just over 30 seconds at the finish.
It wasn't without incident however, there was a bit of drama at the start of our race because one of the backstays broke in the early stages. Fortunatley we had a spare on hand promptly, thanks to St. Johns College who row in the same boat as us. Within about 20mins the race was soon underway. West bank proved a good choice - getting enough advantage on the first dog-leg straight to get clearwater and take our own line for centenary bend.

The UK touring team from Abingdon took home the gold in a relatively tight "A" final against SACS from Cape Town. Incidentally, Abingdon were finalists at Henley last year (2nd place)against the dominant crew from Eton College. Henley Royal Regatta (The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup) is undoubtedly one of the most competitive events in the world for school boy eights.

Overall a great regatta once again, KES stays close to the top and focussed on progress into the rest of the season.

The girls quad event was won convincingly by St. Mary's and the St. Andrews girls combination took home the silver medal.

We will post regatta times for heats and finals once published...

To Port Alfred we go

So onto the flight tomorrow morning (06h30). The crew will fly over the boat trailer that leaves at 4am from St. Stithians College...
The final camp went well and the boys are ready to give of their best. A real sense of excitement to end off the first half of the season. Thanks to the various sponsors who have contributed to the team tour costs - and made the tour that much more feasible for us.
A big thanks to all who support us too... If you are coming down, see you in Port Alfred...