HEddies back to winning ways!

St Neot’s Regatta 2024 Round-up

Last weekend saw the HEddie’s crew travel up to St Neot’s for their first BR regatta, competing in the women’s 4+. They kicked off the 1000m races on day 1 with a dominant 5 length win over Lea RC. Next up was Northampton and HEddies again put on a solid display, winning by 4 lengths and lining them up for the final against Jesus College. The final saw HEddie’s and Jesus treat the crowd to one of the closest races of the regatta. HEddies put in a strong performance, leading around the bend at the halfway mark but a final sprint from Jesus gave them the win by half a boat length. A big shout out also has to go to our fantastic supporters Shannon, Xen and Kiah who cheered us all the way to the finish!
Day 1 result: 2nd

After hunting down a pizza in town, HEddie’s joined the party in the infamous St Neot’s party tent. If you ever need a conga line starting, sign up the HEddie’s crew! The crew then stayed the night on the regatta camp site, ready for the 500m races the next day.
The regatta party had left a certain member of the crew feeling a little fragile, ahem Kathy....! Luckily HEddie’s first race of day 2 was only in the afternoon – plenty of time to recover and enjoy some of the racing! With our super supporter Shannon there to cheer us on, HEddie’s lined up against Lea in round 1 and finished with a convincing lead of 4.5 lengths. Next up they faced a strong Norwich crew but again HEddie’s pushed through, winning by 2.5 lengths, meaning they were through to another final. This time their opponents were the Northampton crew they had beaten the day before. HEddie’s made sure not be complacent and pushed hard off the start line, taking the lead on as they wound up the rate. Pushing hard to the end, HEddie’s took the win by 2.25 lengths ! A great way to round up a fantastic weekend of rowing.
​Day 2 result: 1st