30 June 2010
The competition was raced in beautiful conditions this year between some fast crews. The seeded crews, Boyd’s, O’Doherty’s and Southwell-Sanders were looking strong, while Phelps and Crescent were showing good crew unity. Most of the faster crews had two 3rd years and two 4th years in the crew, a good combination of power and technique.
The first round featured three races of three houses, with the slowest being eliminated. In the end the third place was often trailing, particular after Christodoulou’s indulged in some strange crew selection, leaving out their captain. Webb’s, featuring an all 3rd year team also struggled and the surprise exit was that of Franklins, last year’s champions, still with two of that crew, who had looked promising until they caught a crab. This left six impressive crews for three one-on-one semi-finals. In the first O’Doherty’s held off Boyd’s, who had lost by only a bow-ball to Crescent in the 1st round, while the second featured a boarding house derby between School and Crescent, won by Crescent. Finally Phelps, looking technically the best of the crews, won a close-fought race against Southwell-Sanders, who were missing their captain.
The final was a contest of style versus power, as Phelps and O’Doherty’s vied against each other on their respective banks, with Crescent trailing in the centre. O’Doherty’s eventually prevailed, a crew consisting of two 3rd years from the A octo and 4th years from the A VIII and B VIII, coxed by Max Brittan.
- Gold: O’Doherty’s: Brittan, Lambe, Wood, Moloney, Antonian
- Silver: Phelps: Middleton, Horlock, Yaxley, Fanshawe, Banerjee
- Bronze: Crescent: Bryant, McLaughlin, Lord, Derrick, Irwin
