ROWING T he Dulwich College Boat Club has had a stellar year. The National Schools regatta of last
came in fourth in their categories; our J16 A VIII, though, were having none of this, and after a phenomenal row went on to win their category. During the season we also entered Hampton Small Boats Head (SBH), Kingston SBH, Wallingford Head, Quintin Head, Hampton Head, Reading Head and, of course, Schools Head of the River. With every one of these events the boys gain valuable racing experience that enables them to train better and more easily achieve the goals they set themselves. This year we’ve now strapped our first Regatta of the season under our belts at Wallingford. Though plagued with illness, the 1st VIII still manage to hold their own in the championship racing category and walked away with an excellent platform from which to progress. The Junior 15 A VIII rowed hard and qualified for their final. All crews who raced managed to take away a tremendous amount from this regatta and will carry this with them into training for the all- important National Schools Regatta. The Boat Club is still growing to become an increasingly prominent presence at any event it enters. The boys work diligently to make their personal mark at events, the relentless training and hard work going in everyday within their crews bringing them together in a way that few sports can do. All have much to be proud of achieving this year, and there will be much more if the hard work continues through to the 2016 National Schools Regatta and, for the 1st VIII, Henley 2016. With more Boats than ever gunning for gold, this could be the year for Dulwich in both these events.
year contributed towards our first set of excellent results, where wins came in from Junior Under-14 Octuple Skulls as well as the Junior Under 16 A VIII. The latter had trained with dedication, consumed throughout the year by a burning desire to win; so it was no surprise when we saw them cross the finish line at the regatta, clear of second place by a comfortable few boat lengths. All the boys rowed their hearts out at this event and every participant managed to achieve a result of which they could be proud. In July we strapped down our strikingly green boat and went to Henley yet again. Here we had to pull together an amalgamated crew formed of rowers who had never before rowed together, but still managed to set a very competitive time at qualifiers. This year we will look forward to Henley once more, but with a newly formed 1st VIII, our brand new, classic Dulwich College, bespoke black and blue Stamfli boat accompanied by new blades and, most importantly, a renewed determination to make our mark at this event. Our winter season went better than ever, with wins rolling in from all sorts of places. At Kingston Small Boats Head we fielded 23 boats overall and won categories from Novice Singles to J15 coxed quads. The gruelling 8km Schools Head time trial on our home water yielded more good results: our crews were thrown into vast categories, with many rowing clubs from across the country coming down to join, but this increased competition seemed to hinder none of our boats. Four
Dara Sabeti (Year 13)
Witheveryoneof theseevents theboysgainvaluable racingexperience that enables themto trainbetter and moreeasilyachieve thegoals they set themselves
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