On Saturday 17th September we put forward two mens crews for the Newquay Mens Championships.
The format of which is as follows:
*RACE FORMAT*
ROUND 1
Seventy-six (76) crews race in fifteen (15) races: fourteen (14) races of five (5) gigs and one (1) races of six (6) gigs
Top two (2) crews in each race progress straight to the quarters (quarters to take place on Sunday) = thirty (30) crews
Remaining forty-six (46) crews into Round Two.
ROUND TWO
Forty-six (46) crews race in nine (9) races; eight races of five (5) gigs and one (1) race of six (6) gigs. Top two (2) crews in each race progress to the quarters = eighteen (18) crews
QUARTERS
Forty-eight (48) crews race in six (6) races of eight (8) gigs.
Top three (3) in each race progress to the semis = eighteen (18) crews
SEMIS
Three (3) races of six (6) gigs in each
Top two (2) in each race into the final
FINAL
Our crews made it through the first round and finished in round 2 in 3rd place (Mens A) and 5th place (Mens B) in their respective races.
