Chennai: In the most exciting race of the day, the last one too, the SRASSC Water Sports Centre (SWSC) crew, represented by A.M. Navaz and G.S. Cheema, squeaked past Madras Boat Club (MBC) crew of J.C. Mouli and Vinod Kumar in the (Far East Amateur Rowing Association) FEARA Double Scull race at the 75th ARAE-FEARA Regatta, hosted by the Madras Boat Club here on Wednesday.
In contrast, Rohit Ravindra of MBC cruised in his heat in the morning session.
“The first race is always tricky as you do not quite know how your opponent is. But it turned out to be easy,” Ravindra said.
Talking about the home advantage, Ravindra, who is part of the cox fours and cox-less pairs team, said: “It is of help. Our boats, our course, all helps. We know when to pick up and when to relax.”
The four-day event marking the 150th-year celebrations of MBC, will see 14 clubs from Kolkata, Pune, Colombo, Bengaluru, Kodaikanal and Chennai taking part.
The regatta was inaugurated by British Deputy High Commissioner Bharat Joshi earlier in the morning.
The results (heats):
Winners: ARAE: Men, Single Scull: SWSC, Colombo, Lake Club (LC)-Calcutta, MBC-A, College of Military Engineers (CME), Colombo-B.
Double Scull: MBC-B, Colombo-A, Colombo-B, CME, Bengal Rowing Club (BRC)-A.
Pairs: LC-B, LC-A, CME, BC, MBC-A, MBC-B.
Coxed four: BRC-A, Colombo, CME,
FEARA: Men, Single scull: BRC, SWSC, CRC, Colombo, CME.
Double Scull: CME, BRC-B, BRC-A, SWSC.
Pairs: BRC-A, SWSC, Bolgoda Rowing Club (BLRC).
Coxed four: CME, MBC-A.
ARAE: Women, Single Scull: CRC, LC, CME, Colombo, CME.
Double Scull: BRC-B, Colombo, CME.
Pairs: Colombo, BLRC.
Coxed four: Colombo.
FEARA: Women: Single scull: SWSC, CRC, Colombo, CME.
