Overly enthusiastic about the sunny weather we got our boat out, insufficient kit on and proceeded to row up. During our approach to the start we were faced with two dilemmas. One was the weather; despite the sun being out, the wind was fierce. The second was “what will Jesus do?” as our cox, Nadia, so elegantly put it. The wind was attempting to make marshalling more haphazard than necessary, but fortunately we had six bank partiers there to challenge mother nature, yell at our crew and suggest Jesus’s next move.
Rolling up to the start, it took us a few moments to fall into a rhythm. Despite having rowed together only once before (that same morning) we eased into a comfortable rhythm, rate 29, and we could feel the boat slide over the water efficiently as the team moved as one. As soon as we turned onto the reach the wind hit us. The water was choppy. However, we didn’t panic. We unleashed our Haribo power, sat up against the wind and kept the boat sat. We kept calm and rowed on – and secured our spot in the second division. Cannons, chains & whistles… see you next week.
Ginny Levrini (W2)