Pembroke Regatta was the first race that the full W2 members made together in this term. Everyone was excited about the race and the sunshine. We parked under the railway bridge where we got the chance to watch the races among other crews. We had a nice warm up and cheered for the racing crews passing by and then headed to the start line of our own race. After the “Attention…Go!” order, we put all our efforts together and quickly built up the speed. We took the lead after a couple of strokes and extended the advantage in the following course of the race. We kept pushing hard on every single stroke and maintained the lead until we passed the finish line. Yes, we WON! Everyone was excited and motivated from the first win and headed back to the start line again for the second race. Our second race started with some small clashes of the oars with the other boat but we managed to get our pace back. We were behind the other boat but we kept pushing hard and gave it a beautiful finish. We made it to quarter final and we all enjoyed the experience. I am so proud of my crew and now we are looking forward to the Lent Bumps.
Yue Zhang, bow