The results are in. Team NTV has taken the men’s championship race and Team Hyflodraulic won the women’s championships at the 203rd Royal St. John’s Regatta.
After a strong start to the day’s races, Team NTV secured first place with a time of 9:36.99.
That was followed by Belfor with 9:51.30, Newfoundland Power at 10:05.51, Andrew McDonald General Contracting at 10:11.37, and JSM Electrical at 10:33.73.
NTV wins the men’s championship race 9:36, about 4 sec better than their winning time in the men’s amateur this am. Belfor 2nd, well back NF Power (3rd), McDonald Cont. (4), JMS Elec (5)
— Brian Madore (@bmadorevocm) August 5, 2021
In the women’s championships, Hyflodraulics set themselves apart with a time of 5:10.99. Second place went to Dawe and Burke who landed almost 15 seconds later at 5:26.50.
The Cahill Group came third with 5:28.18, then Roebothan McKay Marshall at 5:32.88, and Kennedy’s Cleaning Services at 5:40.91.
Hyflodraulic wins in about 5:03 – great time, well ahead of rest of the field.
— Brian Madore (@bmadorevocm) August 5, 2021
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In the first senior male race of the day, NTV led all the way in a time of 9:40.42 with Belfor second in 9:48.43 followed by Andrew McDonald General Contracting (10:04.33), Newfoundland Power (10:08.62) and Woodmar Contracting (10:31.34).
Male Race #2 saw O’Brien Engineering claim first in an interesting time of 10:31.28. That would have put them in the championship race and squeeze out Woodmar Contracting but a masters’ team, JMS Electrical, rowed a 10:24.57 the next race to claim the fifth spot. That crew is laden with hall of fame rowers including coxswain Jim Carroll.
Hyflodraulic won the first senior female race of the day in 5:08.31 followed by Dawe and Burke at 5:23.46 and Roebothan McKay Marshall 5:24.02. The Cahill Group (5:26.87) and Kennedy’s Cleaning Services (5:30.75) round out the slate. That was a strong row by the winners but they will have to erase over 10 seconds if they are to write their way into the record book.
India Gate won the second senior female race in 5:40.89 so all five crews in the first race will be in the championship barring the unforeseen. First General 5:45.03, Steers Insurance 5:47.19, P.F. Collins 6:04.34 and Allied Construction 6:17.34 round out the race.
Universal Corporate Wear easily won the female midget race and just missed a record time by 3 seconds. They have been rowing together since age 10. pic.twitter.com/86peJxWEbi
— Brian Madore (@bmadorevocm) August 5, 2021
The championship races go at 6:30 with the men and 7:00 women.
Race results can be found at the Royal St. John’s Regatta’s website.
