2014 South Island Masters Championships
31 May – 1 June
Dunstan Arm
Dawn at Dunstan
A Central winter is real winter. After experiencing Queens Birthday at Dunstan Arm with a solid layer of ice still on the boats at 8am followed by a comparatively balmy 4 degree Sunday high, there will be few complaints in future about the cold at a morning row on the Reach.
It wasn't the cold that held back Union's 20 strong contingent though. The rowers had again benefitted from Jim Little's excellent preparation programmes and were looking forward to putting it to the test at the regatta. Unfortunately, it really was a case of 'what if' for Union at the 2014 Masters South Island Champs. After a great set of results in the morning session, the afternoon programme was abandoned due to wind. Yes, it would have been good to get those quads and doubles on the water – until next time…
Gold for Liz Blair in the women's novice single
Dorle takes out gold in the womens E single
GOLD
Dorle Pauli| Sally Burgess | Deb Hymers-Ross| Wendy Lawson | Dorothy Paton | Liz Blair | Denise Smith | Amanda Buerki + Clare Fowler (cox)
Long distance event: womens masters D coxed eight
Liz Blair: womens masters novice single
Dorle Pauli | Deb Hymers-Ross: womens masters D double sculls
Brent Mirfin | Malcolm Burgess | Graham Russell | Simon Huntley + Jason Cowles (cox): mens masters D coxed four
Dale Maher: mens masters D single
Dorle Pauli: womens masters E single
Mike Fowler: mens masters E single
Malcolm Burgess | Neville Youngman: mens masters F double sculls
Jim and Merryl Little
Danny Blair, Mike Fowler silver in the mens E double
SILVER
Stephane Chretien | Mike Fowler | Brent Mirfin | Malcolm Burgess | Rod McLennan | Danny Blair | Graham Russell | Neville Youngman + Jason Cowles (cox)
Long distance event: mens masters E coxed eight
Dorothy Paton | Wendy Lawson | Denise Smith | Amanda Buerki + Jason Cowles (cox): womens masters D coxed four
Dale Maher | Simon Huntley: mens masters D double sculls
Danny Blair: mens masters E single
Mike Fowler | Danny Blair: mens masters E double scull
Womens D four Mandy Buerki, Denise Smith, Wendy Lawson, Dorothy Paton
URC Dunstan Squad
