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2010 Aon Maadi Cup Regatta Lake Ruataniwha, 22 - 27 March 2010

It was a very trying week due to the weather but with patience and cooperation from all involved we managed to get through all the racing and identify New Zealand's premier rowing school: Rangi Ruru Girls School, winners of the Star Trophy! [Points table] Other major trophy winners were:

• Executive Trophy: Rangi Ruru Girls School
  (Sweep Oar Champs) [Points table]
• Presidents Scull: St Peters School
  (Sculling Champs) [Points table]
• Maadi Cup: Hamilton Boys High School [5:55.64]
  (B U18 8+) [results | replay]
• Levin Jubilee Cup: Rangi Ruru Girls School [6:42.11]
  (G U18 8+) [results | replay]
• Simon Briggs Cup: Caleb Shepherd, Hamilton Boys High School
  (Coxswain of the regatta)
• Bill Eady Cup: Gary Roberts from Waikato Diocesan School
  (RowingNZ's junior coach of the year)

Thanks to South Island Rowing Inc and all their volunteers for a memorable 2010 Aon Maadi Cup regatta!

• Photos: Race photographs can be found online at www.rowingphotos.co.nz and those photos and medal photos can be ordered from Kolourcare at www.kolourcare.co.nz.
• DVDs/Videos: Positive Pictures produces DVDs of the finals days (2 discs per day) special compilations can be arranged on application. Visit the Rowing Videos website or email [email protected]

Finals underway!

Results shortcuts: All medalists, major trophies (rolling totals) also see further down page for links to each school or event or round of racing.

Springbok Shield: Hamilton Boys High School
Dawn Cup: Rangi Ruru Girls School

Racing has resumed after the mid-programme break. Due to scratchings in Event 25, Boys Under-16 Four, the A and B finals were consolidated - the event was won by Macleans College

There will be no coxswains or coaches races today. Unfortunately conditions aren't quite suitable for the chaos that usually ensues during these events.

Regatta Completed

We have our first gold medalists of the day: marlborough Boys College winners of the Boys Under-16 Double Sculls

Boys Under-17 Four. A final: 2nd, 3rd & 4th

Girls Under-16 Four. A final: 1st to 4th

Girls Under-18 Single. A final: 3rd & 4th

Girls Under-17 Four. A final: 2nd & 3rd

Boys Under-15 Four. B final: 3rd & 4th

UPDATES SATURDAY

Finals are underway (again)

FRIDAY

It's a warm morning here today and the semi-finals are underway.

The live webcast kicks in today: http://www.r2.co.nz/20100326/

NZ Elites Rebecca Scown and Juliet Hague are at Maadi, walking the bank and mingling with competitors and spectators.

We almost had our first gold medalists of the day, St Bede's College in the Boys Under-16 Double Sculls, but the race was red flagged. The course has also become too rough for the subsequent races for now.

Racing will start on Saturday at 8:00AM with the re-row of the A final of Event 1, Boys Under-16 Double Sculls (race 330)

THURSDAY

There's a little wind but not coming from the direction that's plagued racing so far. Instead we have some brilliantly close racing this morning.

Battle for last opportunity to get into A final of U18B4X+

Battle for last opportunity to get into A final of U15G8+

Racing has resumed again at last. Starts are at 1000m. The eights (races 232 & 233) are heading down before the singles (races 230 & 231) before resuming the day sheet order.

The first four races have been completed and more crews are heading down for their start. Races are being churned out as fast as possible and closer than originally programmed. We'll race through to 7:30PM and could possibly complete all the repechages.

Repechage races have been completed. They were mostly 1000m starts but the Boys and Girls Under-18 Eights free-started from 2000m.

WEDNESDAY

There was some pretty rough weather last night but it's eminently rowable this morning and the first race got away on time at 7:55AM.

Day one's programme has finally been completed and we're getting through the remainder of the heats in good time.

HEATS COMPLETE. Heats are now finally complete. The South Island crews dominated the Girls Eights heats and the Boys Eights heats were dominated by North Island crews.

Repechage daysheets for today are now available (and online). Repechages for events 1 to 26 (U18G2X) are scheduled for today. Racing mostly at 5 minute intervals (with some 10 minute interval for crew/plant clashes) until the last race goes at 18:35PM.

The weather has turned, the flags are flying again and white caps are rolling down the course. However, it came in quickly and might still die down just as quickly. Race 200, repechage 2 of the Boys under-18 pair was the last one to go down the course.

Maadi on TV. There'll be an article about Maadi rivalries on TV One's Close Up programme this evening (Wednesday) at 7:00PM.

TUESDAY

The day has dawn bright clear and calm. Racing will begin on time at 8:00am. There appears to be a dusting of new snow on the hills above Twizel but a chilly morning could give way to a hot day. The biggest uncertainty again today will be the wind.

Never a dull moment... race 1 of day two saw a gear failure i nthe start zone and after it was restarted and run there has been a protest at the finish.

2nd-4th in Heat 3, U18B4+ (Springbok Shield) [0.24 secs]

MONDAY

The weather forecast seems to be spot on. The rain has arrived at the lake (light for now but likely to get heavier this morning) but the wind departed at the same time so racing is on schedule on day one.

Racing on hold 10:15am-11:00am. After the rain passed through the wind picked up to the extent the regatta was put on hold. Racing re-started at 11:00am. Race 27 (heat 4 U15B4X+), which was called off part way through due to the wind, has been rescheuled to race between races 73 & 74.

Photo c/- Rob Bristow

Problems with wind in the start area have led to further delays accumulating. Racing is currently a little over an hour and three quarters behind schedule.

Racing extended. To try and recover some of the race time lost to weather today racing will be extended with the last race now starting at 7:00PM.

Racing finished. Th re-row of race 27 will be first thing (8:00am) on Tuesday followed by race 72 onwards through to the end of heats. Repechages will now start on Wednesday.

Notices & Updates Ruataniwha, 22-28 March 2010

• Live Webcast
  Both days of finals (Friday 26 and Saturday 27 March) will be webcast live all day: http://www.r2.co.nz/20100326/
• Results
  regatta results are available at www.rowit.co.nz/results/mads2010.
• Photos
  Race photographs can be found online at www.rowingphotos.co.nz and those photos and medal photos can be ordered from Kolourcare at www.kolourcare.co.nz.
• Weather
  Victoria University provides an excellent weather forecast service.
• Stats
  1883 pupils (incl 58 reserves) from 114 schools entered in 1355 crews across 42 events.
• Activities around Twizel
  Please see the notices page of the school rowing website for a host of activities that can be undertaken in around Twizel and the Mackenzie Basin. Perfect for schools with any spare time during the regatta!
• Tent sites
  The 2009-2010 season site allocations that have already been made are listed in the March newsletter from South Island Rowing Inc and in this plain text list.
• Twizel Accommodation
  TPDA is a good place to check for accommodation. Enquiries to Jeanette Gash [email protected], ph: 03 435 0066, fax: 03 435 0086.
  We also list accommodation on the Notices page of our website.
• FIRE BAN
  There is a total fire ban on in the region.
• Didymo / boat & gear washing
  Sadly, didymo is well established in Lake Ruataniwha. It is now more important than ever for schools to carefully wash all their on-water equipment. This includes any socks and footwear that goes in that Lake. Don't forget "Check, clean, dry". SIRI has well-established provisions for washing boats and Rangers will be on hand to oversee the process. All boats will need to be washed upon arrival at Lake Ruataniwha (this a requirement for lake usage imposed by Meridian Energy).
• Regatta organiser email contact: [email protected]

On-site services/manufacturers

• Oarthentic Oars: minature oars, pins and other regatta memorabilia
• Kiwi International Racing Skiffs: boats
• Concept 2: rowing machines and oars
• Wintech Racing Boats: boats
• Rigtec Engineering: riggers