National Schools

27th	28th	30th
Friday racing	Saturday racing	Sunday racing
J15 1x	J16 4x-	J18 4x-
Hale	Clarke	Nottidge
	Holt	Williams
WJ15 1x	Claydon	Grant
Porteous	Nulsen	Moran
J14 4X+	Championships 1x	J15 4x+
Livingstone	George	Sidhu
JB		Patel
Pearce		Thomson
Jack Hawkins	Johnny (no Accommodation)	Harrison
Cox Umrigar		Cox Arran
		J16 1x
		Clarke

Thames Ditton Regatta

Tiffin saw a number of crews race the 1000m upstream course of Thames Ditton on 15th May. It was great to see so much support for the boat club all throughout the day, helping keep spirits high. This is an event that Tiffin compete highly in every year, and this year was no exception.

Special mentions go to Geroge Nottidge, for winning the Novice singles fairly comfortably. And also for winning the Junior doubles with Jonathan Williams, narrowly beating the second double of Aaron and Greg in a Tiffin Vs Tiffin final.

The J15s put out a number of singles, all competing and racing well through the rough conditions. Neil, Elliot, Ben, Ed and Charlie all put in their best efforts and Ed raced well to get to the semis putting in an extra spurt only to lose out by 1.75L.

The J14 quad reached the 'A' final of their event winning their first race easily. They then went on to race the final after Isaac and Jack competed in the singles as well.

The J16 four lost to a highly competitive KGS four on their stretch of river. The quad from the same year won their semi comfortably with a fantastic time, but couldn't hold their form for the final. Richard raced in the singles losing out to his pairs partner in the semis. Overall good preparation for National Schools on 28th.

A thank you to all those who raced and supported making the day go smoothly, we hope to see you all in regattas to come.

Thames Ditton

Draw here.

Tiffin crews in:

• J18 2x (two crews)
• J16 4x- 
• J16 4+
• J16 1x
• J15 1x (five crews)
• J14 4x+
• J14 1x (three crews)
• Nov. 1x

Pots...

Nathan, Richard, Jack and Joel

J16 4x-

Chiswick Regatta

A very big well done to everyone for the effort put in on Saturday at Chiswick. The overall performance was undoubtedly an improvement on last year and bodes well for the rest of the summer season. 

Congratulations to the winners, namely:

• Eddie (IM3),
• Richard (J16 1x)
• J16 quad (Nathan, Jack, Richard & Joel)......

Also a very big well done to all competitors who performed outstandingly well in the heats against some strong opposition. 

Especially:

• The J17 double of Greg & Arran competing at J18 against some larger than life opposition & coming 2nd
• The J16 double of Will & Dai Rui who looked very competitive post Bosbaan
• The novice double of George and Eddie who will be racing at IM3 at Thames Ditton!
• Johnnie Williams the younger, again putting in a strong performance in his single at J18 whilst still a J17
• The 3 J15 scullers of Ed Hale, Ben Whitfield and Elliot Salmon who all showed a competitive attitude delt with the tough conditions at the end of the day to perform well in the heats, especially Ed who made it through to the final and came second
• Last but by no means least, the 2 J14 quads who effectively went out as scratch given illness and put in fight whilst having a big learning experience.

Finaly please thank all parents and supporters who came along to watch - their support was much appreciated.

Carol

Regatta Calendar

• SAT 15 MAY                                      THAMES DITTON
• FRI 28 MAY- SUN 30 MAY             NATIONAL SCHOOLS (NOTTINGHAM)
• SAT 12 JUN - SUN 13 JUN               READING AMATEUR
• FRI 25 JUN                                         HRR QUALIFIERS (PM)
• SAT 10 JUL                                        KINGSTON TOWN
• SUN 11 JUL                                       KINGSTON BOROUGH
• SAT 17 JUL                                        MOLESEY
• SUN 18 JUL                                       MOLESEY VET&JUNIOR
• MON 19 JUL                                      HOUSE REGATTA

Busy

It's been a crowded few weeks for the Boat Club, but we seem to have made it through with out any major scares (Shahrukh's trip to dove pier below Hammersmith bridge non-withstanding!). The Schools Head, National Junior Sculling Head, NJIRC and Kingston Head have rounded out an extremely busy winter racing season, and I think for now everyone is glad!

Results at the Schools Head and National Junior Sculling Head were mixed. The senior squad, hampered by illness and injury, lined up with two completely different scratch crews at the back-to-back events. The juniors had better luck, with good results for the J15 boys and girls and a promising 6th from a below strength J16 quad!

Tiffins first entry to the Nat' Junior Indoor Rowing Champs' at Battersea was also a success. Richard Clarke (J16) and Tim Livingston (J14) picked up bronze medals, while Jon Williams pulled an incredible 6.19 2K to take silver in the J18 event. Tiffin Girls also turned out in force, with 7 (?) entrants.

Kingston Head yesterday proved a fitting end to a turbulent winter however, with the J18 4x (Jonathan, Arran, Josh, Greg) winning their event! The "experimental" J16 8+ put out it's first ever race against tough opposition, and can only get better. To round it off, a time only crew 4x consisting of George, Alex, James H and Michael H won the second division by a convincing 40 second margin, prompting the succinct conclusion from the line judge of; "bl**dy hell!" Altogether, strong rowing from all boys and girls, and thanks to everyone who has turned out over the last few months to race, support or coach. We can't do it without you!

Photos:

Anna Porteous meets Olympian and ex-Tiffin Girl Sarah Winckless and the J16 8+ race through Kingston Bridge

Car Boot Sale + Quiz 2010

We had the first car boot sale on the school grounds on Saturday, making just over £1000 for the club! A massive thanks to all the teachers, parents and boys who turned up and did such a fantastic job at a crucial fundraising event. The next car boot sale is on Easter Sunday, and we can hope to make more money considering Saturday's sale was marred by rain.

Also, the TSBC quiz is on the 26th of March so keep that date free. 

That's all for now.

Rupert Price

I have just begun my second term of rowing at Robinson College Cambridge. I have already built up a reputation as 'the best rower in college' and 'making everyone else look bad'. Putting aside the fact that the majority of my team-mates only took up the sport 4 months ago, it is safe to assume that the experience I gained from my rowing at Tiffin has put me in good stead!

In recent years the College has not taken much silverware. This year, however things are looking to change. Along with my experience we have one of the lightweight coaches in our boat as well as a Canadian third year exchange who has experience and enthusiasm. 

Because of the narrowness of the river Cam the traditional races between colleges at the University are "bumps",   multiple "head" style races taking place over 4 consecutive days, where the only aim is to catch the preceding crew. If you achieve the "bump", you take that crews place in the starting order the next day, hoping to get to the "head" of the race.

The goal at the moment is to achieve 'blades' at the bumps racing at the end of both this term and the next. This means 'bumping' or overtaking a crew on each of the 4 days of racing.

Aside from racing, one of the great aspects of College Rowing is the social side. I now have several friends in second and third years, even a few postgraduates. Friends I wouldn't have, had I not been rowing. The balance between work and trainings has also been fine. I managed to get a first in our end of term test and have managed to keep on top of things all term long. I think rowing at Tiffin provided me with the organization skills necessary to make this possible.

Rupert Price

CoB 2009

Rupert (Bow), Nick Edwards (2) and Chizzle Harrison (Cox)

vs. Kingston Grammar School 2008

Kingston Rowing Club Annual Dinner

On Saturday evening, both myself and George were invited to the Kingston Rowing Club dinner in Surbiton. We share our boat house with Kingston, a founding member of Remenham Club and one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world with a rich history stretching back over 150 years.

With a chance to rub shoulders with old Tiffinians who had rowed for the club, and to finally match a face to the eponymous name of David Biddulph, the evening was a massive success for the club and a testament to the strength of their members in their drive to put the club back on the map.

So, while they still may be a little bitter over their defeat to us at the HORR last year we can look forward to brushing shoulders and competing against each other on the river for many years to come.

Alex