Success for Deal Rowing Club and Dover Rowing Club in Worthing

Deal Rowing Club enjoyed their share of success in Worthing at the final CARA regatta of the season.

Their Ladies’ Senior Four of Lois Mullaney, Sharron Mullaney, Vicky Ward and Maisie-Jayne Lahr, alongside cox Jason Morgan, went into the race last weekend level with hosts Worthing 2-2 for the championship.

The girls crossed the line with a few lengths to spare over Worthing to secure the Ladies’ Senior Four Championship for the second consecutive year.

The Mullaney duo raced in the Ladies Senior Pair, too, and comfortably finished second.

Deal’s senior men secured a one-two finish.

The two crews lined-up against two Herne Bay crews and, from the start, both secured an early length lead. Coming into the turns, both Deal crews had a comfortable margin over Herne Bay.

The B crew then missed their turn, having to go for another turn just outside which cost them a few lengths.

That left the A crew of Will Dennis, Ben Smissen, Tyler Amos and Reece Mullaney, with cox Lois Mullaney, to finish with a comfortable lead while the B crew of Jason Morgan, Tom Barwell, Owen Mullaney and Reece Giles, with cox Sharron Mullaney, came second.

Their third win came in the Men’s Senior Sculls.

All scullers had great difficulty navigating the turns, seeing four competitors disqualified, but Dennis and Smissen came out cleanly and rowed in to secure a one-two finish over Bexhill.

In the Men’s Senior Pair, Deal went into the race knowing they needed to win, with Herne Bay leading Deal and Bexhill in their championship by one point.

Herne Bay, Bexhill and Deal B moved out into the lead with Deal A and Deal C just behind.

Coming out of the turns, Bexhill and Herne Bay began to move away with the former beating the latter, meaning the title will