Offshore rowing trial Ballinskelligs Beach, Kerry 14th May 2023

Congratulations to Monika Dukarska on winning the offshore beach sprints trial.

As Monika retained her title as the fastest offshore woman sculler in Ireland she will be representing Ireland at the first ever Beach Games (that involved rowing) in Bali, Indonesia from the 5th-12th of August 2023.

Aoibhe Horan raced hard from start to finish placing 3rd overall. Aoibhe is relatively new to the beach sprints event but was apart of the winning WC4x+ at last years Offshore Championships and hopes to use this experience to her advantage during the season.

Ghent International Regatta, Belgium Day 2

This weekend a select group of athletes traveled to Ghent International Regatta in Belgium for the first time in our history. We performed well, learned lots and had a great time representing Killorglin in Belgium against the top crews across the world.

Sundays results as follows:

6th/10 crews WU17 4x of Belle O’Shea, Sadhbh O’Sullivan, Fia O’Gorman and Ava O’Sullivan

9th/27 crews MU19 1x of Kieran McHugh

9th/30 crews WU17 2x of Sadhbh O’Sullivan and Belle O’Shea

10th/26 crews WU19 1x of Aoibhe Horan

15th/ 30 crews WU17 2x of Fia O’Gorman and Zoe Conway

A big thanks to Cork Boat Club for their hospitality throughout the weekend and for carrying our boats safely across countries.

Last but not least, we would like to thank sincerely Cahillane’s Butchers (Mill Road, Killorglin) for facilitating transportation of boats & supporting us on several occasions this season and ensuring we can get our boats to venues and compete. It is greatly appreciated.

Ghent International Regatta, Belgium Day 1

For the first time ever Killorglin Rowing Club is competing at Ghent International Regatta in Belgium scheduled for the 6th and 7th of May.

Day 1 complete. Killorglin Rowing Club raced in 5 events over the course of the day ranging from J15 to J19 taking on both the 1km course and the 2km course.

Results as follows:

WU19 1x of Aoibhe Horan – 8th/33 crews

WJ15 2x of Freya Doyle and Magda Draczynska – 13th/19 crews

WU19 2x of Aoibhe Horan and Lilly O’Shea – 14th/33 crews

WU19 4x of Aoibhe Horan, Sadhbh O’Sullivan, Belle O’Shea and Lilly O’Shea – 10th /26 crews

MU19 1x of Kieran McHugh – 20th/56 crews

Sunday’s schedule as follows:

WU19 1x of Aoibhe Horan 11:00 GMT

MU19 1x of Kieran McHugh 11:48 GMT

WU17 2x of Sadhbh O’Sullivan and Belle O’Shea 12:54 GMT

WU17 2x of Fia O’Gorman and Zoe Conway 12:54 GMT

WU17 4x of Belle O’Shea, Sadhbh O’Sullivan, Fia O’Gorman and Ava O’Sullivan 2:43 GMT

Well done to all athletes this was a great start to the weekend as many of the crews competing are part of their Junior National teams.

Limerick Regatta 2023

Limerick Regatta is not a event that will be forgotten anytime soon! Unfortunately there was torrential rain for the majority of the day but nonetheless our Killorglin athletes raced hard putting in solid performances.

Results as follows:

A Finals

1st WJ14 4x+ Magda Draczynska/ Freya Doyle/ Kate McMahon/ Ava O’Sullivan coxed by Chadly Foley

1st MClub 1x Kieran McHugh

1st WJ15 4x+ Sadhbh O’Sullivan/ Belle O’Shea/ Fia O’Gorman/ Zoe Conway coxed by Lilly O’Shea

2nd MJ15 4x+ Noah O’Flaherty/ Jerome Murphy/ Liam Byrne/ Sean O’Gorman coxed by Rory Barry

2nd WClub 1x Leonie Bartsch

3rd WClub 2x Aoibhe Horan/ Lilly O’Shea

3rd WJ16 2x Sadhbh O’Sullivan/ Belle O’Shea

Heats

2nd MJ16 4x+ Noah O’Flaherty/ Jerome Murphy/ Joe Horan/ Cian Hynes coxed by Rory Barry

2nd WJ16 2x Abigail O’Shea/ Chadly Foley

3rd MJ16 2x Noah O’Flaherty/ Jerome Murphy

3rd WClub 2x Leonie Bartsch/ Gabi Jakelyte

4th WJ16 4x+ Magda Draczynska/ Freya Doyle/ Kate McMahon/ Ava O’Sullivan coxed by Chadly Foley

Well done to everyone. Next stop Ghent Belgium, hopefully the weather will be kinder to us.

Skibbereen Regatta Results Day 2

Another superb day at the National Rowing Center for the Skibbereen Grand League Regatta.

Results:

WJ15 4x+ A) Sadhbh O’Sullivan, Fia O’Gorman, Bell O’Shea and Kate McMahon coxed by Lily O’Shea – 1st in the Final

WJ15 4x+ B ) Magda Draczynska, Ava O’Sullivan, Hailey Cunninghan and Zoe Conway coxed by Chadly Foley – 3rd in the final

MJ18 B 1x Kieran McHugh – 5th in the A final

WC1 2x Leonie Bartsch/Gabi Jakelyte – 2nd in the B Final

MJ15 4x+ Noah O’Flaherty, Jerome Murphy, Joe Horan and Sean O’Gorman coxed by Zoe Conway – 5th in the Final

WJ18 B 1x Aoibhe Horan – 3rd in the B final

A great performance by these Killorglin athletes.

Next stop Limerick Regatta next weekend.

Skibbereen Regatta Day 1

The season’s opening Grand League competition is the Skibbereen Regatta which is being held this weekend in the National rowing Center, Cork. Rowers from Killorglin will compete on both Saturday and Sunday where they will test themselves in a variety of competitions. This event has attracted over 770 entries from different clubs throughout Ireland.

Well done to all Killorglin athletes who raced hard today in the National Rowing Center for the Skibbereen Grand League Regatta. We had a super day putting our mileage training to the test.

Results as follows:

WJ14 4x+ of Magda Draczynska, Kate McMahon, Ava O’Sullivan and Chadly Foley coxed by Zoe Conway 1st (A Final)

WJ18 B 2x of Aoibhe Horan/Lily O’Shea 1st (A Final)

WJ16 4x+ of Sadhbh O’Sullivan , Fia O’Gorman , Bell O’Shea and Lily O’Shea coxed by Zoe Conway – 4th (A final)

WClub 2x of Leonie Bartsch/Gabi Jakelyte – 2nd (B Final)

WJ16 2x of Sadhbh O’Sullivan/Bell O’Shea – 4th (B final)

WClub 2 4x+ of Gabi Jakelyte , Leonie Bartsch , Abigail O’Shea and Roise Jakelyte coxed by Chadly Foley – 4th (C final)

MJ18 1x of Keiren McHugh – 15th

MJ16 2x of Noah O’Flaherty/Jerome Murphy – 15th

Racing resumes tomorrow Sunday the 16th at 8.40am. Up first Kieran McHugh in the MJ18 B 1x.

Best of luck to everyone racing tomorrow

The Cork Head of the River (HOR) 4th March 2023

Congratulations to Sadhbh O’Sullivan and Bell O’Shea on winning the J16 2x at the Cork head of the river in the Marina yesterday.

Other results from the day –

2nd W2x Inter

4th WJ18 2x

4th WJ14 4x+

6th MJ15 1x

7th MJ18 1x

8th WC4x+

9th WJ15 4x+

14th MJ15 4x+

Great start to the year especially given that the majority of crews have never competed in a head of the river.

National Indoor Rowing Championships in the UL Arena 4th February 2023

Congratulations to the Killorglin Rowing Club athletes who completed at the National Indoor Rowing Championships in the UL Arena this weekend, we had some notable results.

The top results came from Gabi Jakelyte in the Women’s W30-39 2000m and the WO 500m race, where she placed first and third.

Well done to all KRC athletes we learned a lot and look forward to building on these foundations.

For all results, visit: https://regatta.time-team.nl/iirc/2023/results/events.php

Monthly Draw – January

Congratulations to all our January Monthly Draw Winners.

Thank you sincerely for your ongoing support, the monthly draw is a vital fundraiser for the club contributing to our annual insurance costs. Would you like to support the Club and be in with chance of winning next month?

Email: killorglinrowingclub@gmail.com to sign up, it’s only €8 per month or €2 per week. The draw takes place on the first Saturday of each month. Good luck everyone.