UCD Win Gannon, Trinity Win Corcoran Cup

by Gannon Cup Committee on March 7, 2010

UCD men won the Gannon Cup by 4 lenghts in a time of 6:33.5
Trinity ladies won the Corcoran Cup.
Trinity Novice Men won the Dan Quinn Shield.
UCD Novice Ladies won the Moorehead Cup
Detailed race reports to follow

Gannon Cup Day Details

March 4, 2010

Race Day Details
Alumni Reception, Clarence Hotel starting at 13:30
Busses to collect spectators from the Taxi Rank at O’Connell Bridge for the Corcoran Cup and Gannon Cup races.
Race Times
Gannon Cup Race 15:30
Corcoran Cup Race 15:00
Dan Quinn Shield 14:30
Moorehead Cup 14:00

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2 days to go!

March 4, 2010

With only 2 days to go, the UCD Ladies are putting the finishing touches on their race plans for Saturday under the watchful eyes of Pat Gannon, Martin Feeley, Myrte Duin and Deirdre Keane. For the novices this will be their first experience of head to head racing and what better place for it than [...]

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UCDBC Captain’s Letter

March 3, 2010

Saturday is the first race between UCD and Trinity men’s crews this season and the outcome is both eagerly anticipated and highly uncertain. The Gannon Cup is the first real test for our Novice and Senior crews and their performances will set the tone for the rest of the season.
The 2010 UCD Gannon crew consists of:
Cox – Loic [...]

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UCDLBC Update

February 24, 2010

After disappointment with the cancellation of Mick’s Head, both Novice and Senior squads were back to business. The conditions at Blessington were a far cry from those we got used to in the winter. Instead of a slip shoulder deep in water, recent dam releases ensured that you could count the pebbles if you were [...]

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First race nerves

February 24, 2010

This year our squad has more than doubled from last year; new members have brought energy, experience and enthusiasm into the club. However, seat racing and selection of the final eight has been overshadowed by injury and the destiny of key crew members has been in the lap of the physio gods. As a result, [...]

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Ten Days

February 24, 2010

Just ten days to go now, and training is going more or less according to plan. Still spending time in singles and the gym duringing the week and freezing out at Blesso at the weekends. The crew will hopefully be confirmed this Saturday.
The novice crew is coming along well too, and managing to stay dry [...]

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2008 Gannon Race Video

February 12, 2010

Link to the 2008 race how will this years race progress incomparison

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Early Training

February 2, 2010

The Winter training camp in Blessington Lake, Co. Wicklow, in early January, proved a great success.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zusYuvOriBg&feature=related
More crew training videos to follow…

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Gannon Cup Date Set For 6 March 2010

December 29, 2009

The Captains of UCD, Trinity and Committee of the Gannon Cup are delighted to announce the Saturday the 6th of March as being the date for the 2010 Gannon Cup. Futher details to be made available in due course.

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