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

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

As race day approaches excitement and focus add an increased intensity to training. Visualisation of race day and what will be required motivates crews beyond the standard, allowing crews to break through what was before a barrier and begin to realise greater potential.

The Novice and Senior crews that will race on the day will find themselves under greater pressure than many have experienced thus far this season. For the first year Novices this year the race will mark the first full 2K race for the crew and promises to be a memorable event that all in the squad are striving to be a part of.

As this weekends Boat Race finishes on the Tideway over the Championship course Oxford and Cambridge can take a break. Meanwhile here in Dublin, the somewhat smaller events of the Gannon Cup as well as the Corcoran Cup, Moorhead Cup and Dan Quin Shield will have crews from UCD and Trinity competing in the Dublin Docklands Colours Regatta.

The race with the longest history and that has been the main focus of supporters over the last number of years is the Gannon Cup contested by the top crews from Trinity, the current National Champions at Senior 8s and UCD the Intermediate Champions from 2008.  The other events on the day are the Corcoran Cup for the Senior Ladies from the two universities and then the Dan Quinn Shield for the Novice men and the MoorheadCup for the Novice women. For details of race start times.

This years race has generated quite a bit of interest as a result of the new course. This course starts at Sean O’Casey Bridge and heads eastbound towards a point past the Eastlink bridge. This new course will hopefully help to bolster spectators by drawing in crowds from the IFSC, hence the seemingly unusual start time.

Before this years race there will be a drinks reception on board the MV Cill Airne from 17:00 all welcome just email us with your intent to attend at gannonalumni@gmail.com

Other than that we hope you enjoy this years event and that we have a great days racing

The Committee