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
