A good regatta for Mercantile with some great performances. Some results and images follow.
Winners included:
Men's open pair - Ben Canham and Sam Marsh
Men's under 21 pair - Jakub Williams and Samuel Waugh
Men's open scull - Red Matthews
Women's under 21 four - Olivia Sargeant, Paige Barr, Emily Sutherland, Sophie Reinehr, Cox: Hayley Verbunt
Men's open double scull - Red Matthews, Kane Grant
Men's under 21 scull - Sam Wilson
Women's lightweight double scull - Olivia Evans, Demetria Kyriacopoulos
Women's under 21 eight - Louisa Bongrain, Mimmi Balaam, Anneka Davys, Millie Whitehead, Emily Sutherland, Paige Barr, Olivia Sargeant, Sophie Reinehr, Cox: Hayley Verbunt
Men's open four - Benjamin Canham, Alexander Wolf, Frederick Roper, Sam Marsh
Women's open quad scull - Eliza Planincic, Jemima Dwyer, Claudia Clements, India Flamsteed
Women's B Four - Teagan Blythe, Louise Carr, Anna Morrison, Sophie Reinehr, Cox: Sophie May
Men's under 19 scull - Sam Wilson
Women's B eight - Jemima Dwyer, Eliza Planincic, Annika Spiers, Anna Morrison, Teagan Blythe, Louise Carr, Gemma Sibillin, Sophie Reinehr, Cox: Sophie May
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Jack Guy and Harry Amad
Alex Wolf and Fred Roper
Sam Marsh and Ben Canham
Thomas Hackett, Hamish Nicol
Lachlan Wilmot
Jamie Forwood
Red Matthews having a good day
Jackson Morrish off the start
Joel Cain and James Crouch off the start
Kane Grant off the start of his heat
Sam Wilson off to a good start
Aleisha Ward calmly takes the second stroke of her heat
Riby Gioulekis also relaxed as she starts her heat
Anna Kirkwood with a controlled start
Claudia Clements in the first 50 metres of her heat
Emmie Frederico left and Olivia Evans right take the first stroke of their heat
Demetria Kyriacopoulos off to a good start
Anna Morrison assesses the opposition early in her race
The calm before the storm in the under 21 four
Jordan Roberts (bow), Zac Crawley (2), Joshua Murphy (3), Liam Burke (str), Cox: Christophe Wellink (cox)
A fast and even start in the other heat of the under 21 fours
Charlie Clarke (bow), Flynn Stimpson (2), Joshua Bortolussi (3), Dom Frederico (str), Phillip Tran (cox)
Jakub Williams and Samuel Waugh
Thomas Hackett and Hamish Nicol in lane 2 and Jack Guy and Harry Amad closer to the camera
Sam Marsh and Ben Canham in their final
Alex Wolf and Fred Roper in their final
Lachlan Wilmot acknowledges the Mercs camera
Jackson Morrish also happy in the starting area
Sam Wilson on the way to his win
Kane Grant
James Crouch
Teagan Blythe and Louise Carr in the back ground won the under 21 pairs from Hannah Magasanik and Odette Lynch in the foreground
Claudia Clements
Olivia Evans
Aleisha Ward
Emmie Frederico on her way to her win
Anna Kirkwood
Ruby Gioulekas
Anna Morrison
Men's Under 21 four - Charlie Clarke, Flynn Stimpson, Joshua Bortolussi, Dom Frederico, Cox: Phillip Tran
Hayley Verbunt guides her winning four into the start
Our under 21 four powers away to their win - Olivia Sargeant, Paige Barr, Emily Sutherland, Sophie Reinehr, Cox: Hayley Verbunt
Men's youth eight off to a good start
And further down the track
Our second youth eight off the start as well
Red Matthews and Kane Grant winning the open double
Dario Sportelli and James Crouch also in the open double
Anna Kirkwood and Emmie Frederico in the open double
Jack Guy, Jamie Forwood, Joel Cain, Harry Amad in the open four
Benjamin Canham, Alexander Wolf, Frederick Roper and Sam Marsh take out the open four
Hannah Magasanik, Aleisha Ward, Ruby Gioulekas and Odette Lynch racing well in the open four
The same crew displaying the club colours well
Eliza Planincic, Jemima Dwyer, Claudia Clements and India Flamsteed take out the open quad
Jemima Dwyer, Eliza Planincic, Annika Spiers, Anna Morrison, Teagan Blythe, Louise Carr, Gemma Sibillin, Sophie Reinehr, Cox: Sophie May win the B eight
Teagan Blythe, Louise Carr, Anna Morrison, Sophie Reinehr, Cox: Sophie May take out the B Four