Dartmouth Rowing Club had been boasting a handful of trophies at every event leading up to their home regatta last week.

Recent form, however, caught a crab as they picked up just two trophies, but still collected a host of top-three finishes.

Conditions were choppy on the 1,000m and 2,000m courses as 17 clubs from far and wide took part in the penultimate regatta of the West of England Amateur Rowing Association season.

The mixed senior A four of Jess Middleton, Tess Preston, Terry Wallis, Shaun Barker and cox Marie Lang came second, two lengths behind Bexhill RC.

Jess Middleton sculled very well to claim third in the J16 singles. Toryn Peel continued to improve with a win in the J14 singles, with Jordyn Watkins a close second.

Terry Wallis and Marc Alderman came third in the men’s open pair, behind Bexhill and Plymouth.

Jess Middleton and Tess Preston came third in the ladies’ open double scull. The J14 double sculls saw Jordyn Watkins and Toryn Peel take second be­hind Dart-Totnes.

Alice Middleton and Teagan Peel took second and third respectively in the ladies’ J14 singles.

Jess Middleton, Will Atkins, Adam Sharam, Tess Preston and cox Marie Lang came third in the mixed senior C fours.

Will Cumber­lidge had his first race as a senior C sculler and did not disappoint with a great third in a strong race. Will doubled up with Luke Sharam to claim second in the men’s senior C double sculls.

Sam Fotheringham and Will Atkins did themselves proud in a large field in the men’s novice double sculls, taking fifth. The men’s senior C four of Luke Sharam, Adam Sharam, Crispin Brabner, Will Cumberlidge and cox Marie Lang needed to beat Castledore to claim the championship on home water. After a slow start they pulled through to claim third behind Castledore and Falmouth.

This means a top-three finish at the last regatta in Bideford will be enough to see Dartmouth crowned champions.

The men’s eights went in the final race of the day, with Dart­mouth’s crew of Sam Fotheringham, Shaun Barker, Luke Sharam, Adam Sharam, Terry Wallis, Will At­kins, Crispin Brabner, Will Cumberlidge and cox Marie Lang being the first west of England crew over the line in fourth place behind three very strong Oxford Brookes crews.

Men’s open eights

1 Oxford Brookes A,

2 Oxford Brookes C,

3 Oxford Brookes B,

4 Dartmouth

Ladies’ open eights

1 Dart Totnes,

2 Bideford Reds

Mixed open eights

1 Falmouth,

2 Bexhill

Men’s senior A

coxed fours

1 Falmouth,

2 Bexhill,

3 Plymouth

Men’s senior B

coxed fours

1 Bexhill A

Men’s senior C coxed fours

1 Falmouth,

2 Castle Dore,

3 Dartmouth

Men’s novice coxed fours

1 Bideford Blues,

2 Dart Totnes,

3 Bideford Reds

Men’s under 18 coxed fours

1 Bideford Reds,

2 Dart Totnes

Men’s masters handicap coxed fours

1 Falmouth/Totnes,

2 Reading,

3 Bideford Blues

Ladies’ senior A coxed fours

1 Falmouth,

2 Bexhill,

3 Bideford Blues

Ladies’ senior B coxed fours

1 Dart Totnes A,

2 Dart Totnes B,

3 Bideford Reds A

Ladies’ senior C coxed fours

1 Falmouth,

2 Exeter,

3 Dart Totnes

Ladies’ novice coxed fours

1 Bideford Reds A,

2 Falmouth,

3 Castle Dore

Ladies’ under 18 coxed fours

1 Bideford Blues,

2 Exeter

Mixed senior A coxed fours

1 Bexhill A,

2 Dartmouth

Mixed senior C coxed fours

1 Bideford Reds A,

2 Bideford Reds B,

3 Dartmouth

Mixed novice coxed fours

1 Bideford Blues,

2 Paignton

Men’s under 16 coxed quadruple sculls

1 Dart Totnes A,

2 Exeter,

3 Dart Totnes B

Ladies’ under 16 coxed quadruple sculls

1 Dart Totnes A,

2 Plymouth,

3 Castle Dore

Ladies’ under 14 coxed quadruple sculls

1 Plymouth A,

2 Dart Totnes,

3 Plymouth B

Men’s open pairs

1 Bexhill,

2 Plymouth,

3 Dartmouth

Men’s senior B double sculls

1 Dart Totnes A,

2 Dart Totnes B,

3 Bexhill

Men’s senior C double sculls

1 Bexhill,

2 Dartmouth

Men’s novice double sculls

1 Bideford Blues,

2 Paignton,

3 Bideford Reds

Men’s under 16 double sculls

1 Bideford Blues,

2 Plymouth,

3 Dart Totnes

Men’s under 14 double sculls

1 Dart Totnes,

2 Dartmouth,

3 Plymouth

Ladies’ open double sculls

1 Falmouth,

2 Dart Totnes,

3 Dartmouth

Ladies’ novice double sculls

1 Dart Totnes,

2 Plymouth

Ladies’ under 18 double sculls

1 Plymouth,

2 Dart Totnes,

3 Bideford Blues

Ladies’ under 16 double sculls

1 Dart Totnes A,

2 Plymouth 3,

Dart Totnes C

Ladies’ under 14 double sculls

1 Plymouth B,

2 Dartmouth,

3 Exeter

Men’s senior A single sculls

1 M Swiss – Dart-Totnes,

2 L Reiser – Dart-Totnes,

3 C Doswell – Bexhill

Men’s senior C single sculls

1 T Wilkinson, Falmouth;

2 T Worden, Falmouth;

3 W Cumberlidge, Dartmouth

Men’s novice single sculls

1 D Monaghan, Bideford Blues;

2 W Stacey, Plymouth;

3 H Hercod, Castle Dore

Men’s under 18 single sculls

1 M Swiss, Dart-Totnes;

2 L Reiser, Dart-Totnes;

3 L Barron-Robinson, Plymouth

Men’s under 16 single sculls

1 J Collinson, Dart-Totnes;

2 C Rogers, Plymouth;

3 J Kendall, Dart-Totnes

Men’s under 14 single sculls

1 T Peel, Dartmouth;

2 J Watkins, Dartmouth;

3 M Johnson, Plymouth

Men’s masters handicap single sculls

1 J Kerr, Falmouth;

2 T Bailey, Shoreham

Ladies’ senior C single sculls

1 R Butchart, Plymouth;

2 A Cook, Bideford Blues;

3 A Sykes, Plymouth

Ladies’ novice single sculls

1 E Stacey, Plymouth;

2 S Monaghan, Bideford Blues;

3 J Middleton, Bideford Blues

Ladies’ under 18 single sculls

1 P Campbell,Exeter;

2 R Butchart, Plymouth;

3 L Macro, Plymouth

Ladies’ under 16 single sculls

1 P Campbell, Exeter;

2 R Gladding, Dart-Totnes;

3 A Evans, Dart-Totnes

Ladies’ under 14 single sculls

1 S Evans, Plymouth;

2 A Middleton, Dartmouth;

3 T Peel, Dartmouth