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Aggressive tactics pay big and small at the World Champs.
New Zealand Rowing’s Finn Hamill spent a big part of his childhood sailing the world with his family.
His ability on the ocean was obvious after he won gold in the Men’s Solo at the Coastal World Championships in Italy.
He quickly established a lead in the 4km race, keeping himself clear from other competitors at the buoy roundings and deftly handling the big swell and boat wash out in front of Genoa’s scenic San Nazaro Beach.
Finn crossed the line in 18min 27.04sec, more than 22s clear of the silver medal winner from Italy.
Finn Hamill on his way to a gold medal in the Men's Solo at the World Coastal Championships. Barely two weeks ago he was competing in the Men's Quad at the Under 23 Rowing Worlds in Canada.
Earlier, Finn and Matt Dunham were among the favourites going into the final of the Men’s Double but got an oar trapped just after the start. They stopped for a good 15 seconds trying to sort it out.
The RNZ combo rowed their way back into fifth but had another delay when they hit one of the chicane buoys. That put an end to their medal hopes, and they finished fifth, 29.68s back on winners Ukraine.
Finn Hamill and Matt Dunham finished fifth in the Men's Double, making their way from the back of the 18-strong field after getting an oar jammed.
Three teams from New Zealand are competing at the event - New Zealand Rowing (NZR), Tasman Coastal and Hawkes Bay Rowing Club.
HBRC, represented by Lucy Spoors, Emma Twigg, Bibi Colgan, Brooke Francis and cox Jonna de Vries won bronze in the Women’s Quad.
Poland led for most of the 4km course but were run down by a Netherlands crew that included Olympic single sculls champion Karolien Florijn.
L-R: Brooke Francis, Bibi Colgan, Emma Twigg, Lucy Spoors and cox Jonna de Vries after winning bronze in the Women's Quad.
NZR’s U19 athletes Tegan Negus, Tegan O’Dwyer, Lily Curnow and Naomi Robertson, with veteran cox Kristen Froude finished ninth.
L-R: Kristen Froude encourages U19s Tegan Negus, Tegan O'Dwyer, Lily Curnow and Naomi Robertson in the final of the Women's Quad.
There were pile-ups, penalties and plenty of drama at all the buoy roundings, crews coming in too skinny causing big bottlenecks, broken oars and some desperate attempts to escape the crush.
The mash-ups led to the demise of Jackie Kiddle and Matt in the final of the Mixed Double. They hounded leaders Monaco through the chicane and eventually forced their way past only to be sent to the penalty box in the last few hundred metres.
That drastically changed the leaders, allowing NZR’s number two crew of Joe Sullivan and Kristen through for bronze.
Jackie and Matt finished 13th.
Officials said Jackie and Matt had been involved in an incident that left Ukraine with a broken oar. NZR protested the penalty which was reviewed and then dismissed. The result stands.
Matt Dunham and Jackie Kiddle appeared to have gold in the bag only to be ruled out by an umpiring decision.
Three weeks ago, Diana Dymchenko was fifth in the C Final of the Women’s Single Sculls at the Paris Olympics.
Her mastery of the swells and boat wash seemed to have taken her to a world championship in the first of the A Finals.
But at the beginning of the chicane at the 2800m mark, Dymchenkco went on the wrong side of the buoy.
Initially, no penalty was initially awarded and the Azerbaijani continued on to cross the line first. Small mistakes can have big consequences though, and it was only until she’d done a winner’s interview on the beach that her disqualification came through.
That elevated Ireland’s Monika Dukarska into first. Jackie was competing in the endurance solo event for the first time and stayed within medal reach for most of the race. She crossed the line in fifth but was promoted to fourth.
Jackie Kiddle finished fourth on her solo endurance debut.
NZR’s Tegan O’Dwyer, just 17 and in her World Coastals debut, was 14th.
Former U17 Single Sculls national champion Tegan O'Dwyer is in her first Coastal Worlds.
The weather that’s affected racing at the America’s Cup in Barcelona has also had an impact on the Coastals schedule, with A Finals brought forward and B Finals held over to tonight (NZT).
Andy Hay
Andy Hay is a freelance producer, writer and rowing coach. He was cox of the world champion New Zealand eight of 1982 and '83. He is NZ Olympian #446.
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Clashes and crashes in Coastals smash and grab
Aggressive tactics pay big and small at the World Champs.
New Zealand Rowing’s Finn Hamill spent a big part of his childhood sailing the world with his family.
His ability on the ocean was obvious after he won gold in the Men’s Solo at the Coastal World Championships in Italy.
He quickly established a lead in the 4km race, keeping himself clear from other competitors at the buoy roundings and deftly handling the big swell and boat wash out in front of Genoa’s scenic San Nazaro Beach.
Finn crossed the line in 18min 27.04sec, more than 22s clear of the silver medal winner from Italy.
Finn Hamill on his way to a gold medal in the Men's Solo at the World Coastal Championships. Barely two weeks ago he was competing in the Men's Quad at the Under 23 Rowing Worlds in Canada.
Earlier, Finn and Matt Dunham were among the favourites going into the final of the Men’s Double but got an oar trapped just after the start. They stopped for a good 15 seconds trying to sort it out.
The RNZ combo rowed their way back into fifth but had another delay when they hit one of the chicane buoys. That put an end to their medal hopes, and they finished fifth, 29.68s back on winners Ukraine.
Finn Hamill and Matt Dunham finished fifth in the Men's Double, making their way from the back of the 18-strong field after getting an oar jammed.
Three teams from New Zealand are competing at the event - New Zealand Rowing (NZR), Tasman Coastal and Hawkes Bay Rowing Club.
HBRC, represented by Lucy Spoors, Emma Twigg, Bibi Colgan, Brooke Francis and cox Jonna de Vries won bronze in the Women’s Quad.
Poland led for most of the 4km course but were run down by a Netherlands crew that included Olympic single sculls champion Karolien Florijn.
L-R: Brooke Francis, Bibi Colgan, Emma Twigg, Lucy Spoors and cox Jonna de Vries after winning bronze in the Women's Quad.
NZR’s U19 athletes Tegan Negus, Tegan O’Dwyer, Lily Curnow and Naomi Robertson, with veteran cox Kristen Froude finished ninth.
L-R: Kristen Froude encourages U19s Tegan Negus, Tegan O'Dwyer, Lily Curnow and Naomi Robertson in the final of the Women's Quad.
There were pile-ups, penalties and plenty of drama at all the buoy roundings, crews coming in too skinny causing big bottlenecks, broken oars and some desperate attempts to escape the crush.
The mash-ups led to the demise of Jackie Kiddle and Matt in the final of the Mixed Double. They hounded leaders Monaco through the chicane and eventually forced their way past only to be sent to the penalty box in the last few hundred metres.
That drastically changed the leaders, allowing NZR’s number two crew of Joe Sullivan and Kristen through for bronze.
Jackie and Matt finished 13th.
Officials said Jackie and Matt had been involved in an incident that left Ukraine with a broken oar. NZR protested the penalty which was reviewed and then dismissed. The result stands.
Matt Dunham and Jackie Kiddle appeared to have gold in the bag only to be ruled out by an umpiring decision.
Three weeks ago, Diana Dymchenko was fifth in the C Final of the Women’s Single Sculls at the Paris Olympics.
Her mastery of the swells and boat wash seemed to have taken her to a world championship in the first of the A Finals.
But at the beginning of the chicane at the 2800m mark, Dymchenkco went on the wrong side of the buoy.
Initially, no penalty was initially awarded and the Azerbaijani continued on to cross the line first. Small mistakes can have big consequences though, and it was only until she’d done a winner’s interview on the beach that her disqualification came through.
That elevated Ireland’s Monika Dukarska into first. Jackie was competing in the endurance solo event for the first time and stayed within medal reach for most of the race. She crossed the line in fifth but was promoted to fourth.
Jackie Kiddle finished fourth on her solo endurance debut.
NZR’s Tegan O’Dwyer, just 17 and in her World Coastals debut, was 14th.
Former U17 Single Sculls national champion Tegan O'Dwyer is in her first Coastal Worlds.
The weather that’s affected racing at the America’s Cup in Barcelona has also had an impact on the Coastals schedule, with A Finals brought forward and B Finals held over to tonight (NZT).
Andy Hay
Andy Hay is a freelance producer, writer and rowing coach. He was cox of the world champion New Zealand eight of 1982 and '83. He is NZ Olympian #446.
