The recent Cascadia Masters Rowing Championships held on the Deas Slough proved to be a big hit.
The regatta is the largest masters event in B.C. and has historically been held at Burnaby Lake. Due to excessive weed growth the event had to be moved and the Delta eas Rowing Club was more than up to the challenge.
The club installed an albano buoy lane system for the first time on the slough and it worked beautifully to rave reviews. The weekend of rowing attracted nearly 400 athletes from far away as Great Britain and this bodes well for DDRC hosting future competitions of this size.
The club also more than held its own in the shells, competing in 30 races and coming away with 25 medals, including 14 gold and eight silver.
Two notable races were the arms and shoulders para event, which was won resoundingly by Delta rower Tracey Asseldonk, and the trunk and arms para event, which was captured by DDRC's own Neil Bowling.
