Month: April 2017

Apologies for the odd typo, this has been written on the back of the truck under the English channel!! This was our third year visiting Sabaudia, and thankfully it lived up to previous years experiences and more. I was kindly assisted on the 1300 mile trip by Mr Satchwill and Mr White, neither of which … Continue reading Camp Review by Mr Bavington

Just a few snaps of the 1st VIII warming up followed by the crew pics from the senior squad.

We all woke this morning feeling very lethargic after several days of concentrated lactic acid building in our muscles, which was now beginning to affect our bodies - but not our minds!! To quote a wise man "if you can move, you can row." We were on session one, which was a gruelling 10x1 minute … Continue reading Sabaudia Day 7 – J16 Squad

Another great day, slightly more wind, but great sessions completed.

The day started with Dobby falling asleep in her porridge, we have hit the point in the week where days merge into one, people smash their phones (Izzy Donkin) and people break their riggers, she says it was because she was pulling hard, we believe otherwise (Dobby Dobson). After our defeat against the J15 boys … Continue reading Sabaudia Day 6 – Senior Girls

Another rather enjoyable morning, J15 Girls leading the way, spot the super sub...

This fine morning a silky and smooth mist covered the clean, smooth water of Lake Sabaudia. As some men strolled into breakfast, the frolleni (Italian biscuits) were calling. As Sam White tried to bulk, everyone got a bit of munch on board. The usual stroll to the lake took its toll on some boiz, leaving … Continue reading Sabaudia Day 5 – Sam Hodgkiss

The day that Mr Bavington found the camera...

The day started off with an averagely cheeky breakfast before members of both senior squads as well as the J15 first boat headed off down to the  lake for an incredibly sensual technical session, including a number of roll ups and push backs causing some "excited" cries from members of the crew such as Caleb … Continue reading Sabaudia Day 4 – Matthew Fox & Aaron Smith

Great fun this afternoon at the beach, a great unwind for all students and staff!