The regatta attracted about 1300 competitors at Lake Ruataniwha over the weekend.
It was a particularly strong weekend for the Dunstan Arm club which secured 24 medals.
The club cleaned up in the men’s masters and was also prominent in the age-grades, netting several medals in the under-15 and 16 grades. In the girls under-15 double sculls, the club claimed all three medals.
MacKenzie Ealson and Paige Furrie took gold in 8min 04.55sec, Sophie Smith and Meg Creagh came in second, followed by Hanna Scarlet and Hariet Scherp in third.The Wakatipu club was equally successful in cleaning up the women’s masters races.
The Wanaka club showed its strong contingent of under-17 rowers remain a force.Its girls won medals in the single, double and coxed quad sculls in that age-group, Peta McKay being part of all three crews. Sam Pearce claimed the under-17 boys single sculls for the club.
Otago Boys’ High School claimed 11 medals, which included five golds. That included 2.5sec win to Ben Mason and Thomas Ryan in the men’s under-19 double sculls.
Otago University took home several medals, as did Columba College.
King’s High School competitors, competing under North End, showed big improvements from the Otago championships and won several medals in the under-16 age group.
Notable was Nahuel Reyes Zenteno, who had a convincing 11sec win in the boys under-16 single sculls final.
Crews from Cromwell, St Hilda’s Collegiate and Oamaru also picked up medals.
