1971 Rowing Victoria State Championships

1^st K Leach, Mercantile

2^nd J R Sykes, Corio Bay

3^rd N Talbot, South Australian Railways

4^th R F Fitch, Barwon

5^th R Garrard, Mercantile

Other competing crews:

W E John, Monash

J Watt, Corio Bay

J Ward, Rutherglen Lake

J J Bennett Banks

Holder - R. F. Fitch, Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8^th March, 1971. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by K. Leach, Mercantile Rowing Club by half a length from J. Sykes, Corio Bay Rowing Club, second.

1^st Monash University - Bow: D B Bishop, Str: R J Jelbart, Cox: R W England, Coach: R L Moore

2^nd Barwon/Mercantile Composite

3^rd Melbourne University/Monash Composite

Other competing crews:

South Melbourne

Griffith

Mercantile No 1

Mercantile No 2

Banks

Monash No 2

Melbourne

Hawthorn

Nagambie

Wendouree

Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Nagambie on the 26^th December, 1970. Course, one mile. Won by Monash University Rowing Club by three lengths from the Barwon/Mercantile Composite, second.

1^st Monash University - Bow: E Vahl Mayer, 2: D B Bishop, 3: J G L McKeand, Str: K P Jelbart, Cox: R W England, Coach: R L Moore

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Melbourne University

4^th Corio Bay

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 19^th Decemebr, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Monash University Rowing Club by five lengths from Mercantile Rowing Club.

1^st Monash University - Bow: J E Bourke, 2: C J Darling, 3: D B Bishop, 4: P C Dane, 5: T A L Stokes, 6: E Vahl Meyer, 7: J G L McKeand, Str: K P Jelbart, Cox: R W England, Coach: R L Moore

2^nd Lindisfarne (TAS)

3^rd Melbourne University

4^th Corio Bay

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8^th March, 1971. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Monsash University by four feet from Lindisfarn (Tas), with Melbourne University third. 

1^st J R Sykes, Corio Bay

2^nd J Ward, Rutherglen Lake

Other competing crews:

W E John, Monash University

A Hart, Barwon

Holder - G. Ramsbottom, Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, on the 19^th December, 1970. Won by J. Sykes, Corio Bay, from J. Ward, Rutherglen Lake.

1^st Footscray City - Bow: R G Hall, Str: A Chalmers, Cox: M Kwiatkowski, Coach: L Wilkinson

2^nd Melbourne University

3^rd South Melbourne

4^th Banks

Other competing crews:

Barwon

Corio Bay

Melbourne No 1

Melbourne No 2

Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on the Darling River, Wentworth, on the 12^th April, 1971. Course, one mile. Won by Footscray City Rowing Club by one and one-half lengths from Melbourne University Boat Club, second. 

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: K A Abbott, 2: A G McKinley, 3: B C Clarke, Str: T C Johnston, Cox: M J Nicholson, Coach: M A Schapper

2^nd Haberfield (NSW)

3^rd Barwon

4^th Corio Bay

5^th Torrens (SA)

Other competing crews:

South Melbourne

Banks

Melbourne

Mercantile

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8^th March, 1971. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by three-quarters of a length from Haberfield (N.S.W.).

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: D Yates, 2: I Harbeck, 3: T O’Loughlin, 4: M Feddersen, 5: R Stewart, 6: A McKinley, 7: C Johnston, Str: P Nicholson, Cox: M Nicholson, Coach: M Schapper

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Corio Bay

4^th Barwon

5^th Power House

Holders - Mosman Rowing Club (NSW). Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 19^th December, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club from Mercantile. Power House were eliminated in the heats. 

1^st Essendon - Bow: S Sheridan, Str: B Tregoning, Cox: A Chirrichiri, Coach: R J Smith

2^nd Melbourne University No 1

3^rd Mercantile No 1

4^th Hawthorn

Other competing crews:

Banks No 1

Banks No 2

Melbourne University No 2

Griffith

Mercantile No 2

Wendouree

Dimboola

Footscray City

Corio Bay

Yarra Yarra

Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on the Darling River, Wentworth, on the 12^th April, 1971. Course, one mile. Won by Essendon Rowing Club by two lengths from Melbourne University Boat Club, second.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: F W Rickards, 2: D J M Bairnbridge, 3: L M Payne, Str: P S Wilson, Cox: I Thompson, Coach: G H Nicholson

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Monash University

4^th Power House

Other competing crews:

Footscray City

Melbourne

Wendouree

Ballarat City

South Melbourne

Banks

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 19^th December, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by two lengths from Mercantile Rowing Club. 

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: A G Michelmore, 2: D J M Bainbridge, 3: T C Doherty, 4: P R Krohn, 5: J D Reid, 6: T Yuncken, 7: J Paterson, Str: A W Oakley, Cox: S A Hancock, Coach: W R Stokes

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Banks

4^th Geelong Grammar

5^th Xavier College

Other competing crews:

Yarra Yarra

Carey Grammar

Wendouree

Power House

Holders - Geelong Grammar School. Rowed on lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8^th March, 1971. Course 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by one length from Mercantile Rowing Club.

1^st Barwon - Bow: A Hart, 2: P Morgan, 3: K Chandley, Str: P Armitage, Cox: C Hunter

2^nd Corio Bay

3^rd Bendigo

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13^th March, 1971. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay was second and Bendigo, third.

1^st Barwon - Bow: A Hart, 2: P Morgan, 3: J Bateman, 4: L Ljubanovic, 5: P McColl, 6: R Fitch, K Chandley, 7: P Armitage, Str: P Armitage, Cox: C Hunter

2^nd Corio Bay

3^rd Bendigo

4^th Wendouree

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13^th March, 1971. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay were second with Bendigo third.

1^st Corio Bay - Bow: J Sykes, 2: D Lewis, 3: P Lewis, Str: G Xouris, Cox: M Wilding

2^nd Barwon

3^rd Ballarat

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13^th March, 1971. Won by Corio Bay. Barwon were second and Ballarat, third.

1^st Corio Bay - Bow: D Lewis, Str: G Xouris, Cox: R Allen

2^nd Nagambie

3^rd Ballarat

Holders - Corio Bay. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13^th March, 1971. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club. Nagambie were second and Ballarat, third.