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HENLEY WOMEN’S REGATTA 2026

Last weekend saw COBRA members Rachel Bradley and Molly Curry compete for Thames Rowing Club and Molesey Boat Club at Henley Women’s Regatta.

Molly’s time trial for the championship 4x was up first out of the two on Friday morning. The Molesey crew put out a strong row to gain qualification to the heats. They carried this impressive racing through the heat and quarter final - comfortably winning both. Unfortunately, the quad was knocked out by the eventual winners of the category in one of the closest races of the weekend, with only 0.8 seconds between both crews.

Rachel’s Thames VIII+ put out a very confident row in the time trial of the championship VIII+ category, placing 2nd, just 0.4s behind their Thames A crew. They held this quality racing through their heats and quarter final - winning against City of Cambridge and next Brown University. They ultimately faced the eventual winners of the competition in the semi on Sunday, just missing out on that final position.

Reaching semi-finals at Henley Women’s Regatta is no mean feat which makes it look very exciting going forward to next week at Henley Royal Regatta! Molly and Rachel’s crews have secured pre-qualification spots for The Danesfield Challenge Cup and the Wargrave Challenge Cup respectively.
All the best to both crews! You will have ongoing support from the river bank and from Coleraine!

If anyone else is competing at HRR please let us know via DM or email!

Congratulations to COBRA members John Harte and Stevie Edgar on strong performances at Cork regatta last weekend.

John collected a gold medal in the Men’s Division 2 8+ and also a bronze medal in the Men’s Division 2 4+

Stevie, while battling illness all weekend, managed 6th in the Division 2 8+ A Final, 2nd in the Division 1 4x- B Final and also 15th overall in the Division 1 2x.

Well done men, next stop is the Irish Champs.

Congratulations to COBRA member Molly Curry on her win in the Championship 4x- at Ratzeburger regatta in Germany this weekend!

BUCS Regatta 2026

Congratulations to COBRA members Fergus Bryce, Stevie Edgar, John Harte and Kirsty Dalzell, who displayed fantastic performances throughout BUCS Regatta last weekend competing for their respective universities. Well done all!
Full results found below:

Queen’s University Belfast:
Stevie Edgar
Op Int Lwt 4x - 🥈
Op Int 4x - 3rd B final
Ch Lwt 1x - 5th B final

Fergus Bryce
Op Int 2x - 🥈
Op Champ 4x - 🥈
Op Int VIII+ - 1st D Final
Op Int 2- - 2nd D Final

John Harte
Op Beg VIII+ - 🥈
Op Int VIII+ - 1st D Final

The University of Nottingham
Kirsty Dalzell
W Ch VIII+ - 6th A final

As always, we are looking forward to seeing what our COBRA members are getting up to over regatta season so please let us know when and where you will be racing!

Congratulations to COBRA members Molly Curry and Rachel Bradley on their performances at Wallingford Regatta this weekend.

Molly, racing for Molesey Boat Club, secured the win in the Women’s Championship 4x-, while Rachel, representing Thames Rowing Club, claimed bronze in the Women’s Challenge VIII+.

Fantastic results, well done ladies!

We are extremely grateful to Connor Campbell and CD Engineering Services for their generous donation of a new CoxBox to Coleraine GS Rowing Club.

This equipment will play a vital role in helping our crews train and race more effectively, while also providing an important safety tool for our coxswains.

As always, it’s already been put straight to use in training, with our first regatta of the season taking place on Saturday in Portadown.

Congratulations to COBRA member John Harte and QUBBC on their victory in the Men’s Club VIII+ at the Irish University Championships in Lough Rynn this weekend!

Fergus Bryce was racing in the Inter VIII+ and brought home a bronze medal, well done!

Huge congratulations to COBRA member Molly Curry on her recent performance at the GB Senior Trials! Competing against some of the very best athletes in the UK, including Olympic gold medallists, Molly delivered an outstanding weekend of racing in double sculls.

She has now been invited back to Caversham to continue the trials this week. Best of luck, Molly!

BUCS Head 2026

Last weekend saw COBRA members Fergus Bryce, Stevie Edgar, John Harte and Kirsty Dalzell compete on the Tyne at BUCS Head. Particular mentions go to Fergus Bryce picking up the gold medal in the Ch 2x and to Stevie on a fantastic performance at his first BUCS race!
Full results below:

Queen’s University Belfast
Fergus Bryce:
🥇 O Ch 2x
🥈 O Ch 4x-
12th O Int 8+

Stevie Edgar:
4th O Int Lwt 4x-
6th O Ch Lwt 4-

John Harte:
7th O Int 8+
8th W Int 8+
6th W Beg 4+

University of Nottingham
Kirsty Dalzell:
🥉O Beg 8+
4th O Beg 4+
10th O Int 8+

COBRA Day 2025

We would like to say a massive thank you to those who attended this year's COBRA Day whether racing, spectating or joining us for our AGM and dinner!

With the weather and river conditions on our side again this year we were able to get a men's 4x and women's VIII+ race on the water.

Racing began with the COBRA men's 4x- and CGSRC men's 4x- and 4x+. COBRA took the win in the end to claim back the title from the school. However, was fantastic to see 3 crews racing alongside each other and performing well.

The COBRA and CGSRC women took to the water next. Both crews had a fast start with COBRA just edging ahead. After last year's defeat COBRA were keen to hold this and managed to claim back their trophy also.

Huge well done to the CGSRC and COBRA rowers (and supporters!) for putting in a huge effort to allow us to have such fantastic races year on year. Without the support shown for these races COBRA Day would not be possible, we look forward to seeing you again next year!