The River Teign Rowing Club Seine Boat Series has seen a packed July with races on three successive weekends, adding assorted twists – and some clarification – on the way towards the conclusion of the season.

The previous Sunday saw the insertion of a race postponed from mid-June, with a course set from transits off the end of the pier, a race out to sea, with a clockwise turn around three buoys, and a finish in the river by the back beach.

The men raced first with the wind making conditions a little choppy as they began the long haul out to the buoys. The ebbing tide meant that the coxes had to make a gamble on which side of the river to come in on.

There were surprise winners, as ClinkOars in Hawk gained their first victory of the season after some excellent coxing approaching the river, followed by PowerAnchors in Eileen, who improved on their best previous result of third with the runner up spot. SAS in Mrs B took third to edge ever closer to becoming men's champions.

The women rowed next with the tide coming out more forcefully than for the men, and with the wind picking up too, making a challenge for the crews as they jostled for position.

The teams headed out to sea, with both top crews setting a blistering pace, leaving the pack behind. G Foarce in Merlin took the honours from Abs Fab in Eve C, with Blister Sisters in Egret returning to early season form with an excellent third place finish, their second of the series.

Many teams used this race to record their season's best, including Lazy Jacks in Hawk and Tasty Moarsels in Sarah.

In the junior races, the contested boys' U14 section saw Teign Buoys in Viscount Amery II wrest control of their section with victory over Teign Tearaways in Hawk.

Last weekend saw a reverse course for the seniors from the previous Sunday with the same start, a slightly shorter course (approximately 30 minutes' exertion), and anti-clockwise turns around three buoys at sea.

A straight forward one-two saw G Foarce once again take the honours from Abs Fab. The crew in Merlin now look odds on for their first title together, from the current champions in Eve C. FEA followed in third place in Kalusari, while Tasty Moarsels, in Sarah, saw their season improve with an impressive sixth place.

In the plate race category (for teams in the lower half of the league) Up Y'Oars took Sweet Chariot from third to first place after their thirteenth place in the main race.

After the surprise results from race six, it was business as usual for the men, as SAS returned to winning ways in Mrs B followed by Mannor Garage Men in Merlin, with C'oar Blimey coming in third, rowing Eclipse. These three crews hold the top three positions in the table at the moment.

Aladdin Seine achieved their best result with their 12th placed finish in Sooty taking them to the top of the leaderboard for the men's plate race. Stretcher Breakers remain in second place for the plate, three points behind and, after some excellent coxing on the point, Must be Inseine in Rene Arnot achieved their best result and a move up the plate table.

Teign Buoys edged ahead of Teign Tearaways in the boys' U14s, crossing the line first overall, with their closest rivals second. Both were followed by the boys' U12 team, Crazy Crew in Mavis.

Tomorrow sees the World Seine Boat Championships being held jointly with the Teign Corinthian Yacht Club, at the Eastcliff end of the main beach, with River Teign Rowing Club hosting the Teign Gig Regatta on Sunday at the same venue.

Both events are excellent spectacles, so go along and show your support.