Sometimes we get laugh out loud moments from Rowing Crew names. When doing regatta entries and you are not yet sure who will be in the crew – a placeholder will suffice. I have seen the names A. Puddle or N.O. Puddle put in.
Here are our top 5 crews whose surnames hit the mark.
Caffeine addicts
Coffey Staines – The USA pair from 1976 Olympics Calvin Coffey and Michael Staines.
USA Olympic Pair 1976
A curious Scotsman
Strange Haining – possibly the clue was in the name when Nick Strange and Peter Haining got together in the British Lightweight Pair in 2001
Generous drinking buddies
Free Ginn – two lads from Australia who surely you’d want to go on a pub crawl with. Duncan Free and Drew Ginn.
Duncan Free and Drew Ginn PhotoCredit: Mercantile RC
The steersman you knew you wanted
From Pembroke College Boat Club – where I learned my craft under Kevin Bowles. There were photos of crews from 1970s including the coxswain named A. Cox. Surely the coach announced the selections
This seat has your name written on it
When you’re just starting out in the sport
A true story from Duncan Holland. When coaching at CUBC, these two were part of the squad…. briefly. Rowe Baddeley – he put them into a pair just so he could say their names out loud.
Now add your own crew names in the comments.
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“The Four Oarsmen of the Apocalypse” is my favourite.
Sounds brilliant…. were you in the crew?
Best Scorer – Veronica Best and Suzy Scorer rowed a double at last years worlds
We are Alice and Louise and our boat is called Alilouja!
Oh, that’s genius. Was it deliberately named?
Funny names – check out regatta entries I have come across in the past:
1 Vatican BC
2 Jesus Christ’s
A nice summery summary. Not looking forward to the wintery summary issue.
Caused some amusement at a regatta in Scotland last year when two teenage girls turned up from two different clubs with EXACTLY the same name!
And what are the chances of that??
US Men’s Double in 70’s: Tiff Wood and Greg Stone: Wood and Stone
Brilliant! Guaranteed to make a boat go fast Wood and Stone!
I hope they had to race each other and didn’t crash!
One of my rowing pals is Scull, I’m Wingfield, we raced in a double (“Wingfield Scull”) but sadly not on the Tideway!
Ooh…. too good. Thanks Tim.