Exeter battles Andover, Tabor at new Merrimack racecourse
Thirteen Exeter crews traveled to Methuen, MA to race against Andover, Tabor, and Belmont Hill. This is the inaugural year of Andover’s new boathouse, and the first time visiting crews raced on Andover’s new racecourse. Weather conditions were poor throughout the day: strong southerly winds gusted to nearly 30 miles per hour, while thunderstorm cells threatened racing. The girls squad persevered through the trying conditions, with G1 through G4 finishing decisively ahead of Andover and Tabor. The boys squad struggled, with B1 and B2 finishing very closely behind Tabor and Andover, respectively.
| B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | ||||
| Tabor | 4:43.6 | Andover | 4:55.9 | Andover | 4:55.2 | Andover | 5:01.8 |
| Exeter | 4:44.2 | Exeter | 4:59.5 | Exeter | 5:02.2 | Belmont Hill | 5:14.2 |
| Andover | 4:51.2 | Tabor | 5:10.8 | Belmont Hill | 5:14.2 | Exeter | 5:10.12 |
| Tabor | 5:18.5 | ||||||
| G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | ||||
| Exeter | 5:18.13 | Exeter | 5:28.08 | Exeter | 5:10.9 | Exeter | 5:49.8 |
| Tabor | 5:26.37 | Andover | 5:40.06 | Andover | 5:15.3 | Andover | 5:52.0 |
| Andover | 5:37.03 | Tabor | 5:47.45 | Tabor | 5:38.3 | none | |
| B5 | B6 | B7 | G5 | ||||
| Andover | 5:18.4 | Andover | 5:17.8 | Andover | 5:29.1 | Exeter G5 | 5:50.64 |
| Exeter | 5:27.4 | Tabor B4 | 5:23.3 | Exeter | 5:48.3 | Andover | 6:03.21 |
| Exeter | 5:29.3 | Exeter G6 | 6:25.5 | ||||
| Tabor | 6:43.39 |
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