Ranfer Sprints regatta started as a ‘wild dream’ of Nirmal Ranasinghe and Rohan Fernando, the loyal members of the Sri Lankan Rowing fraternity.
The pioneers have established a practice that has successfully completed 25 years and going to test the speed of the oarsmen and women in the Beira waters for the 26th time this year on the 5th September 2015.
This is a unique and innovative event in the annual rowing calendar that was designed to give a distinct experience to the rowers as well as the spectators. Unlike the other regattas which make the view of the race dull to the audience, this is focused on engaging the spectators in the game from the beginning. The races will commence from the pier and end at the same. This regatta is a relay race between teams. A team consists of a scull, pair and coxed four with each boat scoring points.
Score Points
|
Boat |
Scull 1x |
Pair 2- |
Four 4+ |
| Round 1 (pier to 300m mark) |
4 |
8 |
12 |
| Round 2 (300m mark to pier) |
7 |
11 |
17 |
The team with the highest score will win the Ranfer Sprints.
After the introduction of the Ladies category in 2005, there are three ladies teams from Ladies college, Musaeus college and Bishops college are participating in direct finals. For the men’s category, the first heat will be a race between Royal College and University of Moratuwa, second heat will be between S. Thomas College and University of Colombo. The winners of both these heats will race CRC at the finals. There will also be a Race in the Masters category which will be a sprint between two fours consisting of seasoned oarsmen belonging to the club.
The exciting Ranfer Sprints with the carnival atmosphere at CRC will begin at 2.30 pm on the 5th September, Saturday with all the rowing teams in their new gear and strategy to “row hard & move fast”.
