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Cospicua win ‘B’ Category regatta

Vittoriosa have ended a 40-year wait to secure the Victory Day Regatta in thrilling fashion after topping the Tal-Pass B’Erbgħa, the 10th and final race at the Valletta Grand Harbour on Sunday.

Antoine Brignone, Clyde Cutajar, Clayton Darmanin and Sven Refalo crossed the finish line first after battling it out with a strong Senglea contigent, who placed second.

Cospicua, who were chasing Senglea’s record of 23 shields, finished third.

For Vittoriosa, this is their second straight success having shared last year’s shield with Cospicua.

However, it is their first time they lifted the Victory Day Regatta shield since their 1984 triumph.

In the ‘B’ category, Cospicua pipped Kalkara and Marsamxett to clinch the shield in the final race having won two of the five races.

Kalkara and Marsamxett were in a better position to lift the shield heading into tal-Pass B’Erbgħa race but while Kalkara collided with Vittoriosa, Marsamxett could only finish third.

Kalkara (left) collisioned with Vittoriosa in the ‘B’ category final race. Photo: Mathew Mirabelli

Cospicua, through Mattia Calleja, Nicholas Paris, Cleaven Falzon and Denzel Thornton, crossed the finish line first to delight of the Bormla clan.

Cospicua (left) winners of the ‘B’ category shield having won the final race. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Vittoriosa claimed the women’s shield after a dominant performance from their rowers Shazel Grima and Glynnis Mizzi representing the city of Birgu.

Cospicua celebrate with the ‘B’ category shield. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

RESULTS

OPEN CATEGORY

TAL-MIDALJI – Senglea (Davison Micallef, Glenn Zammit, Russell Bugeja & Andrea Gauci); Vittoriosa; Cospicua.

FREJGATINI – Senglea (Clyde Mizzi & Davison Micallef); Vittoriosa; Cospicua.

TAL-PASS TA’ BIT-TNEJN – Cospicua (Clive Casha & Dennis Thornton); Senglea; Vittoriosa.

KAJJIKI – Vittoriosa (Kieron Zammit & Nigel Sant); Marsamxett; Cospicua.

Vittoriosa rowers set to cross the finish line first in the Kajjiki race. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

TAL-PASS B’ERBGĦA – Vittoriosa (Antoine Brignone, Clyde Cutajar, Clayton Darmanin & Sven Refalo); Senglea; Cospicua.

Antoine Brignone, Clyde Cutajar, Clayton Darmanin and Sven Refalo delivered the shield for Vittoriosa in the final race. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

FINAL STANDINGS
Vittoriosa 62 points; Senglea 60; Cospicua 42; Marsamxett 8.

‘B’ CATEGORY

TAL-PASS B’ŻEWĠ IMQADEF – Kalkara (Gilmore Buttigieg & Godwin Buttigieg); Marsamxett; Vittoriosa.

KAJJIKI – Kalkara (Christian Bugeja & Kurt Vassallo); Marsamxett; Senglea.

TAL-MIDALJI – Cospicua (Matthia Calleja, Nicholas Paris, Dione D’Amato & Denzel Thornton); Marsamxett; Senglea.

FREJGATINI – Kalkara (Kohath Mallia & Ryan Degiorgio); Birżebbuga; Cospicua.

TAL-PASS B’ERBGĦA – Cospicua (Mattia Calleja, Nicholas Paris, Cleaven Falzon & Denzel Thornton); Birżebbuga; Marsamxett.

FINAL STANDINGS
Cospica 48; Kalkara 44 points, Marsamxett 40; Birżebbuga 24; Senglea 10; Vittoriosa 10.

WOMEN
Vittoriosa (Shazel Grima & Glynnis Mizzi); Senglea; Marsa.

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