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CRC and Musaeus pocket titles
By Mahangu Weerasinghe
The Colombo Rowing Club and Musaeus College took the Men's and Women's titles respectively at the Ranfer Sprints Regatta which was worked off on the Beira Lake yesterday.

The CRC crew, facing strong opposition from the Sri Lanka Navy, did well to outdo the forces crew and emerge champions. In the same manner, Musaeus College piped rivals Ladies College on the post in the final 'Fours' event to win by an exhilarating half a canvas.

The Masters' Sprints event was won by the CRC 'White' crew, who beat counterparts CRW 'Blue' to gain the title.

The Ranfer Sprints Regatta is unique in the aspect that it gives the spectator views of both the start and finish of all the boat disciplines. The races are worked off in the Sculls, Pairs and Fours categories over a distance of three hundred meters, with each boat discipline being given an opportunity to start and finish in front of the spectator tents.

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