Senglea wins Victory Day regatta
Senglea won the traditional Victory Day regatta in Grand Harbour this afternoon for the 21st time.
Cospicua placed second and Marsa third.
The races were a 'battle' between neighbours Cospicua and last year's winners Senglea, with the outcome being decided in the last race, which carried most points. Cospicua would have won the shield had they placed second in this race. However, they struggled to place third.
The centuries-old event attracted strong interest, particularly in the dockyard towns, with many people lining the bastions to cheer the rowers. Senglea supporters draped huge flags down the bastions along Senglea Point.
However, there were very few people on the Valletta side of Grand Harbour.
Category B was won by Kalkara, with Vittoriosa placing second and Senglea third.
The regatta was organised by the Malta Sports Council.
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Alfred (Teddy) Mallia
Sep 11th 2010, 17:57
Well done Senglea. As a native of Senglea who left Malta with my family in 1964 at a young age of 15 years old, this video brought a lot of fond memories of my childhood. Since then I have managed to return to Malta only twice and both times were during September for the sole reason to see the regatta and be at the festa of Maria Bambina.
Well done Senglea. I see that you guys have not lost the touch for winning.
Viva L'Isla.
Joe Bugelli
Sep 9th 2010, 21:26
@ Albert Zammit - min jistenna jitherra. Ghandek zball siehbi ghax l-Isla stennew mil-1966 sal-1989 biex raw ix-Shield lura ! 23 sena !!!! Barra minn hekk li ghamlu BORMLA ghadkhom lura biex tilhquh - 6 darbiet is-Shield wara xulxin. Mhux cajta ! Naccertak izda, li BORMLA mhux se' ikollhom jistennew 23 sena biex nergghu niehdu is-Shield u li l-ISLA zgur mhux se' tirbaha sitt darbiet wara xulxin. Siehbi qed iberraq ! TaL-BIERAH GHODDUHA BHALA BONUS ! Hekk ikkummenta kull min ghandu ghajnejh f'wiccu u mhux ................ !!!
L. Cutajar
Sep 9th 2010, 11:34
Sitt sieghat u nofs biex issir ir-regatta huma twal wisq. L-organizzaturi huma mhegga biex jew inaqsu in-numru ta tigrijiet jew inkella il-hin ta' bejn tigrijja u ohra ma jkunx aktar minn kwarta irrelevanti jekk hemmx protest jew le.
Joe Fenech
Sep 9th 2010, 10:39
Oh yes! Very nice and traditional!!!! Love that stupid techno in the background and those gorilla screaming out their language (whatever language that is !).
Rowing? THIS is rowing! It's people who practice for hours before work or university lectures!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fen_snapz/4691302026/
E. Degiorgio
Sep 9th 2010, 10:18
Well done to ALL who participated...
A big well done goes to Bormla. It is so nice to see this town getting the merit it deserves. This just shows that no matter what people think, with dedication and pride we Bormlizi CAN achieve what we set out to get. Let's show Malta what a valuable place Bormla really is; rich in history, architecture and culture. Let's change the negative attitude once and for all.
Albert Zammit
Sep 9th 2010, 03:43
mela skond adrian ftal midalji , bormla super rocket u b ta erba l isla missila. jekk intom tajtuna c cima , ahna ghamilnilkhom mazzra ma ghonqkhom . gbajtu tghoddsu l isfel? nahseb daqt tmissu l qiegh. diga ilkom tistennew sbatax il sena. min jaf? forsi s sena d diehla? jekk tkun ghadkom tezistu?mhemmx x taghmlu, l isla regaw champions ghal darb ohra. min jistenna jitherra
joseph scerri
Sep 9th 2010, 10:43
Dawn mhux kummenti SPORTIVI siehbi. Li tippartecipa f'kull sports huwa il qofol tas-sabih li jaghmel kompetizzjoni sportiva. Alla hares kull minn jippartecipa jaghmel dan biex jirbah, ghax kieku distretti li jafu li ghandhom il-limitazzjonijiet taghhom ez. Birzebbugia ma jihdux sehem u hawn is-sabih tal-isports. Kienet kompetizzjoni sabiha hafna din is-sena. Kull distrett ghamel din il-kompetizzjoni sabiha.
ADRIAN STEEL
Sep 9th 2010, 12:55
ftakar li missirijietkom stennew fuq l-ghoxrin sena biex raw is-shield u biex rawha kellhom jaqaw ghal mario u gino ta' bormla.
sena ohra toqghodx tinkwieta ghalina ghax gejjin niehdu is-shield lura id-dar.
MT Caruana
Sep 9th 2010, 23:07
@Adrian Steel
Tiehu s-shield dar? mela dik taghkhom habib, ifhem just xtaqt infakkrek ftit li l-Isla l-iktar li rebhuwha sa issa, mind you jien minex mil Isla, pero verament hadt gost narhom jghollu shield ghas-semplici raguni li inthom ghamiltuwha fatta u L-isla baqu jisiltu sa l-ahhar, fighters ta vera dawk. Itallmu minnhom u tifaxawx raskhom qabel ma taqsmuwha. Ghandkhom girien tal genn.
Proset Isla!!!!!!!!
adrian steel
Sep 11th 2010, 21:05
@ AA.CARUANA - tista' tghidli x'ghandu x'jaqsam girien u mhux girien ? ghamilt xi kwarta tikteb u ma ghamiltx sekonda sens fl-argument tieghek, xieraq xi wiehed li lanqas taf fejn issir ir-regatta !!!
ahna tal-kottonera niccajtaw u nimpikaw sportivament gahx vera inhobbu r-regatta, ghalxejn qed tipprova tohloq battibekki zejda.
Duncan Brincat
Sep 8th 2010, 19:10
A very well done to Kalkara! The club and our youngsters deserved to win! You made us proud of having such a small village obtaining such successful results. Forza Kalkara always!
anne Armstrong
Sep 8th 2010, 19:01
well done Senglea proud of you all. I am so pleased to see it was the 21st time too just terrific.
simon camilleri
Sep 8th 2010, 18:50
flahar tigrija bta 4.belajnilom il mewg lil ta bormla.lisla champions
adrian steel
Sep 8th 2010, 20:50
jekk tal-midalji ta' l-isla rocket ta' bormla x'inhi ? fil-kajjik ghaddiekhom tifel ta' sittax il-sena, f'ta' bi tnejn ghaddejnikhom ukoll. fil-frejgatina kieku ma kienx incident zghir kont tibqa' bl-ugieh ta' zaqq u ta' bl-erba' ma kontx tara.
BRIAN HAMMET
Sep 8th 2010, 21:02
FIL KAJJIK X GHAMILNILKHOM TA L ISLA TAJNIEKOM C CIMA!!!!!! KSIRTUH R RECORD!!!!!!!!!
R. Gauci
Sep 9th 2010, 00:32
Rekord ghamilnih ahna Sur Steel ghax fejn qabel ridt tromba biex tarana llum ikun ahjar tixtri teleskopju minn dawk li jaraw il-pjaneti bih. Tal-Midalji rbahtuha ghax gratilha hsara d-dghajsa waqt it-tigrija u b'abbilta l-qaddiefa Sengleani rnexxilhom xorta jipplejsjaw i-tieni.
Prosit Senglea Regatta, qed tissorprenduna sena wara l-ohra, qed naghmlu l-impossibbli, anke meta ma narmawx xorta qed numiljaw lill-avversarji. Prosit lil tal-Kalkara wkoll u fuq kollox lil Marsa li minkejja li ma kellhom cans ghal xejn xorta fl-ahhar tigrija wrew sportivita' kbira u qadfu bil-qalb.
adrian steel
Sep 13th 2010, 20:18
@ r gauci ; sellifni t-teleskopju li uzajt int f'tal- midalji, kajjik u bi tnejn siehbi, minn hamsa ghaddejnikom tlieta u ftakar li fil-kajjik qadef tifel ta' sittax il-sena. ma nafx ghalfejn ta' l-isla meta suppost qed tifirhu ghax "irbahtu" jidher li wisq imdejqin ??!!! apparti c-cajt ghal min vera dilettant tar-regatta din kienet wahda mill-isbah, hasra li ma tantx tinghata attenzjoni w importanza minn certi awtoritajiet.
Roderick Mizzi
Sep 8th 2010, 18:27
Proset Kalkara! Success iehor, ejja ha nicclebraw il-lejla.
Joe Bugelli
Sep 8th 2010, 18:23
Prosit xorta wahda Blues ! Konna sfortunati fit-tieni tigrija tal-frejgatina. Kieku irbahna ahna, kif kien xieraq u suppost ! Prosit mil-gdid !
Xuereb T
Sep 8th 2010, 18:19
Proset lil Kalkara tas-success li ghamlu u awguri lill-Bormlizi ghax kien haqqhom hafna li jirbhu!!L-isla kienu fortunati hafna imma issa la giet hekk, proset lis-sengleani wkoll.
BRIAN HAMMETT
Sep 8th 2010, 18:11
PROSET KALKARA!!!! U BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME BLUES KEEP IT UP!!! TA L ISLA MA HAQQKOMX !!!!
Strid Amac
Sep 9th 2010, 21:44
Kemm int bad loser =)
t.borg
Sep 8th 2010, 18:06
prosit pbs talli r-regatta giet imxandra diretta. pero r-regatta ta' hames sieghat twila hafna.
dak il-vapur fil-kanal imissu tnehha. prosit l-sla u l-kalkara.
Joseph A.Borda
Sep 8th 2010, 17:59
Prosit Kalkara tar rebh tas shield ghat tieni darba f sena........Ibqaw sejjrien hekk.......futur tajjeb hemm.......................................................