The first chunk of races at the Royal St. John’s Regatta is in the books on this cloudy but pleasant day with a few showers to come. It’s unlikely that winds, which are from the southwest, will be a significant factor at Quidi Vidi Lake as they are forecast to be virtually non-existent come this evening.

Volkswagen St. John’s is the fastest women’s crew so far with a time of 5:07.73 in the first race of the day. Smith-Stockley (5:16.50,) All-Star Rebar (5:20.63,) Fine Strokes Plaster & Painting (5:22.92) and Gittens and Associates (5:34.03) round out the field.

On the men’s side, Fine Strokes rowed the course in 9:31.02 and Capital Home Hardware in 9:39.83.

The championships are set for 6:30 (women) and 7:00 (men).