2008 BMRC Regatta

Black Mountain Eight - Dick Austen - coming out of the water in blusterly conditions

Judith, Kathy, John and Leigh clearing the pontoon against the wind

Black Mountain tent did a reasonable business despite conditions

Some of the Black Mountain workers waiting for customers

Rowers were not the only ones swanning around - Hewey, Dewey and Louie with their parents - Rosanne and Hugh in the background

Heading up the course

Georgie and Hannah looking pleased at having crossed the line first

Judith, Kathy, John and Leigh proving the officials wrong about the existence of lane 7

John relieving Mary on the commentary, which was easy other than for race cancellations, lane swapping, race combinations and limited vision.

Coming into the finish - Hayden, Kai, Michael and Andrew.

Cox: Corinne

Morgan, Peter, Andrew and Marc

Cox: David

Paul braving conditions in a single

Sophie and Amy finishing their singles

Getting around the finish to go up the course - Rob, Marc, Ross and John

Heading up the course - Richard and Ian

Heading away after blitzing the field - Jeanette, Stephanie, Pam and Larraine

Enjoying the finish - Rosanne, Colin, Hannah and Paul

The red four finishing first

Mary, Indran, Cynthia and Nicole

Cox: Cathy

Amy and Sophie finishing in the double

Judith proclaiming the quad number 1. Her passengers were David, Leigh, John and Brian relaxing in the stroke seat

The correct answer to Friday's 'Swamp' exam question about what goes up ...

Plenty of helpers to bring the regatta to an end