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TBC: saturday 28th november 2009

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29.11.2008

Race Day Results Media release.

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29.11.2008

2008 Race results.

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28.06.2008

History of results and clubs entered in Head of the Yarra since first race in 1957, pictures of program covers too.

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other information

2008 was the 50th staging of Head of the Yarra.

Awarded The People’s Choice Regatta for 2005, 2006 and 2007

Awarded Regatta of the Year 2003/04 by Rowing Victoria

2006 photos

Photographs by Tanya Newman 2006


Coxswain briefing - Fri night at HRC

Collecting race packs - Fri night at HRC


Collecting race packs - Sat in city


Jeff Sykes

The Beagles - start team


Tyred Swan, North Shore, NZ
The F-Troop RC from SA

St Patricks Schoolboy A crew

Ensuring arriving at start in ordely manner

Crowds at start line

Peter Landy and Wal Oakley - commentators

"The Pirates"

Colourful Waikato NZ

Crowds on infamous Big Bend

Methods of taking Big Bend- hand in water

Methods of taking Big Bend - check it strokeside

Methods of taking Big Bend - leg in water!
The fate of crew #30 - Alan Mitchell Masters crew on Big Bend:
Bowman hit by oar and injured

walking home....

Mbne Grammar crews - crashing before the corner is not common!

Leonda Bridge is a narrow, one boat at a time, short stretch of water bw two sharp corners

Lake Colac's cox - former Australian Olympic representative - using old methods

A lot of bikes follow the race

The approach to Leonda bridge is important

Pushing off from the narrow bridge

Not taking the sweeping corner prior to the bridge

The new Ramsay-Morris RC

It helps if your number is put on with the number showing!

HRC's very own Emma coxing a Port Adelaide composite crew

Bridge Rd bridge - Finish line

Staging stewards to help crews come in

Crowds watching the Men's A crew finish

The fast finishing MUBC Women's A crew

Having a smile and a chat after the gruelling 8.6km event