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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

2003

 

Saturday 29th November 2003, 1pm

132 crews entered

Fosters Cup presented to fastest crew.

33C degree day - low humidity.

Parks Victoria had omiited to advise commercial boat users that the river was closed for our event and the intrusion of commercial power boats amongst the lined up crews in the vicinity of Princes Bridge nearly caused a major catastrophe.

Results
* denotes handicaps apply (adjusted winning time shown)

Race Category Number of entries Winning Time Club Crew
Men's Open
2
26:41.00
MUBC
Bow - J Colley
2 - P Moore
3 - J Marburg
4 - J Nalder
5 - N Phelps
6 - W Keeble
7 - K Forsterling
St - C McKenzie-McHarg
Cox - M Douez
Men's Intermediate
9
28:34.00
Mercantile
Bow - G Greaves
2 - C Pang
3 - T Haag
4 - S Rowley
5 - P Kupics
6 - H Edgar
7 - T Linke
St - T Chambers
Cox - A Law
Men's Novice
6
31:13.00
Melbourne
Bow - P Shakespeare
2 - B Jenkins
3 - I Burgess
4 - L Padley
5 - B Shaw
6 - G Bailey
7 - P Ingvorsen
St - V Marziale
Cox - A Meek
Men's School A
6
30:07.00
Scotch College
Bow - M Bernard
2 - S Digby
3 - J Adams
4 - B Saunders
5 - R McDonald
6 - M Barker
7 - G Lilley
St - A Machin
Cox - E Kitchen
Men's School B
9
31:09.00
Scotch College
Bow -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
St -
Cox -
Men's School C
9
31:55.00
Melbourne Grammar
Bow - P Burge
2 - B Jenkins
3 - A Thomas
4 - A Ferguson
5 - T Beattie
6 - J Watson
7 - J Baker
St - W Yencken
Cox - S de Visser
Men's School D
10
33:17.00
Melbourne Grammar
Bow -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
St -
Cox -
Men's Masters B
1
31:15.00
MUBC
Bow - G Rees
2 - A Muller
3 - B Bills
4 - P van Veenandal
5 - A Rickards
6 - R Bartlett
7 - N Robinson
St - J McKenzie
Cox - D England
Men's Masters C
4
31:33.00
Banks
Bow - R Boyd
2 - J McCoy
3 - A McQueen
4 - D McCabe
5 - P Reynolds
6 - S Reynolds
7 - S Plowright
St - C Rawson
Cox - M Chance
Men's Masters D
13
31:26.00
Alan Mitchell
Bow - J Campbell
2 - R Purdue
3 - P Sandow
4 - R Parker
5 - M Butcher
6 - I Swann
7 - L Macartney
St - T Lockwood
Cox - J Heath
Men's Masters E+
7
29:17.40
Banks
Bow - W Teasdale
2 - J Jopling
3 - D Millikan
4 - B Murphy
5 - P Guest
6 - B Vear
7 - C Shinners
St - J Lowe
Cox - E Plowright
Ladies Open
1
31:55.00
Mercantile
Bow - A Withers
2 - E Wilmoth
3 - C Shield
4 - S Forbes
5 - R Selby Smith
6 - P Frasca
7 - S Richards
St - F Chew
Cox - D Colvin
Ladies Intermediate
9
33:04.00
Melbourne
Bow - L Strain
2 - A Jovanovich
3 - K Minehan
4 - T Nishibata
5 - P Carter
6 - J Povolo
7 - M Patterson
St - F Nutter
Cox - A Suffren
Ladies Novice
10
34:45.00
Richmond
Bow -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
St -
Cox -
Schoolgirls A
8
32:53.00
Firbank
Bow - C Dahm
2 - C Hughes
3 - A Hall
4 - L Peatling
5 - L Snatsznajder
6 - B Clark
7 - K O'Halloran
St - A McAtamney
Cox - N Blunt
Schoolgirls B
8
36:03.00
MLC
Bow - C Riley
2 - C Adamson
3 - K McNamara
4 - E Rothfield
5 - A Henly
6 - K Bailey
7 - L O'Halloran
St - C Arden
Cox - E Skinner
Ladies Masters B&C&D
8
36:14.00
Melbourne
Bow -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
St -
Cox -
Mixed Open
11
30:20.80
Richmond
Bow - S Mills
2 - J Cantwell
3 - J Latham
4 - J Petering
5 - S Nichols
6 - A Bartlett
7 - K Chislett
St - J Gray
Cox - N Shouten