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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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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

2008

Saturday 29th November 2008 - 12 noon start

188 crews entered

Head of the Yarra Trophy presented to fastest crew.

First time an adaptive crew entered in race (and in an able bodied race category - the Mixed Eight). See Past Media Coverage for transcript of a Stateline article on ABC1 about this crew. Both schoolgirl categories won by interstate crews.

Results
* denotes handicaps apply (adjusted winning time shown)

Race Category Number of entries Winning Time Club Crew
Men's Open
10
26:24.50
MUBC / Sydney University composite
Bow - K Fosterling
2 - A Tyers
3 - F Pragnell
4 - S Booth
5 - T Larkins
6 - D Sweeney
7 - J Marburg
St - T Paton
Cox - M Douez
Women's Open
5
29:04.14
MUBC / Geelong Grammar composite
Bow - A Hill
2 - C Bowtell
3 - A McNamara
4 - S Withers
5 - A Crowe
6 - S Robson
7 - K Crow
St - S Heard
Cox - E Patrick
Men's B
5
27:03.18
MUBC
Bow - W Lockwood
2 - J Osborne
3 - H Rowlands
4 - L Carey
5 - M Keeble
6 - I Mitchell
7 - L McKenzie
St - J Clarke
Cox - D Webster
Women's B
6
30:20.29
MUBC
Bow - C Lang
2 - L Greenhalgh
3 - S Hosking
4 - J Hill
5 - K Wallis
6 - J Bailey
7 - C Adamson
St - Y Burraston
Cox - A Agosta
Men's C
13
27:58.29
MUBC
Bow - O Dutton-Schwieter
2 - S Whittle
3 - S Alexander
4 - G Barber
5 - A Barber
6 - G Butcher
7 - D McColgain
St - A Jeffery
Cox - T Webster
Women's C
13
34:42.92
Power House
Bow - H Jensen
2 - A Molesworth
3 - C Hollingworth
4 - K Gilbert
5 - C Plowman
6 - G Lamaro
7 - V Tainton
St - J Walter
Cox - J Stewart
Schoolboy A
6
27:56.32
Melbourne Grammar
Bow - C Dane
2 - W Smibert
3 - M Ridgeway
4 - S Blakeney
5 - T Masters
6 - W Hannemann
7 - H Macciolli
St - J Hooper
Cox - L Carter
Schoolgirl A
10
32:01.71
Pymble Ladies College (NSW)
Bow - O Black
2 - N Booyar - Rybak
3 - B Osborn
4 - E Dalton
5 - E Flint
6 - M RIchardson
7 - L Boehm
St - K Garrett
Cox - H Nicholls
Schoolboy B
9
28:27.93
Scotch College
Bow - D Kaliviotis
2 - T Auty
3 - J Prasser
4 - H Sloane
5 - H Houghton
6 - H Casey
7 - L Kennedy
St - A White
Cox - S Sim
Schoolgirl B
12
33:03.32
Walford (SA)
Bow - A Moyes
2 - G Parletta
3 - H Greig
4 - J Hauber
5 - E Lavers
6 - H Hobbs
7 - A Taliangis
St - K Harris
Cox - M Kildea
Schoolboy C
6
30:23.18
Scotch College
Bow - T Light
2 - A Strathmore
3 - C Watts
4 - C Booth
5 - J Croxford
6 - M Hancock
7 - N Walmsley
St - A Brown
Cox - H Bailey
Schoolboy D
8
31:31.99
Scotch College
Bow - A Zacharakis
2 - A Elder
3 - A Antoniadis
4 - A Crameri
5 - N Santini
6 - J Mullaly
7 - T Lobley
St - N Lee
Cox - A Lim
Mixed Eight*
21
30:08.59
Melbourne Composite(E)
Bow - P Montgomery
2 - S Gould
3 - H McManamny
4 - F Finlayson
5 - P Bridgeford
6 - B Nicholson
7 - N Boness
St - G Jenner
Cox - E Plowright
Men's Masters B&C*
10
27:04.41
Banks Composite (C)
Bow - M Pringle
2 - J Lowe
3 - C Shinners
4 - N Robinson
5 - P Reynolds
6 - S Wilson
7 - M Baxter
St - M Harrison
Cox - J Courtney
Women's Masters B&C*
11
32:35.63
Commercial composite (C)
Bow - B Hall
2 - S Broadley
3 - M Fenn
4 - J Camilleri
5 - L Parker
6 - C Fay
7 - C Taylor
St - J Brock
Cox - P Dixon
Men's Masters D*
17
26:55.13
Toowong Composite
Bow - C Sweeper
2 - P Taylor
3 - R Alexander
4 - P Jell
5 - G Keily
6 - J Bliss
7 - D Kennedy
St - P Zahnleiter
Cox - R Wagner
Women's Masters D+*
8
31:52.27
Toowong (E)
Bow - C Watters
2 - L Brown
3 - T Forwood
4 - R Herries
5 - H Wintle
6 - P Carter
7 - H Warren
St - M Elliott
Cox - J O'Neill
Men's Masters E-G*
15
28:13.78
Annesley / Pembroke Composite (E)
Bow - P Game
2 - D Maschmedt
3 - J Lister
4 - T Rettig
5 - R Hilditch
6 - M Mussared
7 - S Fraser
St - D Lowe
Cox - J Evans
Men's Masters H+*
3
31:44.20
Banks / Nagambie Composite (I)
Bow - R Howard
2 - D Christie
3 - D Gibb
4 - I MacMillan
5 - L Koekoe
6 - W Howell
7 - J McKay
St - J Jopling
Cox - M Chance

 

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