Last sunday was the Champs head (named after the pub where they meet rather than their status :-) and it was a lovely day and we got to borrow Christs first boat which was lovely too. We were sort of OK, rather rushed and splashy, not long enough (race results from http://www.championrowing.org.uk/; nothing to see, move along quietly...). You can play spot-the-me if you like.
Yesterday, though, back in the old K8 we had a gorgeous outing, down below 1:45 in sprints and down below 1:30 very briefly. Onwards to the bumps...
Pic is frmo Denis; click on it for the original or http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/denis.champs for his public gallery.
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