Two Masters Crews made the journey to London departing in fog at 6am to race the Masters Head of the River Race. Fortunately conditions improved as we headed south. There was a large entry across the ages. Our crews boated at Barnes Bridge so there wasn’t much time for a warm up as we were practically at the start. As we boated the weather conditions were favorable, calm, dry and not too cold. However, as we raced the stretch between Barnes and Hammersmith Bridges the water conditions were challenging, typical Tideway – choppy waves with a strong head wind. Fortunately it calmed down for the last section of the race to the finish which we were all relieved to see!
Masters E coxed four:Steve Wignall, Simon Bannister, Tom Kilkenny, Nev Hand, cox James Morrison
Women’s Masters D coxed four:
Carolyn MacRitchie, Clare Briegal, Carole Riddell, Elaine Hemsted cox Jonty Moore.
The course is on a section of the river 4¼ miles (6.84km) long Mortlake to Putney. This is a large event with 216 crews competing in the race.
Two Masters Crews made the journey to 
Masters E coxed four:
