Orchard Dominate House Head Race

In this sport you need powerful strong and determined athletes, and this year's crews showed they had these qualities in spades (or oars!). Ollie Morgan proved he could generate serious boat speed in his single as he surged past the Skipwith double, coming in 1st place by a large margin. The double scull of Ollie Jarrett and Harry Fisher found steering a challenge and came narrowly 5th. The VIII stroked by Nick Gordon, had some serious horsepower in the sterm incluidng Toby Bownass, Luke Simmonds and Ehren Elcock. The bow four kept up manfully- Will Edwards-Pickett, Elliot Marriner, Freddie Notley and Max Hearnden. Cox James Girling steered a clever course to put the fancied Burr crew under pressure and we came in 1st. The Junior quad, suitably bedaubed in green warpaint snatched a creditable second place from Burr. The crew, made up of Tom Emerson, Tom Banks, James Sloman and Rob waldron, with Ruaridh Sheppard coxing, showed great stamina, but were pipped to 1st place by a strong Everett outfit. Toby Bownass's crew selection and team leadership had been impeccable, and he stepped up to receive the coveted trophy along with the chocolate bars- that were munched up in seconds.