Henley draw

Wednesday will be a day for the early riser.  We get underway with the second race of the regatta, at 0835, when the Temple crew will race Reading University.  We know that Reading are slower than The VIII, but this will be a stern test for our Colts and 2nd VIII boys.

At 0945 the selected Eton Vikings crew will race Star club, who have put out some good crews this season, so this could be a close race.

We then move to the quads, with the A crew first, facing Victoria City RC, Canada at 1050.  These folk are a bit of an unknown quantity, and one would normally expect foreign crews to be strong, but it is not always the case, and they have not been selected by the Stewards.  The B crew race Oundle at 1220 and the pre lunch billing suggests that the hope is that this will be a close fought schoolboy clash.  It is certainly a winnable race.

After lunch, at 1440, The VIII will race Phillips Exeter from the USA.  This will again be a good race I suspect, with Phillips Exeter having placed 3rd in NEIRAs, five seconds behind Tabor who are a selected crew.  The draw has given what should be a more straigtforward race on Thursday as a reward for coming through this tough early encounter.