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‘Vittoria’ at the Boston Marathon!
Last Sunday our resident Italian masochist Gianni boated for the 2009 Boston Marathon.
As the only person in the history of the event to actually enjoy 31 miles of non stop sculling, he was tipped as a favourite to come away with the coveted Novice 1x pot.
With standard mainland European doggedness Gianni did Vesta proud and [...]
Blackstaffe Day 2009
There was a particularly competitive scent in the air this Blackstaffe Day, with last year’s winners of the mixed doubles event being granted special permission to defend their title. A number of love boats fancied their chances against the reigning champions and by popular demand the rule preventing previous winning crews from entering in subsequent [...]
Henley Royal Regatta 2009
The Britannia coxed four had a fantastic run at HRR and made it to the final, narrowly losing to Agecroft who were the pre-regatta favourites. Many congratulations to Mark Williams, Harry Bond, Big Nick Neveling, Dylan Samuel and cox Michael Wale, and to the coaches Martin Hindshaw and Karl Henderson.
This was Vesta’s 18th appearance in [...]