oriel regatta...

Even though the official rowing season ended with Summer Eights two weeks ago, there was one more chance to get out on the river with St. Hilda’s College Boat Club. Today was the Oriel Regatta, not really a serious race, but more an excuse for people to get out rowing in nice weather… no one really takes it seriously, and the boats are usually a random group of people who haven’t rowed together before, they will also enter joke boats like a boat with all coxes rowing in it, and some boats all get dressed up in funny outfits.

We entered a boat in the regatta, though we only had one short outing to prepare for it, and not everyone was even there. We raced in the afternoon, but it was a good excuse to spend a few hours hanging out by the river. I had a few other friends who were rowing in it as well, and some of our buddies decided to hang out too, but to do it in style… as we had a black tie event coming up in the evening, they thought it would be amusing to show up in tuxedo shirts, bow ties, and jackets… paired with shorts of course, as it was hot! An amusing afternoon, to be certain. (photos by Jason McAllister!)