QBC III in the Head of the River Race, Saturday, 19th March 1966
This was a fun scratch VIII entered in the 1966 HORR. And it really was scratch! The crew met on the Saturday morning, lunched in the Bull's Head and raced in the afternoon starting at number 108. The boat was old and the oars were skinny. Ced Nowell cannot remember the exact finishing position but does recollect that it was good enough to beat the Club's 2nd VIII of that year. The crew was Pat Rayner (b), Harry Phelps (2), Tim Firminger (3), Norman Webster (4), Jon Whitmore (5), Bob Mills (6), Ced Nowell (7). Alec Field (str), Gary Watson (cox). Gary recalls "We had to stop off at UL to empty the boat as the water was up to the gunwales, after that it stayed watertight. Old cedar boats had this trouble if they weren't used."