QBC on the Continent! The year is 1952
This is Libourne, situated on the R. Dordogne, just to the east of Bordeaux. The crew, reputedly, were wined and dined in style the night before the regatta, and raced with hangovers. Crew: Derek Brown (cox), Vin Batten (stroke), H.A. Huckle, A.H.G. "Bill" Pinks, Dennis Body, John Farndon, David Grout, Ramsey Gohar, Vince Wrigley (bow).
See this scene fifty years on.
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