2011 APS Head of the River
The 144th boys Head of the River and the 31st girls Head of the River were conducted on Saturday 2nd April 2011 at Nagambie Lakes. The weather was appropriate with sun and a mild cross head wind.
The format for the senior crews was just heat and final with the heats seeded from the Scotch Mercantile Regatta. Similarly, the junior crews were finals based on the Scotch Mercantile results.
Crowd scene during the final of the Schoolgirl open eight
2011 regatta program cover
In excellent racing, Scotch College won the boys Head of the River and Geelong Grammar the girls. The biggest margins of the day were Geelong Garmmar's win the girls' second eights, and Scotch College's wins in the second and year 10 A eights.
Officials
Regatta Manager: Luke Soulos
Regatta Secretary: Alice B Evans
Broadcaster: Roger B Wilson
Adjuvants: Maurice B Brown and Frank C Covill
Referee: Andrew N Guerin
Jury: Eric Waller, William Webster, Lesley Skevington, Robin Murphy, Ron Widgery, Greg Falk, Peter Darbyshire, Graeme Boykett, Phil Reynolds
Committee: N A Gibbons MGS (Chair, boys), P J La Cava GGS (Chair, girls), B F Matthews BGS, P A Jepson Carey, D W Meyer, C J Rowland Caulfield, M D Cheatley, P Porter GC, G D Schneiders, E G Lewin Haileybury, J R Davenport SKC, R J McLaren SC, P B Hawkins, J L Mitchell, S E Nairn WC, C J Matthews XC.
Sources
- Regatta manager for results
- Regatta program
- Photos - Andrew Guerin