2014 APS Head of the River
The 147th boys Head of the River and the 34th girls Head of the River were conducted on Saturday 22nd March 2014 at Nagambie Lakes.
A stiff cross head breeze grew during the day necessitating the finals of the senior crews to be seeded giving the best crews the best lanes.
Racing was conducted using seeded heats from the recently conducted Scotch Mercantile regatta with the first three progressing to the final.
Full results can be found through this link.
Scotch, MGS and BGS battle out for placings in the final of the boys Head of the River
2014 regatta program
Scotch College first crew made it five in a row and their second crew won by a massive 15 seconds. Melbourne Grammar won both the Year 10 A and B eight showing that Scotch may be challenged in years to come. Geelong Grammar returned to form in the girls Head of the River with a dominating win over Carey. Their second crew also won comfortably over Geelong College.
Officials
Regatta Manager: Luke Soulos
Regatta Secretary: Laura J Schouten
Broadcaster: Roger B Wilson
Adjuvants: Maurice B Brown and Frank C Covill
Referee: Andrew N Guerin
Jury: Eric Waller, William Webster, Greg Falk, Peter Darbyshire, Graeme Boykett, Robin Murphy, Lesley Skevington, David Pitt,
Committee: D W Meyer Caulfield (Chair, boys), E G Lewin Haileybury (Chair, girls), G P McPhee BGS, P A Jepson Carey, N A Gibbons MGS, C J Rowland Caulfield, M D Cheatley, P Porter GC, G D Schneiders, J R Davenport SKC, R J McLaren SC, P B Hawkins, J L Mitchell, S E Nairn WC, C J Matthews XC, P J La Cava GGS.
Sources
- Regatta manager system for results
- Regatta program
- Unless noted otherwise, photos - Andrew Guerin