Submitted by Nick Hughes.
Distance: 2000 m
Conditions: Strong tail current last 1250 meters. Modest quartering cross-headwind; building. Generally flat.
Order of Racing:
WJV8, MV8/N8, WV8, WN8/3V8, MN8/2N8, MV4
Comments: No times taken for MV4 and WN8/3V8. All margins confirmed by video at finish.
In WN8/3V8, Hamilton N8 caught overhead crab at 1000 m while leading narrowly. Resumed rowing down by at least the finish margin.
Hamilton Men capture the Houlihan Cup. St. Lawrence Women retain the Newell Cup.