Great River Race
Great River Race
Saturday 25 September 2010
The Great River Race, London's river marathon, will be take place on Saturday, 25 September
For the second time, due to its great success in 2009, the race to find the UK Traditional Boat Champions will be run in the reverse direction, starting at Millwall, London Docklands at 12.15 hours and finishing at Ham, Surrey at around 15.30 hours.
The winners will receive the coveted Challenge Trophy of The Company of Watermen & Lightermen of the River Thames while others will strive to feature in one of the 34 other classes or simply finish this demanding event and collect a much-prized individual participation certificate. Many will be raising money for charity. Over 2,000 out-and-out regular racers, fun and recreational boaters from all over the UK and around the world will be taking part.
The diverse 300-odd fleet will comprise traditional-style, fixed-seat craft from curraghs to cutters, galleys to gigs, lifeboats to longboats, shallops to skiffs, whalers to wherries and many, many more. The Race is run on a 'slowest away first, fastest last' pursuit handicap basis, so all will be attempting to maintain their various handicap advantages over Cam and Old Balliol, the fastest boats in the Race and faithful replicas of the fixed-seat gigs which were rowed in the inaugural Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race in 1829.
For more details, please go to www.greatriverrace.co.uk, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or telephone Stuart at 020 8398 9057.
Stuart Wolff The Great River Race, September 5 2009
LONDON'S RIVER MARATHON
5 Pegaxis House
61 Victoria Road
Surbiton
Surrey KT6 4JX
020 8398 9057
Photos - Ray Little/The Great River Race.
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