Matt Pinsent

6 launches. We can’t turn them round quicker than we do (or we perhaps could but it would mean uncomfortably fast to the start line) so we used Bosporos as the 6th. Ariadne remained spare resource.

Yes Ulysses passed her pre HRR check but they did bump up the prop shaft lubrication. It wasn’t critical but took no chances.

Yeah it’s cost. The camera on board needs discreet bandwidth from the launch to the truck and that isn’t cheap. Nor is the set up/rig and camera. It is something we’ve looked at as it would jump the coverage forward and be weather proof!

We send the camera around as frequently as we can to maximise the coverage. It can hit one Final in three. The other launches spread the remaining 2/3rds of races equally.

Have fun.

Naturally.

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This weather - I mean cant wait for regatta season!

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Okay new learning for today - the tills at the supermarket need to be age authorised even for non alcoholic beer.

Cambridge womens (?) crew paddling back to Putney base.

Eton Dorney. The first skylarks are out high in the sparkling blue sky. It’s stunning.

I married a Canadian and our kids now have Canadian passports. Love the place. Love the Canadian-ness of 'elbows up'. A bright light in the news cycle.

Package them up into 10days/strokes. Soon get there.

Trying to triangulate the trophy. Jackson? Page?

And presumably outdoor coffee and a bottle of water wont cost you 27€

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YouTube video by Olympics Céline Dion’s iconic Paris 2024 performance #Paris2024

I’m a fan of an Olympic montage at the best of times but this is simply a stunning piece of film making. youtu.be/XMnoqKs4ZqQ

Do the scones get a mention?

Holy moly - look at that. Is that on the rowing bucket list?

A rowing eight is silhouetted by the rising sun. The sky is golden.

Early river walks make me envious of those dawn outings.

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"smeared by the Archbishop"?

I've had a 'my dude' from my daughter recently. This was not a welcome development.

Some of the worst rowing commentary of all time in the closing stages of the M8 race.

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Remote, five mins each teacher, running clock, computer even schedules them.

Or, and bear with me on this startling revelation, you had the correct tools, the time and followed the instructions?

Siem Reep. Was there in the New Year. Dawn thing at Angkor Wat a bit of a let down - but the rest of the temple touring was epic.

Wet walk to start the day. ‘Not impressed’.

I’ve never listened to more than 60secs of any Archers episode in my life. But I’ve had more details in the last 50 days in here than 50 years prior. Panto etc.

Why does she feel the need to put them into two different categories?

We had something similar, nice walk then followed by nearly the whole of day of "dont be daft - Im not going out there"