 |
 |
 |
| The lads set off from Riverside BC for the
race |
Looking good coming up to Weeks Bridge |
....still looking good |
 |
 |
 |
| ....and through Weeks Bridge without a
scratch |
Colm and Nick stack up on the carbs before
the race |
...while Conor Mark and Ewan take the
relaxed approach |
 |
 |
 |
| JR invents a new form of stretching as he
readies himself for the race |
The 7 and cox after the race (crew minus
Erik) |
Another photo of the lads pre-race |
 |
 |
 |
| The 8 makes its way up to the start line at
pace |
....while they cross the start line at even
greater pace |
JR manages to fall on some rubbish which
for some unknown reason sticks to his back and follows him around the
place for a few hours |
 |
 |
 |
| Family photo in front of Weeks Bridge.... |
.....while we could not forget to get one
without Elaine |
Look at that for a fine set of specimens of
men |
 |
 |
 |
| Dymps Boathouse for the week-end (Boston
University) |
A view from the slip of Boston University
where it was nice and calm on the Friday afternoon |
Ewan, Conor, Elaine and Colm relax and
enjoy the tiny bit of sun we got over the week-end |
 |
 |
 |
| The Carrick contingent (with one or two
imposters) relax outside Riverside BC where the 8 boated out of |
...and again |
A view up the course from the bank |
 |
 |
 |
| Dymps comes back in after a training spin
on Friday afternoon |
A view looking down the course at practice
on the Friday |
Dymps picks up speed with the Tricolour
sailing in the wind as she crosses the start line |
 |
 |
 |
| A view of the Start area and downtown
Boston with Boston University Boathouse on the left-hand side |
And now the all important stuff! - Colm and
Conor sample the local "water" on the Thursday night |
The Carrick contingent gather for a tactics
meeting on the first night in Boston |
 |
 |
 |
| Colm, Mark and Elaine try to act sober |
.....as does Ewan, Fin and Conor |
Conor lets the act up slightly here...... |
 |
 |
 |
| ......and definitely begins to wilt here
but I think this was more got to do with the 3 kilos of meatballs he was
just after eating in the Italian |
Elaine and Dymps |
Conor with his musical hero in the
background, Frank Sinatra |
 |
 |
 |
| Colm, Mark, Conor, Dymps and Elaine |
Elaine thanks our waiter in the Italian |
Elaine and Mr. Duracell himself |
 |
 |
 |
| Colm starts to fade badly - "why the
hell did I decide to go to New York after a feed of beer and 3 hours
sleep, seemed like a good idea at the time?" |
And now for a bit of culture - the Carrick
crew go out to Harvard and meet Mr. John Harvard himself |
....while initial thoughts of the guys to
go in and do a bit of study in Harvard Library was thwarted by an ID
only admittance |
 |
 |
 |
| John & Colm - Colm perking up again as
we can see |
Colm & Ewan |
Colm & some form of Boston concoction |
 |
 |
 |
| Colm enjoys the last night in Boston - some
form of pattern developing here, can't quite put my finger on it....... |
Colm decides to retire after a hard days
"rowing" |
....and finally Conor catches 40 winks
after his hard days "rowing" |
