Summer Regatta Roadie 2

The spectator quality was definitely enhanced for a crew newbie such as myself by the multi-laned competitive nature of these races.
Another weekend, another trip north, this time all the way across the border to Henley Island for a small-ish regatta against some of the "big boys" from the "True North Strong and Free." Unfortunately, the results were also similar to our previous competition, which is to say we did not make it into the finals, but the overall performance of my stepson's, four boat was good, especially given the high level of competition.

The was the first regatta that I had attended during which the boats were assigned lanes; in most cases the races I've seen were time trials or two boats racing against one another.
Ah, the obligatory "birds-in-flight-on-the-water" picture!
Something we rarely see stateside--oar trees.
The true challenge of taking pictures at a regatta is not falling prey to having each set of photos from different races all looking exactly the same--not an easy thing to do so I've resorted to cheap "slice of life pics from the staging areas!
Breathe in, breathe out… YOU AND I ARE ALIVE!