Men in the Blue Boat out Sculling!

It was quite early in the morning when these 'oarsmen' (as my father would have said) or those more often referred to as 'rowers' these days, were having an outing in sculling boats.  These are the men who have been chosen for the University's Blue Boat to race on 6 April against Oxford - you know the one!   Their sculling technique was impressive and so was their focus.   I guess their having an outing in sculling boats will have sharpened up their skills at balancing the boat when they get back into the 'eight'.   No one was wasting time, on or off the water, and they were showing a competitive edge much of the time.   Getting around Baits Bite Lock was an interesting exercise with each person using their own technique for carrying a sculling boat and a pair of blades.   All were in sculling boats except one 'pair' - the most difficult boat to row because of the balance being dependent on each of them counter-balancing the other.


In the first picture I've kept the exposure as it was taken to show that most of the sculling boats had lights on their bows - it was that early in the morning!