Summer Eights 2026
aka M5, M3 or Hoodsoarsmen boat
- Front: Alex, Lara, Bea, Joe, Claudia, Ben
- Middle: Adam, Tom, Naomi, Gary, Yicheng, Phil, Will
- Top: Harry
Crew: Joe (Cox), Phil, Alex, Claudia, Harry, Will, Garry, Tristan, Yicheng
Joe (Cox), Phil, Yicheng, Adam, Artin, Tom, Garry, Lara, Ben
Bea (Cox), Phil, James, Tom, Yicheng, Adam, Gary, Will, Ben
Bea (Cox), Phil, James, Tom, Yicheng, Adam, Gary, Claudia, Ben
A massive thank you to Claudia and Yicheng for organising the ‘beer boat’ for the Oriel 700 anniversary, and for having me in it.
Sadly the M4 did not materialise and M3 failed to qualify, bumping us up from M5 to M3 before we even started.
The crew is made up of legendary Oriel rowers. Adam and Tom bumped to headship exactly 30 years ago. Bea is performing her 100th row in bumps racing (need to fact check that it isn’t even more)
My bumps tally is now 15 to 0. It must be said that Hilda’s got might close to ruining my clean record. Thank you, crew!
