The annual and still unofficial Australian veterans regatta was conducted on the Yarramundi Reach rowing course on Lake Burley Griffin Canberra on 18th January 1986.
The master's motto - the tee shirt tells it all
Index to Results:
- Men's Handicap Double Scull - Division 1
- Men's Handicap Double Scull - Division 2
- Men's Handicap Eight - Division 1
- Men's Handicap Eight - Division 2
- Men's A Pair
- Men's A Four
- Men's B Scull
- Men's B Four - Division 1
- Men's B Four - Division 2
- Men's C Pair - Division 1
- Men's C Pair - Division 2
- Men's C Four - Division 1
- Men's C Four - Division 2
- Men's D Scull
- Men's D Pair
- Men's D Four
- Men's E & F Scull
- Men's E & F Pair
- Men's E & F Four
- Women's Handicap Scull
- Women's Handicap Pair
Organising Committee and Officials
The regatta was again organised jointly by the New South Wales Rowing Association and the ACT Rowing Association.
Time: 3:49.2
1st Drummoyne/Haberfield (NSW) - John Bailey and Paul Shimke
2nd Canberra Rowing Association (ACT)
3rd Murray Bridge/Tailem Bend Rowing Clubs (SA)
Time: 3:47.0
1st Australian National Railways (SA)/Ballarat (VIC) - Robert Bradley
and anor.
2nd Haberfield (NSW)
3rd St George (NSW)
Time: 3:24.4
1st Banks Composite (VIC) - Rupe Horsburgh, Ron Taylor, Col Reynolds,
Conrad Standish, Bob Stephenson, Don Todd, Derrick Wilson, Alastair Eddie
2nd Canberra Rowing Club (ACT)
3rd St George (NSW)
Time: 3:13.0
1st Mildura Rowing Club C crew (VIC) - P Taosakis, I Macintosh,
C Evans, K Boynton, David Tankard, C Stecani, C Thompson, J Orange, Cox: S Thonpson, Cchs: P Chandler & G
Talbot
2nd Drummoyne Rowing Club C crew (NSW)
3rd Haberfield Rowing Club C crew (NSW)
Time: 4:02.07
1st Royal Military College (ACT) - Graham Bell & Leon Smith)
2nd GPS Old Boys (QLD)
Time: 4:05.0
1st Mercantile (VIC) - Steve Mollard, Mike Kerin, Terry Phillips,
Phil Ainsworth Cox: Bill Webster
2nd Australian Natiuonal University (ACT)
3rd Ballarat (VIC)/Auckland (NZL)
Time: 3:59.0
1st TSS (NSW) - Gordon Cameron
, Cch: Islay Lee
2nd Nepean (NSW)
3rd Drummoyne (NSW)
Time: 3:23.0
1st Mercantile (VIC) - Steve Mollard, Mike Kerin, Terry Phillips,
Phil Ainsworth Cox: Bill Webster
2nd Mildura (VIC)
3rd GPS Old Boys (QLD)
Time: 3:35.02
1st Composite - Bob Clarke, John Power, Ian Simpson, Gordon Cameron,
Cch: Islay Lee
2nd Haberfield (NSW)
3rd Drummoyne (NSW)
Time: 3:52.0
1st Haberfield (NSW) - John Lee & Richard Stewart
2nd Torrens (SA)
3rd Banks (NSW)
Time: 3:43.0
1st Swan River (WA) - Max Gamble & Robert Williams
2nd Toowong/GPS Old Boys (QLD)
3rd Canberra Rowing Club (ACT)
Time: 3:34.0
1st Haberfield (NSW) - Colin Bullard, Richard Stewart, Gene Mason,
Mark Doran, Cox: Peter Staunton
2nd Auckland (NZL)
3rd Commercial Rowing Club (QLD)
Time: 3:33.05
1st Drummoyne (NSW) - Eddie Eder, Dennis Tutty, Jeff Andrews, Peter
Stroud, Cox: Grant Corbett, Cch: N Glove
2nd Mildura (VIC)
3rd St George (NSW)
Time: 3:57.0
1st Australian National Railways (SA) - Robert Bradley
2nd Balmain (NSW)
3rd Haberfield (NSW)
Max Gamble and Bob Williams of Swan River with (from the left) Reinhold Batschi, Mike Leonard, Don Croot and another.
Time: 3:46.04
1st Swan River (WA) - Max Gamble and Robert Williams
2nd Banks (VIC)
Time: 3:05.01
1st Auckland (NZL) - John Ezernieks, Bill Rand, John Williamson,
Don Doughty
2nd St George (NSW)
Time: 4:19.0
1st Australian National Railways (SA) - Robert Bradley
2nd Sydney (NSW)
Time: 3:56.0
1st Swan River (WA) - (Don O'Brien & Peter Griffiths)
2nd Commercial Rowing Club (QLD)
Don O'Brien and Peter Griffiths of Swan River Rowing Club
Time: 3:36.6
1st Swan River (WA) - Terry Davies, Beer, Don O'Brien, Peter Griffiths)
2nd Banks composite (VIC)
Time: 4:41.5
1st Perth & Collegians B (WA) - Patricia Pinkerton
2nd Balmain No 1 C (NSW)
3rd Auckland C (NZL)
Time: 4:41.0
1st Glebe No 1 (NSW) - Lynette Wherry, Denise Phillips
2nd Glebe No 2 (NSW)
3r Commercial (QLD)