1971 PSA Head of the River
The 1971 PSA Head of the River Regatta was conducted on Saturday 17 April 1971 over the King's Cup course finishing at The Narrows, Crawley.
This year the Fifth Fours were replaced by the Under 16 Fours to be raced over the half mile course.
First Eights
Challenge Cup
One Mile
4:49.5 (Record)
1 1/4 lengths
Canvas
1 length
3/4 length
2 feet
1st Hale School - Bow: DF Birch, 2: BR Fowler, 3: KC Arcus, 4: TJ Compagnoni, 5: RL Craig, 6: PW Jeffrey, 7: NG House, Str: WD Cowan, Cox: G Meara, Coach: PA Trouchet
=2nd Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: I Fortune, 2: C Turner, 3: R Jewkes, 4: K Holt, 5: E Moody, 6: M Singleton, 7: D Ransom, Str: J McComb, Cox: NR Hutton, Coach: DH Fraser
=2nd Aquinas College - Bow: P O'Driscoll, 2: J Pollitt, 3: S Hesp, 4: W McAullay, 5: M Scott, 6: R Coakley, 7: R Hesford, Str: B Pozzi, Cox: R Crowther, Coach: S Omedi
4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: LM Hands, 2: JM Scott, 3: GM Rutherford, 4: MM Drake-Brockman, 5: D Ravine, 6: KB Rintoul, 7: PS May, Str: CNF Somerset, Cox: SCF Baldock, Coach: GA Hale
5th Trinity College - Bow: R Truslove, 2: T O'Hara, 3: T Schars, 4: T Baillie, 5: D Casey, 6: N La Roche, 7: D Longo, Str: J Valas, Cox: S Wood, Coach: J Messer
6th Scotch College - Bow: C Foster, 2: R James, 3: R Tranter, 4: I Clairs, 5: K Simpson, 6: J Murdoch, 7: P Berger, Str: D Dean, Cox: R McLellan, Coach: RT Luke
7th Wesley College - Bow: M Sasse, 2: B Cameron, 3: B Nalder, 4: K Mildwaters, 5: J Elder, 6: W Caffey, 7: D Ward, Str: B Johnson, Cox: R Bickell, Coach: Dr. J Pannell
Second Eights
3/4 Mile
No Time recorded
1/4 length
Canvas
Canvas
1 length
1 length
1 length
1st Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: M Etherington, 2: M Sands, 3: R Cohen, 4: J Manners-Sutton, 5: HA Barrett-Lennard, 6: M Douglas, 7: EG Barrett-Lennard, Str: AG Battersby, Cox: MA Groucutt, Coach: GL Norton
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: M Nulson, 2: P Bothe, 3: D Dolin, 4: T Guerini, 5: D Forkin, 6: P Martin, 7: M Bothe, Str: R Coffey, Cox: M O'Brien, Coach: D O'Brien
3rd Wesley College - Bow: G Griffiths, 2: P Browning, 3: G McDougall, 4: D Nash, 5: T MacKinnon, 6: P Harman, 7: J Symonds, Str: D Parry, Cox: L Shepherd, Coach: B MacKinnon
4th Hale School - Bow: R Jacob, 2: D Berryman, 3: L Bailey, 4: M Debaljakovic, 5: D Townsend, 6: J Birman, 7: A White, Str: G Hansen, Cox: N Webb, Coach: JE Little
5th Trinity College - Bow: T Gartner, 2: R Ryan, 3: D Jokovich, 4: G Corry, 5: H Hoksema, 6: G Oxenham, 7: A O'Neil, Str: E Yuen, Cox: B Connaughton, Coach: M Carrigg
6th Scotch College - Bow: D Anderson, 2: R Beeck, 3: R Lee, 4: S Kiffin-Peterson, 5: S Staalsen, 6: R Hounslow, 7: W Fraser, Str: M Newbold, Cox: I Morison, Coach: JH Parkinson
7th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: JR Phillips, 2: STS Wilding, 3: PK Lourvanis, 4: DP McMillan, 5: SW Allen, 6: JJ Orum, 7: CJ Butcher, Str: P Brown, Cox: TJ Stacey, Coach: MK Patton
Third Fours
Half Mile
2:39.0 (Record)
1/2 length
Canvas
1/2 length
2 lengths
1 1/4 lengths
1st Wesley College - Bow: L Cotterell, 2: P Hope, 3: P Reynolds, Str: S Spiers, Cox: G Davies, Coach: B Nash
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: P De Rossi, 2: P Duckett, 3: M McLaughlin, Str: I Watson, Cox: J Hewitt, Coach: B Tonkin
3rd Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: N Thompson, 2: JP Black, 3: DS Curry, Str: CS Hammond, Cox: DC Gaunt, Coach: TRC McKenzie
4th Hale School - Bow: J Turner, 2: L Henning, 3: M Softly, Str: S Anderson, Cox: C King, Coaches: AK Prince & RM Prince
5th Trinity College - Bow: R Kukosius, 2: M Lynch, 3: I Lawrence, Str: M Vinciguerra, Cox: T Grey, Coaches: J Gartner & R Breen
6th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: IC Massey, 2: RW Lukin, 3: ADV Brown, Str: LG Cedarblad, Cox: BW Morrison, Coach: DM Ohrt
7th Scotch College - Bow: M Robertson, 2: P McDougall, 3: C Knight, Str: G Williams, Cox: M Alvers, Coach: R Donaldson
Fourth Fours
Half Mile
2:32.4 (Record)
No Margins available
1st Aquinas College - Bow: A Payne, 2: C Verhooght, 3: G Rinaldi, Str: C Stacey, Cox: J McNamara, Coach: B Tonkin
2nd Hale School - Bow: J Russell, 2: M Reid, 3: G Sear, Str: D Kirton, Cox: F Paterson, Coach: HR Thomson
3rd Wesley College - Bow: G Davies, 2: V Lundy, 3: F Shepherd, Str: H Falls, Cox: Q Davies, Coach: J Mellor
4th Scotch College - Bow: A D'Arcy-Evans, 2: E Saggers, 3: D Bell, Str: M Conway, Cox: T Hyder, Coach: R Donaldson
5th Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: WJ Hopkinson, 2: WR Battersby, 3: A Jenkins, Str: JG Lawry, Cox: JD Odlum, Coach: TW Chrystal
6th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: SR Simpson, 2: GR Roscic, 3: VW Bailey, Str: EF Roberts, Cox: GJF Kok, Coach: DM Ohrt
7th Trinity College - Bow: B Hart, 2: B Hawkins, 3: E Hocek, Str: J Beardman, Cox: G Gosatti, Coaches: J Gartner & R Breen
Under 16 Fours
Half Mile
2:45.5
1 length, 1 length, & 1.5 lengths
1st Aquinas College - Bow: C Mallon, 2: C Chown, 3: M Yates, Str: T Bryan, Cox: G O'Brien, Coach: B Tonkin
2nd Hale School - Bow: C Ayers, 2: E Dodds, 3: I McLarty, Str: I Syme, Cox: M Smith, Coach: AA Wilkins
3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: CE Parker, 2: DJ Coventry, 3: AM Gillespie, Str: KW Stewart, Cox: NRK Daud, Coach: WR Burbidge
4th Wesley College - Bow: R Symes, 2: J Mort, 3: D Simmonds, Str: G Oliver, Cox: S Blenkisop, Coach: A Chromow
5th Scotch College - Bow: L Chappel, 2: M Campbell, 3: L Smoler, Str: T James, Cox: W Wilson, Coach: R Donaldson
6th Trinity College - Bow: G Dawson, 2: K Yuen, 3: G Straughtin, Str: S Bossong, Cox: S Sita, Coaches: J Gartner & R Breen
7th Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: G George, 2: MW Chrystal, 3: AP Salvaris, Str: DA Slee, Cox: JR Armstrong, Coach: FE Slee
Old Boys' Race
Half Mile
No Time recorded
1/4 length
1/4 length
Canvas
2 feet
3 feet
1st Aquinas College
2nd Christ Church Grammar School
3rd Scotch College
4th Guildford Grammar School
5th Hale School
6th Wesley College
7th Trinity College
No Crew details were listed in the Regatta program
Sources
1971 Regatta Program (annotated with results & margins)