Tuesday 12 June 2012

News Flash: Bad Weather - Durham Regatta Cancelled

(YouTube clip of DPS members may go viral)

According to the official Durham Regatta website, “The decision to cancel the Regatta on both Saturday and Sunday is unprecedented. This is a ‘first’ that none of us wanted. As far as anyone can tell, and we have one member who has been to 59 Durham regattas, not even one day of the regatta has ever been lost before. Indeed, it previously took a world war to prevent the regatta from taking place. The weather for a June weekend was truly awful. The rain was so concentrated that despite everyone’s best hopes, there really were no alternatives to calling the racing off”

This was devastating news for the rowing community and the legions of photographers who strive to capture the action every year. Read more here: http://www.durham-regatta.org.uk/

Check out the YouTube clip of past regattas to see what we all missed. And here’s a screen grab from it showing two DPS members in action (Unfortunately not in their normal “Ace Snapper” mode):

ScreenHunter_01 Jun. 12 14.15

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