Dont know what the crew thought but I gather they came past Catz in the Gut where they had crashed. (Dan)
They spent at least a minute parked on various banks, and we were faster than them. We didn't row the last half especially well but there wasn't really any need to. (Tom C)
There was a significant headwind through most of the course which we struggled to find a rhythm in. And they were quite good, hence the result. (Tom C)