With 3 warm up strokes we were ready to race, the first third was pretty reasonable, but along the reach we remembered that fairbairns is a long way and committed hard to quiching to ensure our sprint past the finish line had the appearance of a crew looking to have done well.
BPBC crews require fitness or cohesive rowing. Both were in short supply at times. We did beat M2 by 0.2 seconds though, so everything is fine. (Thomas)