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DAC’S PETER IN "GREAT RIVER RACE" |
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 Peter
(third from right) and the Ahoy crew. We assumed he
changed back into his normal attire after the race! |
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| One of
the year’s toughest Thames boat races took place on Saturday 16
September when several hundred crews took part in the Great
River Race, which sees them row their way from Richmond to
Greenwich. Two of those taking part were Dial-a-Cab driver Peter Clark (M48) and his wife Ginette. They were racing to help raise funds for the Adventure Help and Opportunities for Youth (AHOY) Centre in Deptford, whose aim is to ensure that everyone - and in particular the young, disadvantaged or those with disabilities - can learn how to sail. Call Sign readers will remember The London Taxidrivers' Fund for Underprivileged Children paying for a specially equipped boat for disabled young people that the Fund had donated to Ahoy. The cost to the Fund was in excess of £11,000. Peter told Call Sign how the race day went… "At 5.45am we arrived at the Ahoy Centre. After rigging 2 powerboats, we set off for Richmond. We arrived there at 7.15 and after meeting with Tracy Edwards MBE, registered and prepared our boat - the Catherina |
McKeirnan
- and we were ready to set off for Greenwich. Our crew consisted
of Cathy, Sarah, Mandy, Charlie, Ibby, Tracy Edwards, Ginette
and myself. Ibby and I were the only male members of the crew,
so we dressed up as women for the day – as you do! "We set off at 10.42am and after a slow start and minor collision with a moored houseboat, soon got into a rhythm and caught up and began overtaking other boats - which together with the thought of the bar at the end - helped boost our morale. We finished the race at 2.32pm in 252nd place, someway behind the winning crew – Team Atlantic Quest in their GB Row Challenge boat. But that was good enough for us and we went back to the Ahoy to put the boats away, shower and change and then off we went to the Poplar Rowing Club for that well deserved drink!" Peter’s crew raised a magnificent £606 and for those who don’t know, Peter’s guest – Tracy Edwards MBE – is the same Tracy Edwards famed for her bid to sail non-stop around the world with an all female crew. Well done to Peter and co… |
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