Men’s and Women’s eights from the universities of Sydney and Melbourne will meet on The Yarra River for the Annual Australian Boat race on Sunday morning, 22 October 2017.
Over recent years Sydney has dominated the men’s race and Melbourne is unbeaten in the modern era since 2010 in the women’s race.
This year, Dyonne Bettaga has been named Captain of the Sydney University Women’s crew and Will Raven as Captain of the Men’s. The team list is as follows;
Women’s: Rebecca Harrison (Cox), Wallis Russell, Georgie Masters, Dyone Bettega, Emma Fessey, Harriet Hudson, Carina Simpson (Graduate), Laura Triggs, Elizabeth Treloar and Jaime Ford (Reserve).
Men’s: Will Raven (Cox), Cam Girdlestone, Sasha Belonogoff, Leon Chambers. Jake Bicknell, Andrew Judge, Devlin Wals, Marcus Britt, Jack Hanley and Morgan Brooking (Reserve).
Sydney University Boat Club’s Men’s Eight preparing for the 2017 Australian Boat Race.
The Yarra course begins in Toorak and the crews will race into the city finishing just before Princes Bridge.
The course will pass under six bridges starting with the Church St bridge in Toorak just after the start. Crews will pass a number of landmarks including AAMI Stadium, the MCG, Federation Square, Boathouse Drive, Flinders St Station, Federation Square. The course length is approximately 4.5 km.
This course was first used for the modern Australian Boat Race in 2013 when there was a controversial clash in the men’s race which put Sydney out of contention.
Australian Boat Race Course details
Bridges
Church/Chapel Street Bridge – Shared Arch: 1100m Distance from start –
South Station- South of Centre Arch; North Station-North of Centre arch
Cremorne Railway Bridge – Shared Arch: 1450 m
South Station- South of Centre Arch; North Station-North of Centre arch
Punt Road Bridge: 2100m
South Station- Centre Arch; North Station-North Arch
Morrel Bridge – Shared Arch: 2400m
South Station- South of Centre Arch; North Station-North of Centre arch
Swan Street Bridge: 3300 m
Judges Box 3700m
Melbourne University Boat Club – 4000 m
South Station-South Arch; North- Centre Arch
Princes Bridge – Shared Arch: 4500m
South Station- South of Centre Arch; North Station-North
Australian Boat Race Yarra Course – Major Marks and Distances
Start to :
Top Herring Island 500m
Bottom Herring Island 700m
Chapel St Bridge 1100m
Cremorne Bridge 1450m
Punt Road Bridge 2100m
Morrell Bridge 2400m
Swan St Bridge 3300m
Judges Box (traditional Upper Yarra course) 3700m
MUBC 4000m
Finish 4200m
More here.
