This year's river race - towing quiz

[Rachel]

A huge number of people gave up their time to help us get the boats and trailers to and from the GRR this year.

Massive thanks are due to :-
Chris Waterworth with Matt O'Neill
Nigel Armstrong with Dave Cleeve
Peter Loveridge with Alan Harding
Phil Polwin
Karen Bakovljev
Tim Pointer with  Rachel
Mike Gilbert with Liz, Karen, Rachel and Tim
Rich Beardsall

Can you match the people above to the clues below?

Who towed to and from Ham and mounted a Wallace and Gromit style rescue mission on the back of a motorbike carrying a spare wheel and a jack.

Who towed one boat to Ham and came back with two?

Who towed the wrong colour boat to Ham?

Who got to Albert Bridge before the rest of the competitors?

Who spent 5 hours visiting Ham House while waiting to give our towers a lift home and then gave up the chance of glory to help tow two Celtics home and somehow get them back in the boat park and then went back to Ham for more towing on Monday?

Who took a wheel to Ham but no trailer?

Which two members weren't even doing the race but gave up their Saturday morning training rows to take a spare trailer to Ham?

Which tower towed a trailer backwards?

Who made the highest number of trips to Ham?

Answers below please. The first right answer gets a Yorkie Bar.

Rachel

[Jo Beardsall]

Nigel
Mike
Tim
Peter
Karen!!!
Tim
Tim and Rich
Mike
Tim

[Jackie Harper]

It was Karen killing time at Ham House wasn’t it?  I can’t decide who made the most trips but Karen, Peter and Tim must be favourites

Sorry you missed your moment of glory at the prizegiving Karen 🏆

Thank you so much to all of you heroes for making it happen… it was a bit of an epic one wasn’t it xx

[Dave & Josie]

I think Rachel made the highest number of trips 🤔

[Rachel]

Close but noone has this question right yet..

Who towed one boat to Ham and came back with two?

[Dave & Josie]

Phil P!

I think Phil towed one boat to Ham and came back with two 🤔

[Rachel]

So the final answer was
Nigel
Phil P
Tim
Peter
Karen
Tim
Tim and Rich
Mike
Tim

Strictly speaking Karen, Peter and Rachel all went to Ham three times because we went there once by boat but only Tim went there three times by car.

I put the question about the wheel in because I thought the answer was me and then Tim reminded me that I refused to take it on the coach so he did that too!

So close Jo so you get the Yorkie 😁 although Jackie and Josie deserve a piece each!

[Matt O’Neill]

I was there for most of it, and don’t remember anyone towing a trailer backwards….and also begs the question: “why”??!!🤷‍♂️


….have to add, this does show what a great club we are, and how much effort we put in for each other!! Well done all for all your hard work (as usual)!! 👏👏

[Jo Beardsall]

I did have a little insider help on one of the questions! We will share

[Rachel]

Good question Matt. We brought the Galley trailer back on a Gig Trailer and we had to load it facing backwards so that the wheels went either side of the Gig trailer frame.