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Great River Race

Huw Lynes — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:51:51 +0000

I found out the other day that something called the Great River Race was setting off from the Millwall Slipway which is only walking distance from my house. So on Saturday afternoon I wandered over shortly before the start to see what was going on.
When I first got there teams were still ferrying their boats across Westferry Road to slipway.

The staging area above the slipway was packed with teams and boats of all different kinds.

These Hawaiian Outriggers are some of the fastest boats in the race according to last years results.

Lots of boats beach on the tiny shoreline while they are waiting for their start time. Different classes of boats start in different batches.

Although getting up and down to the shore is quite a fearsome climb.

I knew very little about the race before I turned up so I was surprised by the variety of boats and crews on display. For example, apparently this is a Cornish Pilot Gig:

and this is a Dragonboat.

There were crews from abroad like these chaps from Rotterdam,

and local crews like Sisterhood from Hounslow.

And even some heavy metal fans.

By the time I left the only crew still waiting to launch were the Row2Recovery crew in their Transatlantic Four.

You can find the rest of my photos from the afternoon on my flickr account.

Playing with Hugin Panorama Stitcher

Huw Lynes — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:53:08 +0000

I finally got around to playing with stitching some photos together using the Hugin stitching tool. Hugin is very powerful but I would have found it entirely incomprehensible if it wasn’t for an excellent tutorial from lifehacker.

I’m quite pleased with how this initial test came out so it’d definitely a technique I’ll use again in the future.

Here Comes The Sun

Huw Lynes — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:25:11 +0000

Spent the day walking a coast path on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast. Have managed to sunburn one patch of one arm. v.annoying.

Pictures to prove that sometimes the sun does shine in Wales.

I’ve Fallen And Can’t Get Up

Huw Lynes — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:30:15 +0000

This isn’t something I see a lot in Cardiff. It makes me wonder what actually happened. I can only assume that the car was deliberately flipped over.

Snow Finally Arrives in Cardiff

Huw Lynes — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:42:57 +0000

Back From Skiing

Huw Lynes — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:55:23 +0000

I guess I shouldn’t be amazed by how quickly the glow from a holiday wears off after intersecting with work. Photos linked below for those that are interested.

Exploding Barrels are Red

Huw Lynes — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:28:23 +0000

If video games have taught me anything it’s that explosive barrels are red, and that all buildings have a liberal supply of them to use as impromptu ammunition against ones enemies. The heating at work has been broken all week, resulting in the following scene.

Well at least we are well stocked for the impending zombie invasion/rift in space-time/teleporter accident.

Christmas is a Time for Walking

Huw Lynes — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:12:59 +0000

Back up north for Christmas. Staving off torpor by going for long walks in the country.

My Friends Electric

Huw Lynes — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:34:02 +0000

I saw a slightly unusual delivery vehicle on my way to a meeting today.

Yes, that does say “Zero Emission Electric Vehicle” on the back. I’m pleasantly surprised to see things like this out and about.