Pictures from ‘A Passage To India’ in Western Wards – The 140th Swanwick Bursledon Warsash Regatta

Thankfully, despite the

very wet week beforehand, it was a beautiful day on 28th August –

perfect weather for the 140th Swanwick Bursledon Warsash Regatta.

There were already big crowds gathering in

the Elephant Boatyard and outside the popular Jolly Sailor Inn when I arrived on Saturday afternoon for the Regatta, which this year carried

the theme ‘A Passage To India.’ Races had began in the morning and carried on well

into the sun-drenched afternoon, keenly observed by Indians of all shapes and

sizes, not to mention a few tigers and elephants.

The Regatta is organised

each year by The Regatta Committee with representatives from all three

villages: Paul Hobbs from Warsash, David Dunn, Hamble, and Jeremy Clark and

Glynn Foulkes of Bursledon are just a few of the team.

Peter

Falconer, also from Bursledon, and now in his third and final year as Committee

Chairman, was also at the Regatta. “I know I said last year would be my last

year as Chair, but I was persuaded to carry on!” He said, “I hand over in January

to Mike Wilson.”

Many thanks to Peter

Delbridge of Boatshed Hamble for sending me some photos too – they can all be

seen in the two galleries here and here.

To see the race results take a look at the Regatta Website.

Did anyone else go? Feel free to upload your photos

– we’d like to see them!