The 50th HOCR 2014 "The Sweet Eight"

The "Great Sweep Eight" is a boat filled with the Worlds Best Sweep rowers from 8 different countries. This boat has become a traditional Head of the Charles entry bringing the worlds best styles, fitness, and speed into the worlds biggest rowing gathering.

[@ThatrandomKiwiKid123]

Just imagine the power in this boat!

[@Haffels]

no

[@spicygolem9167]

2:37 one-handed stroke

[@RideShootDrink]

sooo cool!

[@maxs2011]

if they trained more as an eight and changed the seating arrangements, this would be a great eight

[@BeetleVoice7067]

Where's Eric Murray and Constantine Louloudis?

[@QuanChiKombat]

If Hamish Bond (6 seat) had stroked instead two things may have happened: 1. They would have won the race 2. Everyone else would have had a heart attack trying to stay with the beast that is Hamish

[@darkmath100]

+QuanChiKombat Totally. Whoever put the Australian guy with a "man bun" at stroke should be fired. Never go full man bun..........Hamish is the stroke of the world record holding the coxless pair........and he couldn't stroke this boat? Holy crap, whoever put this lineup together needs help..........

[@goverholser]

+darkmath100 you realise that Bond put the line-up together, right? And that stroke seat recently went sub 5:40 at a 33...?

[@darkmath100]

waterst "Bond put the line-up together".....Oops, he screwed up then.... "And that stroke seat recently went sub 5:40 at a 33"......That's just more reason to NOT put him at stroke. The guy's a guerrilla and the stroke seat doesn't lend itself to guerrillas. Hamish or the lightweight in the bow should have been stroking. After all they're all sweep rowers and they lost to a bunch of scullers who probably row sweep boats once a year... ;-)

[@goverholser]

+darkmath100 JDS (stroke seat) stroked the gold-medal winning Australian 4- for years. The reason they didn't do as well as the scullers is because there's such an mix of different rowing strokes within the eight rowers, whereas the scullers (who obviously don't sweep much) row a much more consistent sweep stroke than the guys in this boat. Look at footage of stroke rowing for Australia and compare that with 7 seat rowing for the Netherlands. The difference between the two styles should be pretty clear, even to you. Also, losing to the Great Scull Eight is not nearly as bad as you seem to think. Sure those guys don't sweep often, but they've all got ridiculous boat-feel and there was a lot of power in that boat too.

[@darkmath100]

waterst "Sure those guys don't sweep often, but they've all got ridiculous boat-feel".......This is my point basically. Hamish Bond probably has the best boat-feel of any rower today. Plus I've seen Hamish Bond be interviewed on t.v. He's so gracious and humble almost to a fault. I'd bet he didn't want to stroke because he didn't want to come across as arrogant like "Ok guys, I'm Hamish Bond and you know I've got more Gold medals than all of you put together so I'll be stroking this boat.".....lol, you get my point.

[@ZwockelCraft]

Let's go MAGGIE

[@mroriona243]

they should've had eric murray and alex gregory in the boat

[@thelonesculler]

And maybe Moe Sibihi at 5. That would have added a fair amount of power

[@CJ95ZZ]

hamish said one or two GB rowers were supposed to be in the boat, but couldn't get the time off approved from Jurgen.

[@CraigKilgo]

Eric didn't want to go to the Charles because he wanted to use that time to spend with his family.

[@patrickbosdeveix]

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[@Troller251]

what is the lineup and that persons country and specifically which country is 4 seat?

[@Bernst891]

4 Seat is Conlin McCabe from Canada

[@sportsdude9999]

I think some pulls 5:39 in boat now ;)

[@jekkisa]

Look at those puddles!

[@rosaliapavon5161]

Desparejo en cuerpos

[@ElliotTarrant]

Is that a lightweight at bow? looks absolutely tiny hahah

[@unicyclemaster470]

Elliot Tarrant Hey don't hate on short people

[@skg-wu4sv]

I think he is from the danish 4- lightweight

[@CraigKilgo]

Scratching his leg and taking a 1 handed stroke, classic bow seat shenanigans.

[@rlh4648]

I know Hamish is an extraordinary rower but crikey he looks weird in this combination

[@jeremylaming]

Surely just quite a good bunch, and not the best! GB wins 4- and 8+ at the Worlds, and no GB person in the boat. So, quite a good boat.

[@altayloraus]

Dr Lord Sir David banned them from rowing due to Brit Champs being on same weekend.

[@brysonstorey132]

Imagine losing to an eight of scullers

[@johnmemer7132]

Imagine not being sub 6.40

[@seanwhitehall4652]

They don't have to imagine

[@markborchelt2098]

Yeah Hamis is a god in a pair but his blade work a tthe finish isn't like he rows a pair. He gets a great push through the middle and his blade is deeper than anyone else on the Port side. Not a bad thing. But he drops his hands on the arm pull and wastes the acceleration coming into the finish. I think he is rigged a little high. Who is going to tell him not to wash out???

[@harryburke4833]

His blade work in the eight is a product of rowing a pair. He can obviously move a pair pretty well, so I don't think anyone would've bothered to tell him to fix stuff in the eight.

[@markborchelt2098]

Hamishs bladework improves at the end of the piece. His stroke is longer in the water. Finish timing is with everyone else. Good rowers make.adjustments.

[@whydoyousaywhat]

Who is 7 seat?

[@konijngt5]

7 is Olivier Siegelaar, Dutch rower of the mens 4-

[@whydoyousaywhat]

+Stijn Kanters (Spikesupertramp) Thanks!

[@Atelierizzy]

7 seat tho...

[@fsimpro]

6 seat not staying buried?

[@coach.herrick]

And digging way deep. A product of rowing/racing a pair I think, to increase stability

[@willkt6453]

Don't think anyone is too likely to tell him to change with his track record!

[@coach.herrick]

Will Keen-Tomlinson Oh no, I will not haha

[@jeffbooth4835]

Nice video! Stupid music but nice video.