Melbourne Head Regatta
- Nov 21, 2015
- head
- Yarra River Melbourne
- Melbourne, VIC (AUS)
- Hosted By: Upper Yarra Rowing Club
CHanged starting and pre start marshalling for 2015!
The Melbourne Head course will start beside Herring Island, and finish opposite MUBC. The Junior Head also starts beside Herring Island this year, and finishes opposite MUBC.
The picture below shows crews making the final turn, with the Swan Street Bridge in the background.
Finish Zone
The river is closed for the whole of the course, but open to ferry traffic once past the diagonal line in the picture below. Ferries berthing at federation wharf must turn across the river, and across the paths of boats which have finished racing. Competitors must take care.