After a 42-year drought St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill made a mighty comeback at Head of the River on 7 March with a total of six wins, three second placed crews and one third placed crew.

The premier event of the day, the School First VIII, had not been won by St Joseph’s since 1973. In this year’s event, year 12 student Pat Hannaford from Braidwood was sitting in the number 3 seat. The same seat, the same lane where his uncle Barry Hannaford had been sitting last time St Joseph’s won the coveted GPS title. 

Supporting the crews at the Sydney International Regatta Centre were a large and enthusiastic contingent of family, friends, staff and Old Boys as well as the entire student body of St Joseph’s College.