The Splintered Rigger

≈ 4 min

The Ostley men's eight race in tomorrow's Founders' Regatta, and their prize shell — 'Perseverance', a carbon racing eight — was left racked and race-ready after last night's final water session. This morning the bow-side rigger was found deliberately loosened and cracked, the wing-nut backed off and the alloy arm scored with a hacksaw. The crew cannot compete on it, and someone spent the night hours making sure of that.

Subject

'Perseverance'

The club's carbon racing eight, its bow rigger sawn and unbolted so an oar would tear loose under load

The suspects

Mara Vint — Club captain and stroke seat
Declan Roe — Assistant boatman
Priya Nandakumar — Cox of the rival women's eight
Tobias Frame — Alumnus and equipment sponsor

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