Saturday at the Regatta evoked many more memories and brought out even larger crowds.  True to Henley tradition, spectator boats of every possible configuration lined the course on the last two days of the Regatta. They ranged from the large...

...to the small...

...to the unusual.

Throughout the many breaks in the racing schedule on all three days, the Henley Band played on.

On Saturday, the main Regatta event for us was "High Tea" in the Stewards' Enclosure. A break in the racing schedule for tea occurs each afternoon for at least an hour.  After enjoying tea, scones with jam and clotted cream, and many other British delights, we posed for our "formal" photograph. (The analogous photo of the women appeared in an earlier installment.)

Here we are, left to right: Gary Zwart, Mark Barron, Chas Bruggemann, Dennis Buss, Jerry Manning, Herb Herrmann, George Zimmerman, Tom Alexander, Roger Rowe, Bob Vernon and Peter Staecker:

Ten of the eleven, above, also appear in the "shirts" photograph that was taken after our Eastern Sprints victory in 1962.  Can you match them up?

Perhaps the high point of the Reunion was a catered private dinner on Saturday night at the Henley Rowing Museum. In these scenes from the dinner, Jerry spoke about his days at MIT, also thanking those who had assisted him in organizing the Reunion...

...and Peter shared anecdotes from the 1962 and 1963 seasons.

Although not previously a secret to anyone present, we took advantage of this special occasion to officially announce that MIT is establishing a new Endowment Fund that will support, in perpetuity, the Lightweight Rowing Coach position at MIT. Most importantly from the perspective of those in the room, the Fund is being named in honor of the winningest coach in the entire history of MIT Rowing, our own Gerrit W. (Gary) Zwart. Bob made the presentation:

Gary, clearly appreciative of and humbled by this honor, addressed the group with a few thoughtful words. He gave special thanks to Head Coach Jack Frailey for his guidance over the years, and also to our "supporting cast" every season—those who rowed in the Junior Varsity and 3rd Boats. He then closed by reminding us, once again, which of the crews in the 1962 three-way tie had actually won that race. With those words, and with another long day ahead of us on Sunday, we returned to the hotel.