2017 GTR - we're off!

Brave single sculler Will Hamlyn from Gateshead CRC was number 1 in the start order in 2017 and set off at 1.00pm, if not a few minutes earlier, from Newburn. In front of him was 25km of hopefully calm water all the way to Tynemouth. Behind him, at least for a few brief moments, were the other 33 participants, each trying to beat the all-time record of just under 1 hr 40 min (or at least their own personal demons).