Five years ago, on this date, the first blog post on ‘Hear The Boat Sing’, popularly known as HTBS, appeared on the web. Some 1,540-ish posts later, this can be worth celebrating at an informal anniversary luncheon at the pub ‘Coat and Badge’ in Putney, London, on Sunday 16 March. The rowing entertainment of the day will be ‘Cambridge crews racing Molesey Boat Club crews over the Boat Race course. Goldie goes off at 12.15 and the Blue Boat at 12.45. We could wave them off from the Putney Embankment and then retire to lunch’, Tim Koch writes.

HTBS readers and contributors are most welcome! No dress code! If you would like to attend, please contact HTBS host, Tim Koch, at: tim(dot)koch123(at)gmail(dot)com

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