PARTICIPANTS
     
THE BOAT CREWS    
Greg Barndon


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Winner of the Avon Descent 1995.  First Expedition
Adrian Bock Racing since 1993.  Veteran of both Murchison River Expeditions and the Blackwood Source Expedition 1994
John Haynes Racing since 1976.  Has competed in more races than any other person. Veteran of seven Expeditions, including the 3500kilomere Darling Descent, the Twin Rivers Expedition and both Murchison River trips.
Cliff Hills Racing since 1982.  Member of the 1995 Murchison Gorges Expedition.
Mike Lenz Racing since 1978. Member of the first Murchison River Expedition in 1994, the Blackwood Source Expedition 1994 and the Murchison Gorges Expedition 1995.
Scott Overstone Racing since 1986.  Avon Descent winner 1995.  Member of both Murchison River Expeditions.
David Whitney (Navigator) One of the founders of the sport of power dinghy racing.  Three times winner of the Avon Descent.  Veteran of the first Murray River Expedition, the Twin Rivers Expedition, the Blackwood Source Expedition 1994 and the Murchison Gorges Expedition.
THE CHEFS    
Phil Hargrave Racing since 1992.  Part of the 1994 Murchison River Expedition and the 1995 Murchison Gorges Expedition.
Kim Thorson Member of the first and second Murchison River Expeditions.
THE SUPPORT CREW    
Kim Epton (Co-ordinator) Involved with power dinghy racing since its inception.  Has organised 12 major power dinghy expeditions.  These expeditions have covered in excess of 20,000 kilometres on rivers throughout Australia including the Darling (Qld, NSW, Vic, SA), Murray (NSW, Vic, SA) - 3 times, Murrumbidgee (NSW), Lachlan (NSW), Murray (WA), Avon (WA), Blackwood (WA) - twice and the Murchison (WA) - twice.
Tony Overstone (Resupply) Racing since 1985.  Involved with four major power dinghy expeditions including the 2000km Murray River Expedition '93, the Blackwood Source Expedition 1992 and 1994, and the 1995 Murchison Gorges Expedition.
THE PRESS    
To m Rovis Hermann Sunday Times' Photographer
Nick Taylor Sunday Times' Journalist

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