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The regatta was expected to start on Tuesday for more than 800 rowers but due to Covid-19 restrictions the lake area was declared off limits and the rowing course, which would normally be thronged with rowers and supporters, was left almost deserted. “The hardest part has not knowing what was going to happen,” Milne said. Craighead’s Elsie Talbot will contest the first race of the day, on Thursday, an intermediate single scull and then Milne said it would be non-stop action through to about 5pm. “All the heats will be rowed on the first day, the semi-finals and repecharges all Friday with the finals on Saturday.”