Mahe Drysdale takes out Billy Webb Challenge as 40 boats hit the Whanganui River
Mahe Drysdale takes out Billy Webb Challenge as 40 boats hit the Whanganui River 24 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM 3 minutes to read Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron Current Olympic single-scull champion Mahe Drysdale's late entry into the Billy Webb Challenge on the Whanganui River added even more firepower to the 40-boat field, and crowds gathered to watch the race on Sunday. The Billy Webb Challenge commemorates New Zealand's first professional single-sculling world champion William "Billy" Webb's defence of his world...
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