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It has often been said that those who take part in recreational boat races stand a breed on their own â€" and there was no evidence to the contrary during Saturday‘s 18th annual Conestoga College Spring Thaw Boat Race on the Grand River. There were boats and navigators of all sizes and description and the mood was one of merriment as enthusiasts took off from Conestogo Bridge for a few hours of fun and thrills. What would spring be without a river race, anyâ€" way? Emmerich Reinhardt, representing Cambridge Pirates rugby team, went down the tubes, er, river on this raft. Huck Finn was nowhere to be seen. River race recreation Rick Campbell photos KWLT spring production Pals Dave Blanchard (left) of Waterloo and Brian Sugg of Kitchener huffed and puffed till their rubber dinghy took its proper shape for the race down the Grand. : in M)'*“i'w gee Lfil%;.,i_v:g*pgg:* g 5 Wa Gxprrert‘n, : Z7 2l .\ts" *A «s J seb â€"dll 4 44 4. sn wl\ % â€" ~.EZ ~â€"â€".£ ce ~« * â€" e [ w "M N * m . czattt * * Ee wa* o Wlz # J i B _ â€"ami C Dave Blanchard and Brian Sugg‘s rubber dinghy gets a muchâ€"needed push in the right direction from the Bester family boat Seaâ€"Wease!l, itself a twoâ€"time champion of the Spring Thaw races.