NBRC finished the race season with an internal competition racing around Craigleith in the Tiger Cup (now more of a concept than an actual trophy since the real one has been mislaid). Crews were balanced, and a handicap system applied to ensure that all ages and genders could compete on an equal footing.
Six crews of mixed age and experience entered. The race format would be a Time Trial around Craigleith, with times being adjusted by a handicap system to determine the winner.
A stiff Westerly faced the first two crews which really bared it’s teeth after the half way point, when the crews came around Craigleith to hit the wall of wind that made progress tortuously low as each stroke moved the boat only inches at a time. The crews battled through this for 2-3 minutes before they broke through the wall and were able to get back into their stride to complete the course.
The wind did drop a bit for the successive two races, meaning that the first crews were unlikely to win the race, unlucky for them!
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| Position | Crew1 | Crew2 | Crew3 | Crew4 | Cox | Boat | Actual Time | Adjusted Time |
| 1st | Duncan Hughes | Margaret Carlin | John Sanderson | Catriona Watson | Tim Gibson | Skiff John B | 20:47 | 17:48 |
| 2nd | Euan Miles | Marie Caie | David Davidson | Libby Wylie | Sandy Wallace | Blackadder | 21:13 | 18:15 |
| 3rd | Ben Lowe | Isabel Anderson | Clare Miles | John MacNair | Tim Gibson | Skiff John B | 22:08 | 19:13 |
| 4th | Ian Baird | Meg Ennis | Steve Thomson | Claire Simpson | David Davidson | Skiff John B | 22:20 | 19:28 |
| 5th | Simon Cowan | Sandy Wallace | Louise Presslie | Norma Loudon | Jacque Turner | Blackadder | 22:50 | 19:44 |
| 🙁 | Matt Sanderson | Anita Nutter | Przemyslaw Bartosik | Jacque Turner | Steve Thomson | Blackadder | 26:32 | 23:07 |
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