OLYMPIC silver medallist Tom Lucy watched Wye crews surf a wave of success as sunshine bathed the annual two-day Monmouth Regatta.
Memories of the last three years' deluges were firmly forgotten at the successful 357-boat Monmouthshire Building Society-sponsored event, with home boats taking 18 titles for one of their biggest hauls ever.
Beijing 8s medallist Tom presented the pots to winning crews from the 37 clubs and also started the invitation octuple sprint sculling races featuring 36 junior rowers drawn from the three local schools.