The Thames Tideway Turd Race 2004 Rowers Against Thames Sewage and Surfers Against Sewage unite to protest about the annual discharging of 60million tons of sewage into the river.

Is it the river or ... ? Meeting up on Putney Embankment Generating interest, assigning the crews. The battle bus Assembling the rowing eight from two pieces Carrying the other boat down to the water ... negotiating the traffic It's a bit limp! Surfers and Rowers The Harbour Master looks in gas masked rowers The GasHaz (blue) crew The GasHaz (blue) crew The BioHaz (red) crew The BioHaz (red) crew The GasHaz (blue) crew Setting off Setting off Sizing up Sizing up Making way up to the start "They say the waves get bigger when the tide turns" "Mmmm ... nice!" Pretty cool, Huh? gas masked surfer in the Thames Just looking I saw a ripple up here somewhere Lining up on the start opposite Fulham R.C. They're off! Level pegging at first The red crew start to pull away Police stealth unit (where are all the divers?) The blue's returning Suffering a slightly limp & squiffy faecal package Under Putney bridge AB at the controls Rowing is a gas! OK, who farted? Red crew heading back to the embankment Blue crew headng back to the embankment Blue crew headng back to the embankment Dismantling the boats for their trip into the West End SAS & RATS deliver 360 strong petition to DEFRA