00:00 The dry riverbed of Alice Springs coming to life.
00:05 The Henley-on-Todd regatta drawing a crowd and sending sand flying.
00:10 The iconic event marking its 61st year with no sign of slowing down.
00:15 It is a huge spectacle. The guys put a huge amount of effort in and it's won by crowd acclamation.
00:22 The CBD flooded with creations of all shapes and sizes
00:26 as boats big, small and a little bit flimsy go on parade
00:30 with varying degrees of structural integrity and preparation not dwindling confidence.
00:36 We planned it for about three minutes and then we glued it together in about maybe five minutes.
00:44 But you know, last minute thoughts, first minute places. That's what I say.
00:49 A riverbed turned battleground as racers old and young put on a show.
00:56 These are mainly old dance costumes of mine. So anyhow, we're using it.
01:00 Yeah, usually we're dancing to like quite heavy dance music to this
01:04 but today we're using it for more physical activity.
01:07 They say it's the most fun you can have in a river with no water
01:11 and today has proved that in spades.
01:13 From sand skiing to boat races and a classic game of cricket.
01:17 It's an eclectic display worthy of such a unique event.
01:22 No shortage of thrills and spills before the ultimate battle.
01:27 Vikings, pirates and the Navy going head to head in the battle of the boats spectacular vying for the big prize.
01:36 The pirates defending their title while the Vikings failed to finish rounding out a day of chaos and fun.
01:44 It's been an awesome experience and yeah, participation from last year I was like I want to come so doing it again.
01:50 Another year of desert flair bringing a river with no water to life.
01:54 live.
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