The Shirref's 'Save the whale' float Randall, Sam, Toby, etc also took a swipe at the Japanese whaling (any excuse for them to squirt water at the audience), they won first prize in the Most Humourous section. Other slogans were "Watch out Flipper your next", "Special of the day Moby Dick $5.99 kg", "Japs keep ur hands off our free Willys!"
Tne Ozenkadnook Dragon was still in working condition, having made its first appearance in the Henley procession 50 years ago, only the St George has changed.
Most years the Connewirricoo Tennis Club come up with a topical idea for the procession, this year it was prompted the Prime Minister's Sorry statement, it won Best Club float. Slogans on the other side read "John Elliott apologises to ... Elders, Waterwheel, Fosters, IXL & Carlton", "Australia says sorry to Japan bacause they have to go so far to get whales". 
In the afternoon Chris Sperou the former Australian aerobatic champion returned and piloted his Pitt Special bi-plane above the dry lake performing loops and rolls and low passes over the crowd.
After dark it was fireworks on the lake, with the added spectacular of the fire trucks having to extinguish the fairy grass which caught alight from stray sparks.
Following a pancake breakfast the next morning, it was off to photograph some bridges (to be another post) and to Portland to see the oil rig - the Ocean Patriot which was in the harbour for repairs, it was a sight both during the day and at night.
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