Evoking the jolly spirit of regattas the rowing centre has a festive functionalism that sits lightly on the earth.
Located 44km west of Homebush Bay, the International Regatta Centre at Penrith Lakes is the furthest-flung of all the Games sites. Here in the Blue Mountain foothills, a former sand and gravel quarry has been transformed into a network of lakes to provide courses for Olympic rowing, kayaking and canoeing (p70). (Sailing has its own separate venue at Rushcutter's Bay ...