Cheering him on from the bank will be his parents, Shirley and Graeme, brothers Alistair and Callum, girlfriend Lizzy Travis, her parents, Jenny and Bob, and a large army of North End club and other supporters from Otago.
"It is good having everyone around to give support," Bond said.
"I want to reward them for the support they have shown me over the years."
Bond's girlfriend and his mother are the only ones who have watched Bond compete at a world championships.
Travis, a rower before she started medical studies, was in Poznan, Poland, when Bond won his second world title last year, and she hopes she brings him good luck again today.
Another key person who will be sitting in the grandstand is Bond's first coach and mentor, Fred Strachan, and wife Kate, who have travelled up from their home in Twizel.
"Fred's had a massive input on my career. There is no way I would be here today if it wasn't for him," he said.
Bond recalled the long rows he did on the Otago Harbour and on the Taieri River at Henley under the direction of Strachan when he was a pupil at Otago Boys' High School.
"There is no way I'd be here without that mileage in the bank. It may have seemed crazy to others when I was aged 18 and 19 but it's now paying dividends."
A world title on his home course today would be special to Bond.
"It would be a career highlight for me," he said.
"Only an Olympic gold medal would top this."
Bond and Murray have won two world titles together, in the fours in Munich in 2007 and the pairs last year.
Their domination of Great Britain in the semifinals had given them confidence, but they would not be complacent, he said.
"They will fire a few more shots," Bond said.
"But we have a couple more gears if we have to use them."
