Women’s Head of the River is finally here yet it seems almost comical that we are coming to what normally would be the culmination of Head season with so little racing credentials to bank for this preview. The head-racing season feels as if it’s over before it ever really began. The School Girl’s Eights is […]
The Fours Head of the River, put simply, is a gruelling test of might – both physical and mental. As autumn bridges the gap between the memories of regatta season and the tumultuous full-swing of winter, Fours Head falls upon a time of the year where the Tideway starts to become more temperamental and difficult […]
Henley season is upon us. With gladiatorial racing between the booms and in a knock-out format where every race could be your last, there are no repechages – if you lose, you are out. Henley Women’s Regatta is where the best of the Junior, Academic and Club crews come to compete on the famous Oxfordshire […]
Finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for, NSR is back for its 76th instalment. Full of fierce competition and close racing, it sure to be an exciting weekend. Wycliffe Coming up first in the draw is the formidable Wycliffe crew. This has truly been the best start to the season for Wycliffe. A first […]
A cold and windy weekend set the scene for the GB U19 February assessments. With some demanding conditions that rowers had few moments to acclimate to during the weekend including a strong tail wind that ran down the course creating a contrastingly different environment to row Early IDs back in November. Results and times were […]
We return to the iconic location that is the River Thames for Hammersmith Head 2023. A month on from Quintin Head and just under 3 weeks to go till the first one of the big three: Schools Head of the River 2023. Hammersmith Head will be a good marker for crews to test their speeds […]
Following the cancellation of the Schools’ Head, the finale of junior sculling will be held ad Eton, Dorney. Traditionally, entries aren’t always to the same strength that race the Tideway stretch. That being said, the shorter course provides fierce racing up and down the course and can therefore throw a few surprises into the results. […]
Hampton Head is usually a very popular event and is normally oversubscribed. This year is no different, with a total of 648 crews entered across all of the categories. This year sees high level of competition in both Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s eights over this 3km course, and with it being a shorter length […]
A fair number of the school crews entered into this category have the Tideway as their home water, and therefore will be looking for an indication of their speed compared to other clubs before Schools’ Head. Other clubs, especially with newly established coxes in their senior squads, will be looking to become familiar with the […]
With a large number of championship eights schools entered in this event, these crews will be looking to see how they can perform in the first big boats race of the season. A number of other school clubs, such as Shiplake College Boat Club and Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club have opted to race in Open 8s in the […]
Whilst not as big a draw as we were treated with at Fours Head, with many of the big winners there such as Westminster and St Pauls instead entering in smaller boats. J18 4+’s, with 11 entries from five schools still presents an interesting competition for the win. Eton College Eton has 4 entries in […]
After Leander’s top performance at Fours Head last weekend, with both their top and second junior quads taking the top two positions in the rankings, the clubs entered in this event will be looking to prove themselves and try and show that they have a chance at contesting with Leander this season. With Leander’s absence […]