A cox’s kit bag will typically be bulkier than a rower’s, usually full to the brim with extra layers in the winter for those brutally cold early morning water sessions. However, with head season over and regatta season right on our doorstep, what should be inside our coxing kit bags for warmer, sunnier sessions? Before […]
Ahead of the inaugural Youth Boat Race on Tuesday 26th March, we caught up with Nicholas Pritchard a PE Teacher and Rowing coach at Kensington Aldridge Academy School, who is preparing his students for this exciting event. Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA) is an co-educational secondary state school with academy status in North Kensington, London. Opened […]
For what is typically the wettest race of the year, 55 WJ16 quads will flock down to Eton Dorney to compete against the clock, over two runs of 1800m. As we conclude the pitiful head season we’ve all endured this year, the Oarsport Junior Sculling Head provides the boost we need to gear up for […]
We’re back! This Friday, 546 crews return to Eton Dorney Rowing Lake to compete in the seventeenth-ever Junior Sculling Head. Being on a lake and therefore protected from floods, this year’s event is sure to be one to watch as crews from across the country come back together after the disrupted season so far. Competing […]
As the competition in schoolboy rowing increases year on year, more and more young men are attracted to the sport of rowing; and as some programmes across the country start to realise their third boats have the potential of outperforming some top crews: the newly competitive third eight category is born. This year the six […]
On Wednesday 20th of March, racing will return once more to the iconic 6.8 km Schools’ Head course. With the recent high tide, the race will be the fastest it has been in several years, meaning that the competition will be intense and exciting. The Women’s Junior 16 Championship Eight is always a popular category, and […]
With regatta season steadily approaching, we look to Schools’ Head of the River (SHORR) to round off an exciting head race calendar – one last look down the Championship course before moving back into six-lane racing. The Women’s Second Eights category is stacked with incredible talent from up and down the country, and it’s brilliant […]
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 […]
When thinking about the role of a cox, the first traits that pop into most people’s minds are steering and talking. However, one of the most vital roles that the cox plays is actually that of leadership, which is pivotal in shaping crew dynamics. Below we outline four aspects of leadership that we at WOX […]
As crews emerge from the winter break and dive back into some normal training routines, we look ahead to the real start of the 2024 rowing season. The late months of 2023 witnessed cancellation after cancellation due to flooding and adverse weather, leaving every junior rower up and down the country begging to go back […]
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 […]
This weekend, Wallingford Long Distance Sculls will mark a return to head race season for many clubs, and the 4km upstream course will help identify the ones to watch in the WJ18 category this year. It’s exciting to see quite a substantial entry into the WJ18 2x, with 18 doubles racing over 6 clubs. With […]