Racing over 3000 Metres, Hampton Small Boats Head is one of the last big races remaining in 2017, and is one of the few heads exclusively for junior rowers. Competing over two divisions, is a total of 778 competitors, which should make it an exciting day of racing. In J18 doubles this year, there […]
Many of these athletes raced at EIDs last weekend, some even with GB vests already at hand. There were close margins between some of these rowers last weekend, whoever came out on bottom will be aiming to reverse this result. The top half of the finishing order is likely to be dominated by the […]
With end of term 5k erg test looming, many schools have chosen to race different combinations in this event and in the Op8+ category. This puts an extra pressure on the crews not only to perform well against the competition, but also against their peers. Weather is predicted to be cold but clear on […]
On Sunday, a mighty 54 junior men’s quads took to racing down the 6.8km stretch of the infamous Tideway. Some crews will have been competing at this race for the experience, to post a respectable time and to set them up for some of the other big races, such as Schools Head and the Scullery, […]
Held on the championship course, yet with the finish line a few hundred metres further away than Schools Head, and given that coxed fours are slower than eights, this is going to be one of the longest races of the season for these athletes. Fitness and prowess between the Barnes and Hammersmith bridges, as these […]
Fours Head is potentially the biggest race of the season so far and therefore many of these crews entered will be looking to put in as strong a performance as possible to scare off some of the competition, to show their competitors what they are made of and the results they can achieve. The junior […]
Radley College BC Fresh back and ready to race again after their fourth place finish in Youth Coxed Fours at Head of the Charles Regatta, USA, McChesney, Innes-Ker, and Senior will have happy memories of the Henley course, where they were part of the British schoolboy crew that made it the furthest in the Princess […]
Henley Sculls, this year racing over a 3000m course, will be familiar territory for most senior competitors. After just under 900 metres, they will be faced with the prospect of temple island, and will then be racing past Fawley, Remenham Club and then finishing just before Leander Club. For any J16’s racing here, this very […]
At any racing event, rowing in a singles category is usually known to be one of toughest things to manage as these categories are usually extremely competitive. With a total of 93 single scullers entered in the open J18 single at Henley Sculls this year, it makes this category insanely challenging and will therefore make it […]
Of all the male youth events, this is the most popular by British standards with entries from four different schools. The Charles river is notoriously difficult to steer, including a near-ninety degree bend towards the end of the course where the crews will be most fatigued. This is too big an opportunity and experience […]
Now that all crews have had their practice racing in smaller events across the country, it is time to see who can make a statement for the rest of the season at the doubles event where it really counts. Weather conditions for Saturday afternoon are expected to be dry with a low of 15 degrees. […]
For the 13 crews entered in this category, it will most likely be their first race of the head season. Therefore, the 4250m course will really test all of the crew’s fitness levels and will certainly provide for an exciting race with unpredictable results. As it is so early on in the season, all of […]